Even if you give less than $10 in each ang bao, visiting just 1 house with 10 kids or unmarried cousins could be quite a hit to take. Whether you’re a semi-seasoned ang bao giver or this Year of the ...

Wedding dinners in Singapore can sometimes be a mercenary affair. Even if you never spend more than $5 on meals and always make a beeline for the cai png stall, you’re expected to shell out a 3-figure ...

It's time for a rule update. It's weird when your 40-year-old friend is receiving an ang bao from a 20-plus-year-old friend. In Taiwan, red packets are given only from working children to their ...

Known as hong bao in Mandarin, lai see in Cantonese and ang bao in Hokkien, these red envelopes containing money are a traditional gift given by elders to the younger generation during special ...

Forgoing the event is not an option, but attending it means that I would have to give the newlyweds a red packet, or hong bao, as a gift. So what is an appropriate amount to put in the ang bao? Answer ...

But if you’re now an ang bao “giver”, then there are a ton of rules and customs to follow. From auspicious numbers to the “ang bao hierarchy”, here’s a 101-guide on red packet etiquette for dummies.

Synopsis: Every child looks forward to getting an ang bao from their loved ones. This Lunar New Year, the humble ang bao has evolved digitally. Jeremy Soo, head of consumer banking group (Singapore), ...

Welcome to the ang bao hierarchy—where giving and receiving red packets is deeply rooted in tradition, respect, and sometimes, a little bit of family politics. Now that you’re on the giving ...

Don’t be fooled into thinking that wedding ang baos (red packets) are purely a gift from the heart. In Singapore, your ang bao symbolises your well-wishes as well as covers the cost of your seat at ...

Even if you give less than $10 in each ang bao, visiting just one house with 10 kids or unmarried cousins could be quite a hit to take. Whether you're a semi-seasoned ang bao giver or this Year ...

1. What is the CNY ang bao hierarchy? Remember how as a kid, you would get the biggest ang baos from your parents? While that random auntie at a relative’s house gave you just $6 or so?