TEMPO.CO, Jakarta - The vibrant sight of mandarin oranges in Chinese New Year is a feast for the senses. Combined with all things red in the decorations, the reddish-golden hue of the fruit never ...

SINGAPORE - A hallmark of Chinese New Year ... the fruit was thus bestowed the fitting name of “mandarin”. But they are also known as “kid-glove” or “loose-skin” oranges to some ...

GEORGE TOWN: Sweeter yet easier on the pockets, this year’s mandarin oranges (lokam ... which is also loved for its Chinese name “kam” that rhymes with the word for “gold”.

Red Beauty, Sweet Heart, Tiger Tangerine – no, these are not the names of folk heroes but the varieties of mandarin oranges available this Chinese New Year. Read full story ...

The Chinese community holds the belief that oranges bring blessings and prosperity for the year ahead, particularly when exchanged as gifts.