As China's economy stalls, some business owners run away Nov 6, 2008
He says many more are likely to shut after Chinese New Year in February, when millions of migrant laborers will return home for several days. "Once workers go home, they can close down the factory quietly," he said in an interview in Hong Kong. (Boston Globe)
End Our Pets' Fireworks Nightmare Nov 3, 2008
Laws also state they can be sold from October 15 to November 10, as well as around Hogmanay, the Chinese New Year and Hindu festival of Diwali ... " He said this could be simply keeping animals indoors with sufficient background noise to protect their hearing. Another measure could be sedating pets - with a vet's supervision. Adog's hearing is twice as sensitive as a human's and a cat's three times. Under the SSPCA plans, firework arrangements would continue as normal forHogmanay, Chinese New... (Glasgow Daily Record)
Master of the South Sea pearl Nov 2, 2008
I missed Chinese New Year gatherings. I had no rest, no girlfriend, no life, recalls Kong, 38, with a smile. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
China's Worst Nightmare: Unemployment Nov 1, 2008
According to estimates by the Dongguan City Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment, 9,000 of the 45,000 factories in the cities of Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen the heart of China's industrial south are expected to close before the Chinese New Year in late January. That could mean up to 2. (Time.com)
The Fives: Missing hunter tragedy, state cross country and FLDS in our midst Oct 31, 2008
Still, my favorite thing about the poll responses is that the winner, Chinese New Year, is the only one among the bunch that has a true basis in history in Deadwood. What would Wu say if he saw these results. (Rapid City Journal, SD)
Kampung Kapitan symbolizes harmonious living Oct 29, 2008
They helped each other prepare and celebrate religious holidays and ceremonies such as the major Muslim holiday of Idul Fitri and Cap Go Meh, a rite held 15 days after the Chinese New Year. "During the Cap Go Meh parties, the Chinese and Muslim guests used different cutlery and cookery since many Chinese foods rely on pork and alcohol, forbidden for Muslims," Feriadi said. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
Cold Christmas For China's Manufacturers Oct 29, 2008
Expect a fifth of the 45,000 factories in the cities of Guangzhou, Dongguan and Shenzhen--the delta's three manufacturing hubs--to go out of business before the Chinese New Year in late January 2009, according to an estimate by the Dongguan City Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment ... Clement Chan, chairman of the Federation of Hong Kong Industries, said last week that a quarter of the 70,000 Hong Kong-owned companies in the delta could be gone by the Chinese New Year. (Forbes -- Business)
Southern China to shed millions of jobs as economic crisis bites Oct 24, 2008
Now 9,000 of the 45,000 factories in the cities of Guangzhou, Dongguan, and Shenzhen are expected to close before the Chinese New Year in late January, the Dongguan City Association of Enterprises with Foreign Investment estimates. By then, the association expects overseas demand for products from the three manufacturing hubs to have shrunk by 30 percent, as the knock-on effects of the US housing market collapse and credit crunch filter down to Chinese workers. (Yahoo! Asia News)
Bankruptcies underline Hong Kong's exposure to credit crisis Oct 21, 2008
Things could get "most difficult" in the next few months leading up to the Chinese New Year, he added, when companies give their annual bonuses to workers before the long seasonal holidays. . (International Herald Tribune -- Business)
Jack Neo and Gilbert Chan team up Oct 20, 2008
5mil) over the Chinese New Year ... The RM2mil romantic comedy is set to hit the screens during Chinese New Year. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Premier poses for new calendar Oct 18, 2008
The first event promoted in the new calendar is the Vivacity Festival in January, an umbrella concept for the New Year's Eve, Sydney Festival, open-air cinemas and Chinese New Year celebrations that already take place. Visitors would not be invited to just one event but encouraged to think of Sydney as the place to be in January. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Entertainment)
Ganesan Natarajan, President & CEO, Ennore Coke Ltd Oct 17, 2008
Most likely, the demand for met coke will increase after the Chinese New year. Major steel plants from Japan have signed coking coal supply contracts with US coking coal mines at USD 370-320 FOB for premium quality material for January 2009 supplies. (India Times)
First Chinese family files lawsuit against milk company Oct 14, 2008
They kept a single photo of the child shown with his grandfather during Chinese New Year in February and the infant formula. It was a luxury and could be used for another child. (USA Today)
To be creative is, in fact, Canadian Oct 12, 2008
