A woman poses for pictures in front of a pig-shaped installation at a lantern fair on the second day of Chinese Lunar New Year of the Pig, at Wuhan Garden Expo in Wuhan, Hubei, China, February 6, 2019. Photo by Reuters/Darley Shen Domestic tourism during China’s biggest holiday generated revenue of 513.9 billion yuan ($76.2 billion), an annual increase of 8.2 percent, it said, citing the Ministry of Culture and Tourism. Meanwhile, border crossings into and out of China rose 11 percent from the same 2018 period to 12.53 million, with Chinese residents crossing the border for personal reasons 7.22 million times, up 16 percent, Xinhua reported. The robust growth in domestic and international travel and spending over the Lunar New Year period, or Spring Festival, underscores the rise of Chinese tourism and comes in spite of a slowing economy. More than 6.2 million arrivals were recorded by border authorities during the week, an increase of 9.5 percent. There were over 6.3 million … [Read more...] about Travel in China grows over Lunar New Year holiday: report
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UN chief extends greetings for Lunar New Year
UNITED NATIONS, NEW YORK — United Nations (UN) Secretary-General Antonio Guterres on Thursday extended warmest greetings for the Lunar New Year through a video message. He began the video message with a greeting in Mandarin: "Xin Chun Kuai Le! (Happy Lunar New Year.)" "I am pleased to send my warmest greetings for the Lunar New Year as we begin the Year of the Dog," he continued in English. Dogs are guards and good companions to human beings. Dogs universally symbolize loyalty and trust, which inherently encourage the boosting of unity and collaboration. That is what our world needs, he said. "Let us work together for global peace and prosperity," he added. "I wish you good health, happiness and success in the year of the Dog!" he said. The Chinese Lunar New Year falls on Friday, February 16. — XINHUA … [Read more...] about UN chief extends greetings for Lunar New Year
In photos: Lunar New Year celebrations around the world
Chinese communities around the world are gearing up for the Year of the Horse which falls on January 31 this year. … [Read more...] about In photos: Lunar New Year celebrations around the world
Thailand gears up for one million visitors during Lunar New Year
A Chinese tourist with a tattoo of China's late Chairman Mao Zedong takes pictures in Bangkok's Chinatown decorated for the Chinese Lunar New Year. Thailand expects a million visitors during the upcoming Lunar New Year, 19 percent more than last year, the country's tourism authority said on Monday. Nearly half were expected to come from neighboring countries - China, Hong Kong, Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia, the Tourism Authority of Thailand said. The Lunar New Year period, which falls from Feb.6-14 this year, will generate around 29 billion baht ($814 million) in revenue, said the tourism authority, up 32 percent from the previous year. Tropical Thailand is a top destination for Chinese tourists, and there was little sign of them being scared off by the bombing at a shrine in Bangkok in August that killed 20 people, more than half of them foreign tourists. Over 8 million Chinese traveled to Thailand in 2015, a record, and the country expects more this year. The tourism ministry … [Read more...] about Thailand gears up for one million visitors during Lunar New Year
Many debuts, contracts signed on 8th of Lunar New Year
A lot of businesses restarted their operations or made their debuts on February 2, 2009 after the long Tet holiday. Yesterday was viewed as a good day for starting business or signing contracts. Long An-based Phu An Thanh and HCM City-based Huu Lien A Chau Steel Companies signed a contract on leasing land in Bac An Thanh Industrial Zone at 11-12 am on February 2, 2009, or the eighth day of the Lunar New Year. In the first stage of its project, Huu Lien A Chau will lease 11 ha of land in the industrial zone, where it will build a workshop of over VND1tril. In the second stage, the company will use the other 9 ha of land. Huu Lien A Chau’s leaders said that this is a strategic long-term development project; therefore, the company had to choose an auspicious day for the contract-signing ceremony. Many other companies also began their business on the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, the year of the ox. General Director of Asia Commercial Bank’s Real Estate Trading Floor … [Read more...] about Many debuts, contracts signed on 8th of Lunar New Year