It has been more than six years since the 2008 Sichuan earthquake killed almost 70,000 people and left nearly 20,000 more missing.
The China National Center for the Performing Arts Orchestra's first trip to North America also has served to commemorate the 35th anniversary of the establishment of diplomatic relations between China and the United States.
The 2014 APEC economic leaders' meeting will be held at Beijing's outskirt Yanqi Lake in November.
Featured sectors in the Chinese stock market and undervalued blue-chips are expected to gain popularity, said Securities Daily.
China National Center for the Performing Arts (NCPA) orchestra music director Lu Jia leads the Orchestra and Chinese pianist Yuja Wang in Ravel's Piano Concerto at Chicago's Symphony Center in the opening concert of the NCPA Orchestra's first-ever North American tour on Sunday.
The wide range of Hong Kong's film industry will be on display this month in San Francisco.
The 12th Lucie Awards held in New York on Sunday saw an increasing number of China-related elements in the works submitted by photographers - including three Chinese finalists - from 104 countries.
Vancouver kicked off Tibetan Culture Week with a grand opening ceremony at the downtown Fairmont Hotel on Sunday.
Bromance blooms at Theatre of Dreams, from pals to foes, Jack Ma's sports vibe and Blatter no longer fancies Messi.
A museum of Zhuangyuan culture was completed in Suzhou Oct 30 and will open its doors to the public in early November free of charge.
Among websites in China ranked by Alexa traffic data, Tudou.com topped the video streaming sites and ranked 109th globally.