Canadians of all ages volunteer in vast numbers for local and city museums, for their art galleries and for countless cultural festivals - I think immediately of the Chinese New Year and the Caribana festival in Toronto, but there are so many others. Literary festivals have sprung up all over the country - volunteers set them up and provide the food, and ordinary people will drag their lawn chairs into a field - as in Nova Scotia's Read by the Sea - in order to listen to writers both local and... (Globe and Mail)
DeKalb teacher uses lessons from film in classroom Oct 11, 2008
The school s first-grade class puts on an annual performance based on the Chinese New Year, she said. I ve had many kids in classes who are biracial, and I try not even look at it, Sue Cruz said. (DeKalb Daily Chronicle, IL)
MP Teo says systems are in place to cope with economic downturn Oct 7, 2008
" Government measures include a slew of programmes, fine-tuned over the years through the experience of past downturns. Many Community Development Councils (CDCs) said they already have schemes to help and are ready to respond. Mayor, Northwest District, Dr Teo Ho Pin, said: "Since Chinese New Year, we've experienced an increase in the number of job seekers looking for job assistance. We don't know what will be the scale downstream, but we are prepared with our staff and resources. (Channelnewsasia.com)
Favours returned Oct 6, 2008
During festivals like Christmas and Chinese New Year, Cheryl would give them a small angpow each. One day, Cheryl was shocked to find that she could not see well with her left eye. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Buka puasa quality time for Buddhist mum Sep 25, 2008
Burhans siblings also gather in his house for the Chinese New Year reunion dinner as Poo lives with him. Burhan says his family also observes the Mid-Autumn (mooncake) festival. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Syaiful weaves decorative ketupat cases for wholesaler Sep 25, 2008
Syaiful said that the ketupat cases have come to be a popular Hari Raya decoration, just like the Chinese mandarin is to Chinese New Year or the kolam is to Deepavali. He states his reasons. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Market to the Melting Pot Sep 24, 2008
The Korean New Year also follows the lunar calendar and coincides with the Chinese New Year. For a list of ethnic holidays. (Entrepreneur)
Well-heeled find good fit at Goodwill Sep 20, 2008
"Chinese New Year. Party. My house. I'm going to have to throw a party to go along with this dress.". Tom Kennedy, the general manager of the Carlyle Club in Alexandria, said he was worried when his wife began obsessing about the copper sequined pants that strutted down the runway. (MSNBC -- Politics)
Ramadan styles Sep 20, 2008
This seems to be standard practice in Asia and isnt confined to Muslims, as Chinese do the same thing for Chinese New Year and Indians for Deepavali. In England for Christmas, we never spent money on the house, nor did we buy new clothes. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Interivew with Vegan mom and author... Sep 19, 2008
JM: His all-time number one favorite was a lunch I made in celebration of Chinese New Year during his first grade year: Tofu Char Sui with rice, Chili Green Beans (which he calls "teriyaki green beans"), a steamed dumpling filled with sweet bean paste, and a "Chinese Gooseberry" (aka kiwi fruit). He still remembers this lunch and mentions it from time to time. (Suite101.com)
Meltdown Sparks Safe-Haven Buying Sep 18, 2008
It could soon benefit from seasonal demand, starting this fall, due to the Diwali festival and wedding season in India, Christmas in the West, and Chinese New Year in late January to mid-February. Copyright 2000-2008 Investor's Business Daily, Inc.. (Investors Business Daily)
Lemang still a hot seller Sep 14, 2008
It is to the Malays during Hari Raya what kuih bakul is to the Chinese during Chinese New Year. It is a must-have, he said at the backyard of his Sungai Burung home yesterday morning, where he was busy making lemang. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Shorter price control period to help traders Sep 12, 2008
Shahrir said the same two-week festive season price control scheme would be imposed for other holidays such as Christmas, Hari Gawai, Hari Kaamatan and Chinese New Year. The minister was commenting on reports that some traders, particularly chicken farmers, had asked for the prices of their goods to be sold above ceiling prices during the festive season as they faced higher operating costs. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Relief for Pudu traders Sep 12, 2008
For Chinese New Year, the association is planning to submit all applications by November to avoid delays and complications. Most Viewed. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
RPT-Vivienne Tam turns HP laptops into digital handbags Sep 10, 2008
"We're launching it sometime around the Chinese New Year," said Tam, a New York designer who was born in China and is the author of a book entitled "China Chic.". The laptop's tiny keyboard is bright red, which is Tam's favorite color. (Reuters)
BToto still a defensive play Sep 9, 2008
