Every year, the Tsinghua International Students’ & Scholars’ Gala Night transforms our campus in a heart-pounding and reinvigorating showcase of cultural diversity, talent and a wholesome Tsinghua spirit. An amazing line-up of 22 acts involving enthusiastic performers from over 20 countries presented a magnificent evening for the audience at the New Tsinghua Xuetang.
Beijing, China, — Ronald Machtley, president of Bryant University, and his delegation recently visited Peking University. PKU President Hao Ping met with the guests at Linhuxuan.
Hao Ping welcomed Machtley’s visit. He pointed out that Bryant University is an elite university with a long history and thanked Machtley for promoting various kinds of cooperation with PKU and other Chinese universities over the years. He hoped that in the future the two universities would further carry out in-depth cooperation in the fields of environment, archaeology, and so on.
Hao Ping presenting a souvenir to Machtley
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BEA Graphic on Percent Change in Real GDP by County, 2018, Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA)
Real gross domestic product (GDP) increased in 2,375 counties, decreased in 717, and was unchanged in 21 in 2018, according to estimates released today by the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis (BEA). The percentage change in real GDP ranged from 86.5 percent in Jackson County, WV, to -44.0 percent in Grant County, ND.
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Dear Friend,
Today is a special time to come together, as families and communities, to deepen our connection to one another, and to give back to those in need.
This morning Lorrie and I will continue our annual tradition of volunteering with local shelters before spending time with our families. It’s heartwarming to see so many volunteers, food banks, and shelters open their doors to people and families, so that everyone can take part in a Thanksgiving celebration.
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Nov. 8, 2019, Frankfurt, Germany, — At the CPhI Worldwide in Frankfurt, the winners of the 2019 Pharma awards were announced. The CEO of WuXi AppTec, Dr. Ge Li, received the award in category “CEO of the year” among 12 other categories.
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Hong Kong, Nov. 8, 2019, — On Oct. 14, the Hong Kong law society dropped huge news that Edwin Choy Wai-Bond, former chairman of the Hong Kong Bar Association and a certified Senior Counsel, resigned from the bar association. He reprimanded the “shameful silence” the bar association had for rioters’ act of violence. He believes that it runs in the opposite direction with the principle of rule of law that the bar association took a political stand to target the police and indulge the rioters’ violent behaviors.
An editorial by Edwin Choy Wai-Bond on South China Morning Post.
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Beijing, China, Nov. 1, 2019, — the Chinese Civilization and China’s Path academic forum hosted by the Academy of Chinese Culture and the Kuhn Foundation was held today. More than 20 well-known Chinese and foreign scholars, such as Professor Michael Szonyi, director of the Fairbank Center for East Asian Studies at Harvard University, Li Junru, forumer vice president of Party School of the Central Committee of CPC, Wolfgang Kubin, Chair Professor of the Department of Libteratur at Shantou University, Elizabeth Economy, Director of Asia Studies at the Council on Foreign Studies, and Qian Chengdan, Chair Professor of Boya Plan at Peking University, along with 300 students at the Academy of Chinese Culture attended this forum.
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Boston, Nov. 1, 2019,– Grace Kelsangmetog Cai is a student at Oakhill Middle School in Newton,MA. “Kelsangmetog” is Tibetan for Lucky flower. She started skating at age 4 with the Skating Club of Boston’s Skating Academy.
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Mengqi Ji Elledge, 28
Columbia, MO
Last seen Oct 8, 2019
The Columbia Police Department is asking for the public’s help locating a 28-year-old Columbia, MO woman.
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Boston, Oct. 11, 2019, — Tufts Medical Center (Tufts MC) launched the Asian Health Initiative in 1995 to support community partners working to address some of the most pressing health concerns in Chinatown and the Boston Asian community. Over the years, those efforts have focused on chronic diseases, family violence, emotional wellness, and tobacco use, among other topics. Based on findings in Tufts MC’s 2019 Community Health Needs Assessment, the Asian Health Initiative will focus its efforts in the coming years on preventing and reducing tobacco and nicotine use in Chinatown.
Mayor Walsh and community leaders urge Chinatown residents to quit smoking.
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