Bigger and better - Panama City

COSCO SHIPPING chairman Xu Lirong speaks with the media as the company's vessel COSCO SHIPPING Panama makes its way through the newly expanded Panama Canal on Sunday. Xu said that the expansion embodies the industry's efforts to follow the "trend of mega-ships amongst the background of globalization". Amy He / China Daily

In the works - houston

Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner (left) and Janice Evans, director of communications at the Office of the Mayor, share a laugh with reporters on Tuesday at city hall. Turner invited the press from different communities in Houston to discuss the city's economic and political issues. He also said he was planning a business promotion trip to China for early 2017. May Zhou / China Daily

Investment in focus - new york

From left: Derrick Do, senior vice-president and director of commercial real estate for East West Bank; Wendy Cai-Lee, executive vice-president for East West Bank; and Ji Tao, editor-in-chief and president of China Daily USA, discuss Chinese investment in the US at an East West Bank presentation in New York on Tuesday. Provided To China Daily

Historic protest - washington

California Congressman Ted Lieu (right) takes part in the Democrats "sit-in" on the House floor on June 22. Lieu said "enough is enough", and placed blame on House Republicans and the NRA for stonewalling gun safety legislation. Provided to China Daily

New services - San Francisco

Han Liang, sales manager of Air China San Francisco, introduces new services the airlines will have in place in the fall on Tuesday. Air China will start direct service between San Jose and Shanghai beginning Sept 1, said Han. provided to China Daily

Interns ready - washington

New York State Congresswoman Grace Meng (in purple dress), poses with more than 40 students from the Cross Cultural Internship Program (CCIP) in front of the nation's capitol in Washington on June 24. CCIP, a summer internship program administered by FUSIA Communications, has served over 850 exchange visitors from Asia since 2008. Provided to China Daily

New stars - Stanford

Entrepreneurs join the speakers of a panel on China Entrepreneurshipduring the Global Entrepreneurship Summiton June 23 at Stanford University. More than 700 entrepreneurs and 300 investors from around the world gathered at the summit with the goal of building prosperous communities through fostering entrepreneurship around the world. Lia Zhu / China Daily

(China Daily USA 07/01/2016 page13)