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Tet (Lunar New Year) is the time for all family members to get together while enjoying traditional dishes like banh chung (square sticky rice cake), gio lua (lean pork paste), thit dong (frozen meat stew), canh mang (bamboo sprout soup) and nem (spring roll). Here are tips from polyclinic experts on healthier ways to celebrate Lunar New Year, CNA gathered.

Chinese media on Monday (Jan 20) reported cases of Wuhan pneumonia for the first time out of the city where the cases were first discovered. Two cases in  Beijing, one in Guangdong.    

Prime Minister Jacinda Ardern said the volcanic island - also known as Whakaari - off New Zealand's north coast had erupted. At least five people were killed, up to 20 injured and several others reported missing.

Hong Kong's leader Carrie Lam said on Tuesday (Nov 19) that protesters occupying Hong Kong Polytechnic University (PolyU) had to surrender if the three-day stand-off was to be resolved peacefully.