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Love for Mandarin takes lawyer on life journey

[2015-06-26 23:49]

Many are surprised by the mist that veils my eyes as I recall the general details of the time I spent at Peking University as an exchange student in 2009. As I have found, a lawyer who studies Chinese is considered a champion of practicality and foresight, not of sentimentality.

Poisoning case gets 7 petitions

[2015-06-26 22:38]

The new lawyer for Lin Senhao, a former university student who was convicted of killing his roommate with poison, handed seven petitions to the nation’s highest court on Thursday after the court started reviewing his death sentence.

Girl takes to stage

[2015-06-26 22:30]

Mancini Stokes (second from right), an 11-year-old Chinese American, rehearses with other cast members for the off -off Broadway show I Made a Mistake, on Tuesday in New York. The play is directed by John Del Gaudio at the Connelly Theater in New York’s East Village.

Ron Cai: Corporate lawyer with a vision

[2015-06-26 14:13]

It was the "cultural revolution" (1966-76) along with a thwarted dream to be an aircraft engineer that landed Ron Cai in the legal profession.

Expert: collaboration boosts sustainability

[2015-06-26 14:13]

As the United Nations Global Compact - the world's largest corporate sustainability initiative - celebrated its 15th anniversary on Thursday, the chairman of China's Global Compact Network called for more collaboration, innovation and action among the public and private sectors.

China opposes US defense bill

[2015-06-26 14:13]

China on Thursday expressed strong opposition to the annual defense policy bill passed by the US Senate, which contains a section inviting Taiwan to join military drills.

Telling history with precious gems

[2015-06-26 14:13]

After more than 30 years working as a designer, jewelry and accessories consultant and art historian, Hong Kong native Kai-Yin Lo is still surprised at how fast semiprecious jewelry is catching on.

Ma pays $23m for NY property

[2015-06-26 14:13]

Jack Ma, the co-founder and chairman of e-commerce giant Alibaba, paid $23 million for 28,100 acres in New York State's Adirondack Mountains that include a trout fishery, lakes, ponds, 40 miles of roads, a mountain and a maple-syrup operation.

Across America over the week (June 19-25)

[2015-06-26 11:37]

Across America

Cleaning up the dirty dining table

[2015-06-26 11:37]

US companies and academic institutions have found a growing market in China, and it's driven by a common bond: the need to eat safe food.

Sea, air link with Japan gets a boost

[2015-06-26 07:45]

The Ministry of National Defense has agreed to push forward a proposed mechanism by which China and Japan would manage maritime and air communications, but it did not confirm reports that it would sign an agreement.

Pundits cheer China-US talks

[2015-06-26 06:06]

The largest-scale annual meeting between China and the United States, which concluded Wednesday, has not only been praised by heads of the two countries' delegations but also by pundits on both sides.

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