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 recent merger of China's two largest train makers - CNR and CSR - will put the combined company on better footing as it pursues a roaring high-speed rail market globally.
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Chinese brands are facing an uphill climb among US consumers. China may be the largest source of imports to the US, yet, according to a couple of surveys done recently, only 6 percent of American consumers can name even one Chinese brand.
In a recent interview with China Daily, Jerry Yang, the founder and former CEO of search engine giant Yahoo, said Chinese entrepreneurs who want to start new ventures should "focus on a large market opportunity. Furthermore, really recruit the best talent possible. Lastly, look for strong, defensible differentiation: either through deep technology, or time to market, or tremendous ease-of-use."
It was unusual for a gathering of pundits in Washington to heap praise only on a Chinese leader. Yet that was the case on Jan 9 at the Brookings Institution when they talked about former Chinese Premier Zhu Rongji.
Every year in China there are about 300,000 patients who need an organ transplant but only about 10,000 surgeries are performed. That according to Huang Jiefu, former vice-minister of health.
The color red holds a special place in China, especially a rich, ruby red. The Chinese believe red brings good luck.
The United States' pivot-to-Asia-Pacific strategy has been perceived by many both in and outside China as an attempt to contain China or curtail its rapid rise in the region and globally.
What kind of Asian American do you want to be? For many Chinese Americans, 2014 was of special significance, and they would call it "the year of political awakening."
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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