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Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year, the country’s biggest festival, will now be extended by an extra day. Photo: Xinhua
China economy

Chinese workers to get 2 extra days’ holiday, including longer Lunar New Year

Two public holidays will be extended by a day, but the survival of the unpopular ‘holiday swap’ system tempers enthusiasm.

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Chinese culture

Chinese horoscopes: how’s your luck in November 2024, Water Pig month?

Hong Kong economy

Vendors at Hong Kong Lunar New Year fair worried over retail slump

Hong Kong economy

Top bid for Hong Kong’s Lunar New Year fair stall drops 17% from last year

Highest bid for prime spot at Victoria Park stood at HK$182,000, down from HK$220,000 previously.

The Food and Environmental Hygiene Department conducted an auction for stalls on Tuesday. Photo: Dickson Lee
Hong Kong

Editorial | Challenges ahead for Hong Kong businesses after surge during golden week

City hotels, restaurants and retailers may have enjoyed the National Day holiday, but they need more than seasonal booms to survive.

Chinese culture

Chinese horoscopes: how’s your luck in October 2024, Wood Dog month?

If you’re a Dog like Prince William or Donald Trump, October is all about maintaining good ties – but what about the other 11 Chinese astrological signs?

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Hong Kong society

Hong Kong to boost cross-border traffic arrangements for National Day crowds

Authorities seek to avoid repeat of chaos on New Year’s Eve last year when thousands of mainland Chinese were stuck in city after fireworks show.

National Day fireworks last year. This year’s show will end at 9.30pm, which should give visitors enough time to head back over the border. Photo: Sam Tsang
Hong Kong society

Explainer | Wedding bells behind bars? The Post examines rights for Hongkongers in jail

Prisoners can get married behind bars, get out under supervision for funerals of loved ones and women inmates can keep young children with them.

Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong retail sales fall 7% in March, marking worst performance in 2 years

Provisional figures released by the Census and Statistics Department show sales in March at HK$31.2 billion.

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Chinese culture

Chinese horoscopes: your luck in April 2024, Earth Dragon month

April 2024 brings the Earth Dragon month but will it be lucky for you? Read on to learn how your zodiac signs are lining up and what that means for your health, wealth, work and love

Chinese horoscopes: will April 2024 Earth Dragon month be lucky for you? Zodiac sign predictions for health, money, work and love. Photos: SCMP Graphics
Singapore

Singapore pulls ahead in Southeast Asia’s race to win back Chinese tourists

The number of visitors from China to the city state has very nearly returned to pre-pandemic levels, outpacing the recovery in both Thailand and Indonesia – and way ahead of Europe and the US.

Tourists gather for photos near the Merlion statue in Singapore. More than 327,000 people arrived in the city state from China last month, official figures show. Photo: AFP
China travel

China international flights finally starting to rebound as border entries eased

Beijing has relaxed visa rules to attract more visitors in recent months, in line with intentions to stimulate a national economy beset by a property crunch, employment hurdles and hesitant consumer spending.

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China inflation

Explainer | ‘Too early to say deflation is over’: 4 takeaways from China’s February data

China’s consumer price index (CPI) turned positive for the first time since September, while the producer price index (PPI) fell for the 17th month in a row.

Hong Kong

Editorial | Duty of authorities to help support Hong Kong tourism

Mainland China tax on items bought in city puts people off from visiting and should be amended.

Tourists shopping on Canton Road in Tsim Sha Tsui. Hong Kong tourism would benefit from Beijing’s willingness to raise the HK$5,000 duty-free allowance for mainland citizens. Photo: Dickson Lee
Asia travel

China leads the charge on EVs, yet holiday drivers left with flat batteries

China’s rising number of electric car owners, a shortage of charging stations and other issues caused long queues and left some drivers stranded when millions took to the roads at Lunar New Year.

