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State leaders extend Chinese New Year greetings (Malay Mail)

KUALA LUMPUR, Jan 21 โ€” Ahead of the Chinese New Year celebration tomorrow, state leaders have extended festive greetings and their hope that the Year of the ...

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Zahid, state leaders extend CNY greetings (New Straits Times Online)

KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has extended his Chinese New Year greetings to all Malaysians, especially those ...

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PM Anwar extends CNY greetings in video depicting rabbit's brave... (The Malaysian Reserve)

Prime Minister Datuk Seri Anwar Ibrahim has extended his Chinese New Year wishes to the Chinese community in the country who will be ushering in the Year.

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HK, Macao chief executives deliver Chinese New Year messages (CGTN)

The chief executives of the Hong Kong and Macao special administrative regions delivered their New Year messages on Saturday.The Year of the Rabbit, ...

/China's Macao SAR government Chief Executive of China's Macao SAR Ho Iat Seng delivers his New Year message, January 21, 2023. Chief Executive of the Hong Kong Special Administrative Region John Lee (R) and his wife Janet Lam deliver a New Year message, January 21, 2023.

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DPM Zahid extends Chinese New Year greetings (The Star Online)

KUALA LUMPUR: Deputy Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ahmad Zahid Hamidi has extended his Chinese New Year greetings to all Malaysians, especially those ...

In his message, Ahmad Zahid also stressed on the need to maintain racial harmony and peace for the stability and prosperity of the country. "Take care of your health this festive season for the sake of your family and beloved country. Ahmad Zahid, who is also Rural and Regional Development Minister, also called on the people to further strengthen their understanding and unity for the sake of this beloved country.

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An 'extra-special' Chinese New Year for Melaka Peranakan (Free Malaysia Today)

Persatuan Peranakan Cina Melaka's Lim Eng Leong says many overseas-based members of the community are looking forward to returning home for the festive ...

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LETTER | Celebrating Chinese New Year in tandem with unity (Malaysiakini)

Togetherness is everything when it comes to embracing and respecting the different cultures in Malaysia. It is displayed in our everyday speech and actions. I ...

The sense of unity is alive and strong within our society. Stick to your guns and believe in the good of each other. Their pronunciation might be a bit off, however, the values of respect, sincerity and unity were not only in tune but on point.

Malaysian PM hails Chinese community for Lunar New Year with ... (China.org.cn)

Malaysian Prime Minister Anwar Ibrahim greeted the country's Chinese community ahead of the Lunar New Year celebrations with a message of unity.

"As a free and mature country, it is time for the people of all races to be empowered in our beloved Malaysia. Xin Nian Hao," he added. "Gong Xi Fa Cai.

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Lunar New Year: Chinese families meet for bittersweet reunions (BBC News)

Melody Liu, who lives in Beijing, lost her grandfather earlier this month, just weeks before the Spring Festival. It was a chaotic time, she says. The family ...

But authorities have been building up to declare a "full victory" in the Communist Party's fight against Covid. "I only wish for my family to be safe and sound. The other constant is a sticky rice cake or nian gao, a homonym for "grow higher every year". Melody, like so many others, is unimpressed: "We have had free Covid tests and free vaccines for the past three years. That's what Zowie Li, who grew up in Wuhan, missed the most about not being able to make it home during the pandemic for the last three reunions. Even as large swathes of China turn festive red - the colour of the Spring Festival - it's hard to miss the white, the sign of a household in mourning. And then there are those who are celebrating, but with a heavy heart, well aware of the empty seats. We just can't give her the truth," Melody says. That visit happened just before the pandemic was declared - and China's zero-Covid policy in the years since, which required travellers to quarantine for weeks, kept her away from home. It's a chance for families to gather and celebrate each other's successes, and regroup for a fresh start. It's been three years since the young communication professional, who lives in Hong Kong, has been home to Shanghai. "I'm so looking forward to going home this time," says Sandy Bai.

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China is celebrating the Lunar New Year, with most COVID rules lifted (NPR)

In Beijing, many worshippers offered morning prayers at the Lama Temple but the crowds appeared to be smaller compared to pre-pandemic days. The Tibetan ...

on Lunar New Year's Eve, with everyone trying to be the first, or among the first, to put their incense sticks into the stands in front of the temple's main hall. The mass movement of people may cause the virus to spread in certain areas, said Wu Zunyou, the chief epidemiologist at China's Center for Disease Control. Larger public celebrations also returned for what is known as the Spring Festival in China, with the capital hosting thousands of cultural events โ€” on a larger scale than a year ago. She said she brought her 7-year-old son to Qianmen to experience the festive vibe in Beijing and learn about traditional Chinese culture. Each year is named after one of the 12 signs of the Chinese zodiac in a repeating cycle, with this year being the Year of the Rabbit. The Lunar New Year is the most important annual holiday in China.

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Chinese pray for health in Lunar New Year as Covid death toll rises (New Straits Times Online)

BEIJING: China rang in the Lunar New Year on Sunday with its people praying for health after three years of stress and financial hardship under the pandemic ...

"Because of the pandemic, we hadn't been out of China for three years," said tourist and business owner Kiki Hu, 28, in Krabi on Thailand's southwest coast. Asia's tourist hotspots have been bracing for the return of Chinese tourists, who spent US$255 billion a year globally before the pandemic. "Now that we can leave and come here for holiday, I feel so happy and emotional." Chinese health experts say the wave of infections across the country has already peaked. China on Jan. 7 in an abrupt policy U-turn, which followed historic protests against the curbs.

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