The first "Happy Chinese New Year" Culture Week for Chileans opened via livestream on YouTube on Jan 25, with the support of the Chinese embassy in Chile as well as the host, the Confucius Institute at the Frontiers University of Chile.
The 2021 "Happy Chinese New Year" New Zealand Music Competition, hosted by the China Cultural Center in Wellington and New Zealand Music Foundation, opened at the Hunter Council Chamber in Victoria University of Wellington.
To celebrate the coming Chinese New Year, the Year of the Ox, the Chinese Cultural Center in Wellington has scheduled a series of online and offline performances. The dance drama Chinese Stories -- 12 Zodiac Animals will be staged in Wellington as a part of the celebration.
Mayor Lori Lightfoot of Chicago, the third largest city in the US, has encouraged residents of all backgrounds and ages to join in the abundant and vibrant festivities of the Chinese New Year, which falls on Feb 12 this year.