Revellers ushered in the Lunar New Year in Sydney’s Chinatown on January 29 with a street festival, featuring traditional lion dances and family-friendly snake models. The Sydney Lunar New Year festival runs until February 16, offering night markets, performances, and dragon boat racing.
Revellers ushered in the Lunar New Year in Sydney’s Chinatown on Wednesday (January 29) in a street festival that attracted locals and tourists alike.
A dance troupe performed traditional lion dances in colourful lion costumes to kick-off the festival, which was adorned with models of snakes, alluding to the new lunar year being a ‘snake year’.
“Snakes are typically a bit scary, especially to Asians… so we’ve done a very cartoon style to it" said designer Fiona Ho who created the festival’s "family friendly" models of the reptile.
The Sydney Lunar New Year festival will run from January 29 to February 16 and will feature a variety of events including night markets, performances and dragon boat racing.
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Australian Prime Minister Anthony Albanese has pledged to counter the "damaging" notion that democratic systems are failing, especially during a time of widespread global instability.
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U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House in a historic meeting, claiming credit for stopping the recent India-Pakistan conflict, though India denied any U.S. mediation.
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Japanese stocks saw the largest foreign inflow in four weeks during the week ending June 14, driven by optimism over U.S.-China trade talks and a weaker yen supporting exporters’ earnings.
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New Zealand has suspended NZ$18.2 million in budget funding to the Cook Islands amid growing tensions over the island nation’s deepening ties with China and concerns over a lack of transparency.
U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House in a historic meeting, claiming credit for stopping the recent India-Pakistan conflict, though India denied any U.S. mediation.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he supports China’s position that its ongoing tariff dispute with the United States should be resolved through dialogue.
Egypt’s Foreign Minister Badr Abdelatty and Chinese Foreign Minister Wang Yi discussed the escalating Middle East tensions and stressed the need for urgent de-escalation and diplomatic efforts to prevent further conflict.
Rwanda and the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC) have initialed a draft peace agreement, marking a significant step toward ending years of conflict in eastern Congo.
New Zealand has suspended NZ$18.2 million in budget funding to the Cook Islands amid growing tensions over the island nation’s deepening ties with China and concerns over a lack of transparency.
U.S. President Donald Trump hosted Pakistan’s army chief Field Marshal Asim Munir at the White House in a historic meeting, claiming credit for stopping the recent India-Pakistan conflict, though India denied any U.S. mediation.
President Donald Trump is facing pushback from within his own "America First" coalition over the prospect of U.S. military involvement in the escalating conflict between Israel and Iran.
Russian President Vladimir Putin said on Thursday he supports China’s position that its ongoing tariff dispute with the United States should be resolved through dialogue.
Japanese stocks saw the largest foreign inflow in four weeks during the week ending June 14, driven by optimism over U.S.-China trade talks and a weaker yen supporting exporters’ earnings.
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