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Lunar New Year

Former Democratic Party chairman Wu Chi-wai, who was on remand at the time, is escorted to his father’s funeral in 2021. Photo: May Tse

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.

Prisoners can get married behind bars, get out under supervision for funerals of loved ones and women inmates can keep toddlers with them in jail

4 Jul 2024 - 1:22AM

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

3 May 2024 - 8:42PM

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

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

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 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 - 6:34PMvideocam

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.

11 Mar 2024 - 1:52PM

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.

9 Mar 2024 - 6:30AM

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

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 - 7:15PMvideocam

‘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

A seven-year-old girl in China who tried to give her mother the US$900 in “lucky money” she received from relatives as a gift of thanks for raising her and her younger brother has melted hearts on mainland social media. Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin

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

Export growth was primarily driven by strong demand in Asia. Photo: Jelly Tse

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 - 9:00AMvideocam

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

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

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.

24 Feb 2024 - 11:30AM

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

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.

23 Feb 2024 - 12:06PMvideocam

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.

23 Feb 2024 - 12:33PM

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

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

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 - 6:29PMvideocam

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.

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

Tencent and ByteDance each had two apps in the top five during Lunar New Year. Photo: Shutterstock

‘Beijing to make it easier for mainland China solo travellers to visit Hong Kong’

Mainland authorities likely to expand solo traveller scheme to help boost Hong Kong’s economy.

22 Feb 2024 - 8:33AM

Travellers from mainland China enter Hong Kong at the Lo Wu border crossing on Lunar New Year’s Eve. Photo: Xiaomei Chen

Chinese flock to Southeast Asia during Lunar New Year in boost to travel sector

Visa-free access for Chinese tourists to the Southeast Asia countries boosted traffic and signalled a robust revival in travel since Beijing lifted strict Covid-19 restrictions.

20 Feb 2024 - 4:23PMvideocam

Letters | In Wood Dragon year, Hong Kong must remain grounded, not look to the ocean

Readers discuss where Hong Kong’s development priorities should lie this year, and a football match that lifted spirits

20 Feb 2024 - 11:30AM

Dragon delights: delicious Lunar New Year recipes shared on China social media

Dragons are magical, mythical creatures seen as symbols of good luck in China, so to celebrate the coming year of the fire-breathing beast, people have been busy creating edible works of art.

20 Feb 2024 - 11:56AM

As the Year of the Dragon stretches out before us, mainland social media has been filled with images of delicious, and auspicious, culinary creations made by people depicting the much celebrated mythical creature. Photo: SCMP composite/Xiaohongshu

Worker pockets US$14,000 in firm’s extravagant annual bonus money-counting game

A business in China has thrown a lavish year-end party featuring a mind-boggling game in which employees grabbed their own annual bonus from a mountain of cash.

20 Feb 2024 - 11:57AM

A company in China has come up with a novel way to pay its employees their year-end bonus, by letting them take home as much money as they can correctly count.
Photo: SCMP composite/Shutterstock/Douyin

China’s Lunar New Year holidaymakers head to distant travel destinations

Bookings for international flights and hotels surge over the break, according to an online agency.

18 Apr 2024 - 11:56AMvideocam

YOLO still No 1 as China’s Lunar New Year box office tops US$1 billion

YOLO, Pegasus and Boonie Bears make up top three, followed by Zhang Yimou’s Article 20, while Hollywood and Hong Kong no-show continues.

18 Feb 2024 - 5:19PM

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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.