22 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Women shop for new dresses for Chinese New Year at pop up stores on Yaowaraj (Yaowarat) Road, the heart of Bangkok's Chinatown district. Chinese New Year is not an official public holiday in Thailand, but it is one the biggest celebrations in the Bangkok, which has a large Chinese population. Chinese New Year is February 10 this year. It will be the "Year of the Snake." PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