chinese new year
More than 100,000 People Are Stranded in One Chinese Train Station
Many passengers are waiting for more than ten hours in the snow as poor weather causes chaos during what is described as the greatest annual human migration on earth.
Two Guys Pull off Crazy Moves While Leaping From Pole to Pole
Two men practice a Lion Dance, which basically means they lift and throw themselves around a series of tiny platforms atop a set of poles without dying.
My Favorite Chinese New Year Chickens Were the Ones My Mom Killed
I grew up in Hong Kong and loved celebrating Chinese New Year as a kid. My mom would get up early to start prepping a few dishes because she was a terrible cook and needed a lot of time, but it was her chicken—the ones she slaughtered—that have been...
Mark Zuckerberg’s Chinese New Year Message Is Not Quite There
He loves to flaunt it, but Zuckerberg’s Chinese is still pretty bad.
Thousands of Origami Horses Form an 11' Tall Hanging Goat Sculpture
Belgian designer Charles Kaisin rings in the Year of the Goat with a massive folded-paper installation in Hong Kong.
Myanmar Backtracks on Rohingya Voting Rights
Myanmar is backtracking on minority voting rights, watchdogs are growing concerned about press freedom in Bulgaria, Taliban militants have been arrested in connection to the Peshawar school massacre, and more.
VICE Eats at M Shanghai for Chinese New Year
May Liu, the indomitable owner of M Shanghai Bistro & Garden in Brooklyn, hosts a no-holds-barred approach to a Chinese banquet.
Chinese New Year with M Shanghai
May Liu, the indomitable owner of M Shanghai in Williamsburg, Brooklyn, has been hosting a Chinese New Year's Eve party for 13 years now. Madame Liu takes no shortcuts in providing her guests and employees with anything they could possibly want to eat...
Cai Guo-Qiang and the Fine Art of Blowing Shit Up
In Chinese, gunpowder translates to "fire medicine."
A Chinese New Year Boozefest in Brooklyn
You know when you're eating something that's not soup dumplings, and you think, 'Maaaan, I really wish this turkey sandwich from a bodega was actually soup dumplings'? We do that all the time, just about every day at lunch. Soup dumplings are like a...