The outlook for the world’s second largest economy is brighter as consumer spending picked up after “zero Covid” was lifted. But scars remain from the harsh pandemic restrictions.
NYTimes New Year's Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/05/business/china-economy-lunar-new-year.html Keith BradsherIt’s as if Nothing Ever Happened Here in China
China left its vulnerable people to fend for themselves in a deadly Covid outbreak.
NYTimes New Year's Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/01/opinion/china-covid-holiday-new-year.html Lucy MengChina’s Covid Tsunami Recedes, Bringing Relief, Grief and Anxiety
Officials say an onslaught of infections has slowed, and many people seem eager to move on. But fresh flare-ups could bring more illness and deaths.
NYTimes New Year's Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/31/world/asia/china-covid-infections-decrease.html Chris Buckley and Amy Chang ChienChinese Travel Is Set to Return. The Question Is, When?
The country has dropped restrictions on overseas journeys for its citizens, but once-popular destinations are still waiting for the flood of vacationers to arrive.
NYTimes New Year's Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/29/travel/china-tourists.html Ceylan Yeginsu and Patrick ScottA Lunar New Year celebration turns tragic for couple that loved dancing.
Jeff Liu was shot and watched his wife collapse before he was taken to the hospital. He would not see her alive again.
NYTimes New Year's Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/us/nancy-liu-monterey-park-shooting.html Edgar SandovalThe Victims and Suspects Are Asian American. The Crimes Are Something Else.
Asian Americans have been targeted in mass shootings before. This time, something was different.
NYTimes New Year's Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/28/opinion/asian-american-gun.html Jeff YangSour Starbursts and French Pokémon: The 8 best tweets of the week
Though it seems like it was just New Year’s Eve, we’re now almost entirely through the month of January. That’s pretty wild, right? Time, what a menace. Before you know it, it’ll be summertime and, my friend, it won’t be a moment too soon. But for now, we’ve still got to wrap up the end of January and, you know, slog through the final weeks of winter and then get through spring and all that. That in mind, it’s been a good week for tweets to round out the month. While you wait for February, why not enjoy some good posts? We rounded up eight of our favorite tweets for you to enjoy this week, just like we always do. Sit back, relax, and enjoy.1.This is perhaps the best nickname I’ve ever heard.
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2. I need sour Starbursts right now. This is a fantastic idea.
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3. This one might mean nothing to you, but guess what? It means a lot to me.
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4. An obligatory dril tweet.
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5. And yet another dril tweet.
Mashable https://mashable.com/article/best-tweets-week-january-28A Fashion Designer’s Lunar New Year Feast
Inspired by his family’s annual festivities in Malaysia, Han Chong filled his London home with friends for an evening of Mandarin gimlets and pineapple-filled pastry.
NYTimes New Year's Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/26/t-magazine/han-chong-lunar-new-year.html Kin WooPolar Vortex Drives a Cold Snap in Asia
An exceptionally cold January has brought the region misery and snarled travel. Experts blame the same arctic system that hit the United States last month.
NYTimes New Year's Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/27/world/asia/asia-extreme-cold-weather.html Mike Ives and John Yoon‘The Atmosphere Was Joyful’: Monterey Park Survivor Captured Footage Minutes Before Shooting
Mike Zhang, 71, was filming videos of the Lunar New Year celebration at Star Ballroom Dance Studio on his phone just minutes before a gunman entered and killed 11 people on Jan. 21.
NYTimes New Year's Eve https://www.nytimes.com/video/us/100000008742122/monterey-park-survivor.html Isabelle Qian, Ang Li, Sarah Kerr, Ben Laffin and Zack Haskell