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Asiana Air 214 victim's family files lawsuit

[2014-08-15 12:11]

The family of Ye Mengyuan, who survived the crash of an Asiana Airlines jet in San Francisco but was later killed by being run over by two emergency vehicles, said on Wednesday that they are suing the City of San Francisco, claiming rescue crews violated her constitutional right to life.

Film director honored in NYC

[2014-08-15 12:11]

Hong Kong director Patrick Lung Kong, who has inspired other Chinese contemporary directors like John Woo and Tsui Hark, will be honored by the Museum of the Moving Image in New York with a nine-film screening series.

Swimmer nabs silver at Gay Games in the US

[2014-08-15 12:11]

The only Chinese citizen taking part in the Gay Games in the United States won a silver medal on Monday.

Communities support quake relief

[2014-08-15 12:11]

Members of the Chinese community in the US have stepped up to help victims and rebuild damaged areas after a severe earthquake struck Southwest China's Yunnan province earlier this month.

'Wooing' Asian Americans into politics

[2014-08-15 12:11]

By 2025, Asian Americans are projected to be 18 percent of California's population and comprise more than 12 percent of registered voters, according to a survey by the California League of Conservation Voters.

Chocolate gets new foothold in Shanghai

[2014-08-15 12:11]

The consumption rate of chocolate in China still pales in comparison to places like the US and Europe, but with the launch of a new megastore in Shanghai, Mars candy company is hoping that Chinese people will grow a bigger sweet tooth.

Military policy shift worries Japanese

[2014-08-15 08:19]

Tokuro Inokuma, a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier, gained his first taste of the horrors of war in 1945 when he scrambled to gather the scattered limbs of his fellow servicemen, blown apart by a US air raid in Japan.

Huge IT layoffs trigger labor friction

[2014-08-15 08:19]

Labor unrest is expected to spread following massive layoffs at several IT giants, with experts calling on multinationals to take the issue seriously.

Communities support quake relief

[2014-08-15 07:57]

Members of the Chinese community in the US have stepped up to help victims and rebuild damaged areas after a severe earthquake struck southwest China's Yunnan province earlier this month.

Taiwan arms sales a lingering irritant

[2014-08-15 07:38]

US arms sales to Taiwan has long been a major obstacle in developing smooth bilateral relations between China and the United States, even as cross-Strait relations between Beijing and Taipei have recently become the best since 1949.

Film director honored in NYC

[2014-08-15 07:37]

Hong Kong director Patrick Lung Kong—who has inspired other Chinese contemporary directors like John Woo and Tsui Hark—will be honored by the Museum of the Moving Image in New York with a nine-film screening series that will feature some of his rare films imported from Hong Kong.

Across Canada Aug 15

[2014-08-15 04:08]

Across Canada Aug 15

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