China's jobless turn to car boot sales as Covid-hit economy stalls

Wang Wei stands next to his coffee bar that he installed in the back of his car at a car boot fair. - Reuters

BEIJING (Reuters): When the Covid-19 pandemic forced Wang Wei to shut his tourism company, the Tianjin native poured his life-savings of 80,000 yuan (US$11,785) into selling coffee from the back of his green Suzuki micro van in the Chinese capital Beijing.

Since June, Wang has driven his mobile coffee booth from car boot fair to car boot fair, offering hand-brewed coffee steeped in an assortment of liqueurs.