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The best London restaurants to celebrate Chinese New Year, from Min Jiang to Pearl Liang

Welcome the Year of the Rabbit by spending the Lunar New Year in one of the best Chinese restaurants in the capital

Evening Standard · Jan 6, 2023

China's Lunar New Year travel set to double from last year

China is gearing up for the Lunar New Year, which falls on January 22. The New Year travel rush, known as "Chunyun", begins this weekend. Authorities estimate that 2.1 billion passenger trips will be made during the period, doubling from last year. But the travel rush is set to be…

France 24 · Jan 6, 2023

China seeks to minimise Covid outbreak during Lunar New Year travel rush

China is seeking to minimize the possibility of a major new COVID-19 outbreak during this month’s Lunar New Year travel rush following the end of most pandemic containment measures.

France 24 · Jan 6, 2023

Chinese torrent unlikely this month

An influx of Chinese tourists is unlikely during the coming Lunar New Year holiday as not enough flights can be added in such a short time, while large tour groups are still awaiting an official announcement from the Chinese government, according to the Association of Thai Travel Agents (Atta).

Bangkok Post · Jan 3, 2023

China faces deluge of COVID deaths in first lunar new year without pandemic curbs

China could see as many as 25,000 deaths a day from COVID-19 later in January, casting a shadow over the start of the first Lunar New Year festivities without pandemic restrictions.

Tribune News Service · Dec 31, 2022

China's vast countryside in rush to bolster COVID defences

China's thinly resourced countryside is racing to beef up medical facilities before millions of factory workers return home for the Lunar New Year holiday next month from cities where COVID-19 is surging.

Reuters · Dec 29, 2022

China says it will resume issuing passports and visas as virus curbs ease

China says it will resume issuing ordinary visas and passports, setting up a potential flood of millions of Chinese going abroad for next month's Lunar New Year holiday.

WEKU · Dec 28, 2022

Fears of a 'dark COVID winter' in rural China grow as the holiday rush begins

Health officials are concerned that people traveling home to their villages for the Lunar New Year could turn celebrations into superspreader events, catching ill-prepared rural systems off guard.

WEKU · Dec 23, 2022

China’s Parcel Deliveries Slow to a Crawl as Covid Hamstrings Labor Force

Couriers heading home ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday and a backlog of Double 12 deliveries are also slowing logistics

Caixin Global · Dec 20, 2022

China to Experience Three Waves of Covid Infections, Expert Says

Wu Zunyou, chief epidemiologist at the China CDC, predicts the first wave will run until mid-January, while subsequent ones will result from traveling for the Lunar New Year

Caixin Global · Dec 19, 2022