It's Lunar New Year, also known as the Chinese New Year or the Spring Festival, when Asian communities around the world will say farewell to the Year of the Tiger and usher in the Year of the Rabbit.

It's the first time New York students will have the day off for the Lunar New Year since a new state law was signed in 2023. In 2024, the holiday fell on a Saturday.

Lunar New Year is not a federal holiday, meaning the U.S. Postal Service delivers mail and the stock markets open as usual. However, in 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation ordering public ...

BEIJING--Lunar New Year festivals and prayers marked the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and farther afield on Wednesday — including in Moscow.

Japan was the top cross-border destination for Chinese tourists during the eight-day Lunar New Year holiday through Feb. 4, with reservations doubling from the previous year, according to data ...

In September 2023, Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation making Asian Lunar New Year an official holiday for public schools statewide.

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul signed legislation to make it an official public school holiday in September 2023. What is Lunar New Year?

Chinese travelers are canceling plans to visit Thailand during the Lunar New Year holiday, as concerns over the kidnapping of actor Wang Xing continue to reverberate through the country.

The Luxembourg-based subsidiary of Japanese space exploration firm ispace has finished building a micro lunar rover, which is now set to fly to the moon.

Supporters of a successful 2023 legislative effort to recognize Lunar New Year as an official state holiday in Colorado are ready to celebrate.

Despite an annual warning from authorities, a deadly New Year's trend continued in Japan this week as two people died after choking on mochi — a doughy cake made from steamed sweet rice that is ...

Two elderly men in Japan died after choking to death on mochi rice cakes as part of a New Year’s tradition that authorities have issued warnings about annually.