Across America

Across Americas

Finding the best way to teach Chinese

To Donna Wiseman, director of the Confucius Institute at the University of Maryland, the fact that her institute is the first of its kind in the US brings both pride and profound responsibility.

Chinese man's killing reflects'dangerous'neighborhood

Residents of a neighborhood in lower Manhattan, where last week a 68-year-old Chinese man was beaten and died from his injuries, said they have always been concerned about their safety in the area.

'Red Chamber' play aims to put audience asleep

The idea of a show putting an audience to sleep usually horrifies theater directors. But Jim Findlay's surreal take on the epic Chinese novel Dream of the Red Chamber is a real sleeper.

Wuhan high-tech zone ready for investors, students

Plans for a new high-tech industrial zone in China's Hubei province are in the works, and government leaders of the city where it will be located are focusing on driving interest, investment and educational opportunities for the project.

For all the tea in China, there's one way to get a taste

California-born, fourth-generation Chinese-American Charlene Wang has had a thing about tea her whole life. After graduating from Wellesley College, she joined the Foreign Service and got posted to Bangladesh, where she spent vacations touring the tea gardens of India, Sri Lanka and Bangladesh.

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9/11 Memorial Museum set to open

The National September 11 Memorial Museum is set to open to public on May 21

Rio Confucius Institute taking root

Though the current number of Chinese language students in Brazil is still limited, the development of a Confucius Institute promises a bright future thanks to the close relationship between China and Brazil, Father Francisco Ivern Simo, vice-president of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro, said on Wednesday.

Chinese students finalists in student Academy Awards

The annual Student Academy Awards, one of the nation's most prestigious student film competitions, named its finalists this month and will hold an awards ceremony on June 7 in Hollywood.

Boeing order for discount airline shows low-cost travel increasing

Boeing Co's deal to sell 50 737 jets to a discount airline reflects an opening of the low-cost travel space as economic growth in the country makes air travel affordable to more people.