China / Across America

Art of healing, healing of art

[2017-03-17 10:16]

Susan Sontag once wrote, "Art is not consciousness per se, but rather its antidote -evolved from within consciousness itself."

Chinese resistance film rediscovered

[2017-03-17 10:43]

A film that tracks a long-lost, awarding-winning documentary about Chinese resistance against the Japanese invasion during World War II is expected to educate the public about the history and draw lessons from the past.

Budget differs from Trump pledges

[2017-03-17 10:43]

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump's new $1.15 trillion budget would reshape America's government with the broad, conservative strokes he promised as a candidate, ordering generous increases for the military, slashing domestic programs and riling both fellow Republicans and Democrats by going after favored programs.

Asian carp: from problem to profit

[2017-03-17 10:43]

Fisheries in the American South imported Asian carp from China in the 1970s to clean their commercial ponds. However, Asian carp spilled into the freshwater system due to flooding.

It's about time scientist Sherry Chen got her job back

[2017-03-16 10:55]

Xiafen "Sherry" Chen still wants her job back, and rightly so. The 61-year-old Ohio scientist was arrested by federal agents two years ago, wrongly accused of spying for China and fired from her job at the National Weather Service.

US Federal Reserve raises key rate by 0.25%

[2017-03-16 10:55]

As widely expected, the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday responded to positive economic news and raised its short-term interest rate by a quarter percentage point. The action is likely to have implications for China's central bank, the People's Bank of China (PBOC), and on the amount of capital leaving the mainland, analysts said.

Journey Wall at MOCA tells immigrant tales

[2017-03-16 10:55]

As you walk into the Museum of Chinese in America in New York's Chinatown, to your left is what the museum calls its Journey Wall, adorned with the names of Chinese-American families who immigrated to the US and settled across the country.

Trump's new travel ban blocked

[2017-03-16 10:55]

HONOLULU - Hours before it was to take effect, US President Donald Trump's revised travel ban was put on hold Wednesday by a federal judge in Hawaii who questioned the government's argument that the measure was motivated by national security concerns.

It's about time scientist Sherry Chen got her job back

[2017-03-16 10:55]

Xiafen "Sherry" Chen still wants her job back, and rightly so. The 61-year-old Ohio scientist was arrested by federal agents two years ago, wrongly accused of spying for China and fired from her job at the National Weather Service.

US Federal Reserve raises key rate by 0.25%

[2017-03-16 10:55]

As widely expected, the US Federal Reserve on Wednesday responded to positive economic news and raised its short-term interest rate by a quarter percentage point. The action is likely to have implications for China's central bank, the People's Bank of China (PBOC), and on the amount of capital leaving the mainland, analysts said.

Journey Wall at MOCA tells immigrant tales

[2017-03-16 10:55]

As you walk into the Museum of Chinese in America in New York's Chinatown, to your left is what the museum calls its Journey Wall, adorned with the names of Chinese-American families who immigrated to the US and settled across the country.

Trump's new travel ban blocked

[2017-03-16 10:55]

HONOLULU - Hours before it was to take effect, US President Donald Trump's revised travel ban was put on hold Wednesday by a federal judge in Hawaii who questioned the government's argument that the measure was motivated by national security concerns.

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