The Chinese Lunar New Year is a traditional holiday in China marking the beginning of a new year based on the lunar calendar. Each year is linked to one of 12 Chinese zodiac animals. 2026 is the Year of the Horse. The Horse symbolizes energy, strength, and perseverance with themes of change, ambition, and forward momentum. In our area, the Southern Oregon Chinese Cultural Association hosted a Lunar New Year celebration. Numerous cultural activities, booths, food, and lec

I am currently taking Chinese 4 at my local high school. We are learning a multitude of various words to help build my vocabulary allowing me to become more fluent. The theme of our last section was about technology we learned how to say artificial intelligence (人工智能），robot (机器人），develop (开发)，computer（电脑），mobile phone（手机），smart phone （智能手机），and to go online (上网）。We used our new works to create a presentation for the robot of our choice, mine was a personal bodyguard. My prese

It was fun and interesting to follow President's Trump's visit to Asia. Trump began his trip in Southeast Asia, with a stop in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, attending the 47th ASEAN Summit (October 2025). He then visited Japan and moved on to South Korea, where he met with Lee Jae Myung in Gyeongju. On the final leg he met Xi Jinping of China in Busan, South Korea. Major outcomes: Southeast Asia trade & diplomacy He oversaw the signing of a cease-fire / peace-declaration between T