Introduce your family to a 2,000-year-old craft known as “batik.” Originally practiced in Central and Southeast Asia as well as Japan and Africa, it is an art tradition that continues in popularity, ...

Zhang Yiping shows her batik product via mobile livestreaming platform in Danzhai county, Guizhou province, May 2, 2018. [Photo/Xinhua] Zhang Yiping, 25, is an entrepreneur who is fascinated by batik, ...

In the business for more than a decade, Ahmad told The Jakarta Post that consumers were increasingly turning to batik-like fabrics as a cheaper option amid weakening spending power in the country.

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