Shanghai's Spring Festival Fare

About 150 "guests" arrived early in chef Luo Yulin's kitchen - ducks.

Dinner Of Reunion And Luck

Pick up a piece of chicken with chopsticks, dip it into a condiment made by combining minced ginger, diced shallot and soy sauce, then tear up the light-colored, nearly white skin and bite the tender meat.

What on earth is "white cut chicken"?

To make authentic "white cut chicken", the cook needs to do two things. First, turn off the heat when the water starts to boil and allow the chicken to get cooked in its entirety in the residual heat. Second, put the chicken into ice-cold water for 10 minutes before cutting it into pieces.

Johnson's menu

The following recipe can produce a Cantonese-style Spring Festival Eve dinner, as gourmet Johnson Wong recommends four "lucky dishes" from Cantonese cuisine.

Smoother festival travel sign of advancing times

The travel rush at Spring Festival always makes headlines because it strikes a chord with almost everyone in this country. Going back home ahead of the Chinese Lunar New Year's Eve for a family reunion after a year of work, no matter how far one is away, is a duty ingrained in the minds of most Chinese people.

US woos industrial capital

Under the "America First" policy of US President Donald Trump, the flow of capital to real industry in the United States seems to be a long-term trend.

Better enforcement of the law can ensure workers get paid

DURING A RECENT INSPECTION TOUR OF LUDIAN in Southwest China's Yunnan province, which was hit by a 6.5-magnitude earthquake in August 2014 that killed 615 people, Premier Li Keqiang, while talking with local residents, learned that one local laborer was owed 50,000 yuan ($7,274) by his company. Li was "angry" and criticized the company. Beijing News comments:

Guide sharing economy onto the right track

IN RESPONSE TO complaints by passengers at the doubling or even tripling of fares as Spring Festival draws near, Didi Chuxing, China's largest ride-sharing platform, announced on Monday that it will ban its drivers from collecting the "dispatching fee", a tip paid by passengers, during the holiday period. Beijing News commented on Wednesday:

Cost of rural weddings too high to last

THE FIRST MONTH of the Chinese Lunar New Year is always the busiest season of the year for rural wedding ceremonies, which some families spend decades of savings on. Beijing News commented on Wednesday:

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Ignoring China cannot make US great again

President Donald Trump's often changing foreign policy positions and unorthodox diplomatic exchanges have made the United States an unpredictable partner in international affairs, especially in Sino-US relations and Pacific affairs.

So near yet so far, thanks to technology

Spring Festival, which falls on Saturday this year, is coming. In a few days, the festival will be celebrated with family reunions and parties.