Across Americas
Updated: 2013-10-18 13:03
(China Daily USA)
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Grand opening The Montreal branch of Bank of China (Canada) (BOCC) opens its doors on Oct 8 in Montreal, becoming the 11th BOCC branch in Canada. At the opening ceremony, guests cut a ribbon to mark the launch of the new branch. From left: Roy Heenan, founding partner of Heenan Blaikie LLP; Elie Farah, vice-president of Montreal International; Alain Tasse, official delegate of Montreal City; Zhao Jiangping, Chinese consul general in Montreal; Wang Lijun, president and CEO of BOCC; Martin Cauchon, former minister of justice of Canada and president of the China team of Heenan Blaikie; Jean-Claude Scraire, chairman of Investment Quebec; and Ma Tao, representative of China at the Council of International Civil Aviation Organization. Montreal, Li Na / China Daily |
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Banking on Canada Bank of China (Canada) (BOCC) hosts a painting and calligraphy exhibition in Montreal to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the bank's establishment in Canada. In this picture, Wang Lijun (right), president and CEO of BOCC, introduces a piece to Roy Heenan, founding partner of Heenan Blaikie LLP. In 1993 BOCC became the first Chinese bank to enter Canada, and is now in a unique position to provide services bridging trade and investment activities between Canada and China. Toronto, Li Na / China Daily |
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Legal know-how K&L Gates, one of the largest US law firms, hosted a forum on Wednesday in San Francisco, featuring legal insights on China-US digital media. Experts discussed what Chinese businesses need to know about regulations in the US on social media. From left: Linda Hubbell and Leonard T. Auletto of the Daily Journal; Wang Chuan, press consul of the Chinese consulate general in San Francisco; Howard Chen, a partner at K&L Gates; Thomas Shoesmith, a partner at Pillsbury; and Sean Randolph, president of the Economic Institute, Bay Area Council. San Francisco, Zhang Qidong / China Daily |
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Identity in art Cross-Strait Relations, a multi-media art exhibition that explores new conceptions of China and being Chinese, is on display at Parsons New School for Design, Sheila C. Johnson Design Center, in New York through Dec 15. New York, Caroline Berg / China Daily |
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Warrior girl Xue Yiming, 13, plays the part of female warrior Hu Sanniang in a Peking opera performance at George Mason University's Harris Theater Saturday in Fairfax, Virginia. The show was sponsored by the university's Confucius Institute and theater school, and presented by DC Beijing Opera Flowers and Philadelphia Chinese Opera Society. Prior to the performance, Peking opera scholar Weng Sizai gave a lecture to the university's theater students. Washington, Cai Chunying / China Daily |
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Confucius connections Ji Baocheng (left), senior advisor of Hanban (Confucius Institute Headquarters) and former president of Renmin University, gives a gift to Michael K. Young, president of the University of Washington. Ji headed a delegation to visit the Confucius Institute of the University of Washington in Seattle on Tuesday. Seattle, Deng Bo / for China Daily |
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Butterfly lover The Internationally acclaimed Shanghai Ballet Troupe celebrates its Canadian premier at the Living Arts Centre with a production of The Butterfly Lovers on Oct 10 and 11 in Mississauga. The ballet tells a tumultuous story of undying love between Liang Shanbo and Zhu Yingtai - often called China's Romeo and Juliet. In this picture, Mississauga Mayor Hazel McCallion (center) and Chinese Consul General in Toronto Fang Li (right of the mayor) celebrate with dancers after the performance. Toronto, Li Na / China Daily |
(China Daily USA 10/18/2013 page13)
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