China’s viral Labubu toys show how 'ugly-cute” design, emotional value, and cultural creativity made China globally cool in 2025.

Toys made in China have been exempt from tariffs since President Donald Trump’s first term. That is no longer the case. Last month, Trump raised tariff rates on China to 20%, dealing a big blow to the ...

NEW YORK — As toy inventors, toy manufacturers and buyers for stores that sell toys met for a four-day annual trade show in New York last weekend, a topic besides which items were destined for holiday ...

A trade show for toys, most of which are made in China, showcased an industry, underneath the fun, rattled by President Trump’s higher tariffs. By Danielle Kaye Reporting from Toy Fair in New York ...

Toy makers in the U.S. are seeing President Trump's tariff predictions come true. On April 30, during a cabinet meeting, President Trump suggested that children may have to make do with fewer toys ...

Ming Gao receives funding from the Swedish Research Council. This research was produced with support from the Swedish Research Council grant “Moved Apart” (nr. 2022-01864). Ming Gao is a member of ...

Credit: Ian Moore / Mashable Composite; sharrocks / Credit: Lourdes Balduque / Moment / Megan Madden / Refinery29 / Nerthuz / HotPhotoPie / Veronika Oliinyk / iStock / Getty Trump's massive tariffs on ...

However, it doesn't bother so many to own these dolls because it is cool to hang them on your bags. It has become important ...