Wednesday, April 7, 2010 as of 11:14 AM ET
Chinese New Year is the most important of the traditional Chinese holidays. In China, it is known as "Spring Festival," the literal translation of the Chinese name 春節 (Pinyin: Chūnjié), since the spring season in Chinese calendar starts with lichun, the first solar term in a Chinese calendar year.
Read More at Wikipedia ›Asian stock markets were mostly higher on Thursday, but their gains were modest amid speculation that China may raise interest rates ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday next week in a bid to rein in inflation.
The Shanghai Composite Index edged up 0.1 percent to 2,712.63. Hong Kong's Hang Seng index gained 0.3 percent to 23,909.21.Japan's Nikkei 225 stock average climbed 27.52 points, or 0.3 percent, to 10,429.42 in the morning session."Overall, sentiment in Asia was sluggish. Investors were jittery as China may again increase interests rates ahead of Chinese New Year holiday," said Yutaka Miura, senior strategist at Mizuho Securities Co. Ltd.China's leaders, mindful of the political turmoil brought on by previous bouts of inflation, have declared curbing price increases a top priority. They have hiked interest rates twice in the past four months and repeatedly tightened investment curbs to keep inflation from spreading throughout the economy.Elsewhere, South Korea's Kospi added 0.3 per...America's historic Chinatowns, home for a century to immigrants seeking social support and refuge from racism, are fading as rising living costs, jobs elsewhere and ...
North Koreans paid respects to the late founder of their country on Thursday as they celebrated the Lunar New Year, state-run media reported."An endless stream of vi...
Transportation officials in China say Lunar New Year holiday travel has been generally smooth ahead of the biggest travel days of the year.About 230 million people —...
A state news agency has reported that a blast at an illegal fireworks factory in rural China has killed at least nine people.The official Xinhua News Agency said Thu...
The U.S. and China forged the outlines of a deal Friday to end a diplomatic standoff over legal activist Chen Guangcheng that would let him travel to the U.S. with h...
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With a series of quickly choreographed steps, the U.S. and China outlined a tentative deal Friday to send a blind legal activist to America for study and potentially...
Wealthy Chinese-Filipinos are snapping up rice cakes decorated with gold and diamonds to celebrate the Lunar New Year in hopes of attracting good luck in the Year of...
Chinese animal activists say a now-famous magic trick that showed goldfish swimming in sync for the Lunar New Year is abusive and are asking the state broadcaster no...
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A bus went out of control and slipped from a snow-covered bridge in southern China on Wednesday, killing at least 16 people, state media reported.About 50 people wer...
Animal activists in China say a now-famous magic trick with goldfish swimming in sync for the Lunar New Year may have involved abuse including implanted magnets, and...
Snow and icy roads are causing travel woes in southern and eastern China ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, which unleashes the world's biggest annual human migrat...
The futuristic building — with two leaning towers linked with a 90-degree twist at the top — has attracted much controversy since the day its design debuted a decade...
BEIJING -- Snow and icy roads are causing travel woes in southern and eastern China ahead of the Lunar New Year holiday, which unleashes the world's biggest annual h...
State media are reporting that people celebrating the Lunar New Year by setting off fireworks in Beijing caused 194 fires in the Chinese capital, double the number f...
Chinese state media reports say two people have been killed and more than 220 hurt in Beijing by fireworks set off to celebrate the Lunar New Year .The official Xinh...
The Year of the Dragon is approaching, ruled by the fabulous beast that is the most powerful sign in the Chinese zodiac. And the San Francisco Bay area, with its ric...
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