Markets in Hong Kong, Taipei and Shanghai, among others, remained closed for the Lunar New Year holidays.
Also, the Chinese New Year Holidays, which last about two to three weeks during the first quarter, will be over.
In addition, Lunar New Year holidays in China are expected to make for relatively thin and cautious trading over the next few days.
Chinese markets will be closed all next week for the Lunar New Year holidays, while Hong Kong will be dark Monday through Wednesday.
The demand for tickets was completely predictable, as 2.8 billion rail journeys are expected during the Chinese New Year holidays later this month.
Throughout the Chinese New Year holidays, fireworks and firecrackers are traditionally set off to ward off evil spirits when ushering in the new year.
Numbers for March are seen as a true indicator for the sector, as the Chinese New Year holidays skew the data in January and February.
Barclays Capital analysts said without any support from a firmer euro, combined with the Lunar New Year holidays next week, gold could see its gains capped.
China Daily says many businesses in the south and east coast are having difficulties recruiting enough migrant workers after the lunar new year holidays last week.
Hakkinen tested the car in Rovaniemi on Wednesday and is planning one more day of practice before taking a break for the Christmas and New Year holidays.
Beijing has launched a firework safety index during the upcoming Chinese New Year holidays that advises against setting off fireworks and firecrackers in poor weather conditions, China Daily reports.
The three car makers each logged more than 20% sales growth in the month from the same month a year ago, when the Lunar New Year holidays reduced the number of operating days.
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China Central Television and The Beijing News report a return of moderate to severe air pollution in 74 cities due to bad weather and firework celebrations during the Chinese New Year holidays last week.
Saks sales are up, its profit margins have widened, and the company mostly talks optimistically about the holidays and the New Year.
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Historically, gold often rises during the time frame from late summer into Christmas or early in the New Year due to gift-giving holidays around the world, starting with Indian celebrations in autumn.
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So I want to wish everybody a Merry Christmas, happy holidays, a happy New Year to you and your families -- and that includes everybody here in the press corps.
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During summer weekends and on holidays (particularly over New Year's Eve in January and Carnaval in February or early March) a mix of Brazilian and Argentine sunseekers -- and a handful of international visitors -- pack the sandy streets, overwhelming the calm that pervades the island for the rest of the year.
Visit Cornwall said new year had become a busier time for family holidays compared to Christmas.
By now you are back from holidays and getting stuck into the new year.
Most dating sites aren't doing special promotions for New Year's Eve because traffic typically increases during the holidays anyway.
Senator Feinstein said over the weekend that she will come back from the holidays, next year, with a new Congress, and she will put forth such a proposal.
Indeed, you will be celebrating your New Year in much the same way that we Americans mark our holidays -- by gathering with friends and family, exchanging gifts and stories, and looking to the future with a renewed sense of hope.
Have a merry Christmas and happy holidays and hope to hear from you in the new year.
The Carlyle co-founders also made headlines around the holidays with their video wishes for a happy and healthy New Year.
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As Chinese New Year approaches on 10 February, people returning to their hometowns for the holidays are dreading "interrogations" by parents about their marital status and salaries, Xinhua reports.
Happy holidays to all, and here is to an innovative and entrepreneurial New Year!
Teachers update and add new material to the website during school holidays and get just seven weeks off each year, roughly the same as the average Swedish office worker.
According to experts, there are a handful of critical mistakes that employers make during the holidays that can have lingering effects on employee engagement well into the New Year.
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Catherine Jewell, the Austin, Tx. job coach who was my source on a story about using the holidays to find a job, says the first business day of the New Year is not the best time to pounce.
As we look forward to the beginning of the Jewish High Holidays Sunday night, I want to extend my warmest wishes to all those celebrating the New Year.
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