Pennsylvania seeks more China business - Phil Adelphia

Pennsylvania Lieutenant Governor Mike Stack said his state is eager to attract more Chinese businesses like plasticware manufacturer Fuling Global Inc in Allentown, which invested $21.3 million in a plant located in the Lehigh Valley. Stack spoke on Wednesday in Philadelphia at a luncheon sponsored by the China General Chamber of Commerce USA. Paul Welitzkin / China Daily

Let the Suns shine - Honolulu

Rose Sun Tchang and Pearl Sun Lin, granddaughters of Sun Yat-sen, happily with their 101-year-old aunt Sau Chun and her daughter Yen Chun, in Honolulu, Hawaii, where the family gathered this week to celebrate the 150th birthday of Sun Yat-sen, the "father" of modern China. K Russell Ho / For China Daily

Voting drive - Fremont, CA

Don Sun (fourth from left), president of the Silicon Valley branch of Asian Pacific Islander American Public Affairs (APAPA), and other board members celebrate a sponsorship gift of $5,160 from Whole Foods Market on Aug 8 in Fremont, California. The group, which is committed to advancing leadership of Asian Americans and Pacific Islanders, said it would use the money to educate potential Asian voters through community activities. LIA ZHU / CHINA DAILY

Getting down to business - Chicago

Hong Lei, Chinese consul general in Chicago, speaks at an annual gala hosted by the China General Chamber of Commerce - USA (CGCC) Chicago chapter, in partnership with World Business Chicago, at the Art Institute of Chicago on Aug 3. Provided To China Daily

Wind your engines - Pasadena, California

Winning team Ocean Striker members from Shandong University of Art & Design prepare their car before the final race in the 2016 Formula rubber band race competition at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena, California on Thursday. Of the 16 teams competing, five were from China. Provided to China Daily

Street talk - Vienna, Virginia

Colin Jacobsen (right) and Nicholas Cords from The Silk Road Ensemble address the audience before their concert at Wolf Trap outside of Washington on Thursday evening. The ensemble is an initiative by cellist Yo-Yo Ma. chen weihua / china daily

Cooking up some music - New york

Eight performers from STOMP, a percussion performance group currently performing at the Orpheum Theater in New York, held an impromptu jam session at Mala Project, a Chinese restaurant in the East Village, on Tuesday using the establishment's kitchenware. Since its founding in 1991, STOMP has performed more than 20,000 times in 53 countries, including performances in Beijing last June. Shi Xi / For China Daily