San Francisco

Tutu remembered

About 100 members of Burn Running, a sports club based in the San Francisco Bay Area, gather on Wednesday for a run to commemorate Tutu, a 10-year-old boy who died of cancer in November 2014, and raise funds for cancer treatment of adolescent patients. An annual fundraiser since 2015, this year's Tutu Run lasts for two weeks starting April 2 and spreads from East Bay to South Bay and the Evergreen, Peninsula and Tri-valley areas. Provided To China Daily

Getting charged up

Andy Swanton (left), director of business development for electric trucks at BYD Motors, joins representatives of the company's partners to celebrate the launch of a new project with the Bay Area Air Quality Management District and Goodwill of San Francisco, San Mateo and Marin on April 7 in San Francisco. Under the deal, BYD will deliver 11 zero-emission electric trucks to serve disadvantaged communities in the San Francisco Bay Area. Provided To China Daily

Happy Birthday, Florence

Entrepreneur, philanthropist and chairwoman of the Florence Fang Family Foundation, Florence Fang shares a lighthearted moment with Yang Jun, education consul at the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco, on Tuesday at her residence where people gathered to celebrate Fang's 82th birthday. Provided To China Daily

Bridge building

Florence Fang, chairwoman of the Florence Fang Family Foundation, speaks at a conference titled "Bridging the Cultural Gap" hosted by WeChat and the US-China Strong Foundation on Wednesday at the Asian Art Museum in San Francisco. Fang, a founding board member of US-China Strong Foundation, said the organization would partner with WeChat to educate Americans about the Chinese language and culture. Lia Zhu /china Daily

(China Daily USA 04/14/2017 page14)