China / Across America

Wanda continues to pursue lofty goals in US

[2017-02-17 13:24]

Wanda Group likely will capture media attention again when its epic movie The Great Wall, produced by the famed Chinese director Yimou Zhang and an example of full-scale US-China collaboration, opens in the US on Friday.

HK meets NY in spectacular fashion

[2017-02-17 13:24]

Models in neon prints sashayed down the catwalk as techno music played against a backdrop of Hong Kong's iconic signage, traffic lights and tunnels.

Untapped winter sports potential

[2017-02-17 13:24]

Enthusiasts say Xinjiang, where skiing may have been invented, offers some of the best snow in China

Woman breaks new ground at vineyard

[2017-02-17 13:24]

It was fitting that Lina Fan didn't hesitate to order a glass of white wine to accompany our interview, even though it was the middle of the day. After all, she is the boss of a prestigious French wine company and the first Chinese woman to be accepted into the ratified society of Bordeaux winemakers.

Shanghai's "last qipao tailor"

[2017-02-17 13:24]

Chu Hongsheng first started crafting qipaos, the body-hugging Chinese dress, in the 1930s, an era where it enjoyed immense popularity and was seen as a symbol of sophistication and style.

New school 'not made of mud' a dream come true for Kirgiz girl

[2017-02-17 13:24]

Gulniya, 14-year-old Kirgiz girl who lives at the foot of snow-capped mountains in Northwest China's Xinjiang Uygur autonomous region, used to dream going to school somewhere warm.

Trump unloads on media in campaign style

[2017-02-17 13:24]

In a free-wheeling press conference Thursday, US President Donald Trump tried to erase doubts about his early days in the White House by returning to what got him there: being Donald Trump.

US applauds China's action on opioid

[2017-02-17 13:24]

US drug enforcement officials are praising China's ban of the opioid carfentanil, which is 10,000 times as potent as morphine and is sometimes used as a tranquilizer for elephants, and three related synthetic opioids.

China's haute couture symbol

[2017-02-17 13:24]

Qipaos are making a comeback in China, with today's wealthy willing to splash the cash on intricate creations by renowned tailors such as HanartQipao in Shanghai

Bao Bao just herself at dumpling farewell

[2017-02-17 13:24]

Bao Bao, the giant panda at the Smithsonian's National Zoo, did not disappoint at her Chinese dumpling farewell party on a frigid Thursday morning.

Chinese discovering Kansas City, Kan.

[2017-02-17 13:24]

When biomedical researcher Li Linheng first moved to Kansas City, Kansas after getting his PhD from New York University and a five-year post-doctorate stint in Seattle, he expected that he would leave after a couple of years and return to the coast.

Chinese company may be interested in Takata

[2017-02-16 11:58]

A US company that is the fourth-largest airbag manufacturer in the world and a subsidiary of China's Ningbo Joyson Electronic Corp, is reportedly a candidate to acquire Japan's troubled Takata Corp, according to a published report.

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