Zhang Qiyue, China's consul general in New York (center), visited the New York Chinese Scholar's Garden at the Snug Harbor Cultural Center & Botanical Garden on Staten Island, at the invitation of Marty Markowitz (third from right), NYC & Co.’s vice-president for borough promotion and engagement on July 21.
Hundreds of China's textile and apparel makers helped kick off the International Apparel Sourcing Show on Tuesday in New York. A record number of Chinese companies are participating - up 30 percent from last year - as they look to establish new niche markets in the United States.
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.
The world experienced temperatures in June that were the highest since modern record-keeping started in 1880, according to scientists. Environmental experts said the record heat should put greater pressure on nations to tackle climate change in upcoming talks in Paris.
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper on Tuesday announced that his country has concluded negotiations toward an expanded and modernized free trade agreement with Israel.
Chinese President Xi Jinping and his US counterpart Barack Obama exchanged views Tuesday on Xi's upcoming US visit and the newly-reached Iranian nuclear agreement in a telephone conversation.
Apple Inc reported third-quarter earnings on Tuesday that edged analysts' expectations, with revenue in greater China reaching$13.2 billion, an increase of 112 percent year-over-year, and the sale of iPhones climbing 85 percent.
President Barack Obama is making the first visit by a sitting American president to Ethiopia next month.
The United States and Cuba, two countries only 90 miles apart, officially restored diplomatic ties on Monday after a hiatus of 54 years, but many believe a full normalization of the relationship will not happen until the US lifts its economic and trade embargo on the island nation.
Vice-Foreign Minister Li Baodong endorsed the remarkable achievements of the United Nations over the past seven decades and pledged that China will expand participation in UN missions.
What will become the world's tallest Ferris wheel is getting one third of its funding from Chinese investors.
Bits and pieces have emerged over the past few days about Muhammad Youssef Abdulazeez's troubled life.
