China / Across America

Expert calls on China,US to work together

[2017-06-05 09:49]

Chinese scientists and enterprises should collaborate with Silicon Valley in major areas, especially in basic science research, for the benefit of mankind, said Zheng Xinli, a noted Chinese economist.

Beef-import discussions set to start

[2017-06-05 09:49]

US Department of Agriculture officials are scheduled to meet their counterparts in China this week as both nations prepare for the resumption of US beef exports to the mainland on July 16.

'Mass of humanity' favors Paris pact, UN official says

[2017-06-02 11:18]

Ahead of the US announcement to pull out of the Paris climate agreement, the president of the UN General Assembly said that "the great mass of humanity" will be committed to global efforts to combat climate change.

China helping to revive South Carolina's textile industry

[2017-06-02 11:18]

South Carolina, once a center of the American textile industry, has seen the business rebound through an influx of Chinese companies.

South Carolina attracts Chinese FDI

[2017-06-02 11:18]

South Carolina, which has been a center of America's traditional manufacturing for more than a century, is becoming one of the prime US destinations for foreign investment.

Nanjing Massacre book out in English

[2017-06-02 11:18]

NEW YORK - Marking the 80th anniversary of the Nanjing Massacre - an atrocity that shocked the world - the English edition of Memories of the 1937 Nanjing Massacre: Oral Histories and Remembrances: 1937-2017 was launched on Wednesday at the Book Expo in New York.

Nostalgia for Kenya's Lunatic Express

[2017-06-02 11:18]

It's bittersweet news hearing that the 472-kilometer rail line connecting Nairobi and Mombasa in Kenya has been modernized, reducing the travel time to four hours, which seems impossible.

UN chief: Paris climate deal 'absolutely essential'

[2017-06-01 11:12]

United Nations Secretary-General Antonio Guterres said it is "absolutely essential" that the world implement the Paris Agreement, as US President Donald Trump faces pressure to keep the US in the climate deal.

Oregon women's soccer team heads to Beijing with cultural goals

[2017-06-01 11:12]

The University of Oregon's women's soccer team is destined for China later this month, but the trip won't be all fun and games.

Chinese experiment among payload for space unit

[2017-06-01 11:12]

A US spacecraft is set to travel to the orbiting International Space Station (ISS) by Thursday with more than 40 scientific experiments, including one by the Beijing Institute of Technology on how a person's DNA code is affected by microgravity in space.

At UN, Peking duck to sticky rice at food fest

[2017-06-01 11:12]

The UN Delegates Dining Room will be the site for a Chinese food festival this week, spotlighting long culinary traditions and various cuisines from across the country.

Education should be lifelong, and so should the chance to dream

[2017-05-31 10:20]

The month of May is more enlightening than the others of the year: It's a time when millions of young men and women bid farewell to their alma maters and get ready for the next chapter of their lives; it's a time that iconic and pioneering people are invited to talk at commencement ceremonies and try to impress and influence future movers and shakers.

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