Chinese products become more popular in Middle East during Ramadan

STORY: Chinese products become more popular in Middle East during Ramadan DATELINE: April 27, 2022 LENGTH: 00:01:35 LOCATION: Cairo CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: 1. various of Chinese goods 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED MAALLEH, Shop owner at Shorja market in Baghdad, Iraq 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDULRAHMAN ALAWWAD, Saudi Arabian businessman 4. SOUNDBITE 3 (Arabic): DIAA HELMY, Secretary general, Egyptian-Chinese Chamber of Commerce STORYLINE: Lanterns, toys and prayer rugs... these products are very popular in Middle Eastern countries during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan. Most of the products are from Yiwu, which is widely known as the world's supermarket and China's small commodity hub. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED MAALLEH, Shop owner at Shorja market in Baghdad, Iraq "Chinese goods are favored by consumers for their good quality and lower prices compared with other products. Since my friends and I started selling Chinese products, our living standards have been significantly improved." SOUND

Chinese products become more popular in Saudi Arabia during Ramadan

STORY: Chinese products become more popular in Saudi Arabia during Ramadan DATELINE: April 20, 2022 LENGTH: 00:02:33 LOCATION: Riyadh CATEGORY: ECONOMY SHOTLIST: various of Chinese goodsSOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED MUBARAK, Riyadh residentSOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): ABDULAZIZ ALAWWAD, General manager of Abdulrahman Alawwad Trading company STORYLINE: Chinese products become more popular during the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, according to residents in Saudi Arabia's capital Riyadh, as the Chinese goods have good quality and reasonable prices. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): MOHAMMED MUBARAK, Riyadh resident "Of course, Saudis prefer Chinese products more as quality and the prices are suitable for everyone and within everyone's reach. And in Ramadan, it becomes more popular to change the bulbs at home, and so on. Saudi customers, of course, now prefer Chinese products to other products, because Chinese goods come with excellent quality, and the price is affordable for everyone, and there are multiple options, such as li