By Han Shasha, People’s Daily Online
San Francisco, July 9, 2014, — July 7 marks the 77th anniversary of the start of the Chinese people’s war of resistance against Japanese aggression. The buildup of the world’s first overseas memorial hall to memorize the war was announced Monday in San Francisco.
Florence Fang speaks at the news conference (photo provided by Barry Chang).
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Boston, July 9, 2014, — The 23rd Annual Music Festival at Walnut Hill will be held from July 24 to August 17 this year. According to Foundation for Chinese Performance Arts, this year’s music festival will feature star-studded lineup of musicians for concerts and master classes.
Picture of students and teachers of the 22nd Annual Music Festival at Walnut Hill in August 2013(file photo).
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Boston, July 7, 2014, — The National Weather Service has issued the following warnings for tornato in metro Boston area. People in the areas covered by these warnings should avoid travel and take shelter during the warning periods.
Hangzhou, China, July 6, 2014, (xinhuanet) — A bus fire that left 32 injured in east China’s Hangzhou on Saturday was caused by arson, police said Sunday morning.
Picture from survilliance video of the arson suspect was made public on July 6 (file photo).
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By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, July 3, 2014, — A townhall meeting with Republican Governor candidate Charles Baker is scheduled for July 26. This event is organized by Greater Boston Fudan University Alumni Association as part of the Fudan Lecture Series.
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REMARKS BY THE PRESIDENT
ON BORDER SECURITY AND IMMIGRATION REFORM
Rose Garden
3:04 P.M. EDT
THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. One year ago this month, senators of both parties –- with support from the business, labor, law enforcement, faith communities –- came together to pass a commonsense immigration bill.
Independent experts said that bill would strengthen our borders, grow our economy, shrink our deficits. As we speak, there are enough Republicans and Democrats in the House to pass an immigration bill today. I would sign it into law today, and Washington would solve a problem in a bipartisan way.
Arizona is scrambling to cope with over 1,000 children caught crossing the border illegally in Texas (from dcclothesline.com).
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BAODING, China and RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil, June 27, 2014 (PRNewswire) — Yingli Green Energy Holding Company Limited (NYSE: YGE) (“Yingli Green Energy” or the “Company”), the largest vertically integrated photovoltaic (“PV”) module manufacturer in the world, known as “Yingli Solar,” today hosted a press conference in Rio de Janeiro to announce the Company’s plans to leave a sustainable legacy in Brazil. These plans include becoming the first ever carbon neutral sponsor of the FIFA World Cup, and supplying 400 to 600 kW for a solar legacy project in Brazil that is expected to be among the largest solar energy systems in the country.
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Boston, June 27, 2014, –Some Boston area parks will be piloting a 21st Century bench upgrade through a partnership with the MIT Media Lab spin-off firm, Changing Environments. “Soofa,” as the bench is termed, is a solar-powered outdoor charging station that also collects and shares location-based information like air quality and noise level data. The high-tech benches will be deployed in green spaces in Boston over the next week, including in Titus Sparrow Park in the South End, the Boston Common, and the Rose Kennedy Greenway. The Soofa debuted last week at the White House Maker Faire in Washington, D.C., where select innovators and entrepreneurs gathered to encourage robust development of new American ideas.
Sandra Richter(left) and Mayor Walsh talk about the Solar Bench.
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Boston, June 22, 2014, –Hainan Airlines launched a brand new route from Beijing to Boston, using its latest Boeing 787 Dreamliner aircraft.
The new flights commenced on June 20, 2014 marking the first ever direct passenger service between Boston and mainland China. Initially, Hainan Airlines will operate the trans-Pacific route four times a week, with flights departing Beijing Capital International Airport every Monday, Thursday, Friday and Saturday at 1350, before arriving at Boston’s Logan International Airport at 1510 the same day, having crossed the International Date Line. The return leg will then depart the Massachusetts city at 1710, getting back into Beijing at 1850 the next day.
Hainan Airlines and Massport officials and staff celebrate the arrival of the inaugural service.
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