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The Chinese have arrived and they brought their hotpots

JJ Yulo
Updated as of Feb 22 03:26 PM

At first I couldn’t wrap my head around the idea of a building full of mainland Chinese-oriented restaurants. Imagine our surprise as we drove up to Victoria de Makati. The rumors were true! Read more »

Their version of longest holiday

Tyrone Siu, Reuters
Posted at Feb 19 11:33 PM

eople release sky lanterns to celebrate the traditional Chinese Lantern Festival, marking the end of the Lunar New Year. Read more »

Spring Lantern Festival

Stringer, Reuters
Posted at Feb 18 08:48 PM

People visit a lantern show to mark the upcoming Chinese Lantern Festival in Xian, Shaanxi province, China on Sunday. Read more »

Why these Chinese New Year parade floats were showstoppers

SM Supermalls
Updated as of Feb 13 07:22 PM

The floats' lights, colors, and designs were a sight to behold that truly made everyone feel the good luck and harmony they are believed to bring for the Year of the Pig. Read more »

15 killed in New Year knife rampage, arson attack in China

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 08 06:08 PM

BEIJING - Fifteen people were killed in China on the night of the Lunar New Year in two family tragedies after one man started a fire and another went on a knife rampage.   Read more »

Kandidato lumikha umano ng gulo dahil sa paghahagis ng mga tikoy

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 07 06:00 PM

Binatikos ng ilang concerned citizen ang isang tumatakbong vice mayor sa Maynila matapos umanong lumikha ng gulo nang mambato ito ng mga tikoy sa isang pagtitipon.   Read more »

The politicians who stole Chinese New Year

Mookie Katigbak-Lacuesta
Updated as of Feb 10 02:40 PM

Last Tuesday in Binondo, tikoys were thrown, angpaos flew from above, and people from the Federation of Fil Chi Chamber of Commerce were herded like pigs and out of their floats so that politicians could take over and put on their show. When it comes to going low, never underestimate the Filipino epal eager to win a government seat. Read more »

Merging Chinese culture with Filipino Catholicism

Text and photos by Gigie Cruz, ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 07 03:36 PM

Rather than shunning traditional Chinese practices and risk alienating a significant sector of its community, a church in San Juan City incorporates age-old Chinese traditions into its Roman Catholic Holy Mass. The movement of inculturation in the Catholic faith is not a new concept, according to Jesuit Priest Fr. Aristotle Dy, citing existing practices of merging God's Gospel with particular cultures. Read more »

‘Happy Chinese New Year’: Local stars ring in Year of the Pig

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 06 10:13 AM

How did Filipino celebrities celebrate the start of the Year of the Pig? Read more »

Grupo ng mga mananayaw hataw sa lion, dragon dance para sa pondo

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 11:00 PM

Pinaniniwalaang pampasuwerte para sa mga Chinese at Tsinoy ang lion at dragon dance. Read more »

Manila Bay dinagsa sa Chinese New Year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 08:50 PM

Nagtalaga na ang Manila police ng mga tauhang sisita sa mga naliligo sa Manila Bay.  Read more »

A jolly pig in the limelight

George Calvelo, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 08:38 PM

A person wearing a pig mascot costume entertains visitors during a parade welcoming Chinese New Year at the Mall of Asia in Pasay City on Tuesday.  Read more »

Scary dragon, yummy pig

Jonathan Cellona, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 08:10 PM

Dragon dancers perform on Ongpin Street during Chinese New Year celebrations in Binondo, Manila on Tuesday.  Read more »

TINGNAN: Cultural show, pamamahagi ng tikoy sa pagsalubong ng Year of the Pig

ABS-CBN News
Updated as of Feb 05 09:56 PM

Masigabo ang naging pagsalubong ng Chinese-Filipino community sa Chinese New Year na idinaos ngayong Martes.  Read more »

Dancing dragon in the year of the pig

Basilio H. Sepe, ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 01:31 PM

Revelers light firecrackers as dancers perform a dragon dance during the Chinese New Year's eve celebration in Binondo. Read more »

Chinese New Year's resolution idea: Learn how to make dim sum

Joko Magalong-De Veyra
Updated as of Feb 05 07:06 AM

Canton Road at the Shangri-La at the Fort celebrates the Chinese New Year with a luxurious spread, including the traditional prosperity toss, as well as classes on the art of dim sum by executive Chinese chef Wang Wei Qing. Read more »

Chinese communities around world welcome Year of the Pig

Agence France-Presse
Posted at Feb 05 06:00 AM

HONG KONG - Chinese communities began welcoming the Year of the Pig on Tuesday, ushering in the Lunar New Year with prayers, family feasts, and shopping sprees after embarking on the world's largest annual migration. Read more »

Pagkain ng tikoy, bakit pinaniniwalaang masuwerte?

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 05 12:23 AM

Isa sa mga bida tuwing Chinese New Year ay ang tikoy. Read more »

Crowne Plaza's Xin Tian Di welcomes Year of the Pig with special dishes

Jeeves de Veyra
Posted at Feb 04 10:10 PM

Xin Tian Di, the Chinese restaurant of the Crowne Plaza Manila Galleria, welcomes the Year of the Pig with the addition of new items to its menu. Read more »

ALAMIN: Kahulugan ng dragon, lion dances sa Chinese New Year

ABS-CBN News
Posted at Feb 04 09:45 PM

Hindi mawawala tuwing Lunar o Chinese New Year ang dragon at lion dance. Read more »