It's little wonder Australians celebrate Chinese New Year with enthusiasm. Not only is it an excellent excuse to indulge in some of Australia's favourite social activities – eating, dancing and ...

It likes sleeping and eating and becomes fat. Red Chinese lanterns hang in streets; red couplets are pasted on doors; banks and official buildings are decorated with red New Year pictures ...

As night falls in the southern Chinese city of Fuzhou, lanterns -- some of them 10 metres high -- transform Hongguang Lake Park into a fantastical land of orange dragons, majestic sailboats ...

CEBU CITY, Philippines — Instead of the actual day of the Chinese New Year celebration on January 29, Wednesday, the Red Lantern Festival in Cebu City will be moved to February 8, Saturday.

Penang Chief Minister Chow Kon Yeow, who was present at the event, said 50,000 red lanterns would light up the streets of Penang island for the upcoming Chinese New Year celebration on Jan 29.

The Chinese lantern is a millennia-old cultural symbol associated with harvest, celebration, prosperity and brightness. Red is the most auspicious and festive colour of the country and is all the more ...