In Pictures: Preparations for the Chinese New Year

Festive preparations are under way in countries around the world in the lead-up to the Chinese New Year, which falls on Jan 25.

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January 22, 2020 at 2:54 PM

A worker preparing dragon decorations to put on giant incense sticks at a factory in Kubang Semang, Malaysia, on Jan 15, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A worker decorating giant incense sticks at a factory in Kubang Semang, Malaysia, on Jan 15, 2020. PHOTO: AFP

A woman taking a photo of a huge Chinese New Year-themed lantern at Marina Bay, on Jan 21, 2020. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

A Chinese woman walks around a tree decorated with red lanterns at Ditan Park in Beijing, China, on Jan 21, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

Children watch a traditional Chinese lion dance performance in Solo, Central Java, Indonesia, on Jan 21, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

People performing a dragon dance during an event organised by the Chinese Embassy, in Montevideo, Uruguay, on Jan 20, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A staff member hangs decorations for a lantern arch at a park in Beijing, China, on Jan 19, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

Commuters on a North East Line train decked out in Chinese New Year-themed designs, in Singapore on Jan 19, 2020. ST PHOTO: NG SOR LUAN

An employee trims off a charred edge on a slice of bak kwa in People's Park Food Centre in Singapore's Chinatown, on Jan 18, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A lion dance performance in Sydney, Australia, on Jan 18, 2020. PHOTO: EPA-EFE

A worker making red lanterns at a workshop in Lianyungang, Jiangsu province, China, on Jan 10, 2020. PHOTO: REUTERS

A stall assistant helping a shopper at a Chinese New Year ornaments stall in Chong Pang, Singapore, on Jan 2, 2020. ST PHOTO: JASON QUAH

Chinese New Year decorations along South Bridge Road in Singapore's Chinatown, on Dec 27, 2019. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

Chinese New Year decorations along South Bridge Road in Singapore's Chinatown, on Dec 27, 2019. ST PHOTO: DESMOND WEE

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