Top Chinese violinist remembers New York

2014-11-06 12:30:34

The scene was a hotel room in New York's Empire Hotel. Seated in a chair in front of about 10 reporters, photographers and TV cameras was Lyu Siqing, one of China's top violinists.

Shanghai FTZ explained

2014-11-06 12:30:34

Xiao Lin, director of the Shanghai Development Research Center, shared the progress and future plans of the Shanghai Free Trade Zone (SFTZ) in a talk hosted by the US-China Institute of University of Southern California on Wednesday in Los Angeles. Scholars, professionals and students came to hear what he had to say.

Festival pays tribute to Chinese film

2014-11-06 12:30:34

Ten years ago, James Su got an idea to promote Chinese culture in Hollywood with a film festival dedicated to Chinese filmmakers.

Mobile advertising in China is key: Expert

2014-11-06 09:00:11

For those marketing in China to consumers, mobile advertising is the future as more and more users connect to the Web through their cellphones, said Calvin Chan, chief operating officer of data company AdMaster, on Wednesday in New York.

Chinese company, Canadian university partner on energy center

2014-11-06 06:18:10

The University of Calgary, in partnership with Chinese oil and gas company Kerui Group, has opened a research, education and training center in Beijing.

Oklahoma seeks Chinese investment

2014-11-06 05:49:11

When Oklahoma Commerce Secretary Larry Parman visited China in 2002 for the first time, he knew where he most wanted to go.

Republicans heap poll misery on Obama

2014-11-06 04:40:21

Republicans stormed to victory in US midterm elections on Tuesday, thumping rival Democrats to clinch control of both houses of Congress and assuring a fractious final two years for Barack Obama's presidency.

China plans 1,000 more staff to fight Ebola

2014-11-05 22:04:26

China plans to send over 1,000 medical workers and experts to West Africa in the coming months in its latest bid to aid African countries' fight against the Ebola virus.

China seeks progress in building new US relations

2014-11-05 20:13:18

China again expressed willingness to work with the United States to build a new type of relations between major countries, saying it is normal for both sides to have disagreements in their relationship.

China slams last colonial governor for remarks on HK Occupy Movement

2014-11-05 20:05:35

China slammed Hong Kong's last colonial governor Chris Patten and urged him to stop "inciting the illegal Occupy Central Movement in Hong Kong" on Wednesday.

China renovates Unit 731 site

2014-11-05 19:54:25

China began to renovate the former headquarters site of the notorious Japanese army unit 731 in the northeastern city of Harbin on Wednesday.

No timetable for full relaxation on one-child policy

2014-11-05 19:52:43

China currently has no plans to suspend or further relax its one-child policy, Zhao Yanpei, an official with the National Health and Family Planning Commission (NHFPC), said Wednesday.