Lunar New Year

Lunar New Year is in full swing — and for a Boston-area Chinese restaurant business, it’s an increasingly busy time of year. Dumpling Daughter, founded by Nadia Liu Spellman, has three locations — Weston, Brookline and South Boston. When Spellman was growing up, dumplings made by her mother were a huge part of her childhood. “When I was in my…

Festivities in Taiwan on Saturday were marked by appearances by newly elected president Lai Ching-te and the speaker of the Legislature, Han Kuo-yu, who represents the opposition Nationalist Party that favors political unification with China. In her address, Tsai said Taiwan faced a continuing conflict between “freedom and democracy versus authoritarianism.” Taiwan, China and other areas saw highways clogged and...

It’s the eve of one of the most important holidays in many Asian cultures, and some Boston businesses are ready to celebrate.

With the Lunar New Year beginning on Saturday, there’s no better time to learn how to make the perfect dumpling. Alyssa Lee, managing partner at Mei Mei Dumplings, shows us how to do it.

The Postal Service unveiled its Lunar New Year: Year of the Dragon Forever stamp during a ceremony in Seattle’s historic Chinatown district last week.