Lunar New Year

Festivities in Taiwan on Saturday were marked by appearances by newly elected president Lai Ching-te and the speaker of the Legislature, Han Kuo-yu, who represents the opposition Nationalist Party that favors political unification with China. In her address, Tsai said Taiwan faced a continuing conflict between “freedom and democracy versus authoritarianism.” Taiwan, China and other areas saw highways clogged and...

Here’s a guide on what Lunar New Year is, why it’s important, how you can celebrate in Chicago and how to respectfully celebrate if you are not Chinese.

Chicago’s Guinness Brewery is celebrating the Lunar New Year with a special beer to ring in the year of the dragon.

The Chinatown community kicked off its annual Lunar New Year celebration on Sunday, encouraging Chicagoans from all across the city to participate. NBC 5’s Lexi Sutter reports.

The Postal Service unveiled its Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon Forever stamp during a ceremony in Seattle’s historic Chinatown district last week.