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Lunar-New-Year

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Chinese pray for health in Lunar New Year as COVID death toll rises

Queues stretched for about one kilometre (a half-mile) outside the iconic Lama temple in Beijing, which had been repeatedly shut before COVID-19 restrictions ended in early December, with thousands of people waiting for their turn to pray for their loved ones.

Archipelago 3 years ago

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Semarang residents hopeful in the Year of the Rabbit

Chinese-Indonesian residents of Semarang, Central Java, are hoping for better lives in the Year of the Rabbit, as restriction-free Lunar New Year festivities return.

Lifestyle 3 years ago

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Chinese-Indonesians share their most memorable New Year’s feast

Food is a major part of Chinese New Year celebrations. Chinese-Indonesians talk about the meals that have stayed with them.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Why Vietnam is celebrating the Year of the Cat, not the Rabbit

As China gears up to welcome the Year of the Rabbit, Lunar New Year looks slightly different in Vietnam, where the Year of the Cat is about to begin.

Asia & Pacific 3 years ago

Air travel recovers in China amid COVID infection worries

People in China are resuming travel ahead of the Lunar New Year, despite worries about infections after Beijing dropped COVID-19 curbs last month, with air passenger volumes recovering to 63 percent of 2019 levels since the annual travel season began.