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#leaves

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Food

Jun 3, 20201 min read

Teafolia closing down, Singapore’s latest victim of the virus outbreak

Singaporean bubble tea brand Teafolia has permanently ceased operations in the territory. A Facebook post announcing the closure cited the “current economic situation” as the reason for shuttering its outlets. The brand had traded in Singapore for the past…

Living

Apr 25, 20192 min read

Vietnamese supermarkets go back to leave packaging

Shoppers at Lotte Mart in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 7 were recently surprised to see scallions, okra and other vegetables produce wrapped in banana leaves. A representative of the supermarket chain said that the company is experimenting with using leaves to…