China / Across America

A prominent fashion blogger unlike most

[2017-04-21 10:46]

Apart from the creative clothing and accessories by Chinese designers, another highlight of the Shanghai Fashion Weekend for Lyn Slater was the inclusivity of the event, which was open to members of the public.

Chinese still think overseas schooling is worth every penny, minute

[2017-04-18 10:07]

Spending at least four years in the US and approximately $160,000 earning a degree that does not guarantee a high-paying job or career back in China - does this return on investment sound like an enticing deal?

Ant bid gets nod from MoneyGram

[2017-04-18 10:07]

Ant Financial Services Group has raised its agreed offer for electronic payment firm MoneyGram International Inc and the deal was unanimously approved by the US firm's board, outbidding rival Euronet Worldwide Inc.

Trump's focus on trade deficits wrong: experts

[2017-04-18 10:07]

US economists believe that blaming other countries for US trade deficits is wrongheaded.

Fate of the Furious breaks another record in China

[2017-04-18 10:07]

The Fate of the Furious, the eighth film in Universal Pictures' multi-billion-dollar Fast and the Furious franchise, set another opening-weekend record in China, earning $190 million over the three-day period with the biggest global opening of all time.

GDP growth comes at 6.9% in 1st quarter

[2017-04-17 11:01]

China's economy got off to a strong start in the first quarter, with GDP growing at 6.9 percent year-on-year, according to data released by the National Bureau of Statistics on Monday. Improvements in industrial production, investment and exports have combined to bolster the economy in that period, the bureau said.

Easing access to China's bond market

[2017-04-13 11:09]

A couple of companies are working together to open up access to China's bond market.

NY/NJ Port Authority eyes China investment

[2017-04-13 11:09]

An official at the Port Authority of New York and New Jersey said that the transportation agency welcomes Chinese investment in US infrastructure and that attracting Chinese capital is crucial in executing infrastructure projects going forward.

UN resolution on Syria falls short

[2017-04-13 11:09]

The United Nations Security Council on Wednesday failed to adopt a draft resolution on the alleged chemical weapons attack in Syria's northwestern province of Idlib as Russia vetoed it.

IMF head warns on protectionism

[2017-04-13 11:09]

The chief of the International Monetary Fund warned of protectionism and praised China ahead of the IMF/World Bank annual spring meeting in Washington next week.

In the Eternal City, one also can find signs of the Forbidden City

[2017-04-13 11:09]

While it's a well-known cliche that you can find a Chinese restaurant in just about any city in the world, it was still interesting to see them in Rome and in Palermo, the capital of Italy's province of Sicily.

US firms looking to expand in southern China

[2017-04-12 10:57]

Harley Seyedin, president of AmCham South China who has been working in China for 25 years, said he believes in sound Sino-US economic relations for the interdependence of the two economies.

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