In 1935, the notorious Shanghai gangster Du Yuesheng ordered the composer and musician Li Jinhui to create the first all-Chinese jazz group, the Clear Wind Dance Band.
Inspired by China's most famous speed-dating show, "If You Are the One", a group of Chinese college students in Chicago are gearing up to put on their third consecutive version of the program for singles.
Internet users in China have been transfixed by a video from an elevator's security camera of Canadian-Chinese tourist Elisa Lam, who was found dead last month inside the water tank atop a Los Angeles hotel.
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It was an affair fit for celebrating an anniversary, or in this case, two: the 25th anniversary of the Hong Kong Association of New York, and the 30th anniversary of the Hong Kong Economic Trade Office, New York.
A controversial clause in the draft of a new copyright law under consideration in China would ensure royalty payments for artists whose work is resold at auction.
General Motors Co said sales in China fell 10.6 percent in February amid the Lunar New Year holiday.
New York retailers said sales of powdered baby formula have been rising, although it's unclear if the increased demand is linked to export limits in Hong Kong, New Zealand and Australia to two cans per consumer.
Four record labels have agreed to settle a music-piracy lawsuit against two Chinese Internet companies and will begin offering free downloads in China, another milestone since the labels reached a similar licensing deal with the country's dominant search-engine provider, Baidu Inc, in 2011.
Internationalization of China's currency has gained momentum lately, such as the launch last week of offshore futures contracts deliverable in yuan by Chicago-based exchange operator CME Group Inc.
Regulators in China and the United States have resolved a nearly three-year dispute over health and sanitary certification of US dairy exports, ensuring continued shipments to a fast-growing market.
BYD Co, the Chinese car and battery maker in which famed investor Warren Buffett has a 10 percent stake, and Germany's Daimler AG have expanded their joint venture in electric automobiles by nearly half.
Shipping bankruptcy strands ships, roils maritime cargo industry