Residents of Cambodia's capital city Phnom Penh were gearing up on Monday to celebrate Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival in China and Tet in Vietnam, falls on 29 January,

At least four people were crushed and suffocated to death on Thursday in Cambodia after a large crowd gathered at a local tycoon’s home to receive Lunar New Year red envelopes filled with money, police said.

Chinese travelers are canceling plans to visit Thailand during the Lunar New Year holiday, as concerns over the kidnapping of actor Wang Xing continue to reverberate through the country.

Four people were killed and five others injured as a crowd scrambled for food and cash handouts from one of Cambodia’s richest men as a Chinese Lunar New Year gift.

A crowd surge during Sok Kong's Lunar New Year charity giveaway in Phnom Penh led to four deaths and several injuries.

In 1988, a Lancaster high school teacher went above and beyond to share Lunar New Year traditions with her students. Celebration activities included dancing, setting off firecrackers and cutting a watermelon. Students were encouraged to learn about Lunar New Year by creating art and food for the gathering.

Food is also symbolic for the Vietnamese Lunar New Year. In the North, Banh Chung, a sticky rice cake with banana leaves, is typically the most popular dish. In Central Vietnam, the savory Bánh Tét cake with rice and green beans is often used to celebrate the new year. Thịt Kho Tàu – a pork and egg dish – is very popular in South Vietnam.

Lunar New Year traditions vary greatly among countries or territories covered by Radio Free Asia and its affiliate, BenarNews. Most of China’s 1.4 billion people as well as Chinese communities around the world observe the Lunar New Year, known as Chunjie, or Spring Festival.

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At least four people were crushed and suffocated to death Thursday in Cambodia after a large crowd gathered at a local tycoon's home to receive Lunar New Year red envelopes filled with money, police said.

PHNOM PENH, Cambodia — Four people died and five others were injured Thursday as a crowd scrambled for a handout of food and cash from one of Cambodia ‘s richest people as a Chinese Lunar New ...

According to Luong Thi Diem Trang, director of My Tho Port Joint Stock Company, the tourists who arrived on Wednesday morning, the first day of the Year of the Snake, were from the UK, France, the U.S., the Netherlands, and others.