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Tag: New Year

Posted inOpinion

Prepare for the light of spring: Nowruz is coming

by Kourosh Ziabari March 16, 2021March 16, 2021

The coming weekend marks the Persian New Year. Nowruz, or New Day, heralds the advent of spring and jubilantly injects life into the frozen veins of nature. Even those who don’t celebrate it agree that this festival is an exceptional opportunity to enshrine the rejuvenation of the Earth after a chilly hibernation and embrace sights […]

Posted inWorld

US hits 20m Covid cases as New Year arrives

by Ben Sheppard January 2, 2021January 3, 2021
Posted inWorld

World ushers in New Year in shadow of pandemic

by AT Contributor January 1, 2021January 2, 2021
Posted inOpinion

New Year: the good, the bad, and the ugly

by Norman A. Bailey September 30, 2020October 1, 2020
Posted inWorld

A call for courage: Leaders ring in New Year

by Dave Makichuk January 2, 2020February 18, 2020
Posted inBeijing, China, Hong Kong

No fireworks to ring in New Year in protest-weary HK

by Frank Chen December 23, 2019February 18, 2020
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Protests to rock HK’s malls at Christmas, New Year

by Frank Chen December 16, 2019February 18, 2020
Chinese shoppers look at the iPhones on display at the Apple Store in Shanghai. Photo: AFP
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

WeChat staff to get iPhones, bonuses at annual party

by Ben Kwok January 29, 2019February 18, 2020
Shoko Kanazawa adds the finishing touches to her calligraphy for 2019, 'Prayer.' Photo: Jason Morgan/Asia Times
Posted inChina, Japan, North Korea, Northeast Asia, South Asia, South Korea, World

Poignant Chinese character offered to world for 2019: ‘Prayer’

by Jason Morgan January 1, 2019February 18, 2020
Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor is blanketed in wintery mist. Photo: Facebook
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Cold spell blamed for six deaths in Hong Kong

by Asia Times staff December 31, 2018February 18, 2020
Skyscrapers in Hong Kong's Victoria Harbor are shrouded in wintery mist. Photo: Facebook
Posted inChina, Hong Kong

Rain and chilly weather heading to HK as New Year begins

by Asia Times staff December 27, 2018February 18, 2020

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