Lunar New Year begins on the lunar calendar's first ... the Associated Press reported. In Malaysia, revelers rang in the new year with firecrackers in Kuala Lumpur, the capital city, while ...

Every year, when the first new moon in the lunar calendar rises, millions of families across East and Southeast Asia gather ...

Several countries mark their new year based on the Chinese lunisolar calendar involving movement of the Sun and Moon.

as the Lunar New Year approaches. Associated Press video journalists Alice Fung in Hong Kong and Syawalludin Zain in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, contributed to this story.

Every year, as Malaysia’s motorways hum with holiday traffic and families reunite for the Lunar New Year, another, less heartwarming tradition quietly unfolds: elderly parents being admitted to ...

Nowadays, the prosperity toss continues to be an extremely significant ritual for Lunar New Year in Singapore and Malaysia, with both chefs saying the tradition remains popular among younger ...

Lunar New Year feasts may look very different outside of China. In Malaysia and Singapore, gatherings aren’t complete without a loud and chaotic “prosperity toss,” or yusheng, when diners ...

In Malaysia, the crackling of firecrackers greeted ... Hundreds of people lined up on the eve of the Lunar New Year at the Wong Tai Sin Taoist temple in Hong Kong in a bid to be among the first ...

If you want to greet your relatives or impress your friends, here are some popular Mandarin and Cantonese phrases, and how to pronounce them.

Lunar New Year falls on January 29, ushering in the Year of the Snake. Many countries and cultures celebrate this festive occasion, including China, Vietnam, Korea, Singapore, and Malaysia.

with celebrations lasting for weeks, centred around honouring ancestors, gathering with loved ones, and sharing traditional dishes. And while it is often known interchangeably as Chinese New Year ...