Across America Over the Week (Dec 26 - Jan 1)
For observers who have witnessed the often bumpy and sometimes roller coaster rides in the 35 years of diplomatic ties between China and the United States, many applauded that the increasingly complex relationship ended in 2014 on a positive note.
Like many colleges in the US, the University of Minnesota is experiencing a surge in the enrollment of Chinese and Asian students.
A 12-year-old girl who was abandoned at birth in China and later adopted by a US family is now working hard to help other kids in tough situations.
China has seen a surge in cross-border e-commerce, as millions of Chinese online shoppers buy products directly from foreign websites, sometimes through online marketplaces such as Alibaba's Tmall Global.
For the fourth year in a row, New York City kicked off its New Year's Eve countdown in Times Square with a Chinese cultural show.
New York City will honor the two policemen who were ambushed in their patrol car by a gunman in Brooklyn earlier this month by naming streets near their homes for them.
New USDA data shows that US exports of sorghum to China reached a 19-year high in one week last month to meet Chinese demand for cheaper alternatives to corn for livestock feed.
Chinese conglomerate Fosun International Ltd is moving into the US property and casualty (P&C) insurance market by acquiring Meadowbrook Insurance Group for about $433 million.
Zhang Qiyue (center), Consul General of China in New York, is joined by Chinese artist Yuan Xikun (first from left), Duan Yueping, Director General of Yunnan Provincial Tourism Development Commission, Zhang Jinping, president of Sino-American Friendship Association and Li Li, SAFA's executive vice-president on a march through crowds celebrating New Year's Eve at Times Square in New York on Dec 31.
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