Beijing and Washington strove to narrow differences by reaching landmark agreements on Wednesday on a flurry of issues that had remained points of tension between them.
More overseas students, led by those from India, are applying for graduate study at US colleges and universities, but the number of Chinese applicants has declined slightly due in part to improved educational programs in China.
The joint pledge by China and the United States to cut greenhouse gas emissions will pressure other countries to match the agreement when they meet at the United Nations' climate talks in Paris next year.
Ten soldiers from the Australian army, 10 from China's People's Liberation Army, five from the US Army and five from the US Marines were dropped without food or water into the some of the harshest environment Australia's Northern Territory has to offer. Their objective: survive.
A recent visit to China by a delegation from Arizona State University has led to an initiative that will gather research professionals from universities in the United States to identify opportunities for cooperation with their Chinese counterparts.
The US government's announcement that it will investigate the Anbang Insurance Group's purchase of New York's iconic Waldorf Astoria hotel has jolted Chinese insurance companies looking to buy landmark properties and companies overseas.
Edmund Downie (left) receives a 10-year tourist visa from Ruan Ping, consul general and counselor at the Chinese embassy in Washington on Wednesday.
Thousands of passengers at railway stations in Shanghai are operating their smartphones and other Internet devices on a Wi-Fi network developed by a US-based company.
The recent crash of a Virgin Galactic passenger spaceship has done little to quell individuals' desire for space travel nor the interest of Chinese investors.
China's stability and development will benefit the world and bring more opportunities to the US and to bilateral cooperation, Chinese President Xi Jinping said Tuesday during a bilateral meeting with visiting US President Barack Obama.
Chinese Consul General in San Francisco Yuan Nansheng held a farewell reception at his residence, telling US friends and Chinese overseas compatriots that his tenure had been filled with "sweet, uplifting memories that I shall cherish for the rest of my life".
Former US secretary of state Henry Kissinger said it doesn't matter if China and the US have occasional differences but rather "how they will overcome them".
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