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Their market shut, traders in China's Silicon Valley do business from bags

By David Kirton

Feb 20 2020 6:53AM

Buying and selling from suitcases on the streets outside their shut premises.

Their market shut, traders in China's Silicon Valley do business from bags

While coronavirus fears curtail much of China's bustle, traders are getting back to business at the world's largest electronics market, buying and selling from bags and suitcases on the streets outside their shut premises. The Huaqiangbei area in the southern city of Shenzhen is home to dozens ...

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