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Cultural exchange to ring in New Year in capital

[2015-02-13 11:46]

Chinese shadow plays, ink and wash paintings, and candied dim sum. It is not a corner of a traditional Beijing kermis or a fragrance-scented bazaar in New York's Chinatown, but rather a landmark cultural hub in Washington.

BuzzFeed scores with Asians

[2015-02-13 11:46]

So far the video had drawn more than 2.5 million views on Facebook, 730,000 on Youtube and 65,000 likes.

Extradition treaty not necessary to nab Chinese fugitives: lawyers

[2015-02-13 11:46]

The lack of a formal extradition treaty between the United States and China is not a complete impediment to the repatriation of Chinese fugitives hiding out in the US, according to attorneys. There are alternatives.

Port standoff creates logjam in cargo traffic

[2015-02-13 11:46]

A harbor trucker waited in a long line at the Port of Oakland on Thursday morning before finally picking up a container from China. "Yesterday I waited for six hours and got nothing," he said of the furniture shipment from to a client in San Jose.

Johnson Su-sing Chow: Literati Painter, traveler

[2015-02-13 11:13]

For Johnson Su-sing Chow, the renowned Chinese literati painter, there is an end to life, but there are no boundaries in art.

Wu Xifeng: An innovator in medical science

[2015-02-13 11:13]

Imagine that one day in the near future, you will be able to buy a computer chip, prick your finger and drop a droplet of blood on it, connect it to your smartphone, upload the data to an app, key in your lifestyle habits and data, and voila, you get a personalized evaluation of your risk for cancer and advice on how to lower the odds of it happening.

Ballet transcends nations' boundaries

[2015-02-12 11:33]

They say that dance goes beyond national boundaries. The Richmond Ballet and the National Ballet of China would agree.

Chinese split on Liang's manslaughter indictment

[2015-02-12 11:33]

Members of the Chinese community are divided over the indictment of Peter Liang, a Chinese-American New York Police Department officer who was arraigned Wednesday afternoon on several charges, including second-degree manslaughter.

Xi, Obama review progress in phone chat

[2015-02-12 11:33]

Beijing and Washington confirmed on Wednesday that President Xi Jinping will make his first state visit to the United States in September, raising hopes that the long-anticipated trip will enhance the crucial but often troubled relationship between the world's largest economies.

Chinese navy officers find value in US visit

[2015-02-12 11:29]

Last week's visit to the United States by officers of the Chinese navy will deepen mutual understanding and help reduce misunderstandings and misjudgments at sea.

SpaceX launches satellite to deep space for 1st time

[2015-02-12 09:33]

Private US firm SpaceX launched a satellite for the US National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration to monitor the solar wind and aid in space weather forecasts on Earth in what marked its first deep space mission.

High-speed trains steer to overseas destinations

[2015-02-12 06:23]

"The US will be the next strategic focus for us, after successfully winning the Boston contract," Yu Weiping, vice-president of China CNR Corp, told China Daily on Wednesday.

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