Although 1QFY09 revenue was 5% lower on-quarter due to seasonality (Chinese New Year effect in 4QFY08) and having one less draw, net profit was up 52% on-quarter as the estimated prize payout ratio fell five percentage points to 60%, it added. Aseambankers Research however said the interim dividend payout of 61% was below its expectations although the company was committed to a 75% payout for the full year. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
25 foodstuffs to come under price control Sep 8, 2008
He said the scheme would be enforced for a total of 15 days during a festive season -- a week before and after a festive holiday, which includes Hari Raya Puasa, Deepavali, Christmas, Chinese New Year, and Hari Gawai and Hari Keamatan. Previously, food items were controlled for a period of 38 days during festive seasons. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Art on Highway 12 Sep 5, 2008
"My mom raised me to pray to Buddha every Chinese New Year, but 'Jesus Christ Superstar' was my cultural touchstone," he said. Huie was acutely aware that he was different from the other kids in his Duluth, Minn. (Sonoma Index-Tribune, CA)
Shanda Reports Second Quarter 2008 Unaudited Results Sep 3, 2008
The quarter-over- quarter decline in casual games revenues is primarily due to seasonality in casual games for which the first quarter of each year is usually a high season with the winter holidays and Chinese New Year. APA for casual games decreased 14. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
Traders upset with City Hall Sep 1, 2008
According to Tan, in the past two years, hawkers from the association and the Muhibah Small Traders Association were given more than 90 and 75 temporary licences respectively to operate throughout the Chinese New Year and Ramadan period ... About 10 years ago, they were given temporary licences to do business during the Chinese New Year period ... If they say they must have more Malay stalls there during Ramadan, why didnt we see more Chinese stalls in Jalan Chow Kit and Jalan Masjid India... (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Public Holidays in Thailand Aug 29, 2008
Thailand's Songkran, Chinese New Year, Loy Krathong are Fun Times ... The Western, on Jan 1st, the Chinese New Year on the first day of the first lunar month, usually in February and the Thai New Year marked by the Songkhran festival in April. (Suite101.com)
Shake Your Obon-Bon Aug 29, 2008
You'll want to feed a dollar or two to the shisaa (Okinawan lion dog) for good luck when it dances through the crowd, similar to the dragons in Chinese New Year parades. And if you really want to join in honoring the spirits of the deceased, keep an eye out for bon festivals that include toro nagashi, the floating lantern ceremony. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Travel)
Second life for street banners Aug 27, 2008
Across Sydney 1600 banner poles display a variety of flags for the city's events throughout the year, from Chinese New Year to Sustainable Sydney 2030 to Live Green 2007. Fifty banners were given to the class of third-year textile students to allow them to brainstorm ideas. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Falun Gong loses Chinese New Year case Aug 22, 2008
Falun Gong loses court bid to take part in Chinese New Year parade ... Falun Gong loses court bid to take part in Chinese New Year parade ... (08-21) 17:31 PDT SAN FRANCISCO -- The state Supreme Court has rejected Falun Gong's challenge to the decision by Chinese American business leaders in San Francisco to exclude the dissident spiritual movement from the annual Chinese New Year parade and street fair. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Indians celebrate I-Day in Australia Aug 15, 2008
The fair, which attracted only 250 people in 1994, has grown manifold to become one of Australia's largest cultural events, next only to the Chinese New Year. Organised by the United India Association (UIA), the apex body representing 18 Indian community organisations in the country, the fair is living up to its commitment of multiculturalism in the pursuit of Vasudaiva Kutumbakam or universal brotherhood. (India Times, India)
Olympic Singer Fails China Cuteness Test Aug 14, 2008
The third-grader appeared in a television ad last year with China's biggest gold medal hope, hurdling champion Liu Xiang, and she was in an Olympics ad just before Chinese New Year, China Daily reported. Miaoke has her own blog, and one of the latest photos posted since the ceremony shows her looking up nervously at the ceremony's director, film director Zhang Yimou. (CBS News -- World)
Home Inns Reports Second Quarter Un-audited Financial Results Aug 12, 2008
0% of the new hotels scheduled for completion in 2007 were completed in the first half of the year, a period during which the pace of construction is typically slower due to the Chinese New Year and winter weather. As of June 30, 2008, the Home Inns hotel chain included 366 hotels in operation with an average of 120 rooms per hotel in operation, covering 79 cities in China and consisting of 271 leased- and-operated hotels and 95 franchised-and-managed hotels. (PR Newswire)
Paddled by a ping pong pro Aug 12, 2008
For eight years she lived in a dormitory and trained six hours a day, six days a week, visiting home for two weeks only during the Chinese New Year. She never could break through to the top level, though. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Sports)
