Tag: Business

Maine Attracts Growing Number of Chinese Tourists

Bar Harbor, Maine, August 26, 2015, (cntv.cn) — Chinese tourists visiting the United States tend to flock to cities like New York, Washington DC and Las Vegas but a direct flight that began last year from Beijing to Boston is opening up new areas– like the state of Maine– to Chinese visitors. Captain John Nicolai… Continue reading Maine Attracts Growing Number of Chinese Tourists

Across the Lonely Garden — Poem Collection of Painter Sophia Yee to be Published

Boston, August 25, 2015, — Boston Bilingual Media & Publishing (BBMP) Inc. announced today that Across the Lonely Garden — Poem Collection of Painter Sophia Yee will be published early next month. Ms. Sophia Yee is a renowned oil painter who came to Boston in the 1980s from Hangzhou China. Spring, oil on canvas, by… Continue reading Across the Lonely Garden — Poem Collection of Painter Sophia Yee to be Published

Happy 88th Birthday to Madeline Wong!

Boston, August 22, 2015, — The evening banquet of the 25th national convention of Wong Family association was held at Empire Garden restaurant in Boston Chinatown this evening. Mrs. Madeline C. Wong，a well-known working woman pioneer in the state, attended the banquet along with over 500 members and guests of the Wong Family Association. Today… Continue reading Happy 88th Birthday to Madeline Wong!

Alibaba’s Aliyun to Open Singapore Cloud Data Center

SINGAPORE, August 19, 2015, (BUSINESS WIRE)– Aliyun, Alibaba Group’s (BABA) cloud computing arm, today announced that it will establish a new cloud data center in Singapore. Its headquarters for overseas business will also be based out of Singapore to drive Aliyun’s overseas expansion plan. Scheduled for an early September launch, the Singapore facility will be… Continue reading Alibaba’s Aliyun to Open Singapore Cloud Data Center

Akamai Report Shows Hacking Attacks on the Rise in Q2 2015

Cambridge, Mass., August 18, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Akamai Technologies, Inc. (AKAM), the global leader in content delivery network (CDN) services, today announced the availability of the Q2 2015 State of the Internet – Security Report. This quarter’s report, which provides analysis and insight into the global cloud security threat landscape, can be downloaded at www.stateoftheinternet.com/security-report.… Continue reading Akamai Report Shows Hacking Attacks on the Rise in Q2 2015

Shocking Pictures from 2015 Tianjin Explosions

Photos by He Xiaoxin Tianjin, August 17, 2015, — The 2015 Tianjin explosions were a series of explosions that occurred at a container storage station at the Port of Tianjin starting on Wednesday, August 12, 2015. At lease 112 people, including 39 firefighters, were killed and 721 of others were injured. There are still dozens… Continue reading Shocking Pictures from 2015 Tianjin Explosions

Severe Thunderstorms Knock Down Trees and Power Lines

Boston, August 5, 2015, — A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 8:00 PM EDT for Southern Essex, Northwestern Plymouth, Norfolk, Suffolk and southeastern Middlesex counties. At 4:09 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing large damaging hail up to golf ball size and damaging winds in excess… Continue reading Severe Thunderstorms Knock Down Trees and Power Lines

Mother Saves Her Son’s Life in Fatal Escalator Accident in China

By Xinming Li, bostonese.com Jingzhou, Hubei, China, July 31, 2015 — In Jingzhou, Hubei a mother named Xiang Liujuan saves her 3-year-old child’s life while losing her own after a metal panel collapses underneath them after stepping off an escalator in a shopping center this central China province. The horrific scene was captured by the… Continue reading Mother Saves Her Son’s Life in Fatal Escalator Accident in China