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Chinese investors revive Shipyards

[2014-08-28 11:29]

Thanks to the EB-5 money-for-visa program, many wealthy Chinese investors are helping revive one of San Francisco's most ambitious development projects, a project that will help lift one of the city's worst neighborhoods out of poverty.

US rice could see potential market in China

[2014-08-28 11:29]

A few years ago no one would have even considered exporting rice to China, but growers, exporters and international trade organizations in the US are starting to come around to the idea.

Peng Shuai upsets fourth-seeded Radwanska at US Open

[2014-08-28 01:29]

The 28-year-old Peng, the doubles world number one, used her piercing, two-fisted groundstrokes to put Radwanska on the defensive and claimed the biggest scalp of the championship on her third match point with a backhand crosscourt winner.

Director turns 'green' making film

[2014-08-27 11:15]

A film that tells the story of the first major grassroots environmental movement in China was shown in San Francisco on Tuesday.

Western Union gets boom

[2014-08-27 11:15]

Chinese students make up the largest portion of international students in US colleges and Western Union is seeing more and more of the overseas scholars use its services to get their tuitions paid from back home.

Chicken market gets a boost

[2014-08-27 10:13]

China has had its share of food safety issues of late, but one New York-based investment firm is not letting a few hiccups derail its interest in the world's largest food market.

Microsoft 'not fully open with sales data'

[2014-08-27 06:57]

A Chinese antitrust regulator said on Tuesday that Microsoft Corp has not been fully transparent with its sales data on the software it distributes in China, including information on sales of its media player and web browser software.

Western Union sees growth in tuition services

[2014-08-27 06:41]

Chinese students make up the largest portion of international students in US colleges and Western Union is seeing more and more of the overseas scholars use its services to get their tuitions paid from back home.

Talk on climate change

[2014-08-26 22:12]

Post Q&A session at the Asia Society in New York on Monday after the screenings of the films A Farmer's Struggle and Yak Dung lead by Sun Shan, former director of the Shanshui Conservation Center and moderated by Michael Zhao, multimedia producer at the Center on US-China Relations of the Asia Society.

California's parents urge more Chinese in mid-school

[2014-08-26 10:09]

Six Palo Alto, California, parents spoke to the Board of Education during a public comment session to urge the board to expand a Mandarin immersion program to the middle school level.

Serve and volley

[2014-08-26 10:09]

On Monday, the 134th US Open Tennis Championship began play at the USTA Billie Jean King National Tennis Center in Flushing, New York. On day one, four female Chinese players took to the court, with Peng Shuai beating Zheng Jie 6-3, 6-3, and Zheng Saisai coming from behind to beat Switzerland's Stefanie Voegele 1-6, 6-2, 6-2. Two more Chinese players - Zhang Shuai and Wang Qiang - make their debuts on Monday.

Heinz recall is just 'precautionary'

[2014-08-26 10:09]

The removal of some HJ Heinz Co baby food brands in China due to what Chinese food safety officials called "excessive amounts of lead" is the second food safety scandal with US links to hit China in the past month.

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