With natural wonders like the Grand Canyon, and cultural offerings that include cowboys and American Indians, the state of Arizona is a favored US travel destination. Getting it to be top of mind for high-spending Chinese tourists, however, is another matter.
By 2020, the number of outbound Chinese tourists is expected to double to 200 million and their spending will triple, according to a report from brokerage and investment group CLSA Asia-Pacific Markets.
CBS is facing a public-relations crisis because an episode of its How I Met Your Mother sitcom that was deemed to be racist has triggered a social-media backlash. Separating itself from the outcry over ABC's Jimmy Kimmel talk show, CBS decided to make a quicker apology to audiences.
China's air pollution data- reporting initiatives mark a "turning point" in the country's battle against choking smog and other environmental challenges, an official with the National Resource Defense Council (NRDC) said.
Panda cub Bao Bao's public debut at the Smithsonian National Zoological Park over the long Martin Luther King Jr Day weekend got the prolonged, early celebration of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Horse off to a perfect start.
Researchers from a Hawaii university took a new technology to China to create a group of glowing green pigs - an achievement that could someday lead to a way to create less costly and more efficient medicines.
A delegation from Hong Kong Science and Technology Parks Corporation (HKTSPC) is visiting the San Francisco Bay Area this week coaching US businesses on how they can take advantage of the facilities and services provided by this hub of innovation in Asia.
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