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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.
12 Nov 2024 - 11:41PM
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Chinese horoscopes: how’s your luck in November 2024, Water Pig month?
8 Nov 2024 - 3:00PM
Vendors at Hong Kong Lunar New Year fair worried over retail slump
23 Oct 2024 - 8:47PM
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.
23 Oct 2024 - 8:02PM
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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.
10 Oct 2024 - 6:15AM
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?
7 Oct 2024 - 12:27PM
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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.
27 Sep 2024 - 6:54PM
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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.
4 Jul 2024 - 1:22AM
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.
3 May 2024 - 8:42PM
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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
8 Apr 2024 - 5:58PM
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.
20 Mar 2024 - 9:53AM
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.
18 Mar 2024 - 6:34PM
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‘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.
11 Mar 2024 - 1:52PM
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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.
9 Mar 2024 - 6:30AM
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.
8 Mar 2024 - 7:15PM
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‘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?
29 Feb 2024 - 9:13AM
‘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.
28 Feb 2024 - 9:00AM
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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.
27 Feb 2024 - 8:18PM
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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.
27 Feb 2024 - 2:00PM
‘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.
27 Feb 2024 - 9:00AM
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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.
24 Feb 2024 - 9:09PM
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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.
24 Feb 2024 - 11:30AM
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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.
23 Feb 2024 - 12:06PM
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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.
23 Feb 2024 - 12:33PM
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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.
22 Feb 2024 - 8:20PM
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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.
22 Feb 2024 - 6:29PM
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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.
22 Feb 2024 - 11:30AM
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.
22 Feb 2024 - 7:00AM
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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.
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last updated:
9 September, 2024
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