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Paris celebrates Chinese New Year with a colorful parade, as the viral illness outbreak has led to the cancelation of Lunar New Year festivities in Beijing, along with temporary closures of Beijing's Forbidden City, Shanghai's Disneyland and a section of the Great Wall. IMAGES
Thousands of Chinese military personnel paraded at a sports stadium in a city across the border from Hong Kong on Thursday, an AFP reporter witnessed. Armoured vehicles were also inside the stadium in Shenzhen, with the drill taking place as fears rise that China may intervene to end 10 weeks of unrest in Hong Kong. IMAGES
Hong Kong welcomes in the new year with a fireworks display in the city's harbour. IMAGES
Drums, gongs and champagne welcome the new year at the Hong Kong Stock Exchange. Katie Sargent reports.
A dragon dance parade in Myanmar's Yangon marks the beginning of Chinese Lunar New Year celebrations. Deborah Lutterbeck reports.