Chinese-made artificial flowers popular among Iraqis

STORY: Chinese-made artificial flowers popular among Iraqis DATELINE: Jan. 27, 2023 LENGTH: 00:02:00 LOCATION: Baghdad CATEGORY: ECONOMY/SOCIETY SHOTLIST: 1. various of artificial flowers at the Shorja Market in Baghdad 2. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HAITHAM, Flower shop owner 3. SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): JAWADIN MOHAMMED, Flower shop owner STORYLINE: At the Shorja Market, a main wholesale and commercial center in Iraq's capital Baghdad, artificial flowers imported from China are popular among local consumers. SOUNDBITE 1 (Arabic): HAITHAM, Flower shop owner "We imported these flowers from China, specifically from the city of Yiwu, which is famous for its artificial flower industry. There is a good demand from Iraqi customers to buy flowers, firstly because of the improvement in security situation over the past few years, and secondly due to their high quality and reasonable prices." SOUNDBITE 2 (Arabic): JAWADIN MOHAMMED, Flower shop owner "We have been in this profession for 20 years. There is a good demand from