Picture Perfect: 2012 Chinatown Main Street Festival Meets Dragon Boat Festival

By David Li, bostonese.com This year’s Boston Chinatown Main Street Festival falls on the same day as the Dragon Boat Festival, which is on May 5 on Chinese Lunar calendar. The weather was perfect with temperature in the low 80s and low humility. Thousands of Boston residents and tourists showed up for the festival and… Continue reading Picture Perfect: 2012 Chinatown Main Street Festival Meets Dragon Boat Festival

Zhang Ziyi Sues Apple Daily Over Sex Claims

HONG KONG — Chinese actress Zhang Ziyi has sued Hong Kong’s leading newspaper the Apple Daily and its sister weekly Next Magazine over reports that she prostituted herself with senior Chinese officials. Zhang Ziyi in 2005 film Memoirs of a Geisha

Leading Academics and Practitioners Convene at Harvard to Discuss US-China Relations

Cambridge, MA. – Designed to encourage candid conversation and meaningful collaboration on key topics related to United States-China relations, the fourth Globalization Forum convened leading academics, advisors, and policymakers for a closed conference held June 18-20, 2012, at Harvard Kennedy School. Through both public addresses and panel discussions, participants explored a range of pertinent issues… Continue reading Leading Academics and Practitioners Convene at Harvard to Discuss US-China Relations

Getting Down to the Business of Business – Best Investment You Can Make with $15

By Stephanie Chan, Acton-Boxborough Regional High School One business question for you: What can you buy for $15? For this investment of $15, you can create a business empire because this down payment is for education in basic business principles. The New England Chinese Information and Networking Association, or NECINA, offers a uniquely structured class… Continue reading Getting Down to the Business of Business – Best Investment You Can Make with $15

Connect Books Won NECINA’s YES 6.0 Business Plan Contest

By David Li, bostonese.com Chelmsford, Mass. – The results of YES (Youth Entrepreneurship Service) program 6.0 was announced at New England Chinese Information & Network Association (NECINA)’s annual meeting at Radisson hotel. Connect Books, a team consisted of local high-school students Stephanie Chan, Eddy Zhong and Kevin Zhang, won the first prize, and Vital Communications… Continue reading Connect Books Won NECINA’s YES 6.0 Business Plan Contest

Industry Leaders Exchanged Perspectives at BioPharma Outlook 2012

By Ting Ren, Chinese-American BioMedical Association June 17, 2012, Cambridge MA — On the eve of BIO (Biotechnology Industry Organization) 2012, BioPharma Outlook 2012 was successfully held at M.I.T. Faculty Club, presented by Chinese-American BioMedical Association (CABA) and Chinese Biopharmaceutical Association, USA (CBA). BIO 2012 is one of the most important conferences in the biopharmaceutical… Continue reading Industry Leaders Exchanged Perspectives at BioPharma Outlook 2012

World Renowned Shaolin Kung Fu To Be Performed at Lincoln Field on July 1

By David Li, bostonese.com The 35th generation Shaolin warrior monk, Master Heng Zhen from Shaolin Temple China, and his students from Boston Shaolin Kungfu Center in Quincy, will perform Shaolin Kung Fu at Lincoln Field of Lexington, Mass., at 3 PM on July 1. This event is free to all. Singer Heather Schmid among other… Continue reading World Renowned Shaolin Kung Fu To Be Performed at Lincoln Field on July 1

China Tells Buddhist, Taoist Temples Not To List IPOs

SHANGHAI — Buddhist and Taoist temples have no right to go public and list shares on stock exchanges, a Chinese official was quoted in state media as saying of an issue that seems to have touched a nerve with the officially atheist government.

An Interview with Conductor Chi-Sun Chan, An Innovator in Traditional Chinese Music

By Virginia Payne (施幼菱) As one of the leading centers for music and culture in the US with more than its share of famous musical institutions, Boston has a plethora of talented musicians of national and international renown. Yet, it’s not every day that one encounters a musician with an unusual and diverse background as… Continue reading An Interview with Conductor Chi-Sun Chan, An Innovator in Traditional Chinese Music