China / Across America

Snow job: Rough storm, but below forecast

[2017-03-15 09:59]

A blustery late-season storm plastered the US Northeast with sleet and snow Tuesday, paralyzing much of the Washington-to-Boston corridor after a stretch of unusually mild winter weather that had people thinking spring was already here.

The return of cursive writing: master stroke or exercise in nostalgia?

[2017-03-15 09:59]

I was thinking about how difficult it has become to maintain good penmanship in the internet era.

Study finds diabetes-cancer link

[2017-03-15 09:59]

Diabetes and cancer share many risk factors, and a new study reveals that Asians with Type 2 diabetes have a 26 percent higher chance of dying from cancer and a risk of death from specific cancers that can be even greater.

Changes could be coming to health care bill

[2017-03-15 09:59]

WASHINGTON - US President Donald Trump and congressional leaders are weighing changes to their effort to dismantle the Obamacare health law, a White House spokesman said Tuesday, as Republicans defended their plan following an estimate that it would cause 14 million Americans to lose insurance next year.

In Dayton, March Madness thrills heard in Mandarin

[2017-03-14 11:28]

As March Madness sweeps the states, a college basketball team from Ohio captured the national spotlight not because of anything the team did, but a novel venture the team launched - doing an audio broadcast in Mandarin.

Viral video shows stereotypes about Asian women's role persist

[2017-03-14 11:28]

When female pioneers in the US century started their campaign for change -shorter working hours, better pay and voting rights - in the early 20th century, they probably didn't foresee that 100 years after, women as a group still need to fight for equality and against gender discrimination.

Congressmen back 'comfort women' effort

[2017-03-14 11:28]

US congressmen have joined activists to condemn the Japanese government's involvement in a lawsuit demanding the removal of a "comfort women" memorial statue in the Southern California city of Glendale.

Top leaders warn against trade war

[2017-03-14 11:28]

Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop warned on Monday of a disastrous outcome if a trade war breaks out between the United States and China.

Machinery makers upbeat on US

[2017-03-13 10:33]

Chinese construction machinery companies will continue to grow quickly, with more investment expected in the US, said industry insiders.

'Made in China'doesn't hamper Envision's sales

[2017-03-13 10:33]

Buick's Envision, the first Chinese-made vehicle imported into the US, has been a steady seller for the General Motors unit since its introduction last year, apparently ducking political headwinds about its country of origin in the Trump era.

China to attend TPP negotiations in Chile this week

[2017-03-13 10:33]

No one could have foreseen this just a little more than four months ago: The next meeting for the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) will be held in Chile's capital Santiago after the withdrawal of the United States and with the participation of China.

Some US attorneys feel slighted by abrupt dismissals by Sessions

[2017-03-13 10:33]

WASHINGTON - Two days before US Attorney General Jeff Sessions ordered dozens of the country's top federal prosecutors to clean out their desks, he gave those political appointees a pep talk during a conference call.

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