Author: Cinco de Mayo first celebrated in Columbia Aug 9, 2008
It celebrates the culture and experiences of people of Mexican ancestry, much as St. Patrick's Day, Oktoberfest, and the Chinese New Year celebrate those of Irish, German and Chinese ancestry. Hayes-Bautista said, in a telephone interview, he hopes a big celebration will be held in Columbia State Historic Park on Cinco de Mayo in 2012, the 150th anniversary of the battle. (The Union Democrat)
U.S. Investors Lose Appetite For Chinese IPOs Aug 5, 2008
Beijing-based China Mass Media, which held the exclusive right to sell advertising for China Central Television s popular Chinese New Year broadcast this year, originally hoped to raise $89 million by selling 14. 4 million American depository shares on Friday, to finance acquisitions and improvements and shore up its capital position. (Forbes -- Markets)
AP Photo | Universal, Jasin BolandIn this photo provided by Universal, Brendan Fraser returns as explorer Rick O’Connell for an all-new adventure in “The Mummy: Tomb of the Dragon Emperor”. Aug 3, 2008
It s Chinese New Year in Shanghai, 1947 (Indiana Jones is, of course, the inspiration for this trilogy these scenes are circa Temple of Doom ) and Rick and Eve think all they have to do is deliver the artifact then they can relax, but we know better than that. Instead the eye is stolen and turned over to Emperor Han (Jet Li s always highly watchable) the first Emperor of Qin who, along with his entire army, has been cursed by a sorcerer and in turn been frozen in time for 2000 years. (Green Valley News & Sun, AZ)
All wrapped up Aug 3, 2008
This goes on all year round, with only time off during the first two days of Chinese New Year and one or two other Chinese religious days. Dorothy Lim takes over the task of making popiah skins while her father, Lim Ah Hoe, takes the morning off. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Second double eclipse this year Aug 2, 2008
This rare phenomenon happened earlier this year with a solar eclipse on the first day of Chinese New Year in February and the lunar one on Chap Goh Meh (15th day of the Chinese New Year). The same occurrence is happening on the Taoist Hungry Ghost Festival month, which began yesterday with a solar eclipse. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Marketing already looking ahead to next Olympics Jul 22, 2008
Coke began its marketing campaign in earnest in China in February 2007, coinciding with the Chinese New Year celebration. Outside of the host country, marketing begins a couple of months ahead of the games, Tressler said. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Revisiting The Mummy Jul 14, 2008
The bar is full as those in attendance are celebrating Chinese New Year. Jonathan is having drinks with an older woman and makes a toast to Imhotep: "May the bugger actually stay dead." Across the crowded room he spots his nephew Alex, who in turn spots a lovely young Russian girl. (IGN FilmForce)
Photographer Sergio Goes' body recovered Jul 14, 2008
In his most recent work for Honolulu Magazine, Goes spent a year documenting the intricacies of life celebrated in Hawaii, from the local obsession with fireworks, to a traditional Filipino wedding, to dragon dancing at Chinese New Year celebrations. Published in November last year, "Celebrations" won Friday night's Photo Essay award for the Society of Professional Journalists' 2007 Excellence in Journalism awards. (Honolulu Star-Bulletin)
Do Fireworks Cause Air Pollution? Jul 8, 2008
(Chinese New Year fireworks are exempt, too. Last year, cities including , (PDF) and (PDF) filed reports explaining why July 4 readings shouldn't count toward their stats. (Slate)
Tipping their hats Jul 5, 2008
The siblings ate sweet potatoes in congee (rice porridge), while receiving new clothes and enjoyed meat only once a year during the Chinese New Year. At night, they hardly had electric lights on. (CNN -- International)
DAP leaflet did not say who to vote for Jul 5, 2008
KUCHING: A voter told the Election Court that a DAP pamphlet which he received in his mailbox before Chinese New Year did not instruct who to vote for. Kho Whai Phiaw, who is bringing an election petition against Bandar Kuching MP Chong Chieng Jen, agreed with Chongs counsel Wong Ho Leng during cross-examination the pamphlet did not carry any instruction to vote for a particular person or party. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- News)
Mayor announces team for elections Jul 4, 2008
Fifth on the ticket will be Di Tornai, vice-chairwoman of the Victoria Park Community Group, followed by: Robert Kok, chairman of the Chinese New Year Advisory Group; Andrew Duckmanton, a shop owner; John Wardle, a campaigner for liquor law reform; and Lesley Lynch, of Glebe. Under new rules on electoral funding disclosure candidates will not have to disclose political donations until after the council elections in September. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Hadrian exhibition: Historic year for British Museum as 6m make it favourite UK cultural attraction Jul 2, 2008
