A Danish prince haunted by his father's ghost. A delusional Spanish knight jousting with windmills. A Chinese beauty falling into an enchanted dream next to a Peony Pavilion.
It takes about 20 Chinese parents, 11 elementary schools throughout the Bay Area and a small army of volunteers to stage the series of celebrations planned for the upcoming Chinese New Year, or the Lunar New Year, which will fall on Jan 28.
The record-breaking drought the Golden State is currently suffering from, and the mandatory water-conservation measures the government has imposed have reshaped the lifestyles of Californians, somehow in a good way.
Most people don't appreciate counterfeit items, unless they're looking for a "Coach" bag or a "Rolex" watch from a street vendor. In those cases, they're "paying for the name" without paying for the name.
Much of the heat China receives on the South China Sea's contentious issues is due to many countries not being used to an assertive China.
US President Barack Obama will take off later this week on a trip to Kenya and Ethiopia, his first trip to the two nations as president of the world's superpower.
New investors plow headlong into a frothy stock market, buying shares on margin. Then as the market cools down, the selling and margin calls accelerate. That is what the Chinese stock market, one dominated by retail investors, has seen in the past month.
Chinese people are big believers in ancient wisdom. One favorite old adage - "Past experience, if not forgotten, is a guide for the future" - might explain why Asian-American communities are racing against time to preserve relics from a very special piece of history. Namely, the teamwork between China and the US during World War II and the friendship between the two nations that fought side-by-side until Japan's defeat in 1945.
A senior Pentagon official would not answer specifically whether she agreed with naming Russia and China as the biggest existential threat to the United States or with a US State Department statement dismissing the characterization.
39th US President Jimmy Carter pulishes his new book:A Full Life: Reflections at Ninety.
An editor and writer at China Daily USA in New York, William Hennelly is a print and digital media veteran. He previously was managing editor of TheStreet.com financial news website in New York, and has worked at daily newspapers in New Jersey. Hennelly is a journalism graduate of Indiana University in Bloomington, Indiana.
General manager of China Daily USA's San Francisco bureau. Based in the Bay Area, she covers a wide range of topics including corporate news, Silicon Valley innovation, US-China cooperation in various forms and profiles of interesting personalities, as well as overseeing office operations.
Chen Weihua is the Chief Washington Correspondent of China Daily and Deputy Editor of China Daily USA. He is also a columnist, with a particular focus on US politics and US-China relations.
A copy editor and writer with China Daily USA in New York, Chris Davis is a graduate of the University of Virginia and served two years as a volunteer with the United States Peace Corps in Kenya.
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