Across Americas
| Straits relations Chen Yunlin, chairman of the Association for Relations Across the Taiwan Straits, greets members of the local Chinese-American community at a reception on Jan 11. Chen visited China Press, a Chinese-language newspaper, and discussed key issues concerning relations between the Chinese mainland and Taiwan with the assembled community members. Photo by Kevin Song / For China Daily |
| Houston: Air China new territory Dignitaries gathered on Tuesday for an announcement that Air China this summer will begin nonstop service between Beijing and Houston. From left: US Representative Sheila Jackson Lee; Houston Mayor Annise Parker; Chinese Consul General Xu Erwen; Mario Diaz, aviation director for the Houston Airport System; and Chi Zhihang, Air China's North America vice-president and general manager. Wang Jun / China Daily |
| Markham, Ontario: Business awards The Chinese Business Chamber of Canada hosted its annual Excellence Awards and New Year's celebration on Jan 12. At the event, Chungsen Leung (left), the Canadian Parliament's secretary for multiculturalism, chats with a fellow member of Parliament, Colin Carrie, as Brockville, Ontario, Mayor David Henderson and Mel Campbell (right), warden of the United Counties of Leeds-Grenville, Ontario, listen. Li Na / China Daily |
| Washington: Art preview Richard Kurin, undersecretary of history art and culture at the Smithsonian Institution, addresses a Monday luncheon hosted by the institution's Freer Gallery of Art, which specializes in Asian treasures. The gallery's 2013 exhibition highlights, he said, include Chinese Buddhist sculptures by founder Charles Lang Freer and a 5,000-piece collection from Paul Singer. Sun Chenbei / China Daily |
| Santa Clara, California: Insider insights Jeff Rothschild (center), vice-president of Facebook Inc, shakes hands with Silicon Valley investor Roy Kong as Zheng Ruyuan, vice-director of human resources for the city government in Suzhou, China, looks on. Rothschild spoke at last weekend's final of Win in the 21st Century, a contest to identify US-Chinese technology firms for startup financing. Kong, who as head of the US-China Association of High-Level Professionals was the event's chief organizer, said investors from both countries connected with North American entrepreneurs.. Chang Jun / China Daily |
| San Francisco: China card Fang Hou, marketing representative for China UnionPay (USA) LLC, and Ryan Williams, marketing director of the Saks Fifth Avenue store in San Francisco, announce on Tuesday that Saks is the first luxury-goods retailer in the city's Union Square shopping complex to accept China UnionPay debit cards, which are widely used in China. Chen Jia / China Daily |
| New York: Chinese brush Artist Fang Shujiu shows one of his works to a visitor on Jan 11 during his touring exhibition, which consists of brush paintings, many featuring tigers and horses, which are Fang's specialty. The exhibits also include other animal and floral elements. Yu Wei / China Daily |
