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City 6 years ago
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Cap Go Meh festivities in Chinatown celebrate city's diversity, unity
Hundreds of Jakartans were drawn into the excitement of the post-Lunar New Year celebration of the Cap Go Meh festival in the capital’s Chinatown area of Glodok in West Jakarta on Saturday, with visitors enjoying the various performances that celebrated diversity and the fusion of Chinese and local traditional cultures.
News 6 years ago
Virus silences Lunar New Year celebrations in Beijing
The epicenter of the SARS-like virus is in central China, but it has spread to other regions, prompting authorities as far as the nation's northern capital to close tourist attractions and cancel public events to prevent further contagion.
World 6 years ago
Hong Kong activists turn Lunar New Year fairs into protest bazaars
The politics of protest was a running theme at Lunar New Year fairs in Hong Kong this week, as stall holders sold t-shirts, tattoo transfers, tote bags, and coasters bearing slogans popularized during months of pro-democracy demonstrations.
Science & Tech 7 years ago
China's 'red packets' go digital over Lunar New Year
More than 820 million electronic "red packets" were sent over China's Lunar New Year holiday, leading social media platform WeChat said, as the centuries-old practice of exchanging monetary gifts increasingly goes digital.
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