Until earlier this year, most people had never heard of the term “wet market,” but the coronavirus pandemic has thrust it into the limelight. A wet market in Wuhan, China, called the Huanan ...

SINGAPORE - Brothers Marcus and Max Tay, who are in their 20s, are a rare sight in Singapore’s largest wet market, where most hawkers and customers are older than them. In November 2024 ...

But wet markets, as opposed to dry markets, which sell non-perishable goods such as grain or household products, are simply places that offer a wide range of fresh produce. Some, ...

“To be honest, as a millennial, I’m a little bit intimidated about going by myself (to the wet market),” says Ms Dawn Toh, a 38-year-old web developer. At 9.30am on a Saturday ...

An activist group said their complaints about alleged violations at San Francisco "wet markets" have fallen on deaf ears. Meanwhile, the Chinese community said the markets are rooted in history.

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As bird flu spreads to every corner of the globe, so-called wet markets like these are worrying public health experts. They are the petri dishes in which the next pandemic virus might emerge ...

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From the central Henan province, Zhang says she’s always been drawn to exploring these bustling markets, which offer a vast array of fresh products at bargain prices. “Eating breakfast in the wet ...