Southeast Asian street food sellers hit by soaring packaging costs
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Source: Nikkei Asia
Published: 2026-04-09 09:47 UTC+10:00
Section: General
Factuality Score: 100
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Business, Middle East, Military & Defence, Iran, Economy & Finance, Food & Agriculture, Business & Economy, War & Conflict, Asia Pacific
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A street food seller on the Thai island of Koh Lam: Prices for plastic packaging used by such vendors have risen sharply across Southeast Asia since the Iran war started. (Photo by Yuki Kohara)
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