People sell objects at a city flea market in Ukraine's capital Kyiv, Sunday, February 11, 2024. Despite more and more buyers having to tighten their belts, the market still offers a large variety of goods as it survived the second year of war with Russia. (Photo by Efrem Lukatsky/AP Photo)





Laotian vendors wait for customer at a night market in Luang Prabang, Laos, Sunday, January 28, 2024. Luang Prabang was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site nearly 30 years ago, but a multibillion-dollar dam project is raising questions that could deprive the city of its coveted status and prompting broader concerns the Mekong River could be ruined by multiple dams that are being planned. (Photo by Sakchai Lalit/AP Photo)





Woman arrange flowers at a street market in Yangon, Myanmar, on February 2, 2021. Myanmar was a rising star in Southeast Asia before its military seized power three years ago in a takeover that has brought civil strife and a tightening vise of sanctions, undoing years of progress and leaving the economy 10% smaller than it was in 2019. (Photo by Thein Zaw/AP Photo)





An ethnic Hungarian woman leaves the market in downtown Berehevo, Saturday, January 27, 2024. Ukraine amended its laws to comply with EU membership requirements, and restored many of the language rights for minorities demanded by Budapest but Hungary's government has indicated it is not fully satisfied – a potentially explosive sticking point as EU leaders meet Thursday, Feb. 1, 2024 to try and break Orban's veto of a major aid package earmarked for Kyiv. (Photo by Denes Erdos/AP Photo)





People shop for the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations at the Dihua street market in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, February 8, 2024. Taiwanese shoppers started hunting for delicacies, dried goods and other bargains at the market ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations which fall on Feb. 10 this year. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)





A man sells roasted meat at a bus terminal in Yamoussoukro, Ivory Coast Wednesday January 17, 2024. (Photo by Sunday Alamba/AP Photo)





Sellers wait for customers in a food shop at Eminonu commercial area in Istanbul, Turkey, Wednesday, February 7, 2024. Turkey's new Central Bank chief says tight fiscal policies to tame inflation will continue “with determination” forecasting a 14 per cent inflation rate by the end of 2025. (Photo by Francisco Seco/AP Photo)





A street shoe vendor stands in Old Havana, Cuba, Wednesday, January 31, 2024. (Photo by Ramon Espinosa/AP Photo)





Seafood vendors stay outside a market at Binondo district, said to be the oldest Chinatown in the world, in Manila, Philippines on Monday, February 5, 2024. Crowds are flocking to Manila's Chinatown to usher in the Year of the Wood Dragon and experience lively traditional dances on lantern-lit streets with food, lucky charms and prayers for good fortune. (Photo by Aaron Favila/AP Photo)





A sales woman shouts at the customers to buy as they go shopping for the upcoming Lunar New Year celebrations at the Dihua street market in Taipei, Taiwan, Thursday, February 8, 2024. (Photo by Chiang Ying-ying/AP Photo)





A man carries an assault rifle during Friday shopping at Mahane Yehuda market in Jerusalem, 19 January 2024. Since the 07 October 2023 Hamas attacks, the Israel Defense Forces (IDF) has recruited more than 300,000 reservists soldiers, while over 260,000 new applications for weapons licenses have been submitted to the Ministry of Internal Security office, the minister of national security said. The events of October 2023 had a huge impact on Israeli citizens and their sense of personal security. (Photo by Abir Sultan/EPA/EFE)





People shop at a market ahead of the Lunar New Year in Hong Kong on February 6, 2024 ahead of the Lunar New Year of the Dragon which falls on February 10. (Photo by Peter Parks/AFP Photo)





People shop for decorations for Chinese New Year at Jianguo Holiday Flower Market on February 03, 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lunar New Year is the beginning of the new year based on the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture. Members of the family sit around a big table to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together, which will be on February 9 this year. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)





Children stand at a candy stall on Dihua Street, which is the most popular grocery market for shopping Chinese New Year's goods on February 03, 2024 in Taipei, Taiwan. Lunar New Year is the beginning of the new year based on the lunar calendar. It is one of the most important holidays in Chinese culture. Members of the family sit around a big table to have a Chinese New Year's Eve dinner together, which will be on February 9 this year. (Photo by Annabelle Chih/Getty Images)





A woman sells produce at Pryvoz Market, amid Russia's attack on Ukraine, in Odesa, Ukraine on February 8, 2024. (Photo by Thomas Peter/Reuters)