Residents of Cambodia's capital city Phnom Penh were gearing up on Monday to celebrate Lunar New Year. The Lunar New Year, also known as the Spring Festival in China and Tet in Vietnam, falls on 29 January,

Four people were killed and five others injured as a crowd scrambled for food and cash handouts from one of Cambodia’s richest men as a Chinese Lunar New Year gift

Crowds surge happened as after one of Cambodia’s richest men offered charity giveaway outside home in Phnom Penh

On the occasion of Tet, Viettel Cambodia (Metfone), a subsidiary of Viettel, hosted a traditional banh chung making event in Phnom Penh on January 27, aiming to bring the Tet atmosphere to Vietnamese expatriates working in Cambodia and promote solidarity and preserving Vietnamese cultural traditions.

Hundreds of millions of people across Asia celebrate the Lunar New Year with their families on Wednesday, as they bid farewell to the Year of the Dragon and usher in the Year of the Snake.

Pictures show hundreds of people pushing towards the gates of tycoon Sok Kong's mansion. Read more at straitstimes.com.

At least four people were crushed and suffocated to death on Thursday in Cambodia after a large crowd gathered at a local tycoon’s home to receive Lunar New Year red envelopes filled with money, police said.

A crowd surge during Sok Kong's Lunar New Year charity giveaway in Phnom Penh led to four deaths and several injuries.

PHNOM PENH: At least four people were crushed and suffocated to death on Thursday in Cambodia after a large crowd gathered at a local tycoon’s home to receive Lunar New Year red envelopes filled with money, police said.

One well-known ancient legend speaks of Nian, a hideous monster that feasted on human flesh on New Year’s Day. Because the beast feared the color red, loud noises and fire, people put up red paper dragons on their doors, burned red lanterns all night and set off firecrackers to frighten and chase away the monster.

Set against a vibrant orange backdrop, a bold green snake rises proudly on a commemorative stamp issued by La Poste Group, France's postal service, earlier this month to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year. 2025 marks the 21st consecutive year France has celebrated the Spring Festival with zodiac-themed stamps.

Cambodian ethnic Chinese people perform a dragon dance on Tuesday, Jan. 28, 2025, in front of Royal Palace in Phnom Penh, Cambodia, ahead of the Lunar New Year. (AP Photo/Heng