CHINESE NEW YEAR: What Will Year of the Sheep Bring?
BEIJING ��� As millions of people prepare to celebrate Chinese New Year on Thursday, respected feng shui master Chen Shuaifu has offered his predictions on what the lunar year of 2015 might bring, according to Chinese astrology. The Year of the Sheep .
Brunei Cracks Down on CHINESE NEW YEAR | The Diplomat
Brunei has imposed strict restrictions on Chinese New Year performances as part of an incremental crackdown against non-Muslim cultural and religious events in the country, local media outlets confirmed earlier this week.
In Moments, New Year’s Revelry Became Fatal Crush in Shanghai
Most of the 36 victims were young revelers who had come to ring in 2015 on the Bund, the citys iconic riverfront promenade.. New Years Eve stampede in Shanghai that has killed at least 36 people and injures 47 more is one of worst public tragedies to occur in China, country with history of fatal stampedes; stampede, made even more tragic by fact it occurred during celebration in Bund, historic showcase area, is reminder of how Chinese authorities must face challenge of managing countrys mega-cities.
CHINESE NEW YEAR bumps Ash Wednesday fasting for Asias Catholics
Bangkok, Thailand - Since Ash Wednesday coincides this year with Chinese New Year ��� also known as Lunar New Year ��� many bishops in East Asia are granting dispensations from the fasting and abstinence normally required on the day which begins the .
Alibaba employees arent getting traditional envelopes of.
Thousands of Alibaba employees will be disappointed to learn they will not be receiving a red envelope full of cash (known as hongbao) for Chinese New Year from CEO Jack Ma, in what had been a long-time custom at the��.
The World of Tomorrow
Ten knowledgeable New Yorkers are asked to envision the city of 2108.
Chinese (Lunar) New Year 2015 - OregonLive.com
Edward Hemmings, Director of Facilities and Safety, hangs red lanterns that will remain up for two weeks after February 19, Chinese New Years Day. Lan Su Chinese Garden prepares for the Year of the Ram. They had a��.
Happy Chinese New Year 2015! | Human World | EarthSky
This years Chinese New Year - February 18-19 - rings in the Year of the Sheep (Goat, Ram). Gong Xi Fa Ca, yall.
Lunar New Year celebrations begin in China and across Asia
Countries across Asia are beginning Lunar New Year celebrations to welcome in the year of the sheep. In China, hundreds of millions of people are travelling home in what is considered the worlds biggest annual human migration. State media says about .
Now 26 to broadcast live CHINESE NEW YEAR Celebration.
Now 26 to broadcast live Chinese New Year Celebration from Beijing. Now 26 terrestrial digital TV will cooperate with China Central Television to broadcast live Chinese New Year celebration or the Spring Festival Gala.
In China, Shock and Acceptance Over Popes Resignation
. As news of the Popes resignation rippled into China, shock and acceptance, even approval, seemed the main feelings among Chinese Catholics.
Ringing In the Lunar New Year, Whatever Its Called
HONG KONG ��� China said goodbye to the Year of the Horse on Wednesday, and on the first day of the new lunar year revelers welcomed the Year of the Sheep. Or maybe the goat. Or perhaps the ram. For English speakers, it is a can of worms.
Pianist Jiaxin Tian Headlines Carnegie Hall Chinese New.
On February 18, 27-year-old Steinway Artist Jiaxin Tian will perform a Chinese New Years concert at Carnegie Hall.
Celebrate Chinese New Year at Buddakan In NYCs Chelsea Market
Buddakan in New York Citys hip foodie epicenter Chelsea Market is celebrating the Year of The Sheep with Chinese New Year events this week. The restaurant is offering a special menu of dishes symbolizing new year hopes for wealth and longevity, .
From Chinese Students in Germany, a Technology Promise to the Motherland
. A letter exchange between President Xi Jinping of China and overseas Chinese students in Germany highlights what one Western intelligence analyst called a well-honed system to bring technology from the West to China by appealing to patriotism.
Chinese (Lunar) New Year 2015: How to celebrate the year of the ram in Portland
Edward Hemmings, Director of Facilities and Safety, hangs red lanterns that will remain up for two weeks after February 19, Chinese New Years Day. Lan Su Chinese Garden prepares for the Year of the Ram. They had a cleaning party earlier in the day and .
Amazing heat map shows massive CHINESE NEW YEAR.
Chinese New Year starts on Wednesday, but many people are already hitting the road to return to their hometowns. Each year it results in the worlds largest human migration. Chinas top search engine is tracking many of��.
CHINESE NEW YEAR - Holidays - HISTORY.com
Find out more about the history of Chinese New Year, including videos, interesting articles, pictures, historical features and more. Get all the facts on HISTORY.com.
