Residents of Spain’s popular resort island of Mallorca have begun resorting to unusual tactics to reduce the growing influx of tourists.

Small, fuzzy and baring sharp teeth, Chinese toymaker Pop Mart's Labubu monster dolls have taken over the world.

Beijing is one of Tehran’s most important economic partners. But experts question how much China will help Iran if it retaliates against the United States.

Monsters and memes: Labubu dolls ride China soft-power wave Fgures of the characters Mokoko (left) and Labubu in an exhibition room at Pop Mart s theme park Pop Land in Beijing.

Chinese toymaker Pop Mart’s Labubu monster dolls have gained popularity, riding China's soft power wave. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.

Through viral exports like Labubu, China is "undergoing a soft-power shift where its products and image are increasingly cool among young Westerners," said Allison Malmsten, an analyst at China ...

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 world ...

The administration and the governor have locked horns in courts, in back-and-forth statements, and, increasingly, with memes write Josh Marcus ...

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China's defense ministry on Sunday condemned the United States for using the Shangri-La dialogue to "create disputes, sow discord, provoke confrontation and seek selfish interests" after Defense ...

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China will not send its defense minister to this year’s Shangri-La Dialogue, shunning a chance to meet his US and Asian counterparts as tensions simmer with Washington.