Guangzhou

A PALM-SIZED, monkey-shaped novelty tea-infuser could be Jeoung Young-min's ticket to China greatness, and after months of political obstacles, things are finally starting to happen.

Days after China and South Korea agreed to shelve their year-long dispute over the Thaad US missile system, small-scale exporters from the nation trying to break into their neighbour's giant economy expressed optimism that trade restrictions and a de facto boycott of their goods is over.