PAKISTAN-KARACHI-EID AL-ADHA

PAKISTAN-KARACHI-EID AL-ADHA

(220711) -- KARACHI, July 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A camel trader waits for customers in Karachi, Pakistan on July 9, 2022. Eid al-Adha festivities are in full swing in Pakistan, marked by sacrificing of animals, special congregational prayers, shopping sprees, family reunion, splendid feasts and charities. However, rising inflation and the critical situation of the national economy have seriously affected the purchasing power of the people, as prices of various commodities are at the highest levels. (Str/Xinhua)

PAKISTAN-KARACHI-EID AL-ADHA

PAKISTAN-KARACHI-EID AL-ADHA

(220711) -- KARACHI, July 11, 2022 (Xinhua) -- A camel trader waits for customers in Karachi, Pakistan on July 9, 2022. Eid al-Adha festivities are in full swing in Pakistan, marked by sacrificing of animals, special congregational prayers, shopping sprees, family reunion, splendid feasts and charities. However, rising inflation and the critical situation of the national economy have seriously affected the purchasing power of the people, as prices of various commodities are at the highest levels. (Str/Xinhua)

"Explosive" shopping by tourists over Lunar New Year holiday

"Explosive" shopping by tourists over Lunar New Year holiday

Customers, mostly foreign tourists, crowd an outlet of discount store chain Don Quijote in the western Japan city of Osaka on Feb. 2, 2016. Japanese businesses have been anticipating "explosive" shopping sprees by the high number of foreign tourists coming to visit over the Lunar New Year holidays. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

"Explosive" shopping by tourists over Lunar New Year holiday

"Explosive" shopping by tourists over Lunar New Year holiday

Customers, mostly foreign tourists, crowd the sneaker section at a store in the western Japan city of Osaka on Feb. 4, 2016. Japanese businesses have been anticipating "explosive" shopping sprees by the high number of foreign tourists coming to visit over the Lunar New Year holidays. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

China cuts tariffs on various consumer goods

China cuts tariffs on various consumer goods

A Chinese tourist (foreground) receives an explanation of warm water washing toilet seats at an electronics retail store in Tokyo in February 2015. China has lowered tariffs on various consumer goods in an apparent effort to slow Chinese tourists' shopping sprees abroad and spur domestic consumption. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo