Apple taps UnionPay for China link

2014-11-18 13:12:48

A deal between Apple Inc and China UnionPay Co to allow users to link UnionPay debit or credit cards with Apple's App Store should not have a significant effect on Apple's bottom line.

China sends record number to study in US

2014-11-18 13:12:48

Chinese students have accounted for a growing percentage of international students in US universities and colleges, according to a report released Monday by the Institute of International Education (IIE).

Stock Connect provides new opportunities

2014-11-18 13:12:48

The Shanghai-Hong Kong Stock Connect program that started on Monday gives international investors both opportunities and risks, say money-management professionals.

Chinese firms starting to think outside the box

2014-11-18 13:12:48

For anyone who thinks China and Chinese enterprises lack innovation and creativity, think again.

China once again boasts world's fastest supercomputer

2014-11-18 10:25:09

The Tianhe-2, a supercomputer developed by China's National University of Defense Technology, was named the world's top supercomputer for the fourth consecutive time by the TOP500 project.

Deal set to boost food cooperation

2014-11-18 08:07:52

Chinese consumers can expect more high-quality food on the market following a pact signed by agriculture tycoons from China and Australia in the presence of President Xi Jinping.

Life sentence in Chinese students' slayings

2014-11-18 07:41:17

The second of two men convicted in the shooting deaths of two graduate students from China two years ago was sentenced to life in prison with no chance of parole.

Sierra Leone doctor dies of Ebola at Nebraska hospital

2014-11-18 07:22:11

A surgeon who contracted Ebola while working in Sierra Leone died early on Monday of the disease, the second death from the virus out of 10 known cases treated in the United States.

Open Doors report finds increases in international enrollment

2014-11-18 02:32:07

US Assistant Secretary of State for Education and Cultural Affairs Evan Ryan (left) talks about the international educational exchange on Monday morning at a meeting in the National Press Club in Washington for the release of the 2014 Open Doors Report on International Education Exchange by the Institute for International Education (IIE).

Electoral poetry

2014-11-18 01:11:56

To celebrate the success of Susan Lee's election as a state senator representing District 16 in Maryland and Clarence Lam's election as a state delegate representing District 12, Chinese communities held a party on Sunday evening at the A Plus Adult Medical Day Care Center in Rockville

Soaring comfort

2014-11-18 01:05:57

China Eastern Airlines starts using Boeing 777-300ER for its direct flights from New York to Shanghai on Nov 15. The new luxury fleet features 258 economy class cabin, 52 business class cabin and 6 first class cabin to meet travelers various needs.

Apple removes 'counterfeit' app from iTunes

2014-11-17 13:02:13

Apple has removed an application from its iTunes store after it was sued by Lufax, a subsidiary of the Ping An Insurance Group.