Jia Tolentino A staff writer covering news and culture since 2016.

This invasive species has found its way onto purses, keychains, dashboards and internet rants, and has now come to monopolize ...

Labubu toys from Pop Mart have become a hot item around the globe, and now fans are discovering its other collectibles.

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A recent Pew Research Center study, covering roughly two dozen nations and released on July 15, also found that China's image ...

An unattractive little plush doll from China has taken the world by storm. Labubus’ rising popularity also comes with higher price tags, sparking an underground market of counterfeits.

Police in Shanghai busted a gang making and selling fake Labubus this month, detaining eight people and 5,000 counterfeit ...

Labubus were created by Hong Kong-born Kasing Lung for his “The Monsters” story series, according to NPR. Lung moved to the ...

The Labubu phenomenon reflects broader trends in contemporary collecting—the blending of childhood aesthetics with adult ...

A marketing guru claims Labubu toys tap into the same brain wiring as poker machines, as the company behind them forecasts a surge in profit.

Toy surgeons’ in China say they’re making big bucks repairing Labubu dolls as the smiling critter craze dominates the market.