Across America May 19
| Los Angeles ALL IN THE FAMILY Elizabeth Wang, partner of Stallion Media and executor of the Wang Family Trust, gives a keynote speech at Peking University Alumni Association of Southern California 2014 charity auction in Los Angeles on Sunday. She said her father, Robert Cheng-Tung Wang (pictured on screen), established the Wang Family Trust to help overseas Chinese students. Cindy Liu / China Daily |
| New York POLITICAL ALLIES Congresswoman Grace Meng (right) speaks at a fundraising event held on Sunday at S. Dynasty Restaurant in Manhattan to support California State Senator Ted Lieu's bid for the US Congress this fall. Liu Zheng / China Daily |
| Los Angeles DREAM IN INK At PUAASC 2014 charity auction in Los Angeles, Gene Chang (right), president of JC Research and Consulting and chairman of Board of PUAASC, buys a piece of calligraphy art good dream donated by artist Jinyu Wang, a Peking University alumni. Cindy Liu / China Daily |
| New York THREE CHEERS Chen Ou (center), CEO of Jumei, the largest Chinese online beauty products retailer, celebrates the company's IPO on New York Stock Exchange at a party in New York on Friday night. Zhang Yuwei / China Daily |
| Chicago GETTING READY TO GO Daniel Li (center), project manager of Wanxiang America Corporation, talks about the "100 K Strong Initiative" to a group of students selected by Confucius Institute in Chicago for a trip to Hangzhou, China with their parents taking notes in an orientation on May 17 in Chicago. So far, 150 US students have traveled to China for study abroad in Wanxiang's programs under the 100 Strong Initiative since 2012. Liu Chang / China Daily |
| New York DANCING PROS The Red Silk Dancers perform at this year's Dance Parade in New York City on Saturday. Founded and directed by Margaret Yuen in 1985, the Red Silk Dancers present a repertoire of traditional and contemporary Chinese classical and folk dance. The Red Silk dancers are the only Chinese dance group represented in the parade and this was their fi rst year participating. Eliana Kirshenblat / China Daily |
(China Daily USA 05/19/2014 page7)
Today's Top News
- CPC leadership meeting urges steadfast implementation of eight-point decision on improving conduct
- Autumn grain purchases exceed 200m tons in China
- Wang to meet foreign ministers of Cambodia, Thailand in Yunnan
- China's top legislature concludes standing committee session
- Thailand and Cambodia agree to temporary ceasefire
- NPC's 4th annual session slated for early March
