CHICAGO - It was an early morning on Michigan Avenue as fans lined up outside Pop Mart for the release of a plush toy — and this one has quite the personality. The star of the show is LABUBU ...

People across Asia flocked to shopping malls and online stores Friday as they scrambled to get their hands on the latest edition of Labubu, a collectible toy that has sparked buying frenzies the ...

A fan base is also growing in the US, though American buyers will have to pay more for their purchases amid a trade war between China and the US, which has hit most Chinese imports with a 145% tariff ...

"Blind boxes" from Labubu's latest Big Into Energy series pictured at a mall in Bangkok, Thailand on April 25, 2025. - Kochakorn Jaroensap-olarn/CNN ...

There are other places for plush toy manufacturing outside China, including Vietnam. Companies make plushies in the US and Australia, for example, but they can be expensive due to labor costs.

Disney’s live-action Lilo & Stitch is set to hit theaters on May 23, and they’re making sure we all have our own little Stitch to enjoy it with. The new Stitch collection by Disney features ...