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The Latest Breaking News from Lunar New Year

Omicron sub-variant detected in 57 countries, says WHO – as it happened

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The Guardian - AU

Did you hear fireworks last night? This could be why

It's the Year of the Tiger

Wales Online

Lychee farm stripped bare by visitors stocking up for Lunar New Year celebrations

Every year lychee farmer Ted Knoblock welcomes Chinese and Vietnamese visitors to his farm as they stock up on the fruit ahead of their Lunar New Year celebrations.

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Lunar New Year 2024: Five things you may not know about the Festival

Here are five facts you might now know about this annual celebration

The Independent UK

Year of the Tiger: An opportunity for bold changes in combatting anti-Asian racism

Anti-Asian racism is a public health emergency. Since the pandemic began, Asian people have been experiencing record amounts of denigration, hatred and racism.

The Conversation

Celebrations for Year of the Tiger are muted, but bring hope

People across Asia prepared Monday for muted Lunar New Year celebrations amid concerns over the coronavirus and virulent omicron variant, but were looking ahead with hope that the region's high vaccination rates might bring life closer to normal in the coming year

The Independent UK

Savoring Lucky Lunar New Year’s Eve Dish at Home

Tighter COVID-19 restrictions, including a ban on dining in restaurants after 6 p.m., mean many Hong Kong families are eating their reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s eve at home this year. The traditional dish known as “poon choi," or “basin food,” is a large dish filled with lotus root,…

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Where to celebrate Chinese New Year and Lunar New Year in London for 2022

How to see in the Year of the Tiger in style

Evening Standard

Cambodian Lion Dancers Cling to Craft amid COVID Pandemic

Cambodian dragon and lion dancer Gnuon Virak huddles his troupe together in a circle, before they let out a team cheer and get to work rehearsing for their a Lunar New Year performance - their only one of the pandemic-stricken year. Gnuon, 28, has loved dancing since he was a…

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AP PHOTOS: Savoring lucky Lunar New Year's eve dish at home

Tighter COVID-19 restrictions, including a ban on dining in restaurants after 6 p.m., mean many Hong Kong families are eating their reunion dinner on Lunar New Year’s eve at home this year.

The Independent UK

Asian stocks follow Wall St higher at start of holiday week

Asian stocks have followed Wall Street higher at the start of a week when China, South Korea and Southeast Asian markets will close for the Lunar New Year holiday

The Independent UK

Cambodian lion dancers clinging on amid pandemic

PHNOM PENH: Cambodian dragon and lion dancer Gnuon Virak huddles his troupe together in a circle, before they let out a team cheer and get to work rehearsing for their a Lunar New Year performance - their only one of the pandemic-stricken year.

Bangkok Post

Cambodian lion dancers cling to craft amid COVID pandemic

Reuters

Asian stocks follow Wall St higher at start of holiday week

Asian stocks have followed Wall Street higher at the start of a week when China, South Korea and Southeast Asian markets will close for the Lunar New Year holiday

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With Each Ending, a Beginning: Hellos and Goodbyes in a Taipei Winter

As winter plays host to an arriving spring, what are the seasonal experiences Taipei residents enjoy?

ABC News

Chinese Australians separated from family in China plan virtual celebrations for Lunar New Year

I live in Australia but my parents and extended family live in Inner Mongolia. This Lunar New Year I'm determined not to let the pandemic again ruin the two most important parts of our celebrations: family reunion and good food.

Newsroom.co.nz

Fonterra’s dairy-on-dumplings twist for Chinese market

Our biggest dairy company, Fonterra is gunning for consumers in China to put stretchy mozzarella cheese on the Lunar New Year dumplings they will be eating by the million this week.

The Guardian - AU

‘A fresh start’: Bankstown roars back to life to usher in year of the tiger

Lunar new year celebrations bring a chance for people to reconnect and to look beyond the Covid pandemic

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Find out your Chinese zodiac sign ahead of Lunar New Year 2022

According to myth, the Jade Emperor declared the order of zodiac signs would be based on the order that each of the 12 animals finished a great race

Los Angeles Times

‘Less hugs, more Zooms’ — Asian Americans celebrate second pandemic Lunar New Year

LOS ANGELES — Anna Nguyen walked toward Bao Quang temple, ready to chant and pray to the majestic golden Buddha.

Reuters

Facing Chinese pressure, Taiwan president pledges to 'stride' into the world

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen thanked democratic nations for their support of the island in her Lunar New Year message on Sunday and pledged to "stride out" into the world, sounding a defiant note in the face of unrelenting Chinese pressure.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Beijing Reports Highest Covid Cases since June 2020 as Olympics Loom

Beijing recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases for a year and a half on Sunday, as the Chinese capital gears up to host the Winter Olympics in five days. China will hold the Games in a strict "closed-loop" bubble as part of its zero-Covid strategy of targeted lockdowns,…

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: Hong Kong's Lunar New Year calligraphy

In the runup to the Lunar New Year, calligraphers set up on the streets of Hong Kong to write ink-brush phrases on traditional red paper banners for homes and offices.

Asharq Al-Awsat

Chinese Travel for Lunar New Year Despite Plea to Stay Put

Chinese are traveling to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year, the country’s biggest family holiday, despite a government plea to stay where they are as Beijing tries to contain coronavirus outbreaks. The holiday, which starts with Chinese New Year's Eve on Monday, usually is the biggest annual movement of…

Evening Standard

From Sichuan to Cantonese and back: where to eat regionally this Lunar New Year

Your guide to eating across China (whilst in London) this Lunar New Year

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