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With The Monsters, Monkey King and Ne Zha, China’s IP-driven businesses brace for growth

The rise of Pop Mart’s The Monsters series, as well as new games and animations reimagining mythological figures like the…

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Out with the old, in with Pop Mart: Gen Z’s ‘emotional consumption’ lift consumer stocks

Stock investors are capitalising on the spending power of China’s Generation Z consumers, who splurge on everything from gold jewellery…

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China’s viral Labubu toy has an unlikely fan – the ruling Communist Party

As Chinese companies ponder how best to market their products internationally, the example set by Pop Mart – the Beijing-based…

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Is Labubu the next Hello Kitty? Analysts debate the limits for China’s Pop Mart

Pop Mart, the company behind the hit collectible character Labubu, was virtually unknown outside mainland China before 2024, but now…

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Hot Chinese toymaker Pop Mart launches new pop culture magazine called Playground

Chinese toymaker Pop Mart, whose shares have surged more than 470 per cent over the past year on the back…

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China’s Pop Mart exercises pricing power as Labubu popularity surges abroad

Chinese trend-toy maker Pop Mart is hiking prices on its popular Labubu character in the US and shifting more production…

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Chinese consumer stocks are back in favour as Mixue rides Hong Kong IPO revival

Consumer stocks are making a comeback in Hong Kong after the city’s initial public offering (IPO) market recovered from a…

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From Labubu to Ne Zha: toy craze powers Pop Mart market-beating stock rally

Fresh from its success with Labubu, Pop Mart International is on another hot streak in intellectual property (IP) merchandising as…

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How to make it in America: the pressures and pitfalls for Chinese brands going global

When Leo Li Minguang walked into a Zara store for the first time in Japan in 2005, the 32-year-old treasurer…

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From toys to trading cards, China’s ‘goods economy’ fills emotional voids, opens wallets

Zhu Zuoyi generally keeps her daily expenses tightly in check and spends less than 20 yuan (US$2.74) on most meals,…

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