KUANTAN: With Chinese New Year just around the corner, many Kuantan residents of Chinese descent are making last-minute purchases to ring in the Year of the Rat. Red and gold lanterns of various sizes hanging throughout the premises were selling fast, while customers were spotted inspecting rows of potted lime trees – symbolising good luck – arranged at one corner of the establishment. "I have a lot of walk-in customers and we even advise them on items to buy and how they can decorate their homes. Some even hire our services to decorate their homes for Chinese New Year," she said when met today. "Yiwu is known as the home of the largest wholesale market in the world, and the items are delivered in containers.

Source: New Strait Times January 24, 2020 06:11 UTC