Across America
Updated: 2013-09-27 11:38
(China Daily)
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San Francisco: Love for China San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee (left) and Chinese Consul General in San Francisco Yuan Nansheng attend a Chinese national flag-raising ceremony on Wednesday at San Francisco City Hall in celebration of the upcoming Chinese National Day on Oct 1. Chen Jia / China Daily |
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Washington: National Day party From right: Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai, US Under Secretary of State Patrick Kennedy, IMF Managing Director Christine Lagarde and Chairman and President of US Ex-Im Bank Fred Hochberg at a reception on Thursday evening in the Chinese embassy in Washington DC to mark the 74th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China on Oct 1, 1949. Sun Chenbei / China Daily |
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Houston: National day Chinese Consul General in Houston Xu Erwen speaks at a ceremony to mark the 64th anniversary of the founding of the People's Republic of China in Houston on Sept 23. More than 1,000 guests attended the event. Provided to China Daily |
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Cumberland, Maryland: Mooncakes for all Above, instructor Gong Wenjing (standing) and students in a Chinese-language class at Allegany High School celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival, an ancient Chinese holiday honoring family. Students also munched on mooncakes, a delicacy prepared exclusively for the festival each year. The class is part of the Confucius Classroom, a program established by the Office of Chinese Language Council International in Beijing for teaching Chinese in elementary and secondary schools worldwide. Provided to China Daily |
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San Francisco: Designs on China Gene Schnair (left), CEO of Skidmore, Owings & Merrill LLP (SOM), meets Larry Lee, president of China Daily USA, to discuss SOM's urban planning, architecture, engineering and interior design projects in China. With more than 75 years of design expertise, the company has worked on more than 150 projects in China, including first-class landmarks like the China World Trade Center in Beijing and Jin Mao Tower in Shanghai. Zhang Qidong / China Daily |
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San Francisco: Strategy summit CCG Investor Relations (CCG IR), a global investor relations firm, hosted the China Market Entry Strategy Summit on Sept 25 in Palo Alto, California, gathering China experts from B&P Marcum, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP, and Ventana Global. China Silicon Valley (China SV) was one of the sponsors for the event. From left: Drew Bernstein, B&P Marcum; Stephanie Xu, East West Bank; Victor Wang, China SV; Croker Coulson, president of CCG; Tom Shoesmith, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP; and Leslie Yuen, advisor to HYSTA. Zhang Qidong / China Daily |
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Los Angeles: Fun and games Students and others play games at the South West Chinese Students and Scholars Association Mid-Autumn Day and China National Day celebration in Irvine on Sept 22. People from the Chinese Consulate General and 52 local organizations participated in the celebration. Wang Jun / China Daily |
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Washington: In conference Marisa Lago, Assistant Secretary for International Markets and Development at the US Department of the Treasury, answers questions from the press during the Conference of US Regulatory and Institutional Environment for Chinese Foreign Direct Investment, organized by the China General Chamber of Commerce-USA and Covington & Biurling LLP in Washington on Wednesday. Sun Chenbei / China Daily |
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Washington: School spirit The Confucius Institute and the Chinese Language Program at the Department of East Asian Languages and Literature at George Washington University celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival in Washington on Sept 19. Students who study Chinese or have an interest in Chinese culture from both GWU and Georgetown University attended the celebration, enjoying mooncakes and learning about the tradition of this ancient Chinese holiday. Fan Xianwu / For China Daily |
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Toronto: Betting on cake A Moon Festival celebration featuring "Bo Bing" mooncake gambling was hosted by the Xiamen Overseas Chinese Society of Canada on Sept 20 in Markham. Popular in parts of Fujian and Taiwan, Bo Bing entails tossing dice to win mooncakes as awards. Above, guests pose with their mooncake winnings. From left: Councillor Gordon Landon of Markham; Councillor Godwin Chan of Richmond Hill; Councillor Chin Lee of Toronto; Wang Qingguan, president of the Fujian Community Association of Toronto. Li Na / China Daily |
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San Francisco: Innovative moves Xu Xiaoping, founder of the ZhenFund and co-founder of the New Oriental Education and Technology Group, gives a talk on the current state of China's venture capital and private equity markets on Sept 20 at Silicon Valley China Wireless Annual Conference in Palo Alto, California. Xu shared his experience as an angel investor, encouraging startup entrepreneurs to be more innovative and persistent. Yu Wei / China Daily |
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New York: China fans From left: New York City Council Member Gu Yaming, senior editor of Art in America Richard Vine, Vice-Consul General Chen Lei, and president of the China National Academy of Painting Yang Xiaoyang attend the opening of "Beautiful China", an exhibition of fan paintings presented by the China National Academy of Painting on Wednesday at China's Consulate General in New York. Bai Jie / China Daily |
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San Jose: Tech talk Alex Selig, CEO of SoundFocus, a startup incubated by Hanhai Investment Group, the largest multi-tech US-China technology incubator in Silicon Valley, talks with investors after giving a presentation about his company at a demonstration day event hosted by Hanhai on Tuesday in San Jose. Yu Wei / China Daily |
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Toronto: Mid-autumn magic Presented by the Canada-China Cultural Development Association and the Canada-China Educational, Scientific & Cultural Association, "A Chinese Gala: Happiness across Continents" was held on Monday in Toronto. The China Broadcasting Art Troupe celebrated the Mid-Autumn Festival and China's National Day in a performance for overseas Chinese. Consul General Fang Li (holding pink flowers) and performers including Chinese crosstalk comedian Feng Gong (on Fang's right in the Chinese suit) pose for a group shot after the show. Li Na / China Daily |
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The Asian Business Network Association (ABNA) announces six recipients of 2013 Chinese Canadian Legend Award on September 20 in Richmond Hill. This award honours Chinese Canadians who have made significant contributions to the community through outstanding achievements in their field. In this picture, award organizer and recipients gather together(people from left): Bammy Wong, president of ABNA; Jack Leong, director at University of Toronto Libraries; Stanley Kwan, head of the selection committee; three recipients Justin Poy, Jean Wong, and Joseph Ng; award gala co-chair Alexandra Ngan and Dennis Au-Yeung; Stephen Siu, honorary chair of the editorial committee. [Li Na/China Daily, Toronto] |
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A conference on Chinese Immigration to Canada sponsored by Richard Charles Lee Canada-Hong Kong Library is held on September 25 at University of Toronto (U of T). In this picture, the prominent scholars in the field of Chinese Canadian studies are discussing issues and successes of Chinese immigrants and their offspring, people from left: Joseph Wong, director of Asian Institute, U of T; Ruth Hayhoe, professor at Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, U of T; Jeffrey G. Reitz, R.F. harney professor of Ethnic, Immigration and Pluralism Studies, U of T; Lucia Lo, professor of Geography, York University. [Li Na/China Daily, Toronto] |
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