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Fan Lixin: Presenting China through independent lens

[2012-10-12 12:19]

Chinese-Canadian director Fan Lixin recently took home two Emmy awards, Best Documentary and Best Long-Form Business and Economic Reporting, for his first documentary, Last Train Home.

Across America

[2012-10-05 11:53]

Pascal Lamy (right), director-general of the World Trade Organization, makes a point to Kemal Dervis, head of global economy and development at the Brookings Institution, during a discussion on global trade at the think tank on Monday.

Mobile growth causing buzz

[2012-10-05 11:53]

China's booming electronics sector is tapping into the world's hunger for mobile Internet services with technological shifts that are roiling the market.

Michigan governor scouts, touts trade possibilities

[2012-10-05 11:53]

Government and business leaders in Michigan have been taking note of opportunities afforded by China's rapid development and relatively strong economy.

Toledo unfazed by China-bashing

[2012-10-05 11:53]

President Barack Obama and Republican candidate Mitt Romney last week blasted China's trade practices and accused each other of capitulating to Beijing.

Writers in N America hew to Chinese roots for literary inspiration

[2012-10-05 11:53]

Over the last half-century, Chinese-American authors such as Amy Tan (The Joy Luck Club), Maxine Hong Kingston (The Woman Warrior) and Lisa See (Snow Flower and the Secret Fan), have popularized fiction about the lives of native Chinese and their immigrant descendants in the US.

Investors investigate prospects in export-seeking Alabama

[2012-10-05 11:53]

As part of their exploration of the US investment landscape, 150 or so Chinese business leaders gathered for a two-day conference in tiny Monroeville, Alabama.

Student troupes team up for Midsummer's magic

[2012-10-05 11:53]

After a four-day run at the University of Maryland, a culture-bridging, bilingual co-production of Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream will be staged this month at Beijing's National Academy of Chinese Theatre Arts.

Executive view

[2012-10-02 21:54]

Baidu Inc CEO Robin Li speaks at the third annual China 2.0 conference at Stanford University's Graduate School of Business on Friday.

Mobile in focus

[2012-10-02 21:48]

Jon Huntsman, former US ambassador to China and Republican presidential candidate, gave a speech on US-Chinese collaboration in the "global digital economy" on Friday.

Made in SF, Sold in China seminar held

[2012-10-02 03:36]

Made in SF-Sold in China seminar is held in San Francisco on Sept 27.

Across America

[2012-09-29 00:16]

The opening of the film society's Hong Kong Cinema Festival in San Francisco on Sept 21.

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