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JOHOR BARU: It is a busy time for lion and dragon dance troupes here as they seek to meet a large number of bookings for performances, with Chinese New Year (CNY) just a few days away. Nam Wah ...

Oto, Japan’s oldest lion, died Monday of natural causes at the Toyohashi Zoo & Botanical Park in Aichi Prefecture, according to the zoo. She was 25½ years old — equivalent to about 100 human ...

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On March 3, 2025, Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the ambitious Rs 2,927 crore Project Lion, a large-scale initiative designed to protect and expand the Asiatic lion population. To mark the ...

SINGAPORE: A woman who poured coffee on a lion dance costume and kicked its head at West Coast Community Centre in 2023 was fined S$4,000 (US$2,990) on Wednesday (Feb 26). Lim Sok Lay ...

GEORGE TOWN: Children are usually more than happy to just soak up the atmosphere at home during Chinese New Year. But for some, prancing around in lion dance costumes matters more than anything else.

Maloya is a style of music and dance developed by enslaved and indentured people who were taken to Réunion island by French colonisers in the 17th century. Réunionese artist Muriel Hillion has ...

"Kung Hei Fat Choy," it reads. The lion dance is a tradition across several Asian countries. In Hong Kong, we usually see the southern Chinese lion at festivals, such as Lunar New Year. And this ...