New York mourns Wenjian Liu

2015-01-05 12:41:44

Waves of dark blue stood out on a gray, somber day as more than 20,000 police officers and civilians turned out Sunday for the funeral of Wenjian Liu, the New York Police Department officer killed in the line of duty last month.

China braces for slower but better growth in 2015

2015-01-05 09:18:17

The most recent report by Standard Chartered forecast China's GDP to further decelerate to 7.1 percent in 2015 from an expected 7.3 percent in 2014.

Chinese VP Li attends Rousseff's inaugural

2015-01-05 05:22:33

As President Xi Jinping's special representative, Vice-President Li Yuanchao attended Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff's second-term inauguration ceremony in Brazil on Jan 1 and congratulated Rousseff on her re-election as Brazil's chief executive.

Brazil levies antidumping against China

2015-01-05 04:45:05

An economic downturn has the Brazilian government turning to anti-dumping measures against China and other countries, according to analysts.

New York mourns slain Chinese-American police officer

2015-01-05 02:25:44

More than 20,000 police officers and civilians turned out Sunday for the funeral of Wenjian Liu, the NYPD officer killed in the line of duty last month.

Thousands gather in NYC to see off slain policeman

2015-01-05 00:41:12

Thousands of police officers are paying their respect to a New York Police Department officer shot to death along with his partner as mourners converge from around the US Sunday for a second funeral that stands to test tensions between the city's mayor and police.

China's former IOC member He Zhenliang dies

2015-01-04 23:38:29

China's sports community was mourning the passing of veteran sports official He Zhenliang, highlighting his irreplaceable contribution to China's positive image in the international Olympics family.

NYC mourns slain NYPD officer

2015-01-04 06:28:28

Thousands of New Yorkers lined up to pay tribute to fallen NYPD officer Wenjian Liu at his wake ceremony on Saturday, despite heavy rain.

Chinese to unveil SUV at Detroit show

2015-01-04 02:10:14

Chinese car maker GAC Group will take a step forward in a bid to become an international car company when it debuts a vehicle at the prestigious North American International Auto Show in Detroit later this month.

Martial arts conference to be held in Georgia

2015-01-04 01:35:12

The Georgia-based Shaolin Institute will host its first conference of Chinese martial arts teachers from around the world to discuss improving martial arts services and how to raise salaries for instructors.

US sanctions DPRK over Sony cyberattack

2015-01-03 05:48:07

The US imposed new sanctions on DPRK on Friday, targeting top state officials and defense-related organizations in an attempt at punishment for a crippling cyberattack against Sony.

Major challenges facing Brazilian president's 2nd term

2015-01-03 03:35:03

Brazilian President Dilma Rousseff listed better education, renewed economic growth and anticorruption as three major challenges to her second term, which began Thursday with an inauguration.