Across Americas
Updated: 2013-04-05 12:02
(China Daily)
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Washington: Bold proposal Former Australian prime minister Kevin Rudd speaks to an audience member after a speech on Tuesday about the possible direction of US-China relations. The Mandarin-speaking Rudd, who also served as Australia's foreign minister and is now a member of Parliament, said the United States should take the lead in proposing a new framework for strategic cooperation with China. Sun Chenbei / China Daily |
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New York: Going social Anneke Jong (right), vice-president of business development for technology startup Bread Labs, speaks at a March 28 panel discussion on using social media in marketing to help entrepreneurs. Vikram Rajan (left), co-founder of digital application PhoneBlogger, moderated the discussion, which was organized by the Asian American/Asian Research Institute and the Asian-American Entrepreneurs Network for an annual conference on Asian-American economic empowerment. Caroline Berg / China Daily |
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Toronto: Celebrating senator The appointment of Victor Oh (center, holding sign) to Canada's Senate was the subject of a March 29 celebration hosted by the Canada China Chamber of Commerce. Oh was selected by Prime Minister Stephen Harper in January to fill a vacant Senate seat from Ontario. From right: Michael Chong and Leung Chungsen, members of the Canadian Parliament; Wei Chengyi, president of the Confederation of Toronto Chinese Canadian Organizations, Wu Dongmei, deputy consul of China in Toronto; Wang Lijun, Chamber president; Oh; Patrick Shea, of Gowlings Lafleur Henderson LLP; Lui Kaming, CEO of Ming Pao Daily News; and calligraphy artist Shifu. Li Na / China Daily |
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Los Angeles: On business, life Daniel Fong, founder and CEO of crib and furniture maker Million Dollar Baby Co, speaks at a workshop for students on Tuesday sponsored by the Hong Kong Association of Southern California. Fong talked about his values and the experience of establishing his family business in Los Angeles in 1989. Wang Jun / China Daily |
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Seattle: Business cheer Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen of Washington state (far right) shares a wine toast with members of a business delegation from Jimo, a city in eastern China's Shandong province, on March 28. The delegation, led by Zheng Deyan (center), visited Seattle to explore opportunities for investment and business cooperation. Deng Yu / China Daily |
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Atlanta: China in mind Joe Frank Harris Jr (left), of the Cartersville-Bartow County Chamber of Commerce, and Melinda Lemmon, of the local Department of Economic Development, talk to Seth Jacobs, the state of Georgia's official representative for foreign direct investment and trade with China, at a conference in March. Courtesy of georgia department of economic development |
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San Francisco: 'WOW' Factor A woman points to two horse sculptures on display in the Asian Art Museum's exhibition Terracotta Warriors: The First Emperor's Legacy, which runs through May 27. The exhibition features selected life-size relics from a collection in China that was unearthed in 1974. The figures were created as guardians of the underground palace of ancient China's Emperor Qin Shihuang following his death. Chen Jia / China Daily |
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New York: Flight-ready Air China flight attendants hold commemorative plates at a ceremony at John F Kennedy International Airport on Sunday before the first flight in the airline's expanded and upgraded Beijing-New York route. Zhang Yuwei / China Daily |
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New York: Aviation address Wang Yulin (right) an Air China "image ambassador" who works on the airline's New York-Beijing route, listens as Sun Guoxiang, the Chinese consul general in New York, speaks at John F Kennedy International Airport ahead of Sunday's inaugural flight in Air China's newly expanded service. Zhang Yuwei / China Daily |
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New York: Preflight snapshot Sun Guoxiang, China's consul general in New York, takes a photo at John F Kennedy International Airport of the inaugural flight - on a Boeing 777-300ER aircraft named Smiling China - in Air China's newly expanded service between the city and Beijing. Zhang Yuwei / China Daily |
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New York: Set to soar Air China, the country's aviation flag carrier, on Sunday began expanded service between Beijing and some US cities. At a ceremony to announce an increase to 11 round-trip flights a week from New York's John F Kennedy International Airport, Sun Guoxiang (left), the Chinese consul general in the city, accepts a gift from Chi Zhihang, Air China vicepresident and general manager for North America. At right is Wang Yulin, an "image ambassador" for the airline. Other service upgrades took effect or are planned in Los Angeles, San Francisco and Vancouver, with a new route involving Houston to begin in July. Zhang Yuwei / China Daily |
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San Francisco: Shovel-ready Mayor Ed Lee (center) chats with fellow shovelwielding participants in the official groundbreaking for San Francisco's Transbay Transit Center project on March 29. The project, featuring a 326-meter tower that upon completion in 2016 will be the tallest building on the US West Coast, is designed to be the hub for public transportation in the Bay Area. Yu Wei / China Daily |
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Toronto: Trip planning Mayors of eight Ontario municipalities will visit China on a May 15-25 trade trip organized by the Canadian China Investment Association. The local leaders will attend business conferences, visit industrial sites and meet Chinese government officials during stops in Beijing and Shanghai. Chatting at a pre-trip event on Tuesday are, from left: Chang Yun, of the China Council for Promotion of International Trade; association president Sophia Sun; Frank Micle, representing Erin, Ontario, Mayor Lou Maieron; Petrolia Mayor John McCharles; and Kincardine Mayor Larry Kraemer. Li Na / China Daily |
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Peachtree City, Georgia: Day of thunder Racecar driver Dave Blaney stands next to the No 7 Chevrolet SS outside the headquarters of its newest sponsor, Sany America, on Monday. The car, part of Tommy Baldwin Jr's racing team, competes in the Nascar Sprint Cup Series at various US tracks. Nascar racing is a highly popular spectator sport among people in the construction-equipment industry, in which Sany America's China-based parent company is a major manufacturer. Provided to China Daily |
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Washington: Flying fun A man prepares to set his panda-adorned kite aloft from the National Mall during the Blossom Kite Festival on March 30. Formerly named the Smithsonian Kite Festival, the event features demonstrations and contests that showcase the creativity of kite makers and the skill of those why fly kites. and demonstrations. It is believed that kites were invented 2,800 years ago in China. Cai Chunying / China Daily |
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