Best English reports.
By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, May 24, 2015, — Protests against Monsanto and GMO erupted around the globe in over 450 cities around the world yesterday. Protests in Boston demanded clear labeling of genetically modified (GMO) food, which is the standard practice in many European countries. “OMG, GMO! We don’t want you poisonous seeds,” shouted protesters against World’s largest GMO seed producer Monsanto.
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By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, May 20, 2015, — Dr. Feng Zhang of MIT and the Broad Institute, one of the pioneers in CRISPR/cas system for bio-medical research, delivered the evening keynote speech at Boston BioForum, hosted by Chinese American Bio-Medical Association(CABA). About 200 researchers, professionals and students attended this year’s Boston BioForum and CABA Annual Meeting at Double Tree Hotel along the Charles River on May 9.
Shiwen Lin(right), president of the board of CABA gives Excellence in Innovation Award to Dr. Feng Zhang(photo by Xinming Li).
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Thank you for running the 14th Annual Harpoon 5-Miler to benefit The Angel Fund! 4,300 finishers, 300 volunteers, and hundreds of spectators helped us raise $180,600 (and counting!) for The Angel Fund, which supports critical research for Dr. Robert Brown and his team at UMASS Medical Center. This puts the 14 year total over $1,147,322!
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By Xinming Li, bostonese.com
Boston, May 18, 2015, — Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang Province, China, and a sister city of Boston. The city’s West Lake was, once again, the most popular scenic spot in China during the three-day Labor Day (May 1, known as May Day in the US) holiday, according to a list by AMAP. The city’s Thousand Island Lake, the Forbidden City in Beijing, Hengdian World Studios and Mount Lao in Shandong ranked the second to the fifth on the list.
Photos of West Lake by painter Sophia Yee, who grew up in Hangzhou, in the early Spring of 2011.
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By Eric Wu, bostonese.com
Boxboro, Mass., May 18, 2015, — The Annual Town Election is being held today at Boxboro Town Hall, 29 Middle Road. Eight candidates are on this year’s ballot, including Chinese American candidate for planning board Ms. Hongbing Tang in this quiet bedroom town at the intersection of I-495 and route 2.
Hongbing Tang, candidate for planning board, in today’s Boxboro town election(file photo).
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San Jose, May 13, 2015, — You are cordially invited to a public forum on legal challenge to admission policies of prestigious universities on May 30. This forum features civil rights activist Edward Blum and attorney Will Consovoy, as well as a slate of renowned experts on equal opportunities for education, including Ward Connerly, Prof. Chenming Hu and author Yukong Zhao.
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By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Acton, Mass., May 12, 2015, — An award ceremony of the MA Junior Duck Stamp program was held at on May 2 at Worcester Technical High School. Pam Landry, Education Coordinator, Massachusetts Division of Fisheries & Wildlife (MassWildlife) welcomed about 200 students and parents to the ceremony. Over 60 of the 100 artwork selected from about 500 submissions were from students in Acton, Boxboro and Lexington.
Pam Landry(first from left, back row), Hongbin Tang(second from left, back row) and students of Apple-Leaf Studio pose for a picture(photo by Victor Chen).
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Quincy, Mass., May 6, 2015, — Displaced tenants and their supporters set up tents in Quincy Center Tuesday afternoon to protest the actions of First Suffolk LLC, a development company based in the law offices of Matera Vopat Matera & Johnson in Quincy Center.
Karen Chen, Co-Director of the Chinese Progressive Association, translates for Luan Jiao Lin, 101 Hudson St. tenant.
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By CY Leung, Chief Executive of Hong Kong
(Mr. C Y Leung delivered this speech at a luncheon in Cambridge, Mass., hosted by the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, New York on May 5, 2015. Representative of bostonese.com attended this luncheon.)
Distinguished guests, ladies and gentlemen, colleagues,
Good afternoon. I’m very pleased to be with you today in Boston, my first official visit here, one I’ve been looking forward to for a long time. I am even more interested in visiting Boston when I read, a few weeks ago, that Boston had been named one of the world’s most livable cities in the Mercer 2015 Quality of Living rankings.
Of course, the people of Boston don’t need me or Mercer to tell them that they’ve got a good thing going: a city renowned for its community spirit; a city long celebrated as an international powerhouse in education; a city fast-emerging as a global business and technology hub.
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By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Boston, April 30, 2015, — “He was my best friend. He flew fighter plane in Southern France when I landed on Omaha Beach on D Day,” recalled Mr. Arthur Wong at a book release party for biography Late Glory at Empire Garden on April 24. Mr. Wong was speaking of his long-time friend and fellow WWII veteran Henry Oi.
Mr. Arthur Wong(2nd from right, front row) and friends at the book release party(photo by Victor Chen).
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