Creativity & Innovation

Areca Cam rebranding betel palms

Publication date 13 May 2021 | 10:30 | ICT

The habit of chewing betel nut among the middle-aged and elderly has faded dramatically in recent years and is rarely practiced now by young people. Now the areca palm mostly serves as a traditional symbolic offering in wedding ceremonies

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