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China: Qingdao Cat Goes Viral for Adorable “Beckoning” at Café Counter

On November 21, 2025, in Qingdao, Shandong, a tabby cat at the “One Tree Cat Life” café stood on the counter and rhythmically moved its front paws, as if politely bowing. Glancing at the camera with wide, pleading eyes, the gesture was irresistibly cute. Chinese netizens joked, “The owner couldn’t afford a Maneki-neko, so the real cat took over!” The video quickly went viral as a symbol of good luck.

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (L) attends a traditional Lao ritual to wish for people's health and good luck in Vientiane on Nov. 18, 2025, during her official trip to Laos. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (back, L) attends a traditional Lao ritual to wish for people's health and good luck in Vientiane on Nov. 18, 2025, during her official trip to Laos. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko (back, far L) attends a traditional Lao ritual to wish for people's health and good luck in Vientiane on Nov. 18, 2025, during her official trip to Laos. (Pool photo)

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Japan Princess Aiko in Laos

Japanese Princess Aiko attends a traditional Lao ritual to wish for people's health and good luck in Vientiane on Nov. 18, 2025, during her official trip to Laos. (Pool photo)

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic-Chinese Indonesians arrange offerings for their ancestors' souls during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually in the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic Chinese people burn incense as they pray during the Hungry Ghost Festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic Chinese people burn incense as they pray during the Hungry Ghost Festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

An ethnic Chinese Indonesian woman carries incense as an offering to the spirits of her ancestors during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

A Chinese-Indonesian man throws food into a fire during the Hungry Ghost Festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic-Chinese Indonesians carry an effigy of the "king of ghosts" during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually in the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic Chinese people burn an effigy of the 'King of Ghosts' during the Hungry Ghost Festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually in the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic Chinese people burn an effigy of the 'King of Ghosts' during the Hungry Ghost Festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually in the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

An ethnic Chinese man burns "hell money" during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs, when prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic-Chinese Indonesians prepare offerings to throw "hell money," prepared as offerings for their ancestors' souls, into the air during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs. Prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic-Chinese Indonesians throw "hell money," prepared as offerings for their ancestors' souls, into the air during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs. Prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic-Chinese Indonesians throw "hell money," prepared as offerings for their ancestors' souls, into the air during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs. Prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic-Chinese Indonesians throw "hell money," prepared as offerings for their ancestors' souls, into the air during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs. Prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Hungry Ghost Festival Celebrations - Indonesia

Ethnic-Chinese Indonesians throw "hell money," prepared as offerings for their ancestors' souls, into the air during the "hungry ghost" festival on September 6, 2025, in Medan, North Sumatra, Indonesia. The Hungry Ghost Festival is celebrated annually during the seventh lunar month according to Chinese beliefs. Prayers are offered to the dead and offerings of food and paper replicas of objects such as televisions and cars are burned. This signifies the belief that the Gates of Hell are opened to release hungry ghosts, who then wander the world of the living in search of food deemed in need of respect and appeasement. These offerings are made to keep the spirits of deceased ancestors happy and bring good luck and prosperity. Photo by Albert Ivan Damanik/Middle East Images/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Garbage Collection After the Night of San Juan - Spain

Remains of garbage on the beach of La Malagueta after the celebration of the night of San Juan. On June 24, 2025, in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). On the night of San Juan, thousands of people come to the beaches to light bonfires, make moragas, burn the traditional "juanillos", jump over waves or flames, throw lanterns and even take a midnight swim, all with the aim of attracting good luck and having a pleasant night. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Garbage Collection After the Night of San Juan - Spain

A Local Police officer attends to a person on the beach of La Malagueta after the celebration of the night of San Juan. On June 24, 2025, in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). On the night of San Juan, thousands of people come to the beaches to light bonfires, make moragas, burn the traditional "juanillos", jump over waves or flames, throw lanterns and even take a midnight swim, all with the aim of attracting good luck and having a pleasant night. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Garbage Collection After the Night of San Juan - Spain

Members of the municipal cleaning service of Malaga collect debris on the beach of La Malagueta after the celebration of the night of San Juan. On June 24, 2025, in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). On the night of San Juan, thousands of people come to the beaches to light bonfires, make moragas, burn the traditional "juanillos", jump over waves or flames, throw lanterns and even take a midnight swim, all with the aim of attracting good luck and having a pleasant night. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Garbage Collection After the Night of San Juan - Spain

