Category: News

NPR: The Internet Can Be ‘A Scary Place’ with Tech Outsourcing

By Aarti Shahani for NPR News, aired on KQED station When you hear the word outsourcing, you might think of threats to American jobs. To cyber experts, there’s another threat: to our data. This week, thousands of the industry’s leading minds from around the world are discussing the Internet and security at their annual powwow… Continue reading NPR: The Internet Can Be ‘A Scary Place’ with Tech Outsourcing

Boston to Receive $18 Million Funding from FEMA

Boston, March 21, 2014 — This week Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced that Boston will receive $18 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Homeland Security’s Federal Emergency Management Agency, representing a 2.47% increase from last year’s funding award. The funds will be used to support ongoing and future homeland security initiatives through… Continue reading Boston to Receive $18 Million Funding from FEMA

Michelle Obama’s Journal from China: Meeting with Students at PKU

Note: This post is part of a series authored by First Lady Michelle Obama to share her visit to China with young people in the U.S. You can read all of the First Lady’s posts at WhiteHouse.gov/First-Lady-China-Trip. This morning, I had the privilege of visiting Peking University and speaking with Chinese students and American students… Continue reading Michelle Obama’s Journal from China: Meeting with Students at PKU

Honoring Mandela, UN Celebrates the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

By Ban Ki-moon, UN Secretary-General This year, the world commemorates the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination for the first time following the death of former South African President Nelson Mandela. This sad reality is also a reminder of his courageous struggle against apartheid and his inspiring victory over the racist forces that… Continue reading Honoring Mandela, UN Celebrates the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination

Natural-product-based Inhibitor to Treat Parkinson Identified by Chinese Researchers

By Wu Fang, Research Institute of Systems Biomedicine Shanghai, March 20, 2014, –A novel natural-product-based inhibitor for the treatment of Parkinson has been identified from the endemic plant in Xishuangbanna as a result of the interdisciplinary cooperation between biology and chemistry, led by Wu Fang research group, from Shanghai Jiaotong University(SJTU) Shanghai Center for Systems Biomedicine,… Continue reading Natural-product-based Inhibitor to Treat Parkinson Identified by Chinese Researchers

The First Lady’s Journal from China: Our Official Visit Begins

Note: This post is part of a series authored by First Lady Michelle Obama to share her visit to China with young people in the U.S. You can read all of the First Lady’s posts at WhiteHouse.gov/First-Lady-China-Trip. After a long flight from Washington, D.C. – one that took around 20 hours – my mother, my daughters,… Continue reading The First Lady’s Journal from China: Our Official Visit Begins

Second ACGA Spring Go Expo Starts on March 29 at MIT

By David Li, bostonese.com Cambridge, Mass., — The American Collegiate Go Association (ACGA), in conjunction with the Ing Foundation, is hosting its second annual Spring Go Expo on March 29 at MIT. Mr. Ing Ming Hao, president of Ing Foundation, will lead a delegation from China to join this year’s Go Expo. Group picture at first Spring Go… Continue reading Second ACGA Spring Go Expo Starts on March 29 at MIT

Members of Team USA to be Featured at Optima Synchro Show on March 22

Boston, March 19, 2014, — Optima Synchro will host an annual Synchro Show on this Saturday, March 22. Several members of the current and past US National Team: coach Svetlana Malinovskaya, Lindi Schroeder, Caitlin Klauer, Reverie Nedde and Helen Zhou, will be featured at this year’s show. For tickets, please visit: www.optimasynchro.com. Helen Zhou with… Continue reading Members of Team USA to be Featured at Optima Synchro Show on March 22

Chinese Culture Connection Celebrates Its 9th Annual Gala on April 5

Malden, Mass., –The Chinese Culture Connection (CCC) is very proud to announce its Ninth Annual Gala and Fundraising Event. It will be held on Saturday, April 5, 2014 at 6:00 PM at the Hei La Moon Chinese Restaurant, 88 Beach Street, in Boston’s Chinatown. Mayor Christenson attended Chinese New Year celebration by CCC.