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| Lunar New Year celebrations begin in China and across Asia | Lunar New Year celebrations begin in China and across Asia |
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| Countries across Asia are beginning Lunar New Year celebrations to welcome in the year of the sheep. | Countries across Asia are beginning Lunar New Year celebrations to welcome in the year of the sheep. |
| In China, hundreds of millions of people are travelling home in what is considered the world's biggest annual human migration. | In China, hundreds of millions of people are travelling home in what is considered the world's biggest annual human migration. |
| State media says about three billion passenger trips will be made by plane, train and car over the 40-day period. | State media says about three billion passenger trips will be made by plane, train and car over the 40-day period. |
| It is a public holiday in many places with ethnic Chinese populations such as Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia. | It is a public holiday in many places with ethnic Chinese populations such as Taiwan, Singapore and Malaysia. |
| The festival is known as Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in South Korea, and is traditionally a time to be with family. | The festival is known as Tet in Vietnam and Seollal in South Korea, and is traditionally a time to be with family. |
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