Culture news Year of the Dragon: Everything you need to know about Chinese New Year From parades in town centres to passing on red packets, here's how the world celebrates the Spring Festival. 10/02/2024
No Comment WATCH: Celebrations mark the end of the Lunar New Year in Taiwan Celebrations mark the end of the Lunar New Year in Taiwan. 05/02/2023
No Comment Watch: Parisian parade ushers in Chinese Lunar New Year A colourful parade ushered in the Chinese Lunar New Year in Paris. It's the Year of the Rabbit and sees the return of public festivities in the French capital after a break since 2019 due to Covid-19. 29/01/2023
No Comment Watch: Chinese dragon performs during New Year's Day parade in London Watch as a Chinese dragon performs during a New Year's Day parade in London to welcome the Year of the Rabbit. 22/01/2023
No Comment Beijing marks the Year of the Rabbit in lunar celebrations The Spring Festival, or the Lunar New Year, is China's most important festival and traditionally sees people across the country return to their hometowns for family reunions. 22/01/2023
China Beijing slams EU over mandatory Covid-19 testing advice Portugal becomes the latest EU country to implement mandatory Covid-19 testing for all passengers arriving from China. 07/01/2023
Melting Pot Culture People around the world celebrate the Lunar New Year Billions of expats around the world are celebrating the start of the Year of the Tiger with lion and dragon dances, parades and fireworks, and lucky food 09/02/2022
No Comment Lunar New Year parade in central Thailand Thailand's largest Chinese community held its annual Lunar New Year parade on Thursday, a celebration awash with dragons, acrobats and red and gold apparel. 04/02/2022
Food and Drink How Paris celebrated Lunar New Year with a new take Chinese cuisine Paris-based Chinoiseries wants to bring authentic Chinese cooking into the city's homes through cooking classes, dumplings made to order, and their hotly in-demand Supper Clubs. 04/02/2022
Green News Euroviews. ‘A freezer full of cubs’: The truth behind shocking tiger exploitation We need international trade agreements that help reverse tiger declines and put an end to big cat farming. 02/02/2022
Art Meet the calligrapher preserving Hong Kong's Chinese New Year crafts In the run up to the Lunar New Year, Hong Kong's calligraphy artists set up on the streets. With brush and ink, they create traditional decorations that are a seasonal feature at homes and offices. 31/01/2022
No Comment Vietnam nears Lunar New Year hoping for virus recovery Vietnamese people are making their preparations for the Lunar New Year of the Tiger, the most festive event of the year, amid warnings of caution against COVID-19. 30/01/2022
No Comment Tiger sculptures and totem poles decorate the streets of Taiwan Tiger sculptures and totems decorate the streets of Taipei, the capital of Taiwan, ahead of the Year of the Tiger on 1 February. 26/01/2022
China Happy Lunar New Year: Welcome the Year of the Ox! It's one of the globe’s biggest annual celebrations with approximately one-fifth of humanity taking part in the festivities. Though the pandemic has closed temples and severely limited travel and family gatherings, many traditional celebrations ARE going ahead across Asia and beyond. 12/02/2021
Travel News These baby pandas will make your Chinese New Year Watch these baby pandas make their first public outing in China, just in time for the New Year’s celebrations. 11/02/2021
People How to celebrate Chinese New Year at home With Chinese New Year plans on pause this year, we explore how you can recreate the festivities at home. 09/02/2021
No Comment Watch: Chinese New Year is celebrated at the Eiffel Tower Performances took place in Paris on Saturday. 25/01/2020
No Comment North Korea celebrates Lunar New Year with tributes to its leaders North Korea joined in Lunar New Year celebrations on Saturday, beginning with a traditional show of loyalty for the country's former leaders. 25/01/2020
China Drones turn China's Lantern Festival hi-tech The drones created shapes including a pelican, a lantern, and letters spelling out "Happy Lantern Festival" in the southern city of Haikou. 20/02/2019
China Sparks fly for Lunar New Year in ancient light show Molten steel is heated to 1,600 Celcius and flung against a cold brick wall, sparking a spectacle of white-hot light. 20/02/2019