2.Laundry legend — NEW YORK

Zhang Qiyue (second from left), Chinese consul general in New York, and Zhong Ruiming (left), deputy consul general, greet Chen Jintang(center), founder of the Chinese Hand Laundry Alliance (CHLA), and give their blessings and gift for the upcoming Lunar New Year on Tuesday afternoon in New York.The CHLA is a labor organization that was formed in 1933 to protect the civil rights of overseas Chinese living in North America and “to help Chinese laundry workers break their isolation in American society”. HONG XIAO / CHINA DAILY

3.Startup aces— SANTA CLARA, CA

Luo Linquan, consul-general at the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco, attends booths of participating companies and organizations at the 6th North America Chinese Startup Contest and Accelerator Program which is held on Jan 16. He emphasized several times in his speech that this kind of event will help facilitate a two-way talents exchanges between China and the US and create more cooperations. Chang Jun/China Daily