TRADERS in mainland China are said to be profiting handsomely from the sale of clothes and accessories for the Labubu plush toy, China Press reported.
For instance, businesswoman Gu Huijie opened three retail stores in Zhejiang province this year, offering only such apparel for sale.
Her factory, which employs around 700 workers, produces 20,000 to 30,000 clothing items for the dolls every day just to meet consumer demand.
Gui would introduce about 20 new designs each day, adding them to her catalogue, which already has over 1,000 items.
The popularity of Labubu dolls has exploded recently in China.
Labubu, a character with serrated teeth and pointy ears, was created by Hong Kong artist Kasing Lung in his picture books featuring Nordic fairy tales.
> Hong Kong boy band member Edan Lui, who was noticeably missing from his rumoured Malaysian actress girlfriend Lin Min Chen’s birthday photos, was recently spotted in her hometown in Penang, Sin Chew Daily reported.
Lui, 28, posted a photo of himself online wearing a batik shirt.
“Goodnight from Penang,” he wrote.
He is in Malaysia to film a variety show; however, many fans suspect that he may also be visiting Lin. Based in Taiwan, Lin, 35, has also released several music albums.
(The above articles are compiled from the vernacular newspapers (Bahasa Malaysia, Chinese and Tamil dailies). As such, stories are grouped according to the respective language/medium. Where a paragraph begins with a >, it denotes a separate news item.)
