Hordes of young adults in North America are embracing joy and childhood nostalgia with Miffy, a poker-faced, fictional, Dutch bunny. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/10/16/style/miffy-dutch-american.html Sanam Yar Original Source: NY Times >>
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In China, It’s Time to Splurge Again, and the Luxury Industry Is Relieved
The end of pandemic-era restrictions has unleashed a luxury spending rebound in China. Which Western brands are coming out on top? NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2023/05/02/business/china-luxury-spending.html Elizabeth Paton and Keith Bradsher Original Source: NY Times >>
Flowers, Fresh Fish and Movies: China Is Spending Again, Cautiously
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 Bradsher Original Source: NY Times >>
It’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 Meng Original Source: NY Times >>
China’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 Chien Original Source: NY Times >>
Chinese 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 Scott Original Source: NY Times >>
A 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 Sandoval Original Source: NY Times >>
The 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 Yang Original Source: NY Times >>
Polar 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 Original Source: NY Times >>
A 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 Woo Original Source: NY Times >>