Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The once-thriving Los Angeles Mall is now a wasteland of closed stores. The city has been repurposing vacant spaces there. When ...

Editor's note: This is the second story in a three-part CNBC series about the future of U.S. shopping malls, as developers transform the spaces to add new retailers, experiences and even apartments.

COSTA MESA, United States, Feb. 12 (Xinhua) -- South Coast Plaza, the largest shopping mall in California, kicked off its annual Lunar New Year celebrations on Thursday, with the spirit of the horse ...