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46 billion electronic 'red envelopes' sent over Chinese New Year

Feb 05, 2017 - 12:49 AM

More people turn to modern technology to perform the ancient tradition of handing out cash

HONG BAO. For centuries parents, relatives and employers have distributed red paper envelopes containing money, known as "hong bao", to children or menial workers to celebrate the dawn of the new year. Photo from Wikipedia