Japan swung to a current account deficit for the first time in two years in January as the deficit in goods trade nearly doubled due to the effects from the Lunar New Year holidays. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/business/2025/03/10/economy/current-account-deficit/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #business #economy #currentaccount #japaneseeconomy #trade #investments #china #financeministry #newyear #tourism

A Buddhist monk performs a traditional dance as part of rituals to celebrate the Sherpa community’s new year, Kathmandu, #Nepal

Photograph: Niranjan Shrestha/AP

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#Sherpa
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Happy Chinese New Year's to everyone near and far. May you have a year of happiness and prosperity!

To celebrate the Year of the Snake, let me give you the single best Trevor Noah sketch about a Snake in Bali. One of the funniest things I've ever seen - stick with it until the last five seconds.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fN9hm7k9fns

Happy Chinese New Year!! May we all have a healthy, peaceful and prosperous year full of happiness (as much as we can get)!

Feliz Ano Novo Lunar Happy New Lunar Year #newyear #moonyear #moon #photography

Your brain is hard-wired to avoid exercise. Here's why

https://www.sciencefocus.com/comment/exercise-brain

Welcome to 2025! New year, new you, and all that guff.

But before your resolutions quickly peter out, read this Science Focus piece, by me, about why something ostensibly good for us is often so off putting.

Happy Lunar New Year!

If you were born in the year of the snake, be careful! 2025 is your Ben Ming Nian—a year traditionally believed to bring bad luck due to a conflict with Tai Sui, the God of Age

Don't worry, wearing red through the year should help you fight off the bad luck

Learn more about 2025 The Year of the Snake here: https://chinesenewyear.net/lunar-new-year-2025-guide-year-of-the-snake/

Some Dos and Don'ts for everyone on the eve of #ChineseNewYear or more accurately #LunarNewYear!

Happy New Year folks x

謹致新年賀辭：
謹賀新年，百福具臻；祝諸君事業無虞，萬事遂心。
敬頌！
New Year Greeting:
Respectfully wishing you a happy new year, may you all have an abundance of blessings and good fortune. May your career be free of worries, and all your wishes be fulfilled.
With sincere respect to praise!
#newyear #LunarNewYear #chinesenewyear #chinese #新年快樂 #新年 #新年快乐 #謹賀新年 #HappyNewYear #ChúcMừngNămMới #祝𢜠𢆥㵋 #恭賀新禧 #恭賀新春 #賀辭 #greetings #blessings #wish #春節 #2025春節 #springfestival

Lunar new years eve tonight. It’s the first time in a long time that I will probably spend it alone at home. I usually like to celebrate these “turnings of the seasons” but this year hits differently. two thoughts: 1. The world is in a state of flux, it feels unstable. 2. This year I submit my thesis. 2025 has hard work vibes #CNY #LNY #NewYear

Je me mets enfin à mes cartes de voeux annuelles pour ma commu. Une annonce surprise est dedans. Envie d’en recevoir une, avec des exclus ? Go bit.ly/patienthell ! #postcards #newyear #grunge #electro #artistefrancais #rockenfrance

Je me mets enfin à mes cartes de voeux annuelles pour ma commu. Une annonce surprise est dedans. Envie d’en recevoir une, avec des exclus ? Go bit.ly/patienthell ! #postcards #newyear #grunge #electro #artistefrancais #rockenfrance

Your brain is hard-wired to avoid exercise. Here's why

https://www.sciencefocus.com/comment/exercise-brain

Welcome to 2025! New year, new you, and all that guff.

But before your resolutions quickly peter out, read this Science Focus piece, by me, about why something ostensibly good for us is often so off putting.

SLOW DOWN. LISTEN.
This week I’m giving away five personalized guided meditations—because slowing down to listen to your inner voice is the most effective way to receive what this life offers you.
*The giveaway starts today January 15, 2025 at 12pm Pacific time and runs until noon, January 22, 2025.
https://kingsumo.com/g/m2rod51/win-a-personal-guided-meditation

Your brain is hard-wired to avoid exercise. Here's why

https://www.sciencefocus.com/comment/exercise-brain

Welcome to 2025! New year, new you, and all that guff.

But before your resolutions quickly peter out, read this Science Focus piece, by me, about why something ostensibly good for us is often so off putting.