Across America
| New York: Diplomat's farewell Sun Guoxiang (right), China's consul general in New York, receives a gift from Kenneth Adams, commissioner of the New York State Department of Economic Development and president and CEO of Empire State Development, on Tuesday night. Adams attended Sun's farewell reception on behalf of New York Governor Andrew Cuomo. Hu Haidan / China Daily |
| Houston: Brilliant career US Congressman Al Green (right) congratulates artist Zhou Jie on the 40th anniversary of her dance, film and education career on Dec 6 in Houston. Zhou hosted Green during his visit to the Shanghai Expo in 2010. May Zhou / China Daily |
| San Jose, CA: Bay Area meeting Yang Changcheng (second from left), president of American Fujian Association, presents a gift to Yang Yue, CPC Fuzhou Municipal Committee secretary, at a reception in San Jose, California, on Dec 7. A delegation headed by Yang from the city of Fuzhou visited the San Francisco Bay Area during Dec 6-7, during a one-week tour of several US cities. Provided to China Daily |
| Seattle: Talk time Gerry Ross from Globe One (left), and Don Bonker, executive director at APCO, at the 35th anniversary banquet celebration of the Washington State China Relations Council on Dec 5 in Seattle. Yu Deng / China Daily |
| Seattle: Alibaba keynote Jian Wang (left), chief technology officer of Alibaba Group Holding Ltd, speaks at a Q&A session hosted by Kristi Heim, executive director of the Washington State China Relations Council, after his keynote presentation at the council's 35th anniversary banquet celebration on Dec 5 in Seattle. Yu Deng / China Daily |
| New York: Cosmetics lesson Peter Thomas Roth (right), CEO of Peter Thomas Roth Clinical Skin Care, introduces new products to an Asian journalist at a media event on Wednesday in New York. The brand entered China - carried by Sephora - in 2010 and aims to expand to more second- and third-tier cities in the next five years. The brand will launch its new product in China next March. Provided to China Daily |
| Houston: We have a winner ZTE USA CEO Cheng Lixin (second from left) presents ZTE's smartphone to Twitter game winner while cheerleaders from the Rockets Power Dancers cheer during ZTE Title Night game on Dec 6 at Houston's Toyota Center. Provided to China Daily |
| Toronto: Canadian welcome Canada's Minister of Finance Joe Oliver welcomes guests to the opening of China Construction Bank's new Toronto branch on Dec 9. Li Na / China Daily |
| New York: In the money Tang Yan (foreground center), CEO of Momo, stands with other staff of MOMO and partners at the Times Square in New York after its IPO on Thursday. Momo is China's third-largest instant messaging app, with around 180 million users. Lu Huiquan / For China Daily |
| Temple City, CA: Kung Fu do Shaolin Temple Cultural Center opens its east branch in Temple City, California, on Dec 7. The opening ceremony, held by Shaolin Cultural Center, Los Angeles, attracted more than 400 people from the area. Provided to China Daily |
| Pasadena, CA: Women's business From left: Jennifer Zhang, co-founder and COO of PlusYou; Jing Zhou, founder of Elemoon; Yangyang Cheng, founder and CEO of Yoyo Chinese Inc; Janne Wang, co-founder and CEO of Acton; Sophia Viklund, founder and head of Strategic Relations of Backcode; and Sue Xu, partner of zPark Capital; discuss starting a business on Dec 6 at the Pasadena Convention Center. Zhang Chi / For China Daily |
| Burlingame, CA: Educator visits Wang Hanguang (second from left), chairman of the Hanhai Investment Management Group, presents a gift to Chen Jining (third from left), the visiting president of Tsinghua University, with Michael Brownrigg (fourth from left), a city councilman of Burlingame, on Monday in Burlingame, California. Chang Jun / China Daily |
| Santa Ana, CA: Anniversary for kidseum Left: Under the leadership of Anne Shih, chairwoman of the Bowers Museum, the first Asian-American chairwoman in its history, the children's kidseum encourages children to explore cultural diversity at a young age. The kidseum celebrated its 20th anniversary on Dec 7 in Santa Ana, California. Provided to China Daily |
(China Daily USA 12/12/2014 page12)
