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Delta offers non-stop service between Seattle and Shanghai

[2013-06-18 11:03]

Delta Air Lines Inc started its new service connecting Seattle and Shanghai at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport on Monday, the latest addition to Delta's growing Asian gateway in Seattle.

Korean Peninsula will be back in the spotlight

[2013-06-18 11:03]

While tensions in Syria and exposure of the US' giant spying program have taken over the headlines that were dominated by the Korean Peninsula not long ago, the week ahead will see a host of activity back on that diplomatic front.

Urban push could cause negative impacts: Economist

[2013-06-18 11:03]

China's push for urbanization will lead to social unrest as migrant workers from rural areas grow increasingly disenchanted with their new lives in cities, a US economic forum was told Monday.

Investor wants Smithfield sliced up

[2013-06-18 11:03]

A minority shareholder of Smithfield Foods Inc says a buyout offer of $7.1 billion, including debt, from China's Shuanghui International Holdings Ltd is far less than what the US pork processor could get if it were carved up and sold in chunks.

Chinese investors look to broaden their African portfolios

[2013-06-17 11:02]

Mahamat Mouta Djirabi, a Chadian, walks through the hotel lobby of the New York Forum Africa conference carefully searching for participants to connect with. He stops at a group of Chinese people and starts pulling out promotional materials from his suitcase.

North Carolina Chinatown set to open next year

[2013-06-17 11:02]

A non-traditional Chinatown is slated to take over a deserted outlet mall in Morrisville, North Carolina, bringing together Chinese businesses.

China reduces US debt holding by less than 0.5 %

[2013-06-17 11:02]

China, the largest foreign buyer of US Treasury securities, trimmed its holdings by $5.4 billion to $1.26 trillion between April and March, as foreign investors generally dumped US government debt, the US Treasury said.

Astronaut sends greetings to taikonaut

[2013-06-17 11:02]

As China's first space teacher Wang Yaping orbited the earth, Barbara Morgan, the world's first astronaut to ever teach in space, was signing her name on a letter to cheer on the Chinese newcomer.

Chinese mayor takes wine tour

[2013-06-14 13:23]

Delegates from Penglai, a city in China's eastern Shandong Province, visited Northern California recently to talk about investment opportunities to benefit the city.

Author takes on Tiger Mother

[2013-06-14 13:23]

When Princeton professor and author Amy Chua published Battle Hymn of the Tiger Mother in 2011, the resulting media melee seemed to tap into a simmering vat of insecurities about the economic rise of China. An excerpt published in the Wall Street Journal under the headline "Why Chinese Mothers Are Superior" triggered a heated debate about the pros and cons of a discipline style that discourages improvisation and creativity in favor of repetition and diligence. Was the US doing its children a disservice by not taking cues from the Chinese education system?

Artist explores a dark chapter

[2013-06-14 13:23]

California-born artist Lenora Lee believes the most romantic story in the world is a sealed memory left by her Chinese grandparents about 90 years ago.

Paying tuition just got easier

[2013-06-14 13:23]

Chinese students enrolled in more than 300 American universities are now able to pay their hefty tuitions in renminbi online, thanks to a new cooperative effort between Hangzhou-based Alipay and Boston-headquartered peerTransfer. Alipay is China's leading third-party online payment solution, while peerTransfer is a top provider of global payment solutions for the education industry in the US.

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