Tag: New Year

New Year, New Start: Making the Most of 2022

Here it comes again, another farewell to the old and a ringing in of the new, that day when we break out the calendar and fix our eyes on January 1, we dream our dreams, and possibilities seem within our grasp. This is the season when we make our resolutions: to lose 20 pounds or…


Trafalgar Square Event and Live Broadcast to Replace London’s New Year Fireworks

This year’s London New Year fireworks display will be replaced by a “broadcast spectacular” and Trafalgar Square event after the show was scrapped due to COVID uncertainty. Set to be shown live exclusively on BBC One and BBC iPlayer, the broadcast will celebrate the capital and highlight the defining moments of 2021. The programme will…


Hmong New Year in Luang Prabang: Finding a Wife, and Other Pursuits

The taxi driver is apologetic. “Sir, this is as close I can get,” he tells me, as I climb out more than a mile from my destination. And then, moving in the same direction as everyone else, I join the pilgrimage. The crowd thickens as I get closer. Some travel on foot, others buzz past…


For Millions in China, Persecution Casts a Shadow on New Year Celebration

NEW YORK—Around this time every year, what Gao Hongmei looks forward to the most is a phone call. In a conversation that would sometimes stretch for hours, she would exchange Lunar New Year greetings with her mother in China—whom she last saw face-to-face 12 years ago before she left the country— and chat about other…


Are You Ready for a Financially Healthy 2021?

Dear Readers, at the beginning of each new year, I’m filled with a sense of new direction. At the same time, I like to look back at the previous year, evaluate what worked and make a fresh commitment to keep going on whatever path proved most successful. One of the things that was a real…


The Real Secret to Reaching Your Financial Goals in 2021

January is here, and we all have high hopes for this year—especially after 2020. But here’s the thing about a new year: It’s still the same you. When midnight came on New Year’s Eve, there was no magic wand that transformed you and took all your problems away. The only way anything is going to change…


NTD Business Full Broadcast (Dec. 31)

New York restaurants are not celebrating New Year’s Eve like they usually do — and some diners are disappointed. We hear from New Yorkers. Event businesses in California find new ways to help people celebrate New Year’s Eve — and try to recapture business. This used to be one of their biggest day for sales. Investment…


Economic Uncertainty Troubles Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett

Reflecting on a difficult year, Orange County Supervisor Lisa Bartlett says a new set of challenges awaits after the clock strikes midnight New Year’s Day. As the Southern California county grapples with a $200 million budget deficit, its board of supervisors is bracing for more financial hardship with the Dec. 31 expiration of the federal…


Three New Local Virus Cases in Victoria

Victoria’s run of more than 60 days without a locally-acquired COVID-19 case has come to an end. Three women – two in their 40s and one in her 70s – in the Melbourne suburbs of Mitcham, Hallam and Mentone have been diagnosed with COVID-19. “It is believed there is a link to Sydney but close…


Crème Brûlée Flambé, to Bid the Year a Flaming Farewell

The dark days around winter solstice make human beings hungry for light. It could be a decorated tree, a menorah in the window, or just some lights on your house. Whatever your creed or culture, you probably have a tradition that casts a glow during the holidays. But this time around, as we bid farewell…