2022/01/31 |
With Each Ending, a Beginning: Hellos and Goodbyes in a Taipei Winter
As winter plays host to an arriving spring, what are the seasonal experiences Taipei residents enjoy?
2021/12/27 |
Railway Travel as a New Year’s Tradition in Asia
Railway travel is inseparable from New Year’s celebrations across Asia, serving as much a part of the holidays as a facilitator of gatherings.
2021/02/12 |
Where To Travel During Lunar New Year? 5 Alternative Escapes
Here are five alternatives to Taiwan’s major travel destinations you should visit during the Lunar New Year holiday.
2020/01/22 |
Anxiety Heightens As Virus Spreads to Taiwan and the US
The mysterious new strain of the coronavirus has penetrated Taiwan and the United States. International health organisations urge caution.
2020/01/15 |
New Year Shopping in Taipei: Where the Locals Go, What They Buy, and Why
Are you spending Lunar New Year in Taipei? Immerse yourself with local traditions by visiting the New Year markets and indulging in holiday sweets.
2019/02/11 |
HONG KONG: Time for an End to 'Kung Hei Fat Choi'?
Money does not always equal happiness. Especially in Hong Kong.
2019/02/05 |
Peppa Pig Celebrates Chinese New Year... and Copyright Awareness?
Peppa Pig might be the perfect vehicle for China's campaign of international integration.
2019/02/04 |
Vietnamese Ditch Fake Money to Burn Paper Bikinis for Deceased Ancestors
One professor slammed the flashy new fad as 'offensive, against traditions and wasteful.'
2019/01/29 |
Taiwan News: Wife of Jailed Activist Lee Ming-che Denied Visitation Until April
A daily breakdown of Taiwan's top stories and why they matter.
2019/01/17 |
Taiwan News: Military Launches Into Live-Fire Drills to Deter Chinese Invasion
A daily breakdown of Taiwan's top stories and why they matter.
2018/02/16 |
How did Qing Emperors Celebrate the New Year? By Working Overtime
Other festivities included unseasoned meat and wrestling.
2017/02/02 |
ILLUSTRATION: Out with the Old, In with the New
Did you observe these CNY traditions this year?
2017/01/01 |
Happy New Year! You Are Now a Year Older in Korea
In the Korean peninsula, every person turns a year older on the Lunar New Year.