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A Symphony of Stars and New Beginnings: Celebrating Chinese New Year Across Asia

Celebrating Chinese New Year Across Asia As the moon waxes and wanes, marking the passage of time, many cultures across Asia prepare […]

If your image of Christmas is a snow-covered village, family around a fireplace, and a dinner of roast turkey, prepare to have […]

Every year, on 11 November, China witnesses a massive wave of online shopping activity known as the 11.11 sale or Double 11. […]

こんにちは！ I’m a Japanese language trainer at The Oriental Dialogue, and one of the most delightful moments in my teaching journey is […]

Every year, on the 5th day of the 5th month of the Chinese lunar calendar (usually in late May or June), people […]

One of the greatest archaeological discoveries of the 20th century happened not with a grand expedition, but by sheer accident. In 1974, […]