The Latest Breaking News from Lunar New Year

New details emerge in the Monterey Park, California shooting that left 11 dead

Authorities say they are searching for a motive for the deadly mass shooting that took place over the weekend in a city east of Los Angeles at the beginning of the Lunar New Year.

WEKU · Jan 23, 2023

Rare 1920s Disney character to make first US appearance at Disneyland Resort

A rare cat character from the early days of Disney animation will take a star turn alongside her bunny boyfriend during the upcoming Lunar New Year festival at the Disneyland resort.

Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2023

Asian community reeling after Lunar New Year shooting

Monterey Park massacre prompts police from San Francisco to New York to step up patrols

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

Asian shares higher, many markets closed for Lunar New Year

Shares are higher in Asia, but most markets are closed for the Lunar New Year holiday

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

China says COVID deaths top 12,600 in week before Lunar New Year

China said its COVID-related death toll topped more than 12,600 in the week before the Lunar New Year holiday, while a top health official suggested more than 1.1 billion people had been infected since virus controls were abruptly dismantled late last year.

Tribune News Service · Jan 23, 2023

Lunar New Year shooting: A grim moment in Monterey Park, America’s first suburban Chinatown

Sometime between 1970 and 1990, Monterey Park became America’s first suburban Chinatown, where swift demographic changes heralded conflicts over language, signs, a changing business scene and political voice. In 2023 it is a city once again in flux, but as a tight-knit community whose residents typify what it means to…

Los Angeles Times · Jan 23, 2023

Authorities identify suspected gunman in Lunar New Year mass shooting; motive unclear

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — Authorities have identified the man responsible for a deadly shooting inside a Monterey Park dance studio as 72-year-old Hemet resident Huu Can Tran.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 23, 2023

Asian community reeling after Lunar New Year shooting

A joyful kickoff to the first Lunar New Year celebration in Monterey Park since before the pandemic was marred by tragedy after a gunman opened fire inside a dance hall, killing 10 people in the majority Asian city near Los Angeles

The Independent UK · Jan 23, 2023

Motive remains a mystery after suspected gunman in Lunar New Year mass shooting found dead

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. —

Los Angeles Times · Jan 23, 2023

Lunar New Year massacre raises fears of anti-Asian hate even as detectives seek motive

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — The shooting occurred on the night of a Lunar New Year celebration in an iconic city in the history of Asian immigration to the United States.

Los Angeles Times · Jan 22, 2023