Tag: #LunarNewYear
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Shanghai set to be abuzz by upcoming festival
SHANGHAI, Feb. 9 (Xinhua/APP): Shanghai will be abuzz with cultural and tourism activities held online and offline during the upcoming Spring Festival, otherwise known as the Chinese Lunar New Year. So said the city’s administration of culture and tourism. The city’s 81 museums, nearly 30 art galleries, 15 theaters, 234 libraries and public cultural centers…
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Hong Kong tanks at reopen on virus fear but most of Asia bounces
Hong Kong, Jan 29 (AFP/APP): Hong Kong stocks plunged Wednesday as investors in the city returned from their Lunar New Year break to a global panic over the deadly coronavirus, though most other Asian markets were lifted by bargain-buying after recent losses. Healthy US data reinforced hopes for the global economic outlook and supported a…