In the financial year 2007-08, a record 6 million people came through the doors, including 35,000 who visited on a single day to celebrate the Chinese new year. The museum's director, Neil MacGregor, said: "We had to shut the main gates on Great Russell Street to prevent more people from coming in. It was the first time we did that since the Chartist riots of 1848 - although on that occasion the staff were actually on the roof, armed with stones.". (Guardian Unlimited -- Arts)
China's Export Machine Threatened by Rising Costs Jul 1, 2008
Locals point out numerous workshops that never reopened after February's Chinese New Year holiday. Companies that remain in business are cutting costs, including dyeing companies whose skeleton staffs now work exclusively at night when electricity isn't as expensive. (Yahoo News -- Global Economy)
Siano Launches Integrated Receiver Chip for Chinese Mobile TV Jun 25, 2008
Full commercial deployment, including satellite transmission and conditional access system, is scheduled for early 2009, prior to the Chinese New Year. "We are delighted to have Siano launch its high performance single chip solution for CMMB," said Ms Sun Zhaohui, deputy director of SARFT the Administrative Bureau of Radio Stations. (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
China still a risky fashion alternative to troubled West Jun 12, 2008
An affluent middle class that regularly buys middle- to high-end apparel is emerging in urban areas, but these consumers will buy only up to three mid- to high-end pieces a year for special occasions such as the Chinese new year or important meetings. Yuki Tan, the president of Folli Follie China, argued that spread of wealth meant "the middle market is the market for the future" with greater potential than the luxury goods market, which grew by 20 percent from a low base in China last year. (Business Report, South Africa)
Still no cure or explanation for those summertime blues Jun 10, 2008
By contrast, the low season is December to January which experts attribute to the fact that Christmas followed quickly by the Chinese New Year festival keeps people's spirits up and helps them stay connected with loved ones. In the southern hemisphere, the peak occurs around November to December, again the early summer months. (Sify.com, India)
Islamist parties try to be less Islamist Jun 7, 2008
Not only did he restore the ethnic Chinese's civil right to celebrate the Chinese New Year, he even went as far as claiming to have some distant Chinese ancestry. In contradiction to the repressive rules and regulations from the old regime, Wahid supported inter-religious marriage. (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Editorial)
China quake's horrors leave an imprint May 29, 2008
All around lay bits of their ruined life, shards of their furniture, dented aluminum pans, the tattered Chinese New Year banner on the doorpost. Finally her lifeless body was uncovered. (Los Angeles Times)
China's migrant workers go home May 26, 2008
Mass migration has become a natural byproduct of the nation's boom, evident on each Chinese New Year holiday as tens of millions of workers head home to celebrate with family. This time, however, those traveling for hours or days by bus or train from all over this vast country are coming back to tragedy. (Boston Globe)
China earthquake: Superstition a potent force May 25, 2008
On January 25th, blizzards and snowstorms blanketed much of the country, paralysing the railways just as hundreds of millions of people were preparing to travel to their hometowns for the Chinese New Year. Two months later on March 14, the protests erupted in the Tibetan capital Lhasa and the government s heavy-handed response saw China condemned around the world. (Telegraph.co.uk)
KCKCC recognized by Asian-American Chamber May 24, 2008
KCKCC s extensive program during the 2007-08 academic year included the Child Care Center s celebration of the Chinese New Year and delivery of presentations about Chinese, Japanese and Hmong culture to children and the college community and the basic education of the Chinese and Japanese language provided by the Foreign Language Club to the college community. The Intercultural Center hosted Peggy Myo-Young Choy s interpretive dance performance; hosted a member of the Philippine Nurses Assn. as... (Kansas City Kansan, KS)
Guinness Anchor profit up 8% May 24, 2008
Managing director Charles Ireland said in a statement yesterday that GAB turned in better results due to higher sales during the Chinese New Year. He credited the company's sales strategy and the innovative Dragon Mission, which involved collaboration with trading partners during the traditionally high-volume sales period of the year. (The Star Online, Malaysia -- Business)
No more flavour?London's 'second Chinatown' is on the brink of destruction May 22, 2008
Its Cantonese banquets are popular for occasions including weddings and celebrations such as Chinese New Year, and it is almost always fully booked on weekends. Yip Fai Liu is concerned for his 60-strong staff, most of whom he will not be able to retain to work in his other restaurants in Leicester Square and Russell Square. (BBC News -- Business)
