Last updated: 15 february, 2010 - 13:00 GMT

Washing dirty money: a new service for the Chinese New Year

A boy dressed in a tiger costume feeds a cub tiger at a zoo in Zhejiang province

People are bidding farewell to the year of the buffalo and welcoming the year of the tiger

As celebrations for the Chinese Year of the Tiger continue across Asia, a creative Taiwanese businessman has come up with an ingenious service.

Mr Yu Guan Cheng offers to wash dirty banknotes for customers so they can put them in red envelopes as traditional holiday gifts.

The World Today's Karen Chan reports.

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First broadcast 15 February 2010

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