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China rings in Lunar New Year with most COVID rules lifted

People across China are ringing in the Lunar New Year with large family gatherings and crowds visiting temples after the government lifted its strict “zero-COVID” policy, marking the biggest festive celebration since the pandemic began three years ago

The Independent UK

Lunar New Year dilemma for China’s post ‘zero-COVID’ travellers

Despite removal of COVID travel restrictions, many have grappled with whether to visit vulnerable loved ones.

Al Jazeera

Food, firecrackers and family reunions: how lunar new year is celebrated differently across Asia

From Taiwan to Vietnam, Malaysia to China, millions of families are gathering to celebrate the start of the year of the rabbit

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Lunar New Year starts Sunday: Here’s how Chicago celebrates

In Chinatown, preparations are being made to ring in the Year of the Rabbit — the luckiest of 12 zodiac signs — on Sunday. In Vietnamese communities, it’s the Year of the Cat.

Chicago Sun-Times

12 Best Lunar New Year 2023 home decorations and gifts to buy for the Year of the Rabbit

Lunar New Year is fast approaching and people are getting ready to celebrate the Year of the Rabbit

Daily Mirror

Pizza Hut brings back ‘oversized’ Big New Yorker pizza — but why?

On Feb. 1, 2023, just in time for you to ditch your New Year’s resolution, Pizza Hut will start selling its 16-inch pie, the Big New Yorker.

Tribune News Service

New Year economic optimism might not outlast resolutions

City Voices: Economic news has lately been good -- but brace yourselves

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Taiwan president thanks military in new year's message

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen thanked the armed forces for defending the island in her Lunar New Year message on Friday, saying the government had safeguarded peace in the face of China's military drills and pressure.

Reuters

LOCALIZE IT: Lunar New Year traditions part of US fabric

Families from China to the U.S. to Vietnam will ring in the Lunar New Year on Sunday. The holiday follows the Chinese zodiac, where each year is tied to one of 12 animals. This year is the Year of the Rabbit (or Year of the Cat in Vietnamese culture). Loved…

The Independent UK

What is the Lunar New Year? Traditions and celebrations explained

Sunday marks the start of the Year of the Rabbit and more than a billion people from China and Asia will celebrate.

Al Jazeera

When is Chinese Lunar New Year and how is it celebrated? Find out which animal you are and where to celebrate in Australia

Millions of people around the world are observing the Lunar calendar as New Year celebrations kick off across many Asian communities. So, what is Lunar New Year and how is it celebrated?

ABC News

Lunar New Year desserts: from traditional to whimsical

Desserts and confections at Lunar New Year are as varied as the Asian diasporas around the world that celebrate it.

Chicago Sun-Times

ITV This Morning's Michael Mosley shares new diet that helped him lose a stone in 21 days

The medical expert has revealed a way people can achieve their New Year goals

Liverpool Echo

How to say Happy Chinese New Year in Mandarin and Cantonese

How you can wish your loved ones Happy Chinese New Year in Mandarin and Cantonese

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Pet owners have set New Year's resolutions for their animals - like more exercise

A third of animal lovers say they are more likely to stick to their own goals if they also set similar resolutions for their pets

The Independent UK

At Lunar New Year, desserts can be customary or 'cute-ified'

Unlike Thanksgiving, when pie is a given in many households, desserts and confections celebrating the Lunar New Year are as varied as the Asian diasporas around the world that celebrate it

The Guardian - UK

Hong Kong police arrest six for selling ‘seditious’ book at lunar new year fair

Six people are accused of publishing book relating to 2019 protests in move critics say has spread terror

The Japan News/Yomiuri

New Year poetry reading held at Imperial Palace

The annual utakai hajime ceremony, a New Year poetry reading at the Imperial Palace, was held in the Matsu-no-Ma room of the palace in Chiyoda Ward, Tokyo, on Wednesday.

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The Independent UK

Brian Walshe, husband of missing woman Ana Walshe, charged with murder

Mother of three, 39, disappeared on New Year’s Day in Cohasset, Massachusetts

The Independent UK

Ana Walshe vanished on New Years. Now her fraudster husband is facing a murder charge. What happened?

A week after Massachusetts mother Ana Walshe vanished, her husband Brian was arrested for hindering the police investigation. Investigators discovered weapons and blood, and a troubling internet search history, and he has been charged with murder. Graeme Massie reports

The Conversation

This lunar year will be the Year of the Rabbit or the Year of the Cat, depending on where you live

On Jan. 22, 2023, more than a billion people globally will welcome the Year of the Rabbit – or the Year of Cat, depending on which cultural traditions they follow – as the start of the Lunar New Year. In the New York City public school district, Lunar New Year…

Daily Mirror

'I've got a nine year streak on Duolingo but I'm still not fluent'

We've all started a New Years resolution only to fail a few weeks or months in - one man took his resolution to the next level with a nine year streak on Duolingo

ABC News

New Year's exercise goals achievable through having fun

Researchers expected to find that tenacity and the ability to adapt would help people stick to their resolutions, but instead found motivating factors were the difference.

Wales Online

Krispy Kreme celebrates Chinese New Year with limited-edition hand-piped doughnuts

The box bursting with pillowy soft doughnutty goodness is available to buy from today for a limited time only

Manchester Evening News

Manchester Chinese New Year 2023 - parades, events and everything else you need to know

This year’s celebrations will get underway at 12 noon on Saturday 21 January

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