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  • Modeled After Boston, Nanjing’s Economic Development Focuses on High Tech Industries

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Cambridge, Mass. – Nanjing, which means “capital in the South” in Chinese, is a major city in Eastern China. In the evening of May 25, Nanjing Economic and Trade Delegation consisted of 50 government officials and business leaders successfully held the Nanjing Overseas Talent Entrepreneurship Forum and Nanjing 321 Plan Promotion Conference at Marriott Hotel in Cambridge, Mass. Over 400 entrepreneurs, professionals, researchers and students attended this conference.

    Yang Weize making theme speech at the conference.
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  • NECINA 2012 Annual Meeting To Help Raise Your Business and Career to a New Height

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    New England Chinese Information and Networking Association (NECINA) will hold its 2012 annual meeting on June 2 at Radisson Hotel in Chelmsford, Mass. The year’s annual meeting features exceptional experts in the IT field, and provides great networking oppertunities for its attendees.

    According to the announcement email,  NECINA is committed to deliver tangible values to its members and sponsors, emphasizing actions, focusing on outcome, facilitating hands-on engagement. This year’s annual meeting is free to NECINA members and VIP guests, and $15 for non-members. To RSVP online, please visit: http://www.acteva.com/booking.cfm?bevaid=230531
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  • MIT Dedicated Monumental Sculpture by Internationally Renowned Artist Cai Guo-Qiang

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Cambridge – In the evening of May 10, the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) dedicated Ring Stone (2010) by internationally renowned artist Cai Guo-Qiang in front of the new Sloan building at 100 Main Street. The monumental white granite sculpture is the artist’s first public work of art for a university campus. Located in the north garden adjacent to the MIT Sloan School of Management, the artwork celebrates the Sloan School’s educational and cultural ties with China and will be on permanent display.

    Chinyan Wong(left), Cai Guo-Qiang at the Ring Stone dedication ceremony. (Dan Liu photo)
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  • Michael Wong Among Volunteers of the Year at Boston Main Streets’ 16th Annual Awards Ceremony

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    Boston – Mayor Thomas M. Menino, together with Department of Neighborhood Development Director Evelyn Friedman, WPLM Easy 99.1’s “Strictly Sinatra” host Ron Della Chiesa, and the Boston Latin School Wolftones presented awards at the Boston Main Streets (BMS) 16th Annual Awards Ceremony, which took place at the majestic Strand Theatre in Dorchester on May 17. Awards were presented to the 2011 Boston Main Streets Volunteers of the Year and Businesses of the Year.

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  • Tufts University Unveils Plans for New Medical Research Laboratory to Focus on Tuberculosis

    BOSTON – Tufts University today announced that it will seek approval from the Boston Public Health Commission to build a 1,700 square foot biosafety level 3 research laboratory within its School of Medicine’s existing Biomedical Research and Public Health Building at 136 Harrison Avenue. The Arnold 8 Biosafety Laboratory will enable Tufts researchers to find new ways to detect, prevent and treat serious infectious diseases such as tuberculosis, for which treatments exist but for which new therapeutics are needed.
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  • Photo Journal – Harvard China Education Symposium Second Annual Meeting

    By Bo Yang, May 12, 2012


    		 I was asked to be photographer for Harvard China Education Symposium(CES) second annual meeting at Harvard University School of Education. The conference started in the evening of May 11, and ended at around 6 PM on May 12. I took hundreds of pictures and was really impressed by the passion and enthusiasm of all the attendees of this year's CES annual meeting. I'm a member of the Boston Chinese Photography Association (BCPA). Pictures below were ordered by the time they were shot, earliest on top.
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  • Governor Patrick Breaks Ground on First-in-the-Nation Biomanufacturing Center at UMass Dartmouth

    FALL RIVER – Wednesday, May 16, 2012 – Governor Deval Patrick today broke ground on the $28 million Massachusetts Accelerator for Biomanufacturing (MAB) at the University of Massachusetts Dartmouth. The facility, a result of Governor Patrick’s $1 billion Life Sciences Initiative, is expected to create 120 construction jobs and ten permanent jobs and strengthen Massachusetts’ standing as a world leader in the life sciences industry.
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  • Boston Erhu Ensemble To Delight Chinese Music Fans on June 2

    By David Li, bostonese.com

    On Saturday, June 2, Boston Erhu Ensemble will present a Chinese music concert at the First United Methodist Church, (645 Main St.), in Melrose at 7 PM. This concert will feature both traditional Chinese folk songs as well as arrangements of contemporary music pieces, and bring joy to many traditional Chinese music lovers in the greater Boston area.
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  • Governor Patrick To Visit Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center on May 15

    By Boston Chinatown Neighborhood Center(BCNC)

    Governor Deval Patrick will visit BCNC on Tuesday evening, May 15 in celebration of Asian American Heritage Month. BCNC will host a conversation with the Governor at the Center. He will speak with and listen to the community, fielding questions and hearing concerns in an open forum.

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  • Earliest Mayan Calendar Shows No Hint of “World End” in 2012

    (from chinadaily.com.cn)

    The earliest known Mayan calendar has been found in an ancient house in Guatemala and it offers no hint that the world’s end is imminent, researchers said Thursday.

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