Times Square, in Hurly-Burly and Tamer Versions
The countdown to the new year is largely unchanged since 1979, but the setting has been transformed.
Chinese (Lunar) New Year 2015 events in Portland (PHOTOS)
Edward Hemmings, Director of Facilities and Safety, hangs red lanterns that will remain up for two weeks after February 19, Chinese New Years Day. Lan Su Chinese Garden prepares for the Year of the Ram. They had a��.
Watch live: CHINESE NEW YEAR 2015 celebrations
This livestream has now finished. China will see in new year 2015 with huge fireworks displays and bell tolls as it celebrates the year of the goat. Footage shows the country seeing in the new year from Beijing, the countrys capital city. Setting off.
Year of the Goat: Chinese New Year brings confusion over what 2015s animal.
The Lunar New Year is almost upon us, which means that across the world millions of people are preparing to celebrate Chinese New Year. Each year a different animal represents the year of the Chinese calendar, on a 12 year zodiac cycle - but theres.
At Lunar New Year, a Big, Red Target for Pickpockets
Though many Chinese residents see an increased risk of theft year round, crime rates often spike during the Lunar New Year, when elders traditionally give cash gifts to younger relatives.. Crime rates in Asian communities around New York City often spike during Lunar New Year, when elders traditionally give cash gifts to younger relatives; police and community leaders say thieves are drawn by perceptions that Asian New Yorkers are likely to carry cash and unlikely to report crimes to police because of cultural and linguistic barriers.
Not to Everyones Taste
HONG KONG - For weeks now, in the prelude to the Lunar New Year holiday that started Monday in Asia, the ramshackle restaurants along Nhรขt Tรขn Street in Hanoi have been jammed with patrons. Happens every New Year. The menus feature meat prepared seven different ways, and the meals, which typically cost about $15, almost always include heroic drinking bouts with rice wine or the local turpentine called ruou.. HONG KONG --- Lunar New Year celebrations have begun all across Asia, and in some places the weeklong festivities include hearty meals of dog meat. While the tradition of eating dog persists, notably in northern Vietnam and southern China, it also seems to be in general decline throughout the region.
CHINESE NEW YEAR 2015: 6 things you need to know about the Year of the Goat.
Although China has used the Gregorian calendar since 1912, Chinese New Year is based on the ancient Chinese lunar calendar, and it falls on the second new moon after winter solstice - somewhere between 21 January and 19 February, meaning it .
Storify: How people travel during Lunar New Year ��� Lonely.
This time of travel chaos results from the fact that many Chinese people get only one holiday a year. For them, Chinese New Year is a chance to head to their hometowns for a seven-day rest, eat traditional foods, set off a few��.
Chinese new year 2015 ��� in numbers
The number of days most Chinese workers will get off work during the 40-day lunar new year period, giving them a rare chance to spend time with their families. At midnight on Wednesday, hundreds of millions of people will celebrate the end of the year.
American Lobster: The New Chinese New Year Delicacy
Now on the menu in Beijing for Chinese New Year: lots and lots of American lobster. Exports of U.S. lobster to China have rocketed in the past few years, largely to satisfy the appetites of the communist countrys growing middle class, to whom a.
Taiwans Ex-Leader Released From Prison on Medical Parole
. Chen Shui-bian, the former president of Taiwan who was sentenced to 20 years in prison, suffers from a series of medical conditions including depression, brain atrophy and Parkinsonism.
Celebrating Chinese New Year at Londons V&A
The Victoria & Albert Museum will celebrate the Chinese New Year (and the Year of the Rabbit) on Jan. 30 with a family day of free cultural activities and performances -- all of which could have been enjoyed during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).. The Victoria and Albert Museum will celebrate the Chinese New Year (and the Year of the Rabbit) on Jan. 30 with a family day of free cultural activities and performances -- all of which could have been enjoyed during the Qing Dynasty (1644-1911).
Why unmarried Chinese dread Chinese New Year
Beijing: Chinese New Year is a time of celebration, but for many young Chinese, heading home for the week-long national holiday means facing this inevitable question from their parents: Why arent you married yet? This perennial source of angst has .
Auspicious Entrees to Start the Year Right
Special dishes associated with the Lunar New Year at some Chinese restaurants on Long Island.
Celebrating Chinese New Year With My Adopted Daughter
At least we made dumplings.. I can make Chinese dumplings with my adopted daughter, but nothing I do can ever make her fully Chinese again, and I cant regret that.
New Year’s Treats
The markets Golden Village in Scarsdale and Kam Sen in White Plains are stocked with reasonably priced foods that represent the holiday’s wishes for happiness, prosperity and wealth.
