China / Across America

Anti-trade rhetoric in US presidential campaign a deep concern

[2016-10-31 11:28]

It is surprising to see the strong protectionism sentiment propagated by the two presidential candidates in the United States, a country that has long touted itself as the champion of free trade. Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump may disagree sharply on many issues, but their protectionist and anti-trade rhetoric sounds quite similar.

TCM explored to fight chronic disease globally

[2016-10-31 11:28]

US and Chinese health experts have joined hands to explore traditional Chinese medicine (TCM) as a health promoting approach to reduce the worldwide burden of chronic disease and add to new knowledge about well-being at the community level.

Arkansas lures Chinese clothing plant

[2016-10-31 11:28]

A Chinese clothing manufacturer plans to open a plant in the Arkansas state capital that will eventually employ 400, continuing the state's success in luring investment from the mainland.

NBA's Jeremy Lin donates $1 million to alma mater Harvard

[2016-10-28 11:44]

Jeremy Lin, point guard for the Brooklyn Nets, announced he would be donating $1 million to Harvard University, which he attended as a college athlete.

ZTO looks to expand after IPO

[2016-10-28 11:44]

Shares of ZTO Express Inc (NYSE: ZTO), a Chinese express delivery services provider, debuted on the New York Stock Exchange on Thursday but fell from their initial public offering price.

Seattle company helps reopen China hospital

[2016-10-28 11:44]

Columbia China, a Seattle-based health care company, this week celebrates the reopening of the 232-bed Shanghai Kaiyuan Orthopedic Hospital as an orthopedic center of excellence operating by the highest international standards.

Chinese firm starts $350 million condo project in NJ

[2016-10-28 11:44]

Looking to capitalize on the rising demand for housing in Jersey City, New Jersey, the real estate arm of China Construction America broke ground on Thursday on a $350 million project.

'World's saddest polar bear' calls a mall in Guangzhou home

[2016-10-27 10:46]

Animal rights groups are practicing some polar bear diplomacy.

Paul Beatty first American to win Man Booker Prize

[2016-10-27 10:46]

Paul Beatty's The Sellout, a stinging satire of race and class in the United States that has drawn comparisons to Richard Pryor and Mark Twain, won the Man Booker Prize on Tuesday, the first time an American has taken the prestigious fiction award.

MoMA plans Mandarin online photo course

[2016-10-27 10:46]

The Museum of Modern Art (MOMA) is acknowledging the size of its Chinese audience with plans to offer an online photography course in Mandarin.

Ctrip partners with US tour groups

[2016-10-27 10:46]

Ctrip, China's leading online travel agency, announced it would sign a strategic partnership agreement with three US-based travel agencies in an effort to further bolster Chinese tourism to America.

China Southern teams up to boost tourism

[2016-10-26 10:43]

China Southern Airlines, the world's fourth-largest airline and the largest in Asia, has joined hands with Visit California, an industry-funded tourism board, to boost the influx of Chinese travelers to California.

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