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2nd child law has impact

[2015-11-03 11:08]

The decision by the Chinese government to allow all couples to have two children may have implications for the country's healthcare system, ranging from making sure there are enough pediatric facilities to potential increases in insurance costs, observers said.

Chinese look at assisted-living homes

[2015-11-03 11:08]

When Aegis Living broke ground for its new Asian culture senior housing facility in Washington state, it was a near 100-degree day in July, and CEO Dwayne Clark expected no more than a handful of people in the audience.

Obama signs two-year budget bill

[2015-11-03 09:19]

US President Barack Obama on Monday signed into law a two-year budget bill that averts a default on the government's debt and a potential government shutdown.

Festival brings China closer to US

[2015-11-03 05:56]

Face painting, dazzling Sichuan embroidery and Tibetan dancers waving colorful long sleeves caught the eye of passers-by in front of Capitol Hill in Washington.

Chinese go the distance for marathon

[2015-11-02 12:00]

The 224 Chinese runners who flew across the Pacific to leave their footprints on the five boroughs of New York City also represent a booming interest in marathon running in their home country.

Chinese tire company to open Tenn. headquarters

[2015-11-02 12:00]

A Chinese tire company will be joining Japanese and South Korean tire companies when it opens its North American headquarters near Nashville, Tennessee.

Former US senator, actor Fred Thompson dies

[2015-11-02 11:17]

Fred Thompson, a former Republican US senator from Tennessee who briefly ran for president, died of cancer on Sunday at age 73.

Largest US lantern festival planned for Houston

[2015-11-02 06:32]

How about strolling through Asia, Europe and Africa all in one place? This Christmas season, local residents and visitors in Houston will have a chance to experience these places and more in festive light structures from southwest China.

Nanjing Chamber of Commerce sets up in Silicon Valley

[2015-11-02 06:28]

A chamber of commerce was established on Saturday in Silicon Valley with the efforts of Nanjing overseas Chinese and the Nanjing Association of Industry and Commerce.

China high-tech shines in Brazil

[2015-11-02 06:07]

Even though Brazil’s economy is facing its worst downturn in a decade, China’s high-tech industry is posting gains in the Brazilian market. At the 17th Sao Paolo Futurecom, one of the largest telecommunication and Internet exhibitions in Latin America, Chinese enterprises shined on center stage.

State-owned firm to ink deal for industrial park in Mexico

[2015-11-02 06:07]

A major State-owned Chinese company has struck a preliminary deal to develop an industrial park in western Mexico that could be one of China’s biggest-ever investments in Latin America’s second-largest economy.

Marathon parade

[2015-10-31 23:23]

Runners from countries around the world participated in the Parade of Nations at the TCS New York City Marathon Opening Ceremony on Friday night in central park.

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