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Asian Stocks Mostly Up As China Enjoys Lunar New Year Bump

Analysts pointed to data showing a 61% year-on-year rise in rail trips made in China during the Lunar New Year holiday, with hundreds of millions of people on the move as extended families gathered across the vast country.

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Asia Stocks Mixed As China Enjoys Lunar New Year Bump

Chinese stocks were buoyant after Lunar New Year but other Asian markets were mixed on Monday as a hot US inflation report rekindled worries over the timing of Fed rate cuts.

International Business Times

China's Lunar New Year travel spending exceeds pre-COVID levels

China's travel surge during Lunar New Year surpasses pre-COVID levels, reflecting a robust recovery in consumer spending post-pandemic.

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Snowy Harbin Draws Millions During Lunar New Year Holiday

The capital of Heilongjiang province recorded more than 6 million visits during the first five days of the holiday, a year-on-year increase of 83%

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Cruel joke of Lunar New Year cash-ins

The many traditional motifs seen in these collections continue to depict Asia as a folkloric, kung fu land

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Macau's Firecracker Free-for-all Sparks Joy For New Year Celebrants

Excited crowds pose with lengthy red chains of firecrackers hoisted on towering tripods along Macau's waterfront, revelling in the final hours of the Lunar New Year holiday before igniting the fuses.

International Business Times

Hong Kong Lunar New Year box office disappoints, local films lead

Learn about the disappointing box office performance in Hong Kong over the Lunar New Year holidays, despite local films taking the lead.

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Wonka dominates South Korean box office, Argylle disappoints in seventh

This report highlights the performance of Hollywood films Wonka and Argylle at the South Korean box office during the Lunar New Year holiday weekend.

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Lunar New Year 2024 explained in five emblematic dishes

Lunar New Year dishes symbolise wealth, prosperity and good luck worldwide.

Al Jazeera

Celebrate the Lunar New Year in War Thunder & Get the Chance to Obtain the Gold Dragon Decal

The game joins the Lunar New Year celebration and gives every one the chance to get their hands on the Gold Dragon decal.

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‘Tourist tax’ set to hit total spend during Chinese New Year celebrations in London

It is anticipated footfall will rise by as much as 10% in central London this weekend

Evening Standard

Strictly’s Carlos Gu to read CBeebies bedtime story celebrating Lunar New Year

Other celebrities to read stories on the children’s TV channel include Tom Hardy, Dolly Parton, Harry Styles and Kate Winslet

Evening Standard

'Silver Pride': Singapore Launches Elderly Lion Dance Troupe

The colourful lion blinks and bobs up and down to the beat of a drum, appearing like any other traditional Lunar New Year performance with one difference -- it is operated by an 80-year-old man sitting in a wheelchair.

International Business Times

Vibrant celebrations for start of Lunar New Year in Newcastle

VietKing on Darby Street welcome the Year of the Dragon.

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Al Jazeera

Auspicious but unlucky: The perils of a lunar new year dragon baby boom

As the Year of the Dragon dawns, some ethnic Chinese hope for a baby born under the zodiac sign.

Player One

GTA Online Update: More Freebies Available to Celebrate the Lunar New Year

This week players get to receive more free items in celebration of the Lunar New Year. There's also some modes to join and celebrate Valentine's Day.

The Guardian - AU

I become extra superstitious every lunar new year … especially when it comes to eating dumplings

Age-old customs are a way of expressing our preferences. And I prefer to be lucky

AAP

Lions dance as city readies for Lunar New Year festival

One of the world's largest Lunar New Year festivals outside Asia is gearing up in Sydney as celebrations get under way.

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The Guardian - AU

‘It’s almost like having the Olympics again’: Sydney’s lunar new year celebrations grow bigger every year

The festivities’ popularity isn’t lost on older migrants from Asia, who arrived in a country very different from today’s Australia

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Lunar new year 2024: where to celebrate the year of the dragon around Australia

Cities will be putting on street markets, hosting lion dances, throwing block parties and racing dragon boats

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Lunar New Year box office battle begins with eight films

The Lunar New Year holiday in China sees eight Chinese-language films competing for box office success, with potential challenges from upcoming Hollywood r...

PC Gamer

Surprise! Steam's Lunar New Year Sale is back

Valve dropped the Lunar New Year Sale event in 2022, but apparently it's had a change of heart.

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Job Worries Sour Mood for Chinese Lunar New Year Travelers

This article explores the impact of job worries on the mood of Chinese individuals as they return home for the Lunar New Year holidays.

Salon

"Comedy should have intention"

The actor on "The Tiger's Apprentice," Lunar New Year red undies, a "Joy Ride" sequel and a "Good Trouble" goodbye

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GTA Online Update: Celebrate the Lunar New Year with the Wooden Dragon Mask

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