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Japanese soccer club criticized for using monkey in kick-off

JapaneseclubCerezoOsakacausedacontroversybyhavingamonkeydressedupinaminiaturekithandthematchballtotherefereebeforeamatchonNovember26.TheleaguecontestbetweenCere

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No more monkeying around: 'monkey selfie' case settled

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Six facts about Year of Monkey

The Year of the Monkey, according to the Chinese zodiac, is almost on us. Why do so many Chinese want to have babies in this year? Can monkeys do kung fu? Here are six facts about the monkey in the Chinese culture.

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'Monkey King' actor's absence from big gala riles public

For CCTV's Lunar New Year's eve gala that heralds the Year of the Monkey, one "monkey" is widely considered by Chinese to be indispensable. He is Zhang Jinlai, better known by his stage name, Liu Xiao Ling Tong, meaning The Little Six-Year-Old, which marks the age he made his stage debut some 51 years ago.

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Monkey themed designs get vogue amid festival air

Amid the brisk festival air for the lunar new year, monkey themed designs are receiving a high fever, from stamps to commemorative coins, even fashion items and handicrafts.

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Netizens ridicule TV gala mascot, Kang Kang

Online polemics are raging in China over the design of a monkey-like mascot for the stateTV's annual Lunar New Year gala heralding the Year of the Monkey.

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The two sides to China's "monkey coin"

Guan Fuyuan, in his sixties, walked to his bank in the bitter Beijing wind just after breakfast to wait for three hours. Just before lunchtime, he got what he came for .

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Traditional monkey circus show faces dilemma

​Monkey trainer Bao Fengshan has not yet recovered from the recent shock of his arrest.