International celebrations for New Year taking shape

London will see 700,000 people attend colorful parade on Feb 18

London will host some of the largest Chinese New Year celebrations outside Asia as millions of people around the world mark the start of the Year of the Dog.

This year, the Lunar New Year falls on Feb 16. The United Kingdom capital's main celebrations will take place on Feb 18 when an expected 700,000 people will be entertained by a colorful parade featuring Chinese music, floats, dancing and acrobatics, in addition to dragon and lion dances.