Sales, branding and tight cost controls have helped Pop Mart’s profits balloon in the first half of 2025.
Labubu firm sees profit soaring by at least 350%
Sales, branding and tight cost controls have helped Pop Mart’s profits balloon in the first half of 2025.
Fewer school-age children vaping in Australia since ban, study says
Australian officials have seized more than 10 million illegal vapes in the past year.
Trump launches probe into Brazil’s ‘unfair’ trade practices
Last week, the US president urged Brazilian authorities to end their prosecution of the country’s former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Trump launches probe into Brazil’s ‘unfair’ trade practices
Last week, the US president urged Brazilian authorities to end their prosecution of the country’s former President Jair Bolsonaro.
Trump claims tariff deal with Indonesia
Trump says the US will lower its tariffs threatened on goods from Indonesia to 19% from a planned 32%.
Traitor or patriot? Retrial begins for spy chief who assassinated a president
Kim Jae-gyu was executed for killing dictator Park Chung-hee. Now South Korea is revisiting his case.
US House Speaker calls for ‘transparency’ on Epstein, in departure from Trump
It came as Trump said the attorney general should release “whatever she thinks is credible” on the disgraced financier.
Man who murdered British backpacker Peter Falconio dies
Bradley Murdoch, the Australian man convicted of murdering British backpacker Peter Falconio in 2001, has died.
Adolescence star Owen Cooper becomes Emmys’ youngest supporting actor nominee
If he wins, the 15-year-old Brit will be the youngest male winner of an acting Emmy.


