Take a look at pictures of the Chinese New Year celebrations in Sunderland as crowds gathered for food and dances. Several events took place at Sunniside Gardens on Sunday to see in the year of the ...

(Photo by Paul Vrieze / VOA/ public domain) Amid the ongoing conflict between separatists and the Myanmar military, Catholics in Kachin state are finding renewed hope with the appointment of a new ...

Joint Statement by Australia, Canada, the European Union, the Republic of Korea, New Zealand, Norway, Switzerland, the United Kingdom and the United States ...

A rickety wooden boat carrying more than 100 Rohingya Muslims landed Wednesday in Indonesia as the northernmost province of Aceh continued to receive the refugees fleeing persecution and political ...

More than a billion people across the world, from China to the Philippines to diaspora communities in the United States, ...

From public parades to traditional dances, here's how countries around the world are celebrating the Year of the Snake.

From Beijing to Havana, the holiday — known as the Spring Festival in China, Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in Korea — is a major ...

Firecrackers popped, incense was offered at temples and dancers and drummers paraded Wednesday in Asia and farther afield as ...

Lunar New Year traditions vary greatly among countries or territories covered by Radio Free Asia and its affiliate, BenarNews ...

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and the world.

Wisps and clouds of smoke rose into the air at Buddhist and Daoist temples around Asia on Wednesday as people lit incense to ...