What is the Lanterns Festival? Google Doodle celebrates Chinese tradition

15 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

The Chinese New Year period is coming to an end with the Lantern Festival and Google is celebrating it with a special Doodle. Here’s what you need to know about the festival and the doodle The Lantern festival marks the first full moon of the new lunar year as well as the end of the … Read more

‘Someone else’s festival’: No North Korea at ally’s Olympics

5 February 2022 by Sarah Jones

“For North Korea, the Beijing Olympics is still someone else’s celebration, and what’s important now is promoting their own interests,” said Nam Sung-wook, a professor at Korea University in South Korea. “North Korea thinks it no longer needs to promote a peaceful image through the Olympics, as the United States will only notice them if … Read more