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Jiangsu, Ontario build closer ties

[2015-12-31 23:16]

Trade flourishes when there is a favorable environment for it between two countries and this environment can be enhanced when governments give it a little push.

US farmers may benefit from wider use of TCM

[2015-12-31 12:31]

Rising American interest in traditional Chinese medicine could open up a new market for US farmers producing the herbs and flowers used by practitioners.

Widespread flooding hits US Midwest

[2015-12-31 10:09]

Rain-swollen rivers in the US Midwest forced the evacuation of hundreds of residents, threatened crops and livestock and left scores of buildings underwater on Wednesday.

China socked by US steel tariff

[2015-12-31 06:01]

The US Commerce Department has hit China with an anti-dumping tariff of 256 percent on corrosion- resistant steel products, and an attor- ney who has represented both sides in trade disagreements said the action “should be a wake-up call for China”.

Professor revives Chinese program

[2015-12-30 10:45]

Min Wang has helped to reinvigorate the Chinese studies program at the University of North Dakota, boosting enrollment from about five students to 50 in fall semester.

2 Bay Area colleges under immigration scrutiny

[2015-12-30 10:45]

The recent deportation of some 40 Indian students has focused attention on two private colleges in the Bay Area, which recruit almost exclusively from India and China.

'Comfort women' deal called narrow

[2015-12-30 10:45]

Though the Japanese-South Korean agreement on "comfort women" was praised by US politicians as "a milestone" and "the first step", Chinese advocates in the US regard it as "narrow" and lacking sincerity.

Giant ginseng root could tip the scales at auction in China

[2015-12-30 10:45]

Mark MacDonald, a FedEx deliveryman and volunteer fireman in rural Maryland, was out with his father last September looking for ginseng roots in western Allegany County.

Boeing and Airbus have 'banner year'

[2015-12-30 10:45]

2015 has been a "banner year" for Boeing Co and French Airbus Group SE Airbus,as both have been competing for a slice of the growing Chinese air travel market.

Chinese investors still sweet on real estate

[2015-12-29 11:40]

Chinese investors' appetite for overseas commercial real estate is unrelenting, and the United States is the top destination for that investment, according to a recent survey by CBRE, a Los Angeles-based commercial real estate firm.

NY consulate plays host in Boston

[2015-12-29 11:40]

2015 was a big year for US-China relations, highlighted by President Xi Jinping's state visit to the United States in September.

Japan agrees to 'comfort women' deal

[2015-12-29 11:40]

Reactions to the agreement reached Monday by Japan and South Korea over the thorny issue of "comfort women", or sexual slaves forced by Japanese military during WWII, were mixed.

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