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Chinese-New-Year-2019

Opinion 7 years ago

Time for minorities to care about each other

A survey last year on trends of socio-religious tolerance among Indonesian Muslim women showed that from about 1,500 respondents across the nation’s 34 provinces, Christians and ethnic Chinese were among the most disliked people.

Lifestyle 7 years ago

Pet peeve: Animal lovers fear for pet pigs in Lunar New Year

With the Lunar Year of the Pig starting on Tuesday, pig lovers in Taiwan fear that a rush of people wanting to usher good fortune into their homes by getting a piglet as a pet may lead to a wave of abandoned pigs later on.

Lifestyle 7 years ago

Year of the Pig calls for rational thinking

With the Year of the Earth Pig set to begin, feng shui experts have made their beginning-of-the-year predictions.

Entertainment 7 years ago

'Gangster' Peppa back in China's good graces in Year of the Pig

Roasted as a subversive symbol and chopped from a video streaming website in China, it seemed Peppa Pig, the loveable but imperious British cartoon character, faced a bleak future in the Communist-led country.

News 7 years ago

Japanese retailers worry Chinese tourists will spend less this Lunar New Year

With the Lunar New Year holidays in China starting Monday, a busy period for retailers as Chinese tourists to Japan increase around this time of year, concern is spreading among retail businesses over a lowering of Chinese consumers’ desire to spend money this year due to the slowdown of Chinese economic growth and the recent strengthening of the yen.

Lifestyle 7 years ago

Feng shui tips for better luck in Year of the Pig

To welcome the Year of the Pig, many Indonesians of Chinese descent have cleaned and decorated their homes, cut their hair and, of course, stocked up on angpaos (red envelopes).

City 7 years ago

Jakarta's oldest temple provides affordable yellow rice for poor

The capital's oldest temple, Kim Tek Ie Temple, also known as Dharma Bhakti Temple, located on Jl. Kemenangan III in Glodok, West Java, is providing the poor with cheap nasi kuning (yellow rice) ahead of Chinese New Year.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Thousands of lanterns brighten Chinese New Year celebrations in Surakarta

Around 5,000 lanterns are hanging at the center of Surakarta, from Sudiroprajan Chinatown, Pasar Gede Market, Tien Kok Sie Temple to Surakarta town square.

News 7 years ago

200,000 Chinese tourists to celebrate Chinese New Year, Cap Go Meh in Indonesia

Bali, Manado in North Sulawesi, Batam and Bintan in Riau Islands and Jakarta are said to be among the most popular destinations for Chinese visitors during Chinese New Year and Cap Go Meh.

Art & Culture 7 years ago

Underwater lion dance in Malaysia before Lunar New Year

Divers performed an underwater lion dance in a Malaysian aquarium on Wednesday as fish and sharks swam around them, putting a new twist on the traditional Lunar New Year performance.

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Chinese-New-Year-2019

Time for minorities to care about each other

Pet peeve: Animal lovers fear for pet pigs in Lunar New Year

Year of the Pig calls for rational thinking

'Gangster' Peppa back in China's good graces in Year of the Pig

Japanese retailers worry Chinese tourists will spend less this Lunar New Year

Feng shui tips for better luck in Year of the Pig

Jakarta's oldest temple provides affordable yellow rice for poor

Thousands of lanterns brighten Chinese New Year celebrations in Surakarta

200,000 Chinese tourists to celebrate Chinese New Year, Cap Go Meh in Indonesia

Underwater lion dance in Malaysia before Lunar New Year

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