The tradition was brought to Taiwan by Fujian people, where the festival is even more elaborate due to the hardships and ...

Beyond the traditional fireworks, decorations, dragon dances, and lion dances, Spring Festival celebrations across China feature distinct local traditions, each adding its unique flavor to the ...

A 238-meter-long golden dragon and 18 ... the Spring Festival and cross-Straits ties. The joint fireworks display, a cherished Chinese New Year tradition since 1987, underscored the deep bonds between ...

A Da Wu-class rescue-and-salvage ship sails as the Taiwan military demonstrates combat readiness as part of an annual exercise in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, January 9, 2025. REUTERS/Ann Wang January ...

Dragon Boat Festival and Leadership Camp. Some of the paddlers wept as they placed the roses in the water. Others laughed and embraced their fellow survivors. Many more held back tears.

Residents and visitors packed Tai Hang in Hong Kong on Thursday night for the return of the fire dragon dance in celebration of the Mid-Autumn Festival, as the government is trying to encourage ...

These included the discretionary funds earmarked for gifts and cash bonuses to government personnel and underprivileged children for the Lunar New Year holidays, Dragon Boat Festival and Mid-Autumn ...

Alarm bells rang on Wednesday with news that undersea cables connecting Taiwan with the Matsu Islands had been damaged. Taiwanese authorities said the incident may have resulted from natural decay.

TAIPEI -- Taiwan's remaining undersea cable link to the Matsu Islands near China was completely disconnected early Wednesday, the government said, adding to a string of such issues and raising ...

TAIPEI - A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck a mountainous, rural area of Taiwan’s south on Jan 21, the island’s weather administration said, injuring 27 people and causing ceilings of homes to ...

Chinese tourists were embroiled in a territorial dispute while on holiday - attacking a reveller who was carrying the flag of Taiwan at a music festival. Four men from the Communist rogue state ...

Kerala was crowned overall champion at the National Dragon Boat Championship which concluded at Punnamada in Alappuzha on Sunday. The State bagged 18 gold, four silver and two bronze medals.