Hacked e-mails reveal Alibaba's plot for box office success
2014-12-20 05:23:28
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd showed interest in partnering with Sony Corp on movie franchises including Ghostbusters when billionaire Jack Ma met with Hollywood executives in October, e-mails revealed by hackers show.
California city fights 'birth tourism'
2014-12-19 13:50:08
"Birth tourism" has been a controversial issue in Southern California for some time. Some homes converted into "maternity hotels" in the region draw pregnant Chinese women to stay and gave birth in the United States.
Build, not break, a bridge for people
2014-12-19 13:50:08
A US congressional committee recently heard from critics of China's Confucius Institute program in the United States, who said the program is a form of propaganda by China, but Chinese teachers who have been through the program think it a fuss over nothing.
China OKs modified corn imports
2014-12-19 13:50:08
China's lifting of a ban on imports of a genetically modified strain of corn is welcome news in the agricultural community, but the effect on China's agricultural trade will still be muted by domestic surpluses, according to two analysts.
Chinese city shops for talent in Houston
2014-12-19 13:50:08
While people are busy Christmas shopping, a recruitment team froma Chinese city came to Houston to shop for talent.
Cleaner coal goal in deal by Houston firm
2014-12-19 13:50:08
Houston-based Synthesis Energy Systems, Inc (SES) announced on Thursday that it has entered into an agreement with Chinese state-owned power company for a cleaner coal-power generation program.
China niche for California design firm
2014-12-19 13:50:08
The California lifestyle has been good to Mike Ellis and Tim Magill. It's been so good that they have managed to create a thriving enterprise that receives half of its billings from China based in part on the Golden State's famous ethos of sun and a laid-back attitude toward life and people.
NYC schools can mark Lunar New Year
2014-12-19 13:50:08
New York City must consider making the Chinese Lunar New Year a public school holiday under a new law signed by Governor Andrew Cuomo that the city's Asian residents have sought for years.
JD.com adds Gap clothes online
2014-12-19 13:50:08
JD.com, China's second-largest e-commerce website, started selling US-based retailer Gap's clothing on its website on Thursday, in a move to build up its collection of US brand names against e-commerce giant Alibaba.
China, US get things done at trade talks
2014-12-19 13:50:08
China and the United States concluded a major trade and investment meeting in Chicago on Thursday with both sides applauding progress in a wide range of areas from market access to high-technology exports.
China-US talks on trade, commerce conclude
2014-12-19 13:22:15
The annual China-US high-level talks on trade and commerce ended with both sides hailing the "important consensus and outcomes" they achieved.
Investor 'pill' for China's healthcare reform
2014-12-19 13:02:28
Prompted by China's efforts to reform healthcare and open the sector to more foreign investment, private-equity firms and medical institutions are looking to take advantage of the opportunities, report Linda Deng in Seattle and Wang Hongyi in Shanghai.