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Mattel Hopes Shanghai Is A Barbie World

The world's first House of Barbie opened Friday in Shanghai. There is no mass-market Chinese doll, but Mattel created a special Barbie with what the company calls "a pan-Asian likeness" (left) for the opening. One thing is certainly correct: Shanghai women are famed for their shopping abilities.
The world's first House of Barbie opened Friday in Shanghai. There is no mass-market Chinese doll, but Mattel created a special Barbie with what the company calls "a pan-Asian likeness" (left) for the opening. One thing is certainly correct: Shanghai women are famed for their shopping abilities.

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