Lunar New Year 2015: 23 dazzling pictures of Year of the Goat celebrations
Lion and dragon dancers perform as part of the festive Chinese New Year celebrations in Bangkoks shopping district A Chinese-Thai Dancer performs a traditional Chinese dance on the eve of the Chinese Lunar New Year in Bangkok, Thailand A store .
In Invoking Shanghai Stampede, College Stirs Outrage
. The university in Xi’an, which had banned Christmas celebrations, published a statement titled, “The unfortunate Shanghai holiday stampede tragedy confirms that our school’s position on holiday management is indisputably correct.”
Buffett Rings in Chinese New Year With a Serenade
Warren E. Buffett is many things, but a songster?. The Year of the Dragon, which began on Monday, has been good in the past for the shares of Berkshire Hathaway, Mr. Buffetts investment vehicle.
Firecrackers
. It may be Chinese New Year, but it’s also austerity time and the Chinese government is clamping down on pyrotechnics.
Shanghai Blames Local Officials and Police in Deadly New Year’s Stampede
The city dismissed two officials Wednesday after concluding that poor preparations and lax policing led to the panic that left 36 people dead.. Shanghai dismisses two officials after investigators say insufficient preparations and policing was to blame for stampede that killed 36 people at tourist site on New Years Eve.
CHINESE NEW YEAR 2015: Top 8 tech superstitions to ensure good luck in year of.
The new Lunar Year of the Goat officially begins on 19 February and, while 2015 is predicted to be a much more auspicious year than 2014, there are still certain steps you can take to ensure that you start the year with the best possible luck.
15 Celebration-Worthy Facts About Chinese New Year.
Happy Chinese New Year! Also known as the Spring Festival, this upcoming holiday is packed full of traditions and symbolism. Heres everything you need to know about the shindig.
Spring Festival Gala Performance by Chinese Rock Icon in Doubt
. The invitation to Cui Jian, whose songs became anthems of the 1989 pro-democracy student movement, was seen as an attempt to enliven one of the world’s most watched programs. But his agent cited concerns about censorship.
The Lyricism of CHINESE NEW YEAR
The New York Philharmonic gala at Avery Fisher Hall on Tuesday night included the pianist Lang Lang, the conductor Long Yu and a Mongolian children’s choir.. Steve Smith reviews Chinese New Year performance hosted by the New York Philharmonic at Avery Fisher Hall, with guest stars the Quintessenso Mongolian Childrens Choir and pianist Lang Lang, conducted by Long Yu.
CHINESE NEW YEAR Celebrations In Philadelphia 2015.
The Chinese New Year falls on Thursday, February 19 and brings a ton of festive events to Chinatown and beyond during the upcoming weeks. (Photo by M. Edlow.
Chinese steel trade already slowing ahead of Lunar New Year
The exodus of Chinese steel traders towards their home towns for this years Chinese New Year holiday has already started, a week before the traditional Spring Festival celebrations (February 18-24) officially begin,��.
Alibaba and Tencent battle over Chinese new year red envelopes
The cash-stuffed ���red envelopes��� that Chinese traditionally exchange during lunar new year have emerged as the latest battleground in the high-stakes mobile payments war between internet groups Alibaba and Tencent. After Tencents launch last year of.
Before the Chinese Year of the Sheep, a Bulge in Births
. Parts of China have seen full maternity wards, as parents try to take advantage of the auspicious Year of the Horse and avoid giving birth in the less fortuitous Year of the Sheep.
During Chinese New Year, Channel 8 newscasters become.
During Chinese New Year, Channel 8 newscasters become the most versatile reporters in Spore. February 16, 2015. Must report, must write, must look good, must sing. #baosuabaohai. Tan Xing Qi��.
With Deployment Looming, How Do You Measure a Year?
. I remember us, the day our daughter was born after my husband’s return from Iraq, telling our families that he wouldn’t deploy again “until 2015.”
Wine picks for Chinese New Year - The Drinks Business
Chinese new year decorations Guy Ruston, managing director of Bordeaux Index Hong Kong, explains what lies in store: ���Chinese New Year in Hong Kong is one of the best occasions for unabashed feasting anywhere in the��.
CHINESE NEW YEARs effects felt around the world
Decades ago the Chinese New Year holiday, also known as Spring Festival, had little impact outside of China. But as the country gained outsized economic influence, the holiday, which has enormous cultural significance in the Chinese-speaking world, has .
Traditional CHINESE NEW YEAR Customs | CCTV America
Feb. 18 marks the start of the Chinese New Year and kicks off two weeks of celebrations, eating, and spending time with loved ones ��� making it the longest holiday in China. Here are some of the most popular Chinese New��.