Across America

Robotics insights - College Park, MD

Bai Xianglin, senior vice-president of the Harbin Institute of Technology (HIT) Robot Group (HRG), talks about trends in robotics during his keynote speech at the HRG Robot Forum & Expo 2017 on Sunday in College Park, Maryland. Sam Lin / For China Daily

Entrepreneurial celebration - Washington

Chiling Tong (third from left), president and CEO of the Asian/Pacifi c Islander American Chamber of Commerce & Entrepreneurship, takes a group photo with speakers before the 2017 National Asian American and Pacifi c Islander (AAPI) Business Summit on Tuesday in Washington. The summit is part of a series of events celebrating AAPI Heritage Month. Yuan Yuan / For China Daily

Great restaurateur remembered - San Francisco

Howard Chung, the youngest son of Henry Chung, speaks at a memorial reception for Henry Chung on Sunday at one of their Henry's Hunan restaurants, on Sansome Street, San Francisco. Henry Chung, a well-known patriotic overseas Chinese, was a pioneer in bringing Hunan-style cuisine to San Francisco in the 1970s. He passed away on April 23 at age 99. Zhizhi Cen / China Daily

Sing a song - San Francisco

Children of diplomats who serve at the Chinese Consulate General in San Francisco sing at a gathering on May 13 to celebrate Mother's Day. Hosted by Qiao Li, wife of Luo Linquan, the Chinese consul general in San Francisco, the event draws 200 women from all walks of life in the Bay Area. Zhizhi Cen / China Daily DAILY

Working mothers - New York

A video celebrating working mothers, created by Beijing-based e-commerce food company COFCO WOMAI.COM, is displayed on billboard-sized screens on New York City's Times Square on May 12. The video aimed at drawing attention to working mothers everywhere on the eve of Mother's Day. COFCO WOMAI.COM is a subsidiary corporation of COFCO, which is one of the top 500 global companies. Provided To China Daily

A new legend unveiled - San Francisco

Yongfeng Ma, one of the curators of two large-scale projects in China, speaks at the press preview of the exhibition New Urban Legend: Resistance of Space at the Chinese Culture Center on May 16. The exhibition runs from May 17 to July 16 at 41 Ross, a community space and interactive studio located in San Francisco's Chinatown. Zhizhi Cen / China Daily

Key FDI update released - Washington

The National Committee on US-China Relations (NCUSCR) and the Rhodium Group releases a 2017 update to the Two-Way Street report, in Washington on Wednesday. The report reveals that the US-China two-way foreign direct investment reached an all-time high in 2016. From left: Stephen A. Orlins, president of the NCUSCR; Daniel Rosen, founding partner of Rhodium Group; Thilo Hanemann, director of Rhodium Group's cross-border investment practice; David Fagan, partner at Covington & Burling; Steven Foland, managing director and head of banking, Americas, for China International Capital Corp in San Francisco; and Robert Wang, senior policy adviser at Covington & Burling and former deputy chief of mission at the US Embassy in Beijing. Dong Leshuo / China Daily

Anniversary remarks - Oak Brook, IL

Hong Lei, consul general of of China in Chicago, speaks at an event celebrating the 20th anniversary of Hong Kong Special Administrative Region on May 12. Over 600 guests participated in the event. Provided To China Daily

(China Daily USA 05/19/2017 page13)