Tag: lunar new year

FBI Chief: China’s Threat ‘More Brazen’ Than Ever

The Year of the Tiger is knocking–and people around the world are celebrating. Many embrace traditional festivities, including a unique, underwater lion dance! But not everyone has been able to enjoy the holiday, as migrant workers in China fight to receive their paychecks. The FBI chief calls the Chinese Communist Party “more brazen” and “more…


Where to Celebrate Lunar New Year in Southern California

It is that time of the year—when kids are showered with red envelopes full of money as they shout auspicious phrases to bring good luck to their relatives. Feb. 1 marks Lunar New Year 2020—Year of the Tiger—which is celebrated in many countries across Asia, including China, Korea, Vietnam, and Singapore. Each country has its…


Lunar New Year Flowers in Flames as Hong Kong Farmer Burns Unsold Stock

HONG KONG—Flower farmer Leung Yat-shen has burned thousands of flowers he cannot sell this year as Hong Kong’s stringent measures against the Omicron variant of coronavirus have halved his Lunar New Year demand. Leung, 70, runs a traditional farm in Hong Kong’s rural Yuen Long district growing sword lilies, water lilies, and tulips. He had…


EU Launches WTO Action Against China

Some solar panel production lines are moving out of China. The shift follows new U.S. import restrictions on products tied to forced labor. Supply chains are shifting back to the United States. A new bill aims to help boost that process, especially for American semiconductor manufacturing. Former Secretary of State Mike Pompeo is calling on…


Australia Warns About Biosecurity Risks From Chinese Lunar New Year Gifts

With the Lunar New Year, only weeks away on Feb. 1, the Australian Minister for Agriculture David Littleproud has reminded Australians to ensure that gifts sent or brought to Australia from overseas do not pose a biosecurity risk. Littleproud said gifts could contain pests and diseases that can seriously impact the nation’s environment, agriculture, and tourism…


Taiwan Air Force Stages Drill to Intercept Chinese Planes Amid Tensions

CHIAYI, Taiwan—Taiwan air force jets screamed into the sky on Wednesday in a drill simulating a war scenario, showing its combat readiness amid heightened military tensions with China, which claims the island as its own. Before takeoff, flight crews at a base in the southern city of Chiayi—home to U.S.-made F-16 fighter jets that are…


China in Focus (Feb. 15): Netizens Go Missing Amid Plans to Mock Xi Jinping

Two Chinese netizens have disappeared. That’s after they and a group of others tried to celebrate the Lunar New year by mocking the head of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). Beijing endures heavy smog over the holiday weekend. At its worst, levels of one pollutant reached 20 times higher than what air quality standards deem…


Wuhan People Memorialize COVID-19 Victims During Lunar New Year

During the Lunar New Year holiday, the Chinese regime claimed that there were no new domestic CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus infections in the country. However, full lockdowns were still in place in Hebei, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces. “This is a political ‘zero.’ The virus outbreak in China is still very serious,” Wuhan resident surnamed…


Wuhan Residents Commemorate COVID-19 Victims During Lunar New Year

During the Lunar New Year holiday, the Chinese regime claimed that there were no new domestic CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus infections in the country. However, full lockdowns were still in place in Hebei, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces. “This is a political ‘zero.’ The virus outbreak in China is still very serious,” Wuhan resident surnamed…


Wuhan Residents Commemorate COVID-19 Victims During New Year Holiday

During the Lunar New Year holiday, the Chinese regime claimed that there were no new domestic CCP (Chinese Communist Party) virus infections in the country. However, full lockdowns were still in place in Hebei, Jilin, and Heilongjiang provinces. “This is a political ‘zero.’ The virus outbreak in China is still very serious,” Wuhan resident surnamed…