China / Across America

US group worked to free hostages

[2016-10-26 10:43]

As family and friends welcome home 26 hostages including 10 Chinese sailors that were freed by pirates in Somalia, the organization that played a key role in securing their release said it believes other hostages are still being held by pirates.

New 3-D printed 'metamaterial' defying the laws of physics

[2016-10-26 10:43]

Anyone who's ever had grammar school science knows that heat makes things expand.

Apple sees continued sales decline in China

[2016-10-26 10:43]

Apple's sales in China are continuing their slide, according to the iPhone maker's quarterly earnings release on Tuesday.

Sun Yat-sen's memory unites Chinese on rejuvenation, unification

[2016-10-25 10:59]

This year marks the 150th anniversary of the birth of Dr Sun Yat-sen, a great forerunner of China's democratic revolution. Chinese all over the world, including those Chinese Americans in the Bay Area, are uniting to commemorate the great national hero, patriot and pioneer of China's democratic revolution.

China's Yi Jianlian leaving NBA's Lakers

[2016-10-25 10:59]

The Los Angeles Lakers have waived Chinese forward Yi Jianlian at his request.

Oceanwide to acquire US insurer

[2016-10-25 10:59]

A Chinese investment company best known for its US commercial and residential real estate projects has agreed to acquire US insurer Genworth Financial Inc in a deal valued at about $2.7 billion.

Mandarin school thrilled with new campus

[2016-10-25 10:59]

Mandarin Immersion Magnet School (MIMS), one of the largest immersion schools teaching Mandarin Chinese in the US, on Monday celebrated its new $32 million campus situated in the Galleria district.

BYD honored for clean-tech

[2016-10-24 11:07]

Long Beach Transit (LBT), a municipal transit company, is the award co-honoree for the city's zero-emission electric bus program. Both companies received the Green Partners CleanTech Award on Oct 21 from the Long Beach-Qingdao Sister City Association (LBQA).

Nobel member calls Dylan's silence 'arrogant'

[2016-10-24 07:59]

A member of the Swedish Academy that awarded the 2016 Nobel Prize in literature to Bob Dylan says the American singer-songwriter's silence since receiving the honor is "impolite and arrogant".

Child's death leads to 'pledge' campaign

[2016-10-24 11:04]

The parents of Allison Hope Liao, a 3-year-old Chinese-American girl who was killed three years ago by a car in Queens, New York, are asking New York drivers to pledge that they will never take someone's life.

Philippine leader 'separates' from US

[2016-10-21 11:40]

Philippine President Rodrigo Duterte announced his "separation" from the United States on Thursday, declaring he had realigned with China as the two nations agreed to resolve their South China Sea dispute through talks.

Candidates snark at political dinner

[2016-10-21 11:40]

Donald Trump said he was in a room full of wonderful people at the Alfred E. Smith Memorial Foundation Dinner in New York on Thursday night.

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