NYC to rename streets for slain policemen
2015-01-01 10:21:41
New York City will honor the two policemen who were ambushed in their patrol car by a gunman in Brooklyn earlier this month by naming streets near their homes for them.
US sorghum exports to China hit 19-year high
2015-01-01 09:59:53
New USDA data shows that US exports of sorghum to China reached a 19-year high in one week last month to meet Chinese demand for cheaper alternatives to corn for livestock feed.
China's Fosun buys US insurance market
2015-01-01 09:54:44
Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd is moving into the US property and casualty (P&C) insurance market by acquiring Meadowbrook Insurance Group for about $433 million.
36 killed, 47 injured in Shanghai stampede
2015-01-01 03:00:56
Chinese President Xi Jinping asked an immediate investigation on the cause of a stampede that killed 36 people and injured 47 during a New Year celebration in downtown Shanghai.
35 killed, 43 injured in Shanghai stampede
2015-01-01 03:00:56
At least 35 people were killed and 43 others were injured in a stampede at Shanghai's Bund area around midnight when huge crowds of revelers gathered to celebrate the New Year.
35 killed, 42 injured in Shanghai stampede
2015-01-01 03:00:56
At least 35 people were killed and 42 others were injured in a stampede at Shanghai's Bund area around midnight when huge crowds of revelers gathered to celebrate the New Year.
Fosun to buy Meadowbrook Insurance for about $433m
2014-12-31 13:30:44
Chinese conglomerate Fosun will buy Meadowbrook Insurance Group for about $433 million to enter the US property and casualty insurance market.
Shares of CNR, CSR surge after merger
2014-12-31 10:54:23
Stocks of China's two railway giants soared by the daily 10 percent limit after they resumed trading on Wednesday following the overnight merger announcement.
Doyers Street: Hallowed ground in New York's Chinatown
2014-12-31 09:33:53
Doyers Street in New York's Chinatown has seen some changes the last few years, but if the tourists and hipsters had taken a stroll there some 100 years ago, there's a good chance they'd be ducking bullets.
US denies reports about proposed prisoner swap with Iran
2014-12-31 09:09:04
The United States on Tuesday denied reports about its request for an exchange of prisoners with Iran while seeking for the release of a former American Marine.
Remote Canadian polar bear town arouses interest from China
2014-12-31 06:19:47
Watching polar bear in Canada may become the next popular winter tourism activity for those Chinese tourists who demand unique tourism experiences all over the world.
Year of cooperation marks US, China relations
2014-12-31 06:13:27
Two countries have witnessed "a rise after restraint" in their interactions, just two short days away amid China's more proactive actions to lay out strategic cornerstones to prop up a "major-country diplomacy".