Getting prepared for the Chinese New Year, many Cantonese people visit markets to buy candy, fruit, flowers, and red pastes for good fortune…
Lunar New Year in Taiwan
Even though Lunar New Year celebrations last only several days, beginning on New Year’s Eve, the festival itself is actually a few weeks long…
Santa Clara Lunar New Year Exhibit
Each year, the Association of Northern California Chinese Schools hosts a painting contest. This year, the theme was the Year of the Dragon…
New stamp featuring dragon
The U.S. Postal Service today issued a new Forever Stamp featuring a dragon, which is the fifth of 12 animals associated with the Chinese lunar calendar…
A single young man’s CNY
27 year old Ivan doesn’t have many Chinese New Year decorations in his San Leandro home…
Mobile Apps – Scrapbox CNY
This App allows users to create personalized greeting cards with the traditional Chinese elements and characters provided in the app…
Celebrating Year of the Dragon in San Francisco
Here are five ways to welcome the dragon…
China to offer 2-year multiple entry visa
China to offer 2-year multiple entry visa
CNY safety
CNY safety…
Chinatown street side shopping during CNY
During Chinese New Year, a section of San Francisco’s Chinatown will be available for street side shopping…
New Year Celebrations in Asia
Australia is among the first countries to welcome the new year. It forked out millions of dollars on fireworks for a big show over Sydney harbor…
Last-minute holiday shopping gives lift in finale
A mall trade group says that last minute shoppers gave merchants a solid lift during the final week before Christmas…
After Christmas deals
Shoppers go early to the malls for after Christmas deals…
Travelers at SFO face up to 2-hr delay
Low cloud cover over San Francisco is causing significant delays at SFO Monday afternoon, an airport duty manager said…
Consumer advocates say many gift cards will go to waste
That gift card might have seemed like a great last-minute gift idea, but it may not ever get used, according to consumer advocates…
Santa Claus still flying high in new poll
Why do kids believe a chubby guy in a flying sleigh can deliver joy across America?
Mail Delivery on Christmas Day
Have you finished your holiday mailing? If not, don’t panic. You still have one more chance…
Sunny skies expected for X’Mas
Rainfall stays well below average in the Bay Area, and the trend looks likely to hold through the holiday weekend…
Where’s Santa? US Air Force trackers standing by
The volunteer Santa trackers at the NORAD are bracing for tens of thousands of calls and emails when their operations center goes live on Christmas Eve…
Understanding the skin aging process
Melanin causes dark spots and sun spots on the skins…
Holiday lightings in your neighborhood
Here are some places to visit this Christmas season…
Animal shelters offering discounted pet adoptions
Six Silicon Valley animal rescue agencies are offering discounted pet adoptions in a bid to find homes for 1,000 animals by New Year’s Eve…
Snow in civic center
SF: snow in civic center plaza this weekend for city’s holiday celebrations…
Who’s the shopping boss?
Men and women have very different approaches when it comes to celebrating, shopping, spending and budgeting….
Research firm: Holiday buyers willing to spend
Shoppers are again doing some holiday spending after taking a break following their spree over the Thanksgiving weekend…
NRF forecasts holiday sales increase of 2.8 percent
Holiday retail sales for 2011 are expected to increase 2.8 percent to $465.6 billion…
Givebacks to the community
Many non-profit organizations in the Bay Area begin accepting donations during this holiday seasons…
Holiday gifts shopping tips
Flat, hard packages will be welcome this year. Tablet computers are extremely popular, and electronic reading devices such as the Kindle have come down in price…
Online shopping safety tips
Here comes Cyber Monday. An estimated 122 million Americans are expected to shop online for their holiday shopping list….
Black Friday isn’t the only game in town
Cyber Monday. Green Tuesday. Black Friday. Magenta Saturday…