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| PROFICIENCY TEST Members of the Pace University Confucius Institute (CI) meet with students on Monday to announce the fifth installment of Pace's Annual Chinese Bridge Eastern USA Profi ciency Competition for Foreign College Students. The event, which o( ers students a chance to study in China, is hosted by Pace's CI in conjunction with support from the New York Service Center for Chinese Study Fellows Inc (NYSC) - a not-for-profi t corporation dedicated to Sino-US exchange. Provided to China Daily |
| NEW FLIGHT Zhou Junbao (second right), China Southern Airlines' senior vice-president of marketing, conducts an interview with Asia Television Ltd during an event at the Mudan Banquet Hall in Flushing, New York, on Feb 21. China Southern announced plans for a new direct fl ight trip between New York and Guangzhou, which is set to begin operation on Aug 6. Jack Freifelder / China Daily |
| FOOD TOUR Lucky followers of China Press social medias were invited to a bi-monthly free gourmet tour at Biang! restaurant in Flushing on March 21. Biang! is a collaboration between David Shi and his son, Jason Wang, both natives of the ancient imperial city of Xi'an in central China. Eva Cai for China Daily |
| GETTING READY Yin Yue, the lead dancer of Yin Yue Dance Company, is rehearsing for the premiere of her new work titled Shapeshifter on Wednesday at Dixon Place in New York. The evening features three works choreographed by Yin Yue. Performers include Yin Yue, Grace Whitworth, Marissa Livanna Maislen, Luke Bermingham , Robert Burke, Daniel Holt, Omar Roman De Jesus and Erik Abbott-Main. Chris Nicodemo for China Daily |
(China Daily USA 03/28/2014 page9)
