On February 16, Chinese Consul General in Penang Zhou Youbin attended 2025 Kedah State Chinese New Year Carnival. Also present were the Sultan of Kedah Al-Aminul Karim Sultan Sallehuddin Sultan Badlishah, Tunku Mahkota of Kedah Tunku Shazuddin Ariff Sultan Sallehuddin, Tunku Puan Mahkota of Kedah Che Puan Nur Julie Ariff, Menteri Besar of Kedah YAB Dato’ Seri Haji Muhammad Sanusi bin Md Nor, Kedah State Secretary YB Dato’ Seri Haji Norizan bin Khazali, Speaker of the Kedah State Legislative Assembly YB Zubir bin Ahmad, Kedah State Executive Councillor YB Wong Chia Zhen and President of Kedah Chinese Assembly Hall Datuk Cheng Lai Hock.