Use of the renminbi will be broadened internationally after ratification of the 2010 quota and governance reforms of the International Monetary Fund by the US Congress, according to experts.
China urged the US on Saturday to prevent provocations after two US B-52 bombers flew near Nansha islands.
Frequent spells of smog, which has hit Beijing four times since last month, may make it difficult for the capital to achieve its annual air quality improvement goal, a municipal official said on Sunday.
At least 27 people were missing in Shenzhen, Guangdong province, after a landslide hit an industrial park on Sunday morning.
Among the effects on Louisiana of Hurricane Katrina 10 years ago was the state dropping its laid-back approach to attracting outside business. Now it's aggressively seeking investments, especially from China reports May Zhou in New Orleans.
Despite harsh commentary on immigration in the presidential race, some US cities are embracing immigrants by developing programs and services to help them assimilate.
New York City police said they are examining the DNA on a box cutter that was recovered in Queens where a man used it to slash the throat and face of a 16-year-old Chinese exchange student as she was going to school on Wednesday.
BAIC Motor Corp Ltd, one of China's largest automakers, and Guoxuan High Tech Co Ltd, a major Chinese electric vehicle battery manufacturer, plan to set up a research and development center in Silicon Valley to take advantage of the region's innovative and cutting-edge science and technology.
China Investment Corporation, the world's fifth-largest country fund, may increase its US investments after moving its North American headquarters to New York from Toronto this week, observers said.
China is "opposed to all forms of terrorism" and will continue to strengthen its counterterrorism efforts in cooperation with other members of the international community, China's finance minister told a UN Security Council meeting on Thursday.
US President Barack Obama on Thursday reassured Americans that there are no specific and credible terror threats against the United States during holidays.
Shipping bankruptcy strands ships, roils maritime cargo industry