They’re the “ugly-cute” ambassadors in China’s fluffiest soft power push: the Labubu, the pastel-colored, always grinning, fuzzy gremlins with bunny ears that have become the latest fashion must-have.

That's right, a Labubu movie centered on the super popular Chinese Labubu toys, which originate from the storybook series ...

They’re scary, but cute – and taking the internet by storm as customers race to get their hands on Labubus. Distributed exclusively by Chinese-based retailer Pop Mart, it’s become near impossible to ...

Ph.D. student Xiong Yuelei bought her first plush cotton toy while investigating the growing trend of “cyber doll parenting” in China for an academic paper. After that, she “kind of disappeared down a ...

Labubu dolls are hard to come by. Even at the giant flagship store of their maker, Pop Mart, in Shanghai, throngs of customers are told they need to wait a week or longer. The grimacing elvish ...

Forget Labubu, there’s a new collectible in town. The Chinese Hirono Doll has taken over the internet, and the credit goes to none other than BTS’ V, also known as Kim Taehyung. The Celine ambassador ...