Remains of garbage on the beach of La Malagueta after the celebration of the night of San Juan. On June 24, 2025, in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). On the night of San Juan, thousands of people come to the beaches to light bonfires, make moragas, burn the traditional "juanillos", jump over waves or flames, throw lanterns and even take a midnight swim, all with the aim of attracting good luck and having a pleasant night. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Garbage Collection After the Night of San Juan - Spain

An operator of the municipal cleaning service of Malaga collects debris on the beach of La Malagueta after the celebration of the night of San Juan. On June 24, 2025, in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). On the night of San Juan, thousands of people come to the beaches to light bonfires, make moragas, burn the traditional "juanillos", jump over waves or flames, throw lanterns and even take a midnight swim, all with the aim of attracting good luck and having a pleasant night. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Garbage Collection After the Night of San Juan - Spain

Remains of garbage on the beach of La Malagueta after the celebration of the night of San Juan. On June 24, 2025, in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). On the night of San Juan, thousands of people come to the beaches to light bonfires, make moragas, burn the traditional "juanillos", jump over waves or flames, throw lanterns and even take a midnight swim, all with the aim of attracting good luck and having a pleasant night. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Garbage Collection After the Night of San Juan - Spain

Remains of garbage on the beach of La Malagueta after the celebration of the night of San Juan. On June 24, 2025, in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). On the night of San Juan, thousands of people come to the beaches to light bonfires, make moragas, burn the traditional "juanillos", jump over waves or flames, throw lanterns and even take a midnight swim, all with the aim of attracting good luck and having a pleasant night. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Garbage Collection After the Night of San Juan - Spain

Remains of garbage on the beach of La Malagueta after the celebration of the night of San Juan. On June 24, 2025, in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). On the night of San Juan, thousands of people come to the beaches to light bonfires, make moragas, burn the traditional "juanillos", jump over waves or flames, throw lanterns and even take a midnight swim, all with the aim of attracting good luck and having a pleasant night. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Garbage Collection After the Night of San Juan - Spain

An operator of the municipal cleaning service of Malaga collects debris on the beach of La Malagueta after the celebration of the night of San Juan. On June 24, 2025, in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). On the night of San Juan, thousands of people come to the beaches to light bonfires, make moragas, burn the traditional "juanillos", jump over waves or flames, throw lanterns and even take a midnight swim, all with the aim of attracting good luck and having a pleasant night. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Garbage Collection After the Night of San Juan - Spain

Members of the municipal cleaning service of Malaga collect debris on the beach of La Malagueta after the celebration of the night of San Juan. On June 24, 2025, in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). On the night of San Juan, thousands of people come to the beaches to light bonfires, make moragas, burn the traditional "juanillos", jump over waves or flames, throw lanterns and even take a midnight swim, all with the aim of attracting good luck and having a pleasant night. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Garbage Collection After the Night of San Juan - Spain

Members of the municipal cleaning service of Malaga collect debris on the beach of La Malagueta after the celebration of the night of San Juan. On June 24, 2025, in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). On the night of San Juan, thousands of people come to the beaches to light bonfires, make moragas, burn the traditional "juanillos", jump over waves or flames, throw lanterns and even take a midnight swim, all with the aim of attracting good luck and having a pleasant night. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Garbage Collection After the Night of San Juan - Spain

Members of the municipal cleaning service of Malaga collect debris on the beach of La Malagueta after the celebration of the night of San Juan. On June 24, 2025, in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). On the night of San Juan, thousands of people come to the beaches to light bonfires, make moragas, burn the traditional "juanillos", jump over waves or flames, throw lanterns and even take a midnight swim, all with the aim of attracting good luck and having a pleasant night. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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Garbage Collection After the Night of San Juan - Spain

Members of the municipal cleaning service of Malaga collect debris on the beach of La Malagueta after the celebration of the night of San Juan. On June 24, 2025, in Malaga (Andalusia, Spain). On the night of San Juan, thousands of people come to the beaches to light bonfires, make moragas, burn the traditional "juanillos", jump over waves or flames, throw lanterns and even take a midnight swim, all with the aim of attracting good luck and having a pleasant night. Photo by Alex Zea/Europa Press/ABACAPRESS.COM

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