Paper lanterns released into night sky in Taiwan ...

The Chinese Lantern Festival, which fell on Wednesday this ... In Pingxi of northern Taiwan, thousands of sky lanterns float into the sky, carrying handwritten wishes — hopes for love, success ...

At the Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival in northern Taiwan, thousands lined up in the rain to light up and observe wish lanterns. Among them were Mae Alegonero and Shine Ceralvo, friends from the ...

Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking on glutinous rice dumplings. The holiday ...

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The 2025 New Taipei City Pingxi Sky Lantern Festival took place on Sunday, with New Taipei Mayor Hou Yu-ih (侯友宜) and other distinguished guests, including American Institute in ...

People release sky lanterns in hopes of good fortune and prosperity in the traditional Lantern Festival in the Pingxi district of New Taipei City, Taiwan, Wednesday, Feb. 12, 2025. (AP Photo ...

New Taipei, Taiwan — Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrated the Lantern Festival on Wednesday by releasing paper lanterns into the night sky, visiting light installations and snacking on ...

A shopkeeper thwarted a knife-wielding robber by offering him food instead of cash at a store in Malvern, Worcestershire. Rakesh Kumar, 47, refused to hand over £100 after the masked man demanded ...