China, Lunar New Year

China’s Lunar New Year spending spree offers hope for consumption boost
Statistics indicate domestic consumption broke several records during this year’s holiday, with lower-end spending seeing the biggest gains.
China touts record spending over Lunar New Year holiday
Travel and spending during China’s Lunar New Year holiday hit new records this year, giving the government an encouraging boost as it seeks to ramp up the ailing economy.
China’s Lunar New Year Travel, Spending Boom Offer Positive Signs
Tourism revenues in China during the eight-day holiday that ended Tuesday rose 7.0% in year-over-year terms, while the number of domestic trips rose 5.9%, state media reported.
China’s biggest holiday: Lunar New Year and how it’s celebrated
Among China’s traditional holidays and celebrations, none ranks higher in importance than the Lunar New Year (農曆新年). Also known as the Spring Festival (春節), or simply Chinese New Year, it marks the beginning of the year according to the traditional lunar calendar.
China's economy gets New Year boost from holiday travel and shopping
China's economy gets New Year boost from holiday travel and shopping China's sluggish domestic consumption got a boost over the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday, with travel and retail sales both offering a slight reprieve to a dragging economy facing the prospect of an escalating US trade war.
China sees 203% surge in Lunar New Year travel
China’s start to the Lunar New Year is marked by a tourism boom, defying the country’s broader economic slowdown. China has recorded a 203% surge in inbound travel bookings for the 2025 Lunar New Year,
China markets return from holiday facing trade war and AI rally
China's markets return from a week's break on Wednesday to a fresh trade dispute with the United States and ructions in the ...
China’s 2025 Spring Festival holiday wraps up on a high note, setting new record of 501 million domestic passenger trips
Spring Festival holiday wrapped up on a high note, with domestic passenger trips totaling 501 million, a 5.9 percent ...
China Market Update: Alibaba Gains On AI Release, Tariffs Prove Beautifully Bad For Stocks
Asian stocks wished they were still on vacation, as U.S. tariffs proved not to be a beautiful thing for stocks as the U.S.
China Box Office Hits Record $1.3 Billion Over Lunar New Year, Imax Also Scales New Highs
China’s film market enjoyed a record-breaking Lunar New Year, amassing $1.31 billion in total box office revenue over the ...
Shares of Chinese companies linked to DeepSeek surged on the first post-holiday trading day
DeepSeek-related shares surged in mainland China after weeklong public holidays. But broader markets were weighed by Trump's ...
China’s holiday gold-buying frenzy continues despite global price rises
Spring Festival holidays sparked a gold purchase rush among consumers, even as the price of spot gold hit a record of $2,830 ...
China Box Office: ‘Ne Zha 2’ Leads Massive Lunar New Year Surge to $1.2 Billion as Imax Breaks Records
The Chinese box office experienced a massive boost over the Lunar New Year holiday, with five major releases propelling ...
Morning Bid: Alphabet flubs, Yen surges, China returns
Global stocks fell on Wednesday, after disappointing earnings from Alphabet knocked Wall Street futures, while the dollar ...
China Markets Reopen After Holiday, Bracing for Trump Tariffs Impact
Onshore Chinese markets resume after six-day holiday Trading follows US imposition of 10% tariffs, China’s response Yuan eyed ...