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
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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
Where to celebrate Lunar New Year parties in Saigon
*Caravelle Hotel The Caravelle Hotel is putting on a mouthwatering Lunar New Year Buffet Dinner of Asian, Western and traditional Tet delicacies at the Nineteen Restaurant on Jan. 22 and 23 with banh chung and banh tet, fish and seafood, grilled and BBQ, and many others. Chefs at the hotel prepare French pastries with classic cream fillings and decadent toppings to delight guests in the Lobby Lounge from Jan. 14-21, featuring seven varieties of choux and eclairs including chocolate cream with poached pear slices and icing sugar, and toffee cream with sliced fresh bananas and broken walnuts. For further information, call 08 3823 4999. *Duxton Hotel From January 20-29, capture the mood of Tet at The Grill with traditional dishes of Tet dinner buffet including braised shark fin chicken soup, Shabu Shabu or Sukiyaki hot pot, baked item with sturgeon spice olive oil, hot dish with Chinese glutinous rice cake, Lap Mei Fanh, braised pork knuckle in dark sauce, traditional Tet sweets and … [Read more...] about Where to celebrate Lunar New Year parties in Saigon
Festival to reflect Vietnamese traditional lunar New Year to kick off
A colorful festival of parallel sentences, flowers and beverages will be held in Hanoi from January 25 to February 2 to reflect the traditional lunar New Year festival (Tet) of Vietnamese people.Vietnamese Tet will be reflected through Horizontal lacquered board (engraved with Chinese characters), parallel sentences, door painting in fresco, ancestral altar and special food of Tet.The organisers said that a ‘Hanoi Culture Space’ and ‘Bac Can Culture Space’ will the focus in this year’s festival with the restoration of an old house of Hanoi with activities like making banh chung (square glutinous rice cake), and gio (lean pork paste) and introduction of rice wine, specialities and flowers of Bac Can northern mountainous province.Particularly, pagoda monks and nuns will talk about how to make the altar as well as other worshipping customs during the Tet festival. Another highlight will be the showcasing of various Vietnamese wines. A contest to select the … [Read more...] about Festival to reflect Vietnamese traditional lunar New Year to kick off