Chinatown News

WASHINGTON -- A D.C. man has been sentenced to 30 years in prison for a string of armed taxi cab robberies, officials said.

Despite another engaging performance by Denzel Washington, 'Safe House' cannot be rescued.

For all the amenities the Triangle has to offer, there's one big-city attraction that remains conspicuously absent.

San Francisco already bans large grocery stores and chain pharmacies from using plastic bags, which are blamed for clogging landfills and waterways.

I wrote this post in the immediate aftermath of my experiences at the March For Life, and have revised it since.

Dragons have been a staple of Chinese cultural celebrations for centuries. On Saturday, the fierce creatures were seen at every turn as the Rogue Valley greeted the Year of the Dragon in Jacksonville.

Now a developer is planning to rectify that by attracting a collection of Chinese businesses to the most unlikely of places - a nearly deserted outlet mall across Interstate 40 from Raleigh-Durham International Airport.

Mei Leng Cheong of Macau holds onto a dragon used in a traditional dragon dance during a celebration Sunday of Chinese New Year in Las Vegas' Chinatown.

Hey, singles! No need to be down with Valentine's Day looming in the distance. With so many options, you won't want to sit at home alone with a bottle of wine and a bag of chocolate.

Everyone is always looking for something to do on the weekend. Below is a list of activities going on this weekend in the Washington, DC area.

Where/When: Politics & Prose , Sunday, Jan. 29, at 5 p.m. Why Go: The former director of interpretation at Thomas Jefferson's Monticello and director of education at James Madison's Montpelier discusses and signs her new book, A Slave in the White House: Paul Jennings and the Madisons.

Each year a parade is held in Chinatown in Washington, DC to celebrate the Chinese New Year.

This is the Year of the Dragon, which will be quite evident at the Chinese Lunar New Year Parade, taking place on Sunday, January 29, from 2:00 pm to 5:00 pm, on H and I streets, between 6th and 8th streets in Chinatown.

America's historic Chinatowns, home for a century to immigrants seeking social support and refuge from racism, are fading as rising living costs, jobs elsewhere and a desire for wider spaces lure Asian-Americans more than ever to the suburbs.

The Old Chinatown Central Plaza is reflected in the window of a restaurant in the Chinatown section of Los Angeles, Thursday, Jan.

The Lunar New Year falls early this year - beginning in January. Mark your calendar for the Chinese New Year Parade on January 29, 2012.