”year” News

Chinese to make money, not marry, in Lunar New Year

BEIJING (Reuters Life!) – For many Chinese, the Year of the Tiger promises to roar in more economic prowess and global clout for their country, but couples planning to get married are better off waiting until 2011. Despite
02 11 2010 5:04AM (...more)

Anne Hathaway gets her pudding pot at Harvard

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. – Oscar-nominated actress Anne Hathaway has received a good-natured ribbing from Harvard's Hasty Pudding Theatricals 01 29 2010 10:53AM (...more)

Booze warning as crowds gather for Aussie New Year

SYDNEY (AFP) – Australian officials urged revellers to keep a lid on their drinking as thousands of people gathered for New Year's Eve celebrations on Thursday. As tourists and young people began
01 4 2010 10:16PM (...more)

Taylor Swift makes history at Country Music Awards

NASHVILLE (Reuters) – Teenage singing sensation Taylor Swift claimed a piece of music history on Wednesday when she became the youngest artist ever to win the coveted title of 11 14 2009 5:12AM (...more)

China Not So Bullish About the Year of the Ox

Monday sees the arrival of the Chinese lunar New Year , and the onset of the Year of the Ox . But Shanghai residents who had been counting on the bovine 01 26 2009 7:01PM (...more)

Year of the Ox looking very un-bullish, seers say

HONG KONG – If the global economy fails to recover in 2009, the housing bubble or credit crunch may not be to blame. It could be a lack of fire. Chinese fortunetellers say fire — one of the 01 24 2009 3:39PM (...more)

A look at China's Lunar New Year

Like the celebration of Christmas in many western countries, the weeklong Lunar New Year holiday traditionally provides a significant chunk of annual revenue for many
01 18 2009 11:55AM (...more)

Sydney welcomes New Year with fireworks spectacular

SYDNEY (AFP) – A record crowd of up to 1.5 million people kicked off global New Year celebrations with a fireworks extravaganza over Sydney's iconic harbour and Opera House Thursday. Never-before-seen lightning,
01 1 2009 12:30PM (...more)

Record Sydney crowd gets New Year party started

SYDNEY (AFP) – A record crowd of up to 1.5 million Australians and tourists watched a massive fireworks display alongside Sydney 's world-famous Opera House Thursday, kicking off global 01 1 2009 6:14AM (...more)

Asia-Pacific ready to set global New Year party rolling

SYDNEY (AFP) – As the Earth is rolling towards 2009, the world prepares to turn its back on a turbulent 2008 with New Year celebrations ranging from the spectacular to the sombre. Record crowds of 1.5 million were
01 1 2009 12:57AM (...more)