BEIJING (WWJ/AP) - Some people think fidget spinners are a problem, but a low-tech toy craze overseas is a bit more concerning. Powerful metal mini-crossbows that shoot toothpicks and needles are the ...

This latest toy in China is causing alarm amongst parents. A new pellet-shooting mini crossbow is picking up in popularity. The handsized toy, which can be held and fired like a handgun, shoots small ...

First we had the fidget spinner, now there is a new 'toy' taking kids in by storm... and it fires nails and toothpicks MOVE aside fidget spinners, the newest must-have toy for children in China is the ...

Just as people were getting used to fidget spinners and their annoying swings and tricks, China has already come up with a new fad toy, and it is much scarier and dangerous than fidget spinners. The ...

A mini crossbow popular with children in China has been banned by the authorities after it emerged it could fire nails and needles. The handheld "toy", which had been designed to shoot toothpicks, was ...

SHANGHAI (AFP) - Handheld crossbows that can fire out needles and nails are the latest must-have toy in China but anxious parents want them banned before a young child gets blinded or worse. Selling ...

According to the product description, this metal crossbow has a range of 10 to 15 meters. Image: JD.com A new toy trend has been spreading in China lately that has parents concerned for the safety of ...

A 10-year-old has become one of the first victims of the toothpick crossbow trend in China. The boy's eye was injured after a toothpick from the new crossbow landed in his eye causing damage to his ...

Shanghai: Chinese authorities have raided toy shops across the country to enforce a ban on a handheld crossbow popular with children that can fire nails and needles, state media said. So-called ...

A mini crossbow popular with children in China has been banned by the authorities after it emerged it could fire nails and needles. The handheld "toy", which had been designed to shoot toothpicks, was ...