The world's top two energy users, China and the United States, face an array of challenges in securing future supplies of what fuels their economies.
Climate policy and energy investment were two major topics of discussion during Californian Governor Brown's trip to China, where environmental concerns are at the forefront.
Patrick Ho says Americans' distrust of China can be melted by reassuring skeptics that China is a nation of "peace-loving people".
The Chinese community in Boston has been shocked by the deadly explosions in the city and is anxious about friends and colleagues who may have been involved in the marathon.
A pair of explosions in quick succession near the finish line of the annual Boston Marathon on Monday killed three people, according to news reports. At least 140 others were injured, some critically.
Visitors from California signed an agreement with officials in eastern China's Jiangsu province to collaborate on economic, technological and cultural exchanges.
California, home of Hollywood, has unspooled a multimedia blitz to make itself the star of Chinese tourists' adventures.
Residents of the Rocky Mountain city of Fort Collins, Colorado, have gained an important resource for studying Chinese with the opening last week of a Confucius Institute at Colorado State University.
Martz Timms spent his 21st birthday competing against other Chinese-speaking American students for a chance to visit China this summer and meet fellow collegiate winners from around the world.
Nai-Ni Chen went to China's Silk Road and got caught in a whirlwind. The mosaic of cultures and nature she observed on a summer of travel inspired her to choreograph a contemporary dance embodying the spirit of this ancient trade route.
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