Monsters and memes: Labubu dolls ride China soft-power wave
Shanghai (AFP) - Small, fuzzy and baring sharp teeth, Chinese toymaker Pop Mart's Labubu monster dolls have taken over the ...
Monday, September 28, 2026
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Forever fad: Rubik says his cube ‘reminds us why we have hands’
Budapest (AFP) - The naysayers said the maddening multicoloured cube that Erno Rubik invented 50 years ago would not survive ...
Crisis-hit Playmobil eyes a Swift boost as it turns 50
Frankfurt (Germany) (AFP) - As Playmobil turns 50, the German company behind the popular plastic figures is hoping that pop ...
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