Milestones abound this year as 2014 not only marks the 65th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China and the 35th anniversary of the establishment of China-US diplomatic ties, but it also marks the 10th anniversary of the founding of Confucius Institutes (CI) in the US.
To celebrate the tenth anniversary of Confucius Institute and the 40th anniversary of the establishment of the diplomatic relationship between China and Brazil, the Confucius Institutes in Sao Paulo launched a series of activities.
Chinese community in Boston celebrates the Chinese National Day, on Sept 27, 2014.
Zhang Shiyu and Liu He perform Under the Umbrella as part of dance ensemble Splendid China, presented by Shanghai Theatre Academy Dance Company, Dance of Asian America and Mitsi Dancing School, at Miller Outdoor Theatre in Houston on Friday night.
A Ferguson police officer was shot in the arm Saturday night after encountering two men at a community center who ran from him and then opened fire during a foot chase.
Twelve tour buses started operating in Beijing on Sunday. They are replicas of the original cable cars in Beijing from 1924, with the innovation of no rails or cables. The bus has 28 seats and is powered by electricity.
Mo Yan, a Chinese writer and Nobel Prize winner, was awarded the honorary degree Doctor Honoris Causa, the highest honor of Sofia University "St. Kliment Ohridski."
The 32nd Hundred Flowers Award unveiled on Sept 27, 2014 in Lanzhou, capital city of China's Gansu province.
China Eastern Airlines has taken delivery of its first Boeing 777-300ER. The new airplane is the first of 20 that China Eastern has on order.
Muslim pilgrims pray near the holy Kaaba (not seen) at the Grand Mosque, during the annual hajj pilgrimage in Mecca September 27, 2014.
Foreign Minister Wang Yi makes a speech at the UN General Assembly (GA) at the UN headquarters in New York on Saturday.
Chelsea Clinton has given birth to a daughter named Charlotte, the first grandchild of former US President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Rodham Clinton.