China not to blame for job losses in US: Council
2014-12-16 11:50:05
Like some US politicians, the Washington-based Economic Policy Institute (EPI) has for years blamed China for the loss of American jobs. When its latest such report came out on Dec 11, it drew immediate fire from the US China Business Council (USCBC).
Ground broken in NYC
2014-12-16 11:50:05
Chinese real estate developer Greenland USA and US partner Forest City Ratner Companies broke ground on Monday for a 298-unit affordable housing project in downtown Brooklyn.
Chinese liquor in deal with US firm
2014-12-16 11:50:05
Baijiu maker Wuliangye Yibin Co Ltd has teamed up with US liquor giant Brown-Forman Corp to develop new products for emerging markets and counter sluggish baijiu sales.
China-US trade talks get started in Chicago
2014-12-16 11:50:05
Senior Chinese and US officials will convene the 25th Joint Commission on Commerce and Trade in Chicago on Tuesday, and will seek to address differences on trade and investment potential in areas such as agriculture and tourism.
Obama vows no safe haven for Islamic State
2014-12-16 10:40:07
US President Barack Obama used a holiday season visit to a US military base to issue a tough warning to Islamic State militants.
Family of wrongly killed man may get $193,860: media
2014-12-16 09:57:08
The parents of a young man wrongly convicted and executed in 1996 are expected to get around 1.2 million yuan ($193,861) in compensation.
Denmark claims North Pole via Greenland ridge link
2014-12-16 09:42:35
Scientific data shows Greenland's continental shelf is connected to a ridge beneath the Arctic Ocean, giving Danes a claim to the North Pole and any potential energy resources beneath it.
China demotes 1,000 officials with family abroad
2014-12-16 09:32:50
Authorities in China have demoted about 1,000 government officials with relatives abroad who refused to return home.
Gunman in Sydney hostage taking known to Federal Police
2014-12-16 09:13:18
Australian Prime Minister Tony Abbott confirmed that the gunman at the center of the Sydney siege had an"infatuation with extremism".
Manager of Sydney Cafe dies as hero in hostage siege
2014-12-16 08:56:02
The manager of the Sydney cafe who was fatally shot in the siege was being praised as a hero on Tuesday for allowing others trapped in the cafe to escape.
HK chief calls for respect of law as protests end
2014-12-16 07:58:42
Hong Kong's Chief Executive, Leung Chun-ying, called on Monday for full respect for the rule of law and the constitutional framework governing the special administrative region's election overhaul.
China's new grand canal brings water to arid north
2014-12-16 07:32:14
More than 1,400 kilometers of canal and pipeline began transferring water on Friday from China's longest river, the Yangtze, to the country's arid northern regions, including the nation's capital, Beijing.