China Boosts Lunar New Year Travel to Thailand, Korea; Japan Drops 50%

China joins Thailand, South Korea, Malaysia, and more in reaping the benefits of Lunar New Year travel as Chinese tourism to Japan plunges by fifty percent. Vibrant streets in Bangkok pulse with red lanterns and dragon dances, where Chinese visitors flood night markets, savoring spicy tom yum and silky mango sticky rice under neon glows. In Seoul's bustling Insadong, hanbok-clad crowds weave through steaming tteokbokki stalls, their laughter mingling with temple bells.