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From community activist to the political arena

[2014-10-10 06:44]

When Phil Gim and his family moved to New York in the 1960s, they lived in an apartment in Chinatown on East Broadway, next to the Manhattan Bridge.

Richard Smith: The accidental China expert

[2014-10-10 06:34]

Richard Smith's expertise on China is such that he can tell a story of the Qing Dynasty through some broken tiles.

One leap forward, more catching-up to do

[2014-10-10 06:19]

Since China surpassed Japan as the world's second-largest economy in 2010, the world has been counting down to the day when it will outpace the United States as the world's leading economic power.

China's status prominent at 'Big Four' firm Ernst & Young

[2014-10-09 13:00]

When Stephen Howe talks about a trip he made as a college student at Colgate University 30 years ago, he still describes it as "fascinating".

China's role grows in Gates Foundation tech push

[2014-10-09 13:00]

An increasing number of Chinese businesses and academic institutions have been joining the Grand Challenges initiative set up by the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, which aims to help the poor worldwide through science and technology innovations.

Builder flexes muscle in US

[2014-10-09 13:00]

From the renovation of the Alexander Hamilton Bridge between Manhattan and the Bronx, to construction of the ventilation shafts for New York's No 7 subway line extension and the Yankee Stadium Station, not many may have known that the general contractor is a Chinese firm.

China's economy surpasses US

[2014-10-09 06:38]

China may have overtaken the US as the world's largest economy based on purchasing power, according to the Financial Times.

IMF: Shadow banking filling gaps

[2014-10-09 06:30]

Many large banks in the world's advanced economies still aren't strong enough to adequately fund the economic recovery from the 2008 financial crisis and shadow banking is helping fill the void, the International Monetary Fund (IMF) said Wednesday.

CBRE outlook on Chinese investment on US real estsate

[2014-10-09 03:40]

William Shanahan, vice chairman of investment properties at CBRE, talks about what he thinks will be the trend with Chinese investment in US real estate in the coming year.

Chinese tech giants pump up US startups

[2014-10-08 11:55]

The trio of Chinese Internet giants Baidu, Alibaba and Tencent are finding that investing in startups is a smoother way to enter US markets.

Hopes for US, China trade high: experts

[2014-10-08 11:55]

Despite the International Monetary Fund's (IMF) downward revision of its growth rate forecast for China, a panel of economic experts still believes the world's second-largest economy is ripe for trade with the US.

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