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NY Wheel reels in Chinese investors with visa promise

[2014-07-26 09:26]

The promise of a green card has seen foreign investors, the vast majority from China, invest $150 million in the New York Wheel, an observation Ferris wheel - the tallest in the world - planned for Staten Island.

Keeping the peace

[2014-07-25 07:21]

Shivering with fever and vomiting incessantly, Zou Benshuang knew he had caught malaria again.

Veggie therapy

[2014-07-25 07:21]

On Dec 5 last year, Wen Peng tucked into a plate of sauteed Chinese cabbage.

Helping hands

[2014-07-25 07:21]

When Gao Zhiheng first arrived in Liberia, all she could think about were the swarms of mosquitoes flying around and threatening to spread malaria.

Eyeballing online

[2014-07-24 07:13]

Except during his childhood, Liu Yang, a caf owner in Tianjin, has never found much use for a TV set.

Connected convenience

[2014-07-24 07:13]

He woke up on the couch countless times with an aching head and bloodshot eyes after catching matches at unearthly hours, but this year's World Cup was still one of the best experiences for Chinese soccer fan Du Peng.

Command and control

[2014-07-24 07:13]

The days of fighting over the TV remote may soon be over.

Faking the grade

[2014-07-23 07:36]

On the day that Li Chang, 19, received admission offers from seven well-known US universities in late June, his father Li Wanjin had the most satisfying sleep in a year.

Counterfeit application part of a larger problem

[2014-07-23 07:36]

Faking college application materials is a serious problem as it is related to fairness in education and meritocracy.

Keeping it personal

[2014-07-23 07:36]

Students should apply to US schools personally instead of depending on recruitment agencies for their admission applications, the US consulate general in Shenyang, capital of Liaoning province, suggested.

Belief in building

[2014-07-22 07:34]

When graduate student Chen Xin visited the White Horse Temple in Luoyang of Henan province, she never expected to see shrines built in foreign styles there.

Help from the Land of Smiles

[2014-07-22 07:34]

In a Buddhist temple complex in Henan province, nine Thais have been working from 6 am to 5 pm almost every day for more than three years.

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