(250521) -- COLOMBO, May 21, 2025 (Xinhua) -- People carry bags of freshly plucked tea leaves at a plantation in Bogawantalawa, Sri Lanka, on May 20, 2025. Sri Lanka earned 1.43 billion U.S. dollars from tea exports in 2024, with an increase of more than 9 percent year-on-year. Tea is one of Sri Lanka's main foreign revenue generators. Iraq was the top importer of Sri Lankan tea, followed by Russia and the United Arab Emirates. (Photo by Thilina Kaluthotage/Xinhua)