Using the present to preserve the past
2014-12-02 08:18:48
Enthusiastic amateurs are using modern tools, such as social networks and digital publishing, to help save endangered cultural sites and forgotten art forms.
Tolerance ends, HK chief vows
2014-12-02 05:16:29
Police will take resolute action against illegal road blockades outside the Hong Kong government's head offices, Leung Chun-ying warned.
Officer in Ferguson shooting resigned without severance
2014-12-01 13:45:45
The white police officer who shot and killed an unarmed black teenager in Ferguson, Missouri, in August got no severance deal when he resigned from the force, the mayor of the St. Louis suburb said on Sunday.
New visas a boon to real estate
2014-12-01 12:10:42
Now the Chinese have another incentive to purchase US real estate beyond prestigious addresses: the new 10-year visa for business travel and tourism, and the five-year visa for overseas study.
Artists seek US audiences
2014-12-01 12:10:42
The CEO of Chinese Ticket Box sees great potential for Chinese theatrical groups touring in the United States.
Web options proliferate for Chinese shoppers
2014-12-01 12:10:42
As the world's biggest e-commerce market, China has attracted global attention for its growing appetite for overseas products. For the first time, Chinese online shoppers took part in the United States' Black Friday promotion on Nov 28.
Ailing school district seeks Chinese help
2014-12-01 12:10:42
If you are in charge of a struggling urban public school district, where do you turn for the financial help to put your district on a sustainable path?
Alibaba, Amazon in online battle
2014-12-01 12:10:42
Just two weeks after Nov 11 helped Alibaba Group Ltd hit a one-day sales record of 57.1 billion yuan ($9.3 billion), rival Amazon.cn unveiled its Chinese version of Black Friday on Nov 28.
Canada says citizen may have been captured in Syria
2014-12-01 11:03:10
Canada is trying to confirm reports that a Canadian citizen has been captured in Syria, a foreign ministry spokesman said on Sunday.
Cross-border e-commerce booming
2014-12-01 10:57:04
With a record 278 million orders totaling $9.34 billion in sales, China's Singles' Day shopping spree on Nov 11 set the table for its US counterpart, Black Friday, which this year joined the e-commerce market in China for the first time.
HK protesters clash with police outside govt headquarters
2014-12-01 10:12:30
Hong Kong's "Occupy Central" protesters have clashed with police early this morning as they tried to encircle the government headquarters.
New visas a boon to real estate
2014-12-01 10:06:36
The Chinese have been buying premium real estate in the United States for some time. Witness the recent $1.95 billion purchase of the Waldorf-Astoria hotel in New York by a Chinese insurance company in October, or the regular purchases of high-end properties in cities such as New York and Los Angeles.