Is it Chinese New Year or Lunar New Year? Depends on who you ask
by Hong Kong CNN — Last week, K-pop singer Danielle Marsh asked her online fans what they were doing for Chinese New Year. A profuse apology …
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How China’s COVID Crisis Could Create the Next Omicron-Level Disaster
China’s COVID disaster is entering a critical phase. The BA.5.2 subvariant of the SARS-CoV-2 virus is spreading essentially unchecked through a population of 1.4 billion …
New Year holiday travel is increasing in China after the lifting of the Covid restrictions
CNN — China saw 226 million domestic trips during the Lunar New Year holiday, state media reported, a 74% increase from last year after the …
Former Jifeng Bookseller’s Wife ‘Hold Hostage’ in Shanghai, China
Yu Miao, the former owner of the legendary Jifeng bookstore in Shanghai, never imagined that his wife’s trip to China to care for her sick …
AP Interview Takeaways: Pope on ‘patience’ in China
VATICAN CITY (AP) — Pope Francis says “we must walk patiently in China,” and sees continued dialogue with Beijing as the guiding principle in his …
Asia travel hotspots quiet as Chinese tourists stay away
CHIANG MAI, Thailand (AP) — Just a handful of Chinese visitors posed for photos and basked in the sun this week at markets and squares …
US visa wait exceeds one year for top sources of inbound visitors; Improvement needed, says Travel Group
The wait time for a visa interview at the US Embassy in New Delhi, India was 577 days per … [+] Jan. 19, the American …
Marcos seeks Foreign Minister talks with China on naval feuds
MANILA, Philippines (AP) – Philippine President Ferdinand Marcos Jr. said on Monday that he has suggested to China that the two countries hold talks between …
How China’s Dictatorship Terrorizes Students in America
The world watched in admiration, and even awe, as university students in China risked the full wrath of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP) and protested …
AP PHOTOS: East Asia marks the Lunar New Year of the Rabbit
BEIJING (AP) – From Jakarta to Seoul, Bangkok to Beijing, people in Asia have celebrated the Lunar New Year that marks the start of the …