FORGOTTEN HISTORY: 11 - The Untold Story

Zero-Covid Left in Dust as Chinese Revelers Fuel Travel Boom

Armed with selfie sticks and freshly recovered from Covid, Chinese tourists ambled through bar streets in the country's backpacker haven of Dali, partying the stress of the past three years into oblivion. As Lunar New Year approaches, China is seeing a domestic travel boom after the government abruptly dismantled its…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 19, 2023

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 Independent UK · Jan 19, 2023

‘Best thing that happened’: Chinese return home after years apart

Zero-COVID left many Chinese families – overseas and at home – separated for years. Now, they can finally reunite.

Al Jazeera · Jan 19, 2023

China's Xi frets about COVID in rural areas, sees 'light ahead'

President Xi Jinping said on Wednesday he was particularly concerned about China's COVID-19 wave spreading to rural areas with poor medical facilities but he urged perseverance in stressful times, saying "light is ahead".

Reuters · Jan 18, 2023

Lion dance troupe Jin Wu Koon prepares for 100 performances for Lunar New Year

Jumping from pole to pole, the Chinatown-based group Jin Wu Koon is set to wow crowds over the Lunar New Year period.

ABC News · Jan 18, 2023

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…

The Conversation · Jan 17, 2023

Where you can celebrate Chinese New Year 2023 in Wales

There's several events taking place this year

Wales Online · Jan 16, 2023

China reports huge rise in COVID-related deaths after data criticism

China said on Saturday nearly 60,000 people with COVID-19 had died in hospital since it abandoned its zero-COVID policy last month, a huge increase from previously reported figures that follows global criticism of the country's coronavirus data.

Reuters · Jan 14, 2023

China COVID Peak to Last 2-3 Months, Hit Rural Areas Next, Says Expert

The peak of China's COVID-19 wave is expected to last two to three months, and will soon swell over the vast countryside where medical resources are relatively scarce, a top Chinese epidemiologist has said. Infections are expected to surge in rural areas as hundreds of millions travel to their home…

Asharq Al-Awsat · Jan 13, 2023

Guru Weekly's Buzz for Jan 13 to 19

Guru by Bangkok Post's pick of the most exciting products, activities, art exhibitions, shows, food and hotel deals.

Bangkok Post · Jan 13, 2023