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Electric vehicles at a charging station after snow in Yantai, China, on February 22, 2024. Phot: Getty Images
Art

‘Messi screwed it up’: Post cartoonist’s Year of the Dragon art for auction

Post cartoonist Harry Harrison is back with his annual Lunar New Year auction of original illustrations, this time paying homage to the Year of the Dragon – but why did Messi mess things up for him?

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‘Cute and bossy’ China girl insists mother takes her lucky money as gift of thanks

A little girl in China was so appreciative of her mother’s love and the sacrifices she made for the family that she wanted to give her all the cash gifts she received from relatives over the Lunar New Year.

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Hong Kong economy

Hong Kong exports jump 33.6% in January for best performance in 3 years

January exports jump to HK$388.7 billion, marking fourth straight month of growth.

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Export growth was primarily driven by strong demand in Asia. Photo: Jelly Tse
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Fury as father tries to pocket half of children’s lucky lai see money in divorce

A man in China who divorced his wife after she left him to live with her parents, taking the couple’s two children, has failed in a legal bid to grab half of his children’s lucky Lunar New Year money.

China jobs

‘The wages are not as good’: China’s returning migrant workers battling reality

Migrant workers returning after the Lunar New Year holiday in China have low expectations for a pay rise this year, as the number of jobs is not as high as last year.

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Cinema

China’s February box office passes US$1.4 billion on Lunar New Year boost

Ticket sales during the Lunar New Year break rose more than 18 per cent compared to the holiday last year.

A poster of the film YOLO seen at a cinema in Fuyang, Anhui province of China, during the Spring Festival holiday. Photo: VCG via Getty Images
Hong Kong society

Letters | Take heart from Hong Kong’s long history of bouncing back

Readers discuss Hong Kong’s strong track record of getting back on its feet, the international media narrative around the city, and what to make of the divine guidance offered by the Che Kung Temple.

A bomb disposal officer works to clear a street of suspected explosives during the 1967 riots. The 2019 unrest pales into insignificance compared to the Japanese occupation and the 1967 riots, which Hong Kong recovered from. Photo: SCMP
Hong Kong economy

Opinion | Despite the gloom, Hong Kong will find light in the Year of the Dragon

Hong Kong’s stock market and tourism industry have taken a battering while the wealth gap is widening. However, the economy has returned to expansion and the city is uniquely positioned to reap the benefits of Asia’s rapidly expanding middle class.

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Lessons from China's history

Reflections | Why this is the Year of the Lóng, not dragon, for many Chinese

Two language-related controversies mark this year’s Lunar New Year, one of which is using the word ‘dragon’ to translate lóng or loong in Chinese, as if the animal is a Chinese copy of a Western original.

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Hong Kong tourism

Free ice cream, tram and Star Ferry trips for Hong Kong’s ‘Art March’

‘Art March’ freebies announced as tourism industry experts say heightened social media presence and better links with rest of Greater Bay Area will speed recovery.

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Free Star Ferry trips will be among the attractions on offer to boost the city’s “Art March” event. Photo: Elson Li
Banking & finance

Trip.com’s revenue and profit surged as Chinese tourists gave in to wanderlust

Revenue at China’s largest online travel platform doubles to 10.3 billion yuan (US$1.8 billion) last quarter, underpinning record earnings for the full year. Shares closed at an all-time high of HK$355.20 in Hong Kong.

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Trip.com’s earnings were boosted by China’s reopening that led to increasing travel demand throughout the year. Photo: Shutterstock
Hong Kong tourism

Letters | How Hong Kong can improve tourist spending

Readers discuss ways to attract more visitors from mainland China and belt and road countries, and the success of the Chinese New Year Cup.

5G

No surprise as WeChat and Douyin among most used apps in China during holiday

Tencent and ByteDance each had two apps in the top five, with four of the five being more than a decade old, according to MIIT report on Lunar New Year period usage.

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Lunar New Year
Lunar New Year is celebrated across China and in many parts of Asia and the world where Chinese communities can be found. It is often marked by time off work or school and includes family visits, meals together, and games like mahjong.
last updated:
14 November, 2024
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