lunar new year

As people celebrate the Lunar New Year, businesses in Boston’s Chinatown are feeling the impact of COVID-19.

In recent decades, a new pattern has emerged in the luxury retail world: In late December, many of the world’s most valuable brands will unveil exclusive lines of merchandise covered in Chinese cultural symbols, one of a dozen animal zodiac signs, the color red or all of the above. Marketing for this Lunar New Year, which falls on Friday,...

China has expanded sweeping efforts to contain a viral disease by postponing the end of this week’s Lunar New Year holiday to keep the public at home and avoid spreading infection as the death toll rose to 80.

The Year of the Rat begins on January 25th and with it comes the exchange of red envelopes to mark the occasion.

What does the red envelope signify for Chinese New Year? Anna Rossi finds out from JP Fuji Group chef Jimmy Laing.