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Bay Area a magnet for Chinese investors

[2013-09-16 11:10]

As a representative of the San Francisco mayor's office in China, ChinaSF has helped more than 26 Chinese companies recruit in San Francisco over the past five years. It has also helped many local companies provide services or establish a presence in China.

Saluting a living legend: modern piano composer Wang Jianzhong

[2013-09-13 11:44]

"Nationalism, music for the People, and revolutionary in nature," said Wang Jianzhong, referring to the three principles of music composition during the "cultural revolution" (1966-76).

Chinese Tomatoes 'newsies' help communities connect

[2013-09-13 11:44]

A group of Chinese Americans who are K-through-12 students during the day, have another identity after school - they're reporters for a website called Chinese Tomatoes.

Economist calls for global Marshall Plan and currency

[2013-09-13 11:44]

In June 2008, Justin Yifu Lin had barely settled into his new post as the first World Bank chief economist from the developing world, when the global financial system collapsed.

Chinese scientist helps find oil

[2013-09-13 11:44]

An international team of scientists has created a tool to precisely pinpoint where petroleum and gas reserves have accumulated beneath the earth.

China's new 'Green Fence' puts pressure on US recyclables

[2013-09-13 11:44]

Recyclable waste is a very important export for the US, and China is a big buyer. Due to a recent initiative, however, the US may be forced to find a better recycling system on the home front.

Yao Ming launches new wine

[2013-09-13 11:44]

As China's growing middle class continues to appreciate wine, former Chinese NBA star and now Napa Valley winemaker Yao Ming is eyeing a full-court press on this newly emerging group of wine drinkers by launching a new tier of wines on the Chinese market this week.

Commodity markets hold breath over Chinese cotton policy

[2013-09-13 11:44]

As the US Department of Agriculture (USDA) sees it, the greatest uncertainty for US commodities trade with China lies in the cotton fields.

One in four men in Asia-Pacific admit to rape: Study

[2013-09-13 11:44]

About one in four men in six Asia-Pacific countries say they have raped a woman at least once in their life, with more than half of respondents claiming they raped for the first time while in their teens, according to a United Nations-led study of rape and sexual violence.

China's ICBC set to expand in Canada

[2013-09-13 11:44]

As one of the largest commercial banks in the world, Industrial and Commercial Bank of China (the bank group) had expanded to 39 countries by the end of 2012.

Florida college joins push for ties with China

[2013-09-13 11:44]

Florida-based Broward College has signed a memorandum of understanding with Second Polytechnic University to form an academic partnership that will give Chinese students the opportunity to receive an American education experience.

Across Americas

[2013-09-13 11:15]

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