BANGKOK/YANGON -- Lunar New Year became a national holiday in Myanmar this year, providing a respite for citizens hammered by years of instability and unrest while also showing the military ...

(Yasuyoshi Chiba/AFP via Getty Images) A Chinese temple in the Chinatown area of Yangon, Myanmar, on the first day of the Lunar New Year. (Sai Aung Main/AFP via Getty Images) A Chinese Lunar New ...

YANGON: Chinese New Year is a vibrant and highly anticipated event in Myanmar, with Myanmar-born Chinese families across the country actively upholding their traditions. Wai Wai Tun, 30 ...

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and the world.

In diaspora communities, particularly in cultural enclaves, Lunar New Year is visibly and joyfully celebrated. In the Chinese zodiac, 2025 is the Year of the Snake. Different countries across Asia ...