Summer camps give students an edge

Zhang Linghao, a 16-year-old high school student from Guangzhou, just finished two weeks at a summer camp at Stanford University.

Canadian deal will give boost to Chinese aircraft ambitions

The Chinese aerospace industry has been given a leg-up with the establishment of a joint venture between AVIC International Zhuhai and Canada-based Agaro Ltd, a consulting firm that specializes in building operational and financial workflows and technical solutions in the aerospace industry.

Global universities ranked by survey

Seventeen of the top 20 universities ranked by a Chinese research center are US schools, according to a study released on Thursday.

Lenovo outperforms market

Lenovo - the world's No 1 personal computer maker - showed a strong performance in its first fiscal quarter results, including sales of mobile devices exceeding PCs for the first time in three months.

Move over Amazon, JD.com is coming to town

JD.com, one of China's largest retail websites that is often seen as China's Amazon.com, thinks that now is the time to enter the US market.

Across America

Chinese pesticide producers eye US

The increased presence of Chinese agriculture chemical companies in the US would help lower prices for farmers as a result of greater competition.

China will overtake US as world's No 1 consumer: study

China is expected to overtake the US to become the world's largest consumer market in five years, according to a new report by Standard & Poor's.

Whirlpool will buy a 51% stake in Chinese appliance maker for $552 M

Sanyo is the far-sighted winner in a merger between two of world's leading manufacturers of major home appliances - US-based Whirlpool Corporation and China-based Haier Group.

Beijing design students win grand prize

The Art Center College of Design in California hosted its 8th annual Formula-E races last week, in which students must design, build and race rubber band-powered cars.

Abortion a growing concern in both the US and China

News in the past two days that Texas state senator Wendy Davis may run for governor of the Lone Star State has been a reminder of how controversial the issue of abortion still is in the modern day US.

Asiana payments just the beginning: experts

US experts have warned Chinese survivors of Asiana Flight 214 not to sign away any of their rights in accepting the initial $10,000 per person compensation being offered by the airline.