Across America
Updated: 2013-12-06 11:59
(China Daily USA)
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Los Altos, CA: Tech talk Ramunas Laucius (left) and Andrius Terskovas share their startup ideas with A Xi, a Chinese startup investor, at the latter's home in Los Altos, California on Sunday. A is also general manager of the Cheku Cafe in the United States. Cheku Cafe, which was inspired by the experiences of many American entrepreneurs who started their businesses at garages, has become a popular meeting place for startup entrepreneurs and investors in Beijing. Yu Wei / China Daily |
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New York: Flying high James P. Mueller (left), vice-president for Atlantic and Pacific sales at United Airlines, and Kay Ikawa, managing director for Asia Pacific Sales at the airline, brief a group of Chinese media outlets about their strategy in the Chinese market. The airline will launch a non-stop service between San Francisco and Chengdu in June. Zhang Yuwei / China Daily |
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Chicago: Earthquake relief Chinese Consul General to Chicago Zhao Weiping (center) accepts a donation of $70,000 from the Chinese American Association of Greater Chicago and other local overseas Chinese organizations at the consulate general on Nov 30. The donation will provide aid to the victims of a 7.0-magnitude earthquake in April in Ya'an, China which killed almost 200 people and caused economic damages of more than $15 billion. Provided to China Daily |
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Washington: Climate cooperation Gina McCarthy (center), administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency, is surrounded by reporters at the Center for American Progress after she talks about US-China clean air and climate cooperation on Monday in Washington. Sun Chenbei / China Daily |
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San Francisco: Future of the engine Henry Samueil, co-founder and chairman of Broadcom, one of America's leading communications semiconductor manufacturers, which ships 90 percent of its products to China; and Eric Chan, head of operations, Mercedes-Benz R&D North America Inc, pose for a photo on Wednesday in San Francisco after Samueil spoke about future trends for the silicon engine at GeekPeek13. Qidong Zhang / China Daily |
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San Francisco: California links Jim Wunderman, president and CEO of the Bay Area Council, speaks at an event on Wednesday hosted by California-China Office, which helps businesses in California do business in China. Xia Xiang (left), commercial counselor of China in San Francisco, and Kish Rajan, director of the business and economic development Office of Governor Brown's Office, listen. Chen Jia / China Daily |
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Washington: Idea exchange Chen Fuli, the intellectual property rights attache at the Chinese embassy in Washington, speaks at a symposium on China's IPR protection on Thursday in Washington. The talks were part of the China 2013 IPR Overseas Exchanges. Chen Weihua / China Daily |
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New York: Young leaders Wang Ruoyu (left), a 2010 participant of the Young Ambassador program of the International Leaders Foundation (ILF) and now a master's degree student at Columbia University, talks to Wang Yiping, ILF's national adviser in New York, at a press event held by ILF on Nov 30 at the Queens Crossing Gallery in New York. Wan Li / For China Daily |
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New York: World views Henry Kissinger (left), founder and chairman of Kissinger Associates and former US Secretary of State, talks with Daniel Franklin, executive editor of The Economist, during the World in 2014 Summit on Thursday in New York. In a discussion of the global issues business leaders and investors should prepare for, Kissinger said that the reforms the Chinese government will carry out in 2014 will be one of the major things to watch for. Kyle Dean Reinford / For China Daily |
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Seattle: Tiny diva Lena Hou, 10, a fifth-grader, sings "I Have A Dream" by ABBA at Meydenbauer Convention Center in Seattle on Nov 30. Hosted by Arts For Life, the program was held in support of the China Tomorrow Education Foundation in Seattle. |
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New York: Remembering Sun Yat-Sen At a panel at Asia Society on Tuesday, participants discuss the upcoming opera Dr Sun Yat-Sen, which will have its US premiere with the Santa Fe Opera next summer. From left: composer Huang Ruo; choreographer Sean Curran; costume designer James Schuette; director James Robinson; conductor Carolyn Kuan; and moderator and journalist Ken Smith. Kelly Chung Dawson / China Daily |
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San Francisco: Construction woes People walk past a subway construction site in San Francisco's Chinatown on Tuesday. Two community leaders representing Chinatown and North Beach businesses and local residents lodged a protest, calling on the local government and people to pay attention to the "severe" impact subway construction is having on the local economy. Chen Jia / China Daily |
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Portland: Early start Students attend an Albina Head Start Mandarin-language course, which is part of a pre-school Mandarin immersion program at the McCormack/Matthews Center in North Portland. The course is one of 25 offered by the Confucius Institute at Portland State University. Jiang Chenchao / For China Daily |
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New York: Fight to ride Food delivery workers stage a protest on Wednesday in New York, calling the New York City government to respect the rights of delivery workers to ride electric bikes. On Nov 11, New York City began enforcing new laws that prohibit workers and businesses from using e-bikes on city streets. Caroline Berg / China Daily |
(China Daily USA 12/06/2013 page12)
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