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Updated: 2013-08-09 12:45

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Fond goodbye

Chinese Ambassador Cui Tiankai (right), hosts a farewell reception for Minister Deng Hongbo (center) and Shi Ling on Aug 2. Minister Lu Kang and some 200 American and Chinese guests attended the reception. Washington, Sun Chenbei / China Daily

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China-Texas links

From left: Houston Mayor Annise Parker; executive director of Guangdong Association of Texas Leon Chen; and Chinese Consul General in Houston Xu Erwen, at a celebration of the 10th anniversary of the Guangdong Association of Texas on Aug 3 in Houston. Xu praised the organization's contributions to enhancing China-Houston relations, noting its efforts to promote cooperation. Houston, Provided to China Daily

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City partnerships

Chinese Consul General in Chicago Zhao Weiping poses withMichael B. Hancock, mayor of Denver, Colorado on July 30.They exchanged views on the sister-city relationship between Kunming, China and Denver. Denver, Provided to China Daily

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Meet the press

Yuan Nansheng, Chinese consul general in San Francisco, visits China Daily's San Francisco officeon Wednesday. Yuan expressed his hopes that media will play a bigger role in helping promote communication between Chinese and American people. San Francisco, Yu Wei / China Daily

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Book Talk

Orville Schell, author of the new bookWealth and Power,discusses with Geoffrey Cowan, the first president of the Annenberg Foundation Trust at Sunnylands, and President of the University of Southern California's US-China Institute Clayton Dube. The discussion of Schell's book was held on USC's campus on Aug 1. Los Angeles, Wang Jun / China Daily

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Modern sound

Crowds fill the Museum of Modern Art in New York on Wednesday night for an opening night party to help kick off its new exhibit Soundings: A Contemporary Score, featuring the work of 16 artists from Taiwan, the US, Uruguay, Norway, Denmark, England, Scotland, Germany, Australia and Japan. The exhibit, which focuses on sound as a form of artistic expression, opens on Saturday and will remain on display through Nov 3. New York, Caroline Berg / China Daily

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Panda perks

Fang Li, consul general of the People's Republic of China in Toronto, gives a speech at the gala of An Evening with Pandas. He said that the panda couple generates not only pleasure for visitors and viewers, but also economic benefits to the zoo and city of Toronto. He jokingly referred to a "Pandonomy" (Panda Enconomy). Da Mao and Er Shun have boosted visitor attendance to the zoo, despite a ticket price increase from C$26 to C$29. Toronto, Li Na / China Daily

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Trade and transport

LiuXuesong, director general of the Department of Commerce of Jilin province,delivers a speech at the 2013ChinaJilin-US Los Angeles Trade and Business Briefing on Aug 7. Liupromoted businesses such as theChuangchunRailway Vehicle Co, which ranks No 1 in export of railway vehicles from China. Los Angeles, Wang Jun / China Daily

(China Daily USA 08/09/2013 page13)

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