Tag: Lunar New Year

• Monday, March 11th 2013 - 08:15 UTC

  China’s February inflation and exports with positive messages for the economy

  

  China's inflation rate hit a 10-month high in February, as Lunar New Year festivities drove up food prices. Consumer prices rose 3.2% from a year earlier, with food prices up by 6%. Likewise exports rose more than expected in February, probably indicating that the Chinese economy could be in an upturn.

• Monday, January 23rd 2012 - 04:08 UTC

  Asia welcomes the Year of the Dragon, the most revered sign of the Chinese zodiac

  

  Asia welcomed the Year of the Dragon on Monday with a cacophony of fireworks, hoping the mightiest sign in the Chinese zodiac will usher in the wealth and power it represents.