BEIJING — For people in China facing an economic slowdown, every yuan counts these days. During the last Lunar New Year holiday, construction worker Huang Peng took a high-speed train to his ...

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China ’s film market enjoyed a record-breaking Lunar New Year, amassing a staggering RMB9.51 billion ($1.31 billion) in total box office revenue over the seven-day holiday period ending Feb. 4 ...

A woman takes photos near lanterns at the Lantern Festival during Yuanxiao, the fifteen day of the Lunar New Year in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. Credit: AP/Ng Han Guan ...

China's weeklong Lunar New Year holiday spurs consumer activity, but the vibe in the world's second-largest economy remains subdued. And new U.S. tariffs cast a fresh shadow.

Beijing permits fireworks displays over a 16-day period surrounding the Lunar New Year, but largely restricts them to suburban areas outside the densely populated city center.

A child wearing a face mask to help curb the spread of the coronavirus looks at toys featuring Lunar New Year lion dancers on display at a subway station in Beijing, Wednesday, Feb. 10, 2021.

But the growth rate for holiday retail sales fell to its lowest since at least 2011. During the 2018's Lunar New Year holidays, the annual increase was 10.2 percent.

That’s a 18% increase from last year’s New Year holiday box office take of 8.02 billion yuan. The Lunar New Year holiday ran from Jan. 28 to Feb. 4 this year.