Editor's Note: Spring Festival, or the Year of the Pig in the Chinese lunar calendar,
On Feb 4, the date of Lunar New Year's Eve this year, the landmark Tokyo Tower will be lit up in the lucky color red using 36 big spotlights, and the main deck of the tower will say "Happy Spring Festival" in Mandarin Chinese, a senior diplomat said.
Hundreds of thousands of people in the United Kingdom will experience some of the biggest Chinese New Year celebrations outside Asia in early February, at an event that will feature dragon and lion dances, stage performances, parades, traditional Chinese food and a wide range of fun activities.
Antwerp, the most populous city in Belgium, was immersed in Chinese Lunar New Year festivities on Saturday, Feb 2.
The Australian city of Sydney boasts one of the biggest Lunar New Year festivals outside Asia.
As New York is home to the largest Chinese population outside Asia, Lunar New Year has long been one of the most popular festivals for the whole city to celebrate together.
After blazing a new trail in high-quality development, China is pressing ahead with its next phase of opening-up by widening investment options for foreign investors.
The Chinese yuan, or renminbi, strengthened to a six-month high against the United States dollar on Thursday, as the US Federal Reserve expressed its patience on future rate increases, and the market awaited signals from ongoing Sino-US trade talks in Washington.
The risks behind an earlier wave of acquisitions among mainland-listed companies manifested itself this week, leading to earnings losses that rattled investors but pave the way for a bullish A-share market, analysts said.
China is further opening up its telecommunication industry, with more access and favorable policies being granted to foreign players in the field, according to industry experts.
Although the A-share market dipped on Wednesday, experts said they remain optimistic on the market's performance after the upcoming Spring Festival.
In China's saturated smartphone market, industry players are desperately rethinking survival strategies.
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