President Donald Trump last week took to Truth Social to tout a new tentative trade agreement with China, albeit one that only really takes things back to square one and leaves the tariff rate ...

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.

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 ...

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 ...

Monsters and memes: Labubu dolls ride China soft-power wave Jing Xuan TENG with Luna LIN in Beijing and Stuart GRAHAM in London AFP Jun 20, 2025 Updated Jun 21, 2025 1 of 4 ...

China and the US have reached a “done deal” that includes rare earth exports from China and Chinese students attending colleges in America, President Donald Trump said on Wednesday, pointing ...

The two sides have until Aug 10 to negotiate a more comprehensive agreement to ease trade tensions, or US tariffs on China will snap back from about 30pc to 145pc, with China’s levies on America ...

Trucks loaded with containers move through a container terminal port in Shanghai, China, Monday, June 9, 2025. AP The deal may keep the Geneva agreement from unravelling over duelling export ...