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Subway project disrupts Chinatown

[2013-12-04 11:41]

The buses on Stockton and Washington streets in San Francisco's Chinatown are always overloaded with passengers, even during off-peak commuting times.

Growing American pessimism vs high Chinese optimism

[2013-12-04 11:41]

There seems to be plenty of reasons for pessimism in China. The world's largest developing nation and the second-biggest economy is experiencing an economic slowdown and multiple challenges, including severe pollution, corruption and income disparity.

Affordable luxury, startup required

[2013-12-03 12:24]

For just $19, you can live for one day in a $3.7 million house in Los Altos Hills, one of the wealthiest zip codes in California.

House hunt the world, all in Chinese

[2013-12-03 12:24]

The United States is the top investment destination for Chinese buyers who are interested in buying overseas property this year, according to the latest report from Juwai.com, an international property portal catering to Chinese-speaking shoppers.

Staggered flu shot plan best for China, joint study finds

[2013-12-03 12:24]

As China prepares to institute a new influenza vaccination program, findings by Chinese and American scientists suggest that a staggered program is necessary for three different climate regions across the country.

Cyber Monday? Try Cyber week, as online changes everything

[2013-12-03 12:24]

As Black Friday fizzled out for US retailers, Chinese online consumers across the Pacific Ocean joined in a bigger e-commerce shopping wave on Monday to help bail them out.

China's brand new billionaires may still have a lot to learn

[2013-12-02 11:23]

The increasing numbers of Chinese billionaires have been making the headlines lately, mainly for taking the lead in certain categories - average young age, self-made, and pace of growth. But for the growing number of mega-rich in the world's second-largest economy, what's really being closely watched - experts say - is how that wealth will be handled.

Drama staged by Chinese NYC students

[2013-12-02 11:23]

On a rainy weekday evening, Haichao Wang, producer of the play Rhinoceros In Love, greeted audiences at the entrance of the Asia Society theater in Manhattan as cast members waited to go on stage.

Asian internships' big payoff

[2013-12-02 11:23]

When Carmen Ye talked about her experience of interning with a federal, she expressed gratitude to everyone who helped her get the opportunity. Speaking Saturday at the Queens Crossing Gallery in Queens, New York, at an event opening the 2014 application process for the International Leadership Foundation (ILF) internship program, Ye also said she never expected to get a fulltime job out of it.

Economic rebound not likely: group

[2013-12-02 11:23]

China's economic slowdown is reaching bottom, but prospects for a rebound next year look dim amid an expected drop in the national growth rate, a US manufacturing industry group said.

Sugar imports soar in China

[2013-11-28 11:02]

China's sugar imports jumped almost 20 percent in October due to the country's expanding refining capacity.

Passing the qi under a green painted ceiling

[2013-11-28 11:02]

When curators Kit Yi Wong and Prem Krishnamurphy were preparing to set up their new show at P! art gallery on New York's Lower East Side, the feng shui master they hired to supervise the installation looked around the small space and said, "The ceiling should be green."

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