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Monsters and memes: Labubu dolls ride China soft-power wave
AFP, Published on 20/06/2025
» SHANGHAI - Small, fuzzy and baring sharp teeth, Chinese toymaker Pop Mart's Labubu monster dolls have taken over the world, drawing excited crowds at international stores and adorning the handbags of celebrities such as Rihanna and Cher.
From ban to buyout: What next for TikTok in the US?
AFP, Published on 15/01/2025
» WASHINGTON - TikTok faces an imminent shutdown in the United States after Congress passed a law last year forcing its Chinese owner ByteDance to either sell the platform or close it by Sunday.
The anatomy of creativity
Business, Detlef Reis, Published on 23/10/2024
» Let's admit it: Defining terms isn't entertaining, but it's essential. That's why I defined the crucial terms creativity and innovation in earlier articles in my blog. To recap, the easiest and most impactful way we can define these two concepts is with the help of two equations: the Creativity Formula and the Innovation Formula.
The Answer to the Electric-Car Conundrum Isn't Elon Musk
Business, John D. Stoll, Published on 21/09/2020
» Electric vehicles have long posed a chicken-or-egg conundrum for auto executives.
Specialty Grocers Lose Their Edge
Business, Jaewon Kang, Published on 03/03/2020
» Gourmet grocers are losing their edge as natural foods become mainstream.
Amazon Has Long Ruled the Cloud. Now It Must Fend Off Rivals.
Business, Dana Mattioli & Aaron Tilley, Published on 06/01/2020
» Amazon.com Inc. and Microsoft Corp. are turning up the pressure on each other as they battle to supply corporate America with remote computing power, stoking a fight that is expected to dominate the tech world over the next decade. Revenues from this business--known as cloud computing--jumped 246% in the previous decade, according to a 2020 estimate from research firm Gartner Inc.
Retiring in style in Bang Saray
Business, William Hicks, Published on 07/12/2018
» Nestled between the sleepy fishing town of Bang Saray and the Eastern Economic Corridor (EEC), a new development project aimed at retirees by Sunplay Asia hopes to cash in on the up-and-coming popularity of the area.
Pasaya looks to neuter copycats
Business, Pitsinee Jitpleecheep, Published on 31/05/2018
» Having seen its products widely copied in China for over a decade, Pasaya, a home furnishings maker, thinks it best to counter the counterfeits where they live.