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‘0.5m away from movie star’: Actress Yan Yinan meets actor Tony Leung in Japan • Feb. 17, 2025, 6:35 AM ET (Straits Times)
Thousands in Taiwan and China celebrate the Lantern Festival with high hopes and rice dumplings • Feb. 13, 2025, 3:00 AM ET (AP)

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