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This picture taken on June 18, 2025 shows figures of the characters Mokoko (left) and Labubu in an exhibition room at Pop Mart’s theme park Pop Land in Beijing.
This picture taken on June 18, 2025 shows figures of the characters Mokoko (left) and Labubu in an exhibition room at Pop Mart’s theme park Pop Land in Beijing.
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Labubu dolls ride China soft-power wave

Beijing-based Pop Mart is part of a rising tide of Chinese cultural exports gaining traction abroad, furry ambassadors of a "cool" China even in places associated more with negative public opinion of Beijing such as Europe and North America.

2 weeks ago
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Sun Life Hoops+Health 3X3 Basketball Challenge champions active lifestyle through sport

As part of its continued commitment to encourage healthy habits among Indonesian families, Sun Life Indonesia linked up with Beyond Sport for the Sun Life Hoops+Health 3X3 Basketball Challenge, a sporting event geared toward both basketball enthusiasts and casual enjoyers alike.

1 month ago
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Women street photographers show their prowess in ‘Seen by Her’

Fifty-two women photographers capture life as they encounter it—through images taken in moments of casual wandering or intentional pursuit—each photograph a reflection of how the world leaves its distinct imprint on every individual journey.

2 months ago

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A millennials love affair: China's second-hand luxury goods market booms

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4 years ago
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As #MeToo turns three, founder launches platform to fight sexual violence

The founder of the #MeToo movement marked its third anniversary by launching an online platform to fight sexual violence, hoping to expand the reach of the campaign against harassment and assault.

4 years ago
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Limited edition G-SHOCK x Dragon Ball Z watch now available in Indonesia

People can get the G-SHOCK x Dragon Ball Z watch from Friday. 

4 years ago
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How walkable is your city? London, Hong Kong put pedestrians first

Urban planners and local authorities must improve walkability in cities to tackle poor health and social inequality, after the coronavirus pandemic highlighted the importance of being able to walk easily and safely.

4 years ago
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Beauty platform Social Bella expands to Vietnam

Social Bella has expanded to Vietnam to take advantage of the country's strong beauty and self-care market. 

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JOOX, Gerak to hold virtual race in November

Participants can register their teams and compete with others in the JOOX Virtual Race 2020. 

4 years ago
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Bored with your flat pack furniture? IKEA will buy it back

People tired of their flat pack IKEA dressers, drawers, cabinets and tables will now be able to sell them back to the furniture retailer for resale in its stores as secondhand.

4 years ago
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Most US LGBT+ students face homophobic or transphobic abuse

Almost all LGBT+ students in the United States have heard offensive remarks about their sexuality or gender identity with comments regularly bandied around playgrounds and campus cafeterias.

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England's pubs ponder if pasties or chips make a meal amid COVID lockdown

Pub owners across England's COVID-19 hotspots were on Tuesday pondering a question that could decide if they survive or sink due to the coronavirus lockdown: when is a pub a pub, and when does it become a restaurant?

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Hallyu festival ‘KCON:TACT season 2’ kicks off online Thursday

The Korea Creative Content Agency and CJ ENM will host “KCON:TACT season 2”, an online affair that will kick off Thursday and continue through Oct. 25. 

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Super rare, purple-pink diamond up for auction, could fetch $38 million

An extremely rare, vivid purple-pink diamond mined in Russia is expected to fetch up to $38 million when it goes under the hammer on Nov. 11.

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Britain's hospitality industry sets legal challenge to lockdown restrictions

The United Kingdom's hospitality industry is mounting a legal challenge to the government's lockdown restrictions, aiming to stop its plans to close pubs and other venues to tackle the rise in coronavirus cases.

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£4 million stash of UK's 'largest hoarder' to go on sale

An Aladdin's cave of weird and wonderful collectibles belonging to Britain's "biggest ever hoarder" is to sell for up to four million pounds after it was discovered following his death.

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Louis Vuitton, Volvo tapping Thai social commerce via Line chat app

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Google nears copyright deal with French newspapers

Google said it was close to a digital copyright deal with French newspapers, which would be the first under EU rules aimed at ensuring news publishers are paid for content displayed in search results.

4 years ago
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Los Angeles reopens malls but Disneyland, movie theaters told to stay closed

Malls in Los Angeles were open on Wednesday for the first time in months, but movie theaters and Disneyland remained shuttered as state and local leaders try to reopen the economy without triggering a new surge in infections.

4 years ago
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'Kid influencers' regulated under new French law

When kids become YouTube or Instagram sensations, should they be considered child workers? And who looks after their money?

4 years ago
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K-Festival 2020 showcases K-pop culture, halal tourism

The Korean Cultural Center Indonesia (KCCI) presents numberous cultural events that include Hallyu Festival, Muslim-Friendly Korea Festival, K-Food Fair and JIPREMIUM Fair.

4 years ago
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Beggars hit French jackpot with gifted scratchcard

Four homeless people won big after a scratchcard handed to them by a charitable gambler drew 50,000 euros ($59,000).

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Chanel and Louis Vuitton close Paris fashion week in spectacular style

Chanel went back to the timeless glamour of black and white Hollywood movies while Louis Vuitton embraced a gender neutral future on the last day of Paris fashion week Tuesday.

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Instagram announces Shopping feature to boost transactions within app

Shopping feature will ease small business marketing as it unifies product catalogue and transaction tools in one account.

4 years ago
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Saudi cruise displays pristine sites, economic ambitions

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Canada karaoke bar lets customers sing in the shower during pandemic

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4 years ago
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Rare flawless diamond fetches US$15.7 million in Hong Kong auction

An exceedingly rare 102-carat flawless white diamond sold for $15.7 million at an online auction in Hong Kong on Monday evening.

4 years ago
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Schiaparelli's surrealism lives for fashion week

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4 years ago
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Japan mourns fashion designer Kenzo Takada

Japanese fashion lovers, politicians and friends of Kenzo Takada paid tribute to the designer on Monday after he died in Paris aged 81 having contracted coronavirus.

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Twitter users flood #ProudBoys hashtag with gay pride images

Twitter users are flooding the #ProudBoys hashtag on social media with images of LGBTQI+ pride, displacing posts made by neo-Nazis and white supremacists using the tag.

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Kenzo Takada, first Japanese designer to conquer Paris fashion, dies aged 81

Japan's most famous fashion designer Kenzo Takada, founder of the global Kenzo brand, died in the French capital on Sunday aged 81 after contracting coronavirus.

4 years ago
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One smartphone at a time: Indonesian journalists help students learn online

Since June, journalists from the Wartawan Lintas Media group have raised funds and collected secondhand smartphones for students to learn online. 

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H&M to close stores as COVID-19 pushes shoppers online

The company said it was planning on shutting 350 out of its around 5,000 stores worldwide in 2021, while only opening 100 new ones.

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