Firecrackers, parades and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield.

From Beijing to Hanoi and Moscow, the holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major festival celebrated by diaspora communities around the world.

With the introduction of visa-free policies and "China Travel" going viral online, the number of foreign visitors who came to China for the festival has grown by around 150 percent from the same ...

It’s the Year of the Wood Snake, which favours intelligence, prosperity and resourcefulness. If you want to start things off ...

EXCLUSIVE: The Chinese soldier filmed himself walking through the captured city of Kurakhove, and said his commander was ...

KUALA LUMPUR, MALAYSIA - Media OutReach Newswire - 29 January 2025 - This week, China and the world are celebrating the arrival of the Year of the Wood Snake. According ...

The Year of the Wood Snake in 2025 marks the second year of a rare 180-year feng shui cycle, beginning on January 29, and is ...

Wang Xing, a 31-year-old Chinese actor, travelled to Thailand early this month after receiving an unsolicited offer to join a ...

Chinese online scammers are using the money fleeced from unsuspecting Aussies to purchase multimillion-dollar mansions in ...

In this image released by Philippine Coast Guard, a Chinese Coast Guard boat sails around Sandy Cay in the South China Sea on ...

Thousands of flights and hotel bookings were cancelled following news of Wang's ordeal ... citing safety concerns among Chinese travellers. Online, social media users shared accounts and warnings ...