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Updated: 2014-05-09 11:36

(China Daily USA)

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Houston

PARTNER SHOPPING

The 4th US-Sino Investment Seminar was held on the evening of May 7 in Houston. Close to 100 business people from China and the US attended the event to explore investment opportunities with each other. At the speaker's table are (from right): Henry Lam, Texas manager of Greater China Team of East West Bank; Liang Tao, president of Runfar American Holdings; Zhang Lei, chairman of the World Chinese Entrepreneurs Association; Wea Lee, president of the International Trade Center; and attorney Andy Lai. May Zhou / China Daily

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New York

NAME YOUR BRAND

Cheng Lei (at podium), deputy consul general of the People's Republic of China in New York, speaks to an audience during a gathering on Thursday at the Asia Society. The event, 2014 BrandZ? Top 100 Most Valuable Chinese Brands, brought together members of the press and others for a presentation on popular companies in China. Jack Freifelder / China Daily

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New York

DAZZLING DESIGNS

Chinese-American designer Rita Chung poses with some of her jade jewelry designs at the Asia Store at the Asia Society in New York on Wednesday. Her appearance there is part of an ongoing designer showcase series which will run there through May 14. Eliana Kirshenblat / China Daily

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Houston

GLOBAL COMPETITION

A high school team from Tianjin participated in the week-long International Sustainable World Energy Engineering Environment Project Olympiad (I-SWEEEP), which concluded last Sunday in Houston. I-SWEEEP attracted 385 qualifi ed projects from 66 countries. Soner Tarim (fi fth from left in the back), CEO of Harmony Public Schools and organizer of I-SWEEP, Nancy Li (second from right), chairman of US-China Peoples Friendship Association Houston and executive coordinator for I-SWEEP China, pose with Tianjin team members. Provided to China Daily

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Gaithersburg, MD

GIFT OF LIFE

A woman signs up for blood donation on Sunday at the Chinese Culture and Community Service Center (CCACC) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. The drive was organized by CCACC and the American Red Cross, co-organized by the Alumni Association of Five Chinese Universities in Greater Washington DC Area and OCA-Asian Pacifi c American Advocates, and sponsored by the Chinese embassy. Liu Chang / China Daily

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New York

SWEET CHARITY

From left: Chinese artists Yue Peng, Fu Wenjun and Liu Shuishi attend a evening charity event held by the New York Observer on May 6 at the W Hotel on New York City's Union Square. Liu Zheng / China Daily

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United Nations

NOODLING AROUND

A Chinese chef shows guests a traditional method of making hand-pulled noodles on Monday at the China Shanxi Food Festival at the UN. The event, co-sponsored by the China Cuisine Association and the Shanxi Culinary and Restaurant Industry Association, featured a variety of noodles and other Chinese dishes from Shanxi province. Jack Freifelder / China Daily

(China Daily USA 05/09/2014 page13)

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