A newly established institute is linking China's Chongqing University (CQU) with Silicon Valley-based Palo Alto Research Center (PARC), a Xerox Company, and tightly.
A delegation of models, designers and sponsors traveled from China to New York to attend this week's International Modeling and Talent Association (IMTA) convention, in which approximately 900 models from all over the world are currently participating in various competitions for the purposes of potentially scoring US talent representation.
Some of the big things to watch for this week are the second quarter earnings of certain Fortune Global 500 companies. A good line-up to start with would be: Boeing, Caterpillar, General Motors, 3M, United Technologies, and DuPont.
China is learning how to feed the world's most populous country, but it still needs stronger regulations to govern research and development, crop registration, seed-quality standards and selling practices, according to an executive of the largest US producer of hybrid seeds for agriculture.
HarperCollins recently announced its purchase of the Chinese novel Zu Jie by author Xiao Bai for $60,000, for publication in English for the Western market. The noir thriller will be published in 2015 under the English name French Concession. The purchase is part of a trend, signaling increased interest in Chinese literature among Western publications and readers.
China's aging population is exposing a serious problem in the country's health-care system, and a Chinese university is seeking the help of a nursing college in the US.
The 16-year-old Chinese girl who was killed at the scene of Asiana flight 214's crash-landing in San Francisco was still alive after surviving the initial crash before being run over by a fire truck and killed.
The global business community should push government officials and financial institutions to overhaul the international monetary system to assure its stability as the US dollar's dominance erodes and other national currencies come into widespread use, a professor at Toronto's York University says.
The story of Detroit - its spectacular rise as the US car capital, and now, unfortunately, its epic, historic slide into a bankruptcy filing, the largest ever in American history - fascinates Chinese automotive buffs, particularly the suppliers from China who have recently opened for business in the area.
Like many multinational companies, Germany's SAP - the world's largest business software maker - has high expectations for the Chinese market. After doing business for more than two decades in China, the company now calls it a second home.
A Chinese American lawyer will set up a 50-man legal team to help the Chinese passengers who were involved in the Asiana flight 214 crash with compensation claims.
Shipping bankruptcy strands ships, roils maritime cargo industry