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Chinese Leader Xi Jinping Signals Return to the Mao Era Analysis April 4, 2021, Easter Day, was the same day as the Ching Ming Festival in China, also known as Tomb Sweeping Day, the day when the Chinese honor ancestors and families gather to pay respect to the dead. On this day, the Chinese regime quietly opened the grave of former Chinese Communist Party (CCP) Chairman Mao Zedong’s wife Jiang Qing, but blocked that of former General Secretary Zhao Ziyang, who stepped down because of his opp...

STUFF Descendant Peter Sew Hoy and Race Relations Commissioner Meng Foon discuss the significance of honouring the forebears whose remains sank with the ship, and the bonding between Chinese and tangata whenua that grew from the Ventnor story. The kindness which formed an enduring relationship between two cultures has been hailed as a powerful example for all New Zealanders. The joining of Māori and Chinese cultures was recognised in Northland on Saturday at the historical SS Ventnor memorial...

Two cultures bound together by tragedy: Māori and Chinese gather to remember sinking of SS Ventnor Newshub 2 hrs ago © Image - Supplied / Video - Newshub Watch: The two cultures are bound together by tragedy. More than 100 years after the bones of hundreds of Chinese miners were lost at sea off the Hokianga Harbour, iwi leaders and the Chinese community have come together to dedicate a memorial to those men.  Two cultures bound together by tragedy: Māori and Chinese gather to remember s...

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4/5/2021 4:41:53 AM GMT Asia is treading cautiously this morning despite the blowout US Non-Farm Payrolls data on Friday pushing Wall Street to an impressive finish. Greater China, Australia, Europe and Canada, to name but a few, are on holiday today, and volumes are likely to be muted as a result. Fridays session was notable for what did not happen, then what did. The US Non-Farm Payrolls rose by 916,000 jobs, far higher than expected and broad-based across sectors. Going forward, we can expec...

Asia steps cautiously into the new week April 5, 2021SharePrint Asian equities muted in holiday trade Asia is treading cautiously this morning despite the blowout US Non-Farm Payrolls data on Friday pushing Wall Street to an impressive finish. Greater China, Australia, Europe and Canada, to name but a few, are on holiday today, and volumes are likely to be muted as a result. Friday’s session was notable for what did not happen, then what did. The US Non-Farm Payrolls rose by 916,000 jobs, far...

Pandemic posing challenges for annual tomb-sweeping day when Chinese families honour their dead The annual Ching Ming holiday, which lands on April 4 this year, is a normally a time for groups to gather in graveyards to clean the headstones of dead relatives and make ritual offerings. Social Sharing CBC News · Posted: Apr 03, 2021 1:00 PM PT | Last Updated: April 3 Ching Ming, also known as Tomb-Sweeping Day in English, is on April 4 this year and is an annual holiday when people visit the g...

Ching Ming Festival: Chinese air travel soars on first day of holiday Domestic passenger numbers almost back to pre-pandemic levels as 1.5 million people take to the skies on Saturday An estimated 14 million people were expected to travel by train on the first day of the annual tomb-sweeping festival

RYAN ANDERSON/STUFF In 1902 the SS Ventnor sank, carrying the bones of 499 Chinese miners with it. Their descendants tell the story of finally recognising the Chinese miners. Nearly 500 Chinese miners whose bodies were lost more than 100 years ago will be recognised for the first time thanks to a unique relationship between Chinese and Māori. Denise Piper and Lucy Xia report. An event on April 10 will read out the names of 499 Chinese gold miners, whose remains were being returned to their ho...