Lunar New Year

While China’s most high-profile executives express unflagging optimism on TV, for small business owners, the picture is more complicated.

Traditionally, workers in parts of Asia travel during the holiday to spend time with family. Here’s how COVID has changed that part of the supply chain.

Rather than travel to see extended family, the pandemic has forced a creative celebration for the start of the Lunar New Year.

Delayed payments are a normal part of doing business in China. That works OK when the economy is bustling — but not anymore.

Forgoing the Chinese Lunar New Year festivities means spending less money on partying and spending a lot of time indoors.

Our China correspondent takes us on a tour of the usually bustling financial center, where fears and precautions have made it eerily quiet. You can even hear the birds sing.

High demand leads to a high-stress job for couriers.

The two months after the holiday are traditionally "jobs season."