Kuala Lumpur — The lion symbolises strength, wisdom and courage. These characteristics play a crucial role to why Chinese families like to usher in the Lunar New Year with an elaborate and auspicious lion dance. The Choong family. Every year the Choong family of Kuala Lumpur host a lion dance,...

Hong Kong – They are billed as “luxury tours” but at a cost of as little as HK$1,000 for a four-day package with accommodation, many mainland tourists to Hong Kong and Macau discover to their dismay that these cheap shopping tours to Hong Kong and Macau come with a high hidden price tag. Earlier...

Hong Kong – “Impulsiveness is the most valuable trait for human beings,” said Ai Weiwei, one of the most headline-grabbing political artists in China. “Ultimately, impulsiveness determines your passion, your instinct and who you truly are!” Ai told a gathering of cyber-acquaintances gathered...

Beijing / Hong Kong – One Country, Two Styles. Fireworks are once again key to welcoming in the Lunar New Year. In Hong Kong, tens of thousands gathered peaceably to watch a high-tech pyrotechnic display set to music light up its famous harbour. In the capital, Beiing, things were a little more...

Shenzhen – It’s been called the largest annual human migration in the world. This year was no exception. China’s Ministry of Transport estimated travellers would make more than 2.5 billion journeys during the 40-day Spring Festival in order to celebrate the Lunar New Year at home. The Railway...

Hong Kong – Was the Swine Flu pandemic overhyped? “Yes!” is the short answer, Thomas Abraham, director of the Public Health Media Project at the University of Hong Kong, said during a luncheon speech at the Foreign Correspondents’ Club, Hong Kong, on February 1.

Hong Kong – The World Health Organization (WHO) said it will convene a meeting of experts to decide whether the current H1N1 influenza pandemic has subsided enough to enter into a “post-peak period.”

Hong Kong — Spring Festival travellers appear to be relaxed about catching or spreading H1N1 flu, despite concern that the mass movement of people could increase the rate of infections during this peak holiday travel period.