Sentences with phrase «lunar new year holidays»

Demand out of China kicked in heading into year - end, in anticipation of the Lunar New Year holidays, while the demonetisation of highvalue banknotes in India led to a knee - jerk spike in demand.

The key uncertainty is how much the data has been distorted by the fall of China's annual Lunar New Year holidays, which were in February this year and in January in 2012 and which typically see factories shut up shop for two weeks.

It was late February 2016 — still high season for Asian casinos, thanks to the Lunar New Year holiday — and Ding had been here for days.

China is entering week - long Lunar New Year holiday and 6.5 million travelers are expected to be spending that break overseas, splashing billions of dollars over the break, according to a report by country's tourism authority and travel website Ctrip.

Ross» recommendations came in the middle of China's Lunar New Year holiday when government offices and businesses largely shut down for a week.

Trade data for the same month revealed the country incurred its first trade deficit in local - currency terms since early 2014, mainly due to a surge in imports, although the figures were probably affected by the timing of the Lunar New Year holiday.

Analysts are wary of data from January and February given the variable timing of the Lunar New Year holiday.

According to Son, the pardons, which were expected in the run - up to January's Lunar New Year holiday, included 4,180 inmates convicted of an array of crimes.

Following up on the Cinema City romantic comedy Seven Years Itch, To re-teamed with producer - writer - star (not necessarily in that order) Raymond Wong Bak - Ming for an ensemble film designed for release during the Lunar New Year holiday, a week - long (more or less) celebration that is the highlight of the Hong Kong film release calendar, when all of the big, star - studded blockbusters hit theatres.

The email reads «we are excited to announce an upcoming Steam Sale event to celebrate the Lunar New Year holiday,» and that «the Steam Lunar New Year Sale will run from February 15th to 19th.»

Mindful of Asian clients, who now represent about a third of its auction buyers, Christie's, like Sotheby's, held its sales three weeks later than usual to avoid a clash with the Lunar New Year holiday.

A more complete picture of Chinese demand may only emerge after the Lunar New Year holiday, when wealthier buyers often combine overseas property hunting with sightseeing.

Not exact matches

The shifting timing of Lunar New Year celebrations in China, seeing the entire nation break for a week - long holiday, often creates seasonal distortions in Chinese economic data during this time of the yYear celebrations in China, seeing the entire nation break for a week - long holiday, often creates seasonal distortions in Chinese economic data during this time of the yearyear.

Unlike other events such as the Lunar New Year, China's biggest family holiday, it involves few other expenses such as travel or banquets, leaving more money for gifts.

Last Friday marked the first day of the Chinese Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival, China's most important holiday.

Likewise, during Lunar New Year and the National Day golden week periods, mainland China will usually arrange for seven - day consecutive holidays by reshuffling workdays and weekends.

City Council Speaker Melissa Mark - Viverito (D - Manhattan) joined Queens elected officials in Flushing last week to renew a call to make Lunar New Year a school holiday.

Assembly Speaker sheldon Silver, along with Sen. Daniel Squadron and Assemblyman ron Kim are pushing a measuere that would recognize the Lunar New Year as an official city holiday.

QUEENS, NY — In celebration of the spirit of Lunar New Year, Borough President Melinda Katz today announced she is holding a photo contest in which individuals will be invited to submit photos that best encapsulate the holiday.

At 12:15 p.m., elected officials and community leaders hold a rally calling for the addition of the Lunar New Year as a school holiday, City Hall steps, Manhattan.

«Through the advocacy of many leaders in our community, we are proud that Lunar New Year is now a holiday that is celebrated city - wide,» LINDA LEE, Executive Director of Korean Community Services of Metropolitan New York said.

U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D - Flushing) has renewed a call to make Lunar New Year a school holiday.

Some community leaders in Chinatown say Silver has worked hard for their neighborhood as well, and credit him with helping to get the Lunar New Year approved as a potential school holiday in the city.

Squadron's only press release that day involved the demand that the Chinese Lunar New Year be made a public school holiday.

This comes as Mayor Bill de Blasio announced on the Brian Lehrer show last week that he supports making Eid al - Fitr, Eid al - Adha and Lunar New Year school holidays, but said he hadn't decided about the Hindu festival of Diwali.

«Students of many other cultures and ethnicity rightly have off for the most important holidays they observe, and kids who celebrate Lunar New Year should be afforded the same,» said U.S. Rep. Grace Meng (D - Flushing).

Elected officials gather in front of Queens Library in Flushing to call for legislation that would make Lunar New Year a school holiday.

«Making Lunar New Year a legal holiday would honor the culture of the tens of thousands of Asian Americans who call our city home, and I'm proud to support my colleagues in this effort.»

At 10 a.m., the Senate Standing Committee on Education will meet to discuss a number of amendments to education law - including an act in relation to establishing the Asian Lunar New Year school holiday and an act in relation to authorizing the option of assigning community service as an alternative to suspension of students or in conjunction with student suspension.

Parade - goers celebrate Lunar New Year, an Asian holiday that U.S. Rep. Grace Meng is trying to make a school holiday.

Outside City Hall in March, he voiced support for making the Lunar New Year a school holiday.

Gianaris praised Stavisky as instrumental in passing recent Senate legislation on making the Lunar New Year a school holiday and on the East Sea naming controversy between Japan and Korea.

The Lunar New Year — traditionally marked with parades, fireworks, sweet rice cakes, pink peach flowers and dragon dancing — is the biggest holiday on the calendar for many East Asians.

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«We're examining the possibility of making [the Lunar New Year] a holiday for future school calendars,» said Marge Feinberg, spokeswoman for the city's Department of Education.

As a Chinese girl growing up in America, I didn't always get to celebrate Lunar New Year, which is the biggest holiday in China.

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Western holidays are over, but Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations are still to come.

Join us at the Korean Cultural Center to celebrate the holiday spirit of Seollal, Korea's Lunar New Years Day!

Tomorrow, February 19th 2015, is the most important holiday in the Chinese calendar, Chinese New Year, also known as the Lunar New Year because the the Chinese calendar is lunisolar.

In the month before Wednesday's statement, Mr. Zuckerberg has posted publicly on his Facebook page, typically his main venue for disseminating his views, only twice: once with photos of his family celebrating Chinese Lunar New Year, the other of them celebrating the Jewish holiday of Purim.

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