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Join the Lunar New Year party in BKK and beyond
Life, Patcharawalai Sanyanusin, Published on 08/02/2024
» Everyone is waiting to celebrate the Year of the Dragon which will begin on Saturday. Represented by the most powerful creature of the 12-animal Chinese zodiac, this year is considered special. And, of course, many shopping malls have special decorations and exciting activities to allow everyone to start the Lunar New Year in grand style. Here are some of the highlights.
Japan celebrates successful lunar landing
Published on 20/01/2024
» TOKYO - Japan on Saturday became the fifth country to put a spacecraft on the moon, but solar power issues threatened to cut short the mission to prove “precision” landing technology and revitalise a space programme that has suffered setbacks.
Meliá Chiang Mai launches doughnut set
Life, Published on 05/01/2023
» Meliá Chiang Mai has introduced a mouthwatering traditional glazed doughnut and Spanish coffee combo set at Ruen Kaew Lounge.
South Korea's first lunar orbiter launched by SpaceX
AFP, Published on 05/08/2022
» SEOUL - South Korea's first lunar orbiter successfully launched on a year-long mission to observe the Moon, Seoul said Friday, with the payload including a new disruption-tolerant network for sending data from space.
Cambodian lion dancers clinging on amid pandemic
Reuters, Published on 31/01/2022
» PHNOM PENH: Cambodian dragon and lion dancer Gnuon Virak huddles his troupe together in a circle, before they let out a team cheer and get to work rehearsing for their a Lunar New Year performance - their only one of the pandemic-stricken year.
China, Russia to team up to explore moon
Bloomberg News, Published on 28/01/2022
» China and Russia will sign an agreement to build a research station on the moon, officials at the Chinese space agency said.
Asian businesses suffer Lunar New Year blues
Reuters, Published on 11/02/2021
» SINGAPORE: From a skyway operator in Australia to a tourist guide on Indonesia's resort island of Bali and a lion dance troupe in Malaysia, Asia's travel industry is hurting as coronavirus curbs keep most people home for the Lunar New Year.
Dragon dancers scale up ambitions in Vietnam
AFP, Published on 04/02/2021
» CAN THO (VIETNAM) - By day, Le Yen Quyen works as a pharmacist at her local health clinic in Vietnam's Mekong Delta. At night, she dances under the head of a lion on perilously high metal poles, practising her moves ahead of Lunar New Year festivities.
Moon richer in water than once thought
AFP, Published on 27/10/2020
» PARIS: There may be far more water on the Moon than previously thought, according to two studies published Monday raising the tantalising prospect that astronauts on future space missions could find refreshment -- and maybe even fuel -- on the lunar surface.
New Year pilgrimage
Life, Pattarawadee Saengmanee, Published on 22/01/2020
» To mark the pig handing over the baton to the rat this weekend, Thais of Chinese descent will uphold their traditions by visiting several holy shrines and making offerings to deities for Lunar New Year. If you're planning any such trips in and around Bangkok, here are some popular venues to pray for good fortune and prosperity in the year to come.