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Facing Chinese pressure, Taiwan president pledges to 'stride' into the world

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen thanked democratic nations for their support of the island in her Lunar New Year message on Sunday and pledged to "stride out" into the world, sounding a defiant note in the face of unrelenting Chinese pressure.

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Beijing Reports Highest Covid Cases since June 2020 as Olympics Loom

Beijing recorded its highest number of new Covid-19 cases for a year and a half on Sunday, as the Chinese capital gears up to host the Winter Olympics in five days. China will hold the Games in a strict "closed-loop" bubble as part of its zero-Covid strategy of targeted lockdowns,…

Asharq Al-Awsat

AP PHOTOS: Hong Kong's Lunar New Year calligraphy

In the runup to the Lunar New Year, calligraphers set up on the streets of Hong Kong to write ink-brush phrases on traditional red paper banners for homes and offices.

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Chinese Travel for Lunar New Year Despite Plea to Stay Put

Chinese are traveling to their hometowns for the Lunar New Year, the country’s biggest family holiday, despite a government plea to stay where they are as Beijing tries to contain coronavirus outbreaks. The holiday, which starts with Chinese New Year's Eve on Monday, usually is the biggest annual movement of…

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From Sichuan to Cantonese and back: where to eat regionally this Lunar New Year

Your guide to eating across China (whilst in London) this Lunar New Year

Evening Standard

Chinese travel for Lunar New Year despite plea to stay put

The Independent UK

Lunar New Year flowers in flames as Hong Kong farmer burns unsold stock

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.

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UK reports 89,176 new cases and 277 deaths – as it happened

UK cases and deaths fall day-on-day; Hong Kong government to compensate pet shops affected by culling of hamsters for Covid reasons

The Guardian - UK

Chinese tradition meets precision

Swiss watchmakers have joined in the revelry of the Lunar New Year, which begins next Tuesday, with the tiger taking over from the ox as per Chinese astrology. Based on a 12-year cycle, the Chinese zodiac associates each year with an animal possessing different personality traits.

Bangkok Post

Miu Miu's tiger line is apex of cuteness

Miu Miu welcomes the Lunar New Year with the Tigers T-shirt collection starring big cats in animation.

Bangkok Post

Suvarnabhumi expecting more passengers during Lunar New Year

Suvarnabhumi airport is forecast to receive about 380 flights a day during the Lunar New Year holidays, Suvarnabhumi airport general manager Kittipong Kittikachorn said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

From pigs’ heads to duck, Bangkok shop offers Lunar New Year treats in jelly

As people get ready to celebrate the Lunar New Year, a dessert shop in Bangkok is doing a roaring trade by moulding coconut milk jelly into pigs heads, grilled duck, steamed chicken and other items often served in a traditional feast.

Bangkok Post

Lunar New Year spending seen at 11-year low - survey

Consumer spending over the Lunar New Year could drop for a third straight year to an 11-year low of about 40 billion baht due to the sluggish economy hit by a new coronavirus outbreak, the University of the Thai Chamber of Commerce (UTTC) said on Thursday.

Bangkok Post

Ahead of Lunar New Year, Thailand’s poor feel sting of inflation

Pork prices have jumped 40 percent since the start of the year amid a perfect storm of swine flu and rising oil prices.

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Guinness Storehouse to launch Lunar New Year festivities

The home of Guinness plans to celebrate the Lunar New Year with a series of special events this winter

Evening Standard

Best gifts to celebrate Chinese New Year 2022

Welcome the year of the tiger

The Guardian - UK

Testing for fully vaccinated travellers to UK to be scrapped; new vaccine pass rules in France – as it happened

UK transport secretary says testing rules for travellers into country will change from 4am on 11 February; new France rules come into force

The Guardian - AU

Taiwan sees sharp rise in Covid cases, posing risk to Lunar New Year

Outbreak at factory challenges zero Covid strategy that has kept the island largely free of the disease

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Marks and Spencer launch festive treats to help customers celebrate the Lunar New Year

If you’re planning on throwing a gathering at home this year, M&S are taking the stress out of cooking with their range of delicious food items including Panda Bao Buns, Dim Sum and even takeaway meals for one

Reuters

Hong Kong to shut secondary schools from Monday over COVID fears

Hong Kong will suspend face-to-face teaching in secondary schools from Monday until after the approaching Lunar New Year, authorities said, because of a rising number of coronavirus infections in several schools in the Chinese-ruled territory.

ABC News

Chinese authorities are trying to discourage travel this Lunar New Year. Here's how they're doing that

More than 1 billion trips are predicted to be made across China during the Lunar New Year holiday period, but authorities are trying to discourage domestic travel as the country attempts to control COVID-19 outbreaks ahead of the Beijing Winter Olympics.

Bangkok Post

Start anew with Swatch watches

If not Jan 1, one can also start anew on Feb 1 when the Lunar New Year begins. The Year of the Tiger is said to be about making big changes.

ABC News

Australia's RAT issues may worsen as China's Lunar New Year holiday looms

Some logistics companies will temporarily close for the Lunar New Year holiday on February 1, but many manufacturers vow to work through to meet demand.

Bangkok Post

Change your stripes

To welcome the Lunar New Year, SK-II has emblazoned the box of Facial Treatment or Pitera Essence with tiger-inspired artwork.

France 24

China on Covid-19 high alert for Lunar New Year as Omicron reaches Beijing

Several Chinese cities went on high COVID-19 alert as the Lunar New Year holiday travel season started on Monday, requiring travellers to report their trips days before their arrival, as the Omicron variant reached more areas including Beijing.

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