Tag Archives: Lunar New Year

China’s Looming ‘Tsunami’ of Covid Cases Will Test Its Hospitals

To conserve resources for the severely ill, the government is urging residents not to seek help unless necessary. But the pivot has left many confused and anxious. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2022/12/10/world/asia/china-covid-hospitals.html Alexandra Stevenson, Joy Dong and Olivia Wang Original Source: NY Times >>

From the U.S. to China: A 3-Month Quarantine Horror Story

A lawyer flew home to China hoping to see his family for the first time since the pandemic began. Instead, he was trapped in three months of quarantine. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2022/04/12/world/asia/china-covid-quarantine-shanghai.html Vivian Wang Original Source: NY Times >>

In the Foothills of Los Angeles, a Celebration of Renewal

The Opening Ceremony founders Humberto Leon and Carol Lim closed out Lunar New Year with a dinner among friends in the glow of a full moon. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2022/03/08/t-magazine/opening-ceremony-dinner-los-angeles.html Esther Tseng Original Source: NY Times >>

Collateral Damage of China's Virus Policy: Fruit

The closure of Chinese land borders and the tightened screening of goods have driven Southeast Asian fruit farmers into debt. Many have had to abandon their harvest. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/05/world/asia/virus-vietnam-china-fruit.html Vo Kieu Bao Uyen, Sui-Lee Wee and Muktita Suhartono Original Source: NY Times >>

Year of the Tiger Overshadows the Olympic Panda

In Beijing, the Lunar New Year has been a bigger preoccupation for many residents, while others have gone back to their hometowns for the holiday. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2022/02/02/sports/olympics/lunar-new-year-olympics.html Keith Bradsher Original Source: NY Times >>

Omicron Surge in Asia Restricts Travel for Lunar New Year

The Omicron variant has dampened the plans of tens of millions of people across several Asian countries to travel for the holiday. NYTimes New Year’s Eve https://www.nytimes.com/2022/01/31/world/asia/omicron-asia-lunar-new-year.html Jin Yu Young Original Source: NY Times >>