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Obama upbeat on future of US-China ties

[2014-12-04 12:13]

US President Barack Obama on Wednesday expressed his optimism over US-China relations and the Chinese economy in a roundtable with top business leaders.

Good news and bad news on the Ebola battlefront

[2014-12-04 06:11]

A piece of good news is that there's been no sign of "donor fatigue". The world is on the side of those who are involved in this fight.

Let there be light

[2014-12-04 05:32]

The iconic Rockefeller Center Christmas tree is lit in New York on Wednesday at 9 pm, kicking off this year’s holiday season.

Blending of cultures benefits world

[2014-12-04 05:02]

What does it mean to be a Chinese American at a time when China is rising on the world stage? Chinese-American author and former presidential speech writer Eric Liu has the answer: Be a bridge-builder, and blend Chinese and American values.

Business-Politics mixer

[2014-12-03 12:14]

Lisa Liu, president of the United States-China Association of Commerce; Congresswoman Grace Meng; and San Tan Tse, owner of Days Inn in Washington, attend a reception of business leaders of the Chinese American community in Washington on Tuesday night. Meng called for more Chinese Americans to join in the US political process.

Alibaba shrugs off retailers' tax cry

[2014-12-03 12:12]

Alibaba on Tuesday responded to criticism by brick-and-mortar retailers in the US that are asking Congress to tax online retailers such as China's online e-commerce giant.

Anything goes, as more and more shoppers browse via mobile

[2014-12-03 12:12]

The retail data on both Black Friday in the US and the 11-11 "Valentine's Day" shopping spree in China show that a sizable number of the transactions were completed through handheld devices and the Internet, a trend that retailers and e-commerce enterprises might want to keep an eye on.

China may take global lead in IT by its sheer size

[2014-12-03 12:12]

China will be at the forefront of the global push to mobile computing, cloud services, big data/analytics, and social networking in 2015, and will account for almost half the total spending in those areas, according to a report from a technology consulting firm.

Hollywood could be saying hooray for more Chinese capital

[2014-12-03 12:12]

Chinese capital flow into to the US movie industry could be coming along at just the right time for Tinsel Town, and for Chinese investors.

Mutual governance of cyberspace called for

[2014-12-03 12:12]

While the China-US working group on cyber security has been suspended following the US decision in May to indict five PLA officers for cyber espionage, bilateral contact seemed to resume in a way as senior officials.

China has glitter for dealer of diamonds

[2014-12-03 07:12]

It calls its product "symbolic of the Hollywood and red-carpet lifestyle", and now the Boston-based jewelry company Hearts On Fire will try to sell that image in China, the world's fastest-growing market for diamond jewelry, by opening a store in Shanghai this month and planning to launch more than 300 in China by 2019.

A buck to the Year of the Goat

[2014-12-03 06:58]

The Year of the Goat may be 2015, but the number 8 is in the spotlight as the United States Treasury celebrates Chinese culture with its latest issuance of Lucky Money.

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