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Asian emerging markets trickled back to life on Wednesday after the Lunar New Year holiday, with the baht dipping ahead of a central bank policy rate decision, while Singapore shares hit a near nine-month high ahead of inflation data.

Bangkok Post

Tourists swarm gambling hub Macau over Lunar New Year after COVID curbs dropped

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Reuters

Grandparents, dancers, community builders: All 11 killed in Monterey Park shooting identified

LOS ANGELES — Diana Tom was out dancing with friends Saturday night, ringing in the Lunar New Year at Star Ballroom Dance Studio in Monterey Park, when the celebration was tragically cut short.

Los Angeles Times

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Chicago police, organizers to strengthen planned security for Lunar New Year parades

Additional security measures will surround Lunar New Year parades this weekend in Chinatown and Uptown in the wake of two California mass shootings,

Chicago Sun-Times

Monterey Park shooting victims named after 11 brutally gunned down in massacre

The 11 people brutally gunned down at a dancehall in Monterey Park, California, US, have been named. Many of the victims had gathered to celebrate Lunar New Year as part of a long-running community of dancers

Daily Mirror

In China's tourist hotspot Sanya, small vendors rue lukewarm recovery

Sophia Ong, owner of a small eatery in China's tourist beach hotspot Sanya, thought she would be ideally placed to reap the benefits of the country scapping its zero-COVID policy in December last year.

Reuters

Frank Shyong: The aftermath of shootings often shows us how politically insane our discourse has become

A few minutes into following my colleagues' coverage of a mass shooting that left 10 dead and 10 wounded during a Lunar New Year dance party, I started to wonder if years of being a journalist had compromised my humanity.

Los Angeles Times

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Editorial: Another notch in the grim tally: Monterey Park shooting was a choice we’ll keep making

It’s all too familiar. Flashing red and blue lights, crying survivors, body bags carried out by stone-faced paramedics and coroners. This time, it took place outside a Lunar New Year celebration in the predominantly Asian Los Angeles suburb of Monterey Park, with many innocents killed and wounded at a festivity…

Tribune News Service

Seven killed in two shootings in Half Moon Bay, California

Latest mass shooting comes less than 48 hours after 11 people killed at a Lunar New Year celebration near Los Angeles.

Al Jazeera

Malaysian lion dancers bring new spirit to ancient tradition

World-beating Malaysian troupes are drawing dancers from all ethnicities and innovating routines to wow audiences.

Al Jazeera

Jealousy, personal dispute probed as possible motives in Monterey Park shooting

LOS ANGELES — The investigation into a mass shooting in Monterey Park is focused on the gunman’s prior interactions at two dance studios he targeted and whether jealousy over a relationship was the motive, law enforcement sources said.

Los Angeles Times

US man recounts seizing gun from Monterey Park shooter

Police credit people who confronted California gunman who killed 11 with preventing more casualties.

Al Jazeera

Lunar New Year 2023: How it's celebrated and what the year of the rabbit means

More than 1.5 billion people celebrate Lunar New Year each year, with colourful traditions and activities to welcome a new year and wish for luck and prosperity

Irish Mirror

Shooter targets ‘establishments of joy’ in Monterey Park Lunar New Year mass shooting

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — Star Ballroom Dance Studio is where international ballroom competitors teach their moves. Where retirees learn how to waltz, tango and samba. Where elderly and middle-aged couples while away Saturday nights.

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How the Lunar New Year massacre unfolded: A night of ballroom dancing ends in horror

MONTEREY PARK, Calif. — The burst of pops sounded, at first, like the firecrackers expected to cap a day of celebration.

Irish Mirror

California dance hall shooting suspect shot himself in van as police closed in

10 people were killed in the shooting at Monterey Park during Lunar New Year celebrations

WEKU

New details emerge in the Monterey Park, California shooting that left 11 dead

Authorities say they are searching for a motive for the deadly mass shooting that took place over the weekend in a city east of Los Angeles at the beginning of the Lunar New Year.

Tribune News Service

Rare 1920s Disney character to make first US appearance at Disneyland Resort

A rare cat character from the early days of Disney animation will take a star turn alongside her bunny boyfriend during the upcoming Lunar New Year festival at the Disneyland resort.

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The Independent UK

Asian community reeling after Lunar New Year shooting

Monterey Park massacre prompts police from San Francisco to New York to step up patrols

Wales Online

California mass-shooting suspect shot himself in his van as police closed in

The suspected gunman was identified as 72-year-old Huu Can Tran

The Independent UK

California shooter kills 10 at dance club; motive unclear

Authorities are searching for a motive for the gunman who killed 10 people at a Los Angeles-area ballroom dance club during Lunar New Year celebrations

The Independent UK

AP PHOTOS: East Asia marks Lunar New Year of the Rabbit

From Jakarta to Seoul, Bangkok to Beijing, people in Asia have been celebrating the Lunar New Year marking the start of the Year of the Rabbit.

The Independent UK

Huu Can Tran: What we know about the Monterey Park mass shooting suspect

At least 10 were killed and 10 others injured in shooting on first night of Lunar New Year celebrations

The Independent UK

Asian shares higher, many markets closed for Lunar New Year

Shares are higher in Asia, but most markets are closed for the Lunar New Year holiday

Tribune News Service

China says COVID deaths top 12,600 in week before Lunar New Year

China said its COVID-related death toll topped more than 12,600 in the week before the Lunar New Year holiday, while a top health official suggested more than 1.1 billion people had been infected since virus controls were abruptly dismantled late last year.

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