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Girl crosses barriers of sound and silence

[2019-05-14 07:18]

SAN DIEGO, California - A crowd of more than 1,300 fell silent as 13-year-old Kamila Carter told her story of being raised by deaf parents from two different countries and how she crosses US-China barriers in the world of sounds and silence.

Vintage film posters reveal Western cliches

[2019-05-14 07:18]

BEIRUT - A pale woman rides through the desert, flanked by armed men on camels, a palace shimmering in the distance. This is Lebanon - or so someone thought in the 1950s.

Indonesia considering new capital

[2019-05-13 06:59]

Worse than traffic and pollution, Jakarta has a more pressing urban problem: It is sinking.

Transcontinental railroad celebrates 150 years

[2019-05-13 06:59]

Some of the first Chinese immigrants to the United States earned a special place of honor at the May 10 celebrations in Promontory Summit, Utah, marking the 150th anniversary of the completion of the transcontinental railroad.

Study of Chinese language gaining ground in US

[2019-05-13 06:59]

It was Leah Markworth's parents who decided she would attend a bilingual public school program. She ended up enrolling in an Mandarin immersion program in San Diego, California, where she started learning Chinese in first grade.

What's in a name? For meat alternatives, quite a lot

[2019-05-13 06:59]

NEW YORK - Proponents call it "slaughter-free", or "clean" meat. For many in the traditional meat industry, it is simply "fake".

Last year Los Angeles saw Chinese tourism boom

[2019-05-11 07:02]

LOS ANGELES - China was a key contributor to Los Angeles' record tourism revenue in 2018, said a US official following the release of a new report on Tuesday.

Shimao sets its sights on top hotel market

[2019-05-11 07:02]

Shimao Star Hotels Group, a joint venture launched by the large-scale international and comprehensive investment company Shimao Group, and US private investment firm Starwood Capital Group, is expanding into China's top hotel market.

New app to complement dining experience at Aussie restaurants

[2019-05-11 07:02]

SYDNEY - A new partnership between Chinese e-commerce giant Alipay and online food and travel marketplace HarkHark is to bring Australian restaurants and Chinese consumers together, with a free translation and mobile scan-to-order app to be rolled out Down Under.

Roundup

[2019-05-11 07:02]

Premium Awards

Student killed in shooting was 'hero'

[2019-05-10 07:57]

The 18-year-old victim who died on Tuesday in a shooting at a charter school in a Colorado suburb was fatally injured while trying to stop a shooter from hurting his fellow classmates, his family and friends said.

Brexit casts cloud over fintech sector

[2019-05-10 07:57]

Brexit uncertainty is sending jitters through London's fintech industry, with startup companies finding it increasingly hard to access capital in London.

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