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New Normal of China's Economy

[2016-01-15 12:57]

The new normal of China's economic development was discussed in New York by Han Jun, deputy director of the office of the Central Leading Group on Financial and Economic Affairs, at a briefing on China's 13th Five Year Plan at the Chinese Consulate on Monday.

Cui Tiankai and embassy students send best wishes to Dorian Murray

[2016-01-15 05:57]

Chinese Ambassador to the US Cui Tiankai and more than 20 students from the embassy's Sunshine School gathered on Thursday afternoon outside the Chinese embassy building to show support for eight-year-old canccer-stricken American boy Dorian Murray of Westerly, Rhode Island.

Birth of the Dragon: Film to tell story of legendary Bruce Lee fight in 1960s

[2016-01-14 12:15]

Bruce Lee died in 1973, but the image of the superbly conditioned martial artist unleashing lightning-fast kicks and backfists to whiplike sound effects is etched in martial arts lore.

Will Jack Ma follow Wang Jianlin to Hollywood?

[2016-01-14 12:15]

China's richest man, Wang Jianlin, has paid $3.5 billion for a controlling stake in Hollywood film studio Legendary Entertainment, which made blockbuster hits such as Jurassic World, The Dark Knight Trilogy, and Godzilla. Will another member of China's billionaire list follow suit and make the next major move into Hollywood?

'Cooperation, competition': how Obama adviser sees it

[2016-01-14 12:15]

"Elements of cooperation and competition" is how a White House official described the dynamic between the US and China a day after US President Barack Obama's last State of the Union address.

Hope seen in China's trade data

[2016-01-14 12:15]

Data from the final month of 2015 revealed that China's total trade fell at a less than expected pace, giving observers some relief about the immediate state of its economy.

Shanghai Disney to do well: experts

[2016-01-14 12:15]

The new Disney theme park in Shanghai set to open in June should do "extremely well," according to industry analysts, who said that the park will attract massive audiences despite upcoming competition from other theme parks set to open.

Winning $1.6 bln Powerball tickets sold in 3 states

[2016-01-14 16:32]

Winning tickets in the nearly $1.6-billion Powerball lottery were sold in California, Florida and Tennessee, leaving at least three people to split the jackpot.

$1.5b Powerball jackpot sparks ticket-buying frenzy

[2016-01-14 11:30]

The frenzy to buy tickets was expected to push the largest-ever US lottery prize even higher by the time the six winning numbers are picked on Wednesday.

Kaity Tong returns to prime-time

[2016-01-14 06:57]

Chinese-American news anchor Kaity Tong has returned to weekday prime-time television, co-anchoring a new 6:30-7 pm newscast on WPIX 11 with Brenda Blackmon.

Global cap-and-trade plans eyed at local level

[2016-01-13 12:00]

Carbon markets and taxes should be front and center as essential policy solutions to harness climate actions, an expert says. And how to implement these practical policies is critical to making the Paris agreement actually happen.

Agent hopes 'lucky 8' lures a buyer

[2016-01-13 12:00]

Knowing that numbers have always played an important role in China, a Manhattan townhouse is being listed at $28.888 million in hopes of attracting a Chinese buyer as the number 8 has long been considered the luckiest number in Chinese culture.

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