New York City, April 16, 2015, — World’s largest annual gathering of the online lending community – LendIt USA, was successfully held at the Marriott Marquis in NYC April 13-15. The event attracted over two thousand attendees, including famous P2P service providers, marketplace or balance sheet platforms and investors all around the world. BZM Innovation Technology Inc., which is a company focusing on internet finance, was founded in the fifth Ave, NYC and owns offices in the Empire State building. Wendy Wang, the Executive Vice President of BZM Innovation Technology Inc., attended this great event as the representative of BZM Innovation Technology Inc.
Wendy Wang at LendIt USA(provided to bostonese.com).
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Internet Finance Company BZM Innovation Technology Inc. Lands U.S. Market
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Whole Foods and Roche Bros. Receive Award at CPA Banquet
By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Boston, April 12, 2015, — Chinese Progressive Association (CPA) recently held its annual Spring Banquet. Nearly 400 guests attended the banquet to celebrate the Chinese New Year of Goat, and many achievements by CPA in the past year.
(Left)Mr. Desheng Liang was awarded CPA’s annual Unsung Hero award for his commitment and volunteerism with CPA (provided to bostonese.com). (Right) City Councillor Ayanna Pressley presented the Good Neighbor Award to Whole Foods Market and Roche Bros. Supermarkets for signing agreements with the Chinatown / South End Collaborative to do first source hiring, bilingual interviews and regular hiring reports.
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It’s Official — The Past Winter Is a Disaster in MA
Boston, April 13, 2015, — The President today declared a major disaster exists in the Commonwealth of Massachusetts and ordered federal aid to supplement state, tribal, and local recovery efforts in the area affected by a severe winter storm, snowstorm, and flooding during the period of January 26-28, 2015.
A lot of homes in this state had roof leaks due to ice dams(file photo).
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Thomson Reuters Reveals 11 Potential Blockbusters Drugs
PHILADELPHIA, April 3, 2015 – The Intellectual Property and Science business of Thomson Reuters, the worlds leader in intelligent information for businesses and professionals, recently released the 2015 edition of its annual Drugs to Watch report. The study reveals a significant increase in the number of expected blockbusters from three drugs in 2014 to eleven in 2015. Three of the new drugs are expected to reach over $3 billion in sales by 2019. Thomson Reuters analysts utilized CortellisTM Competitive Intelligence-the pharmaceutical industrys leading source for drug pipeline, deals, patents, and company content-to forecast the new-to-market drugs expected to lead the pack in sales and potentially emerge as blockbusters (earning $ 1 billion+) by 2019.
2014 US drug sales figure (source: Thomson Reuters)
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John Hancock Survey — Investor Sentiment Reaches Five-Year High
Boston, April 1, 2015 /PRNewswire/ — Investor sentiment has reached its highest level since the inception of the John Hancock Investor Sentiment Survey five years ago, rising to +28 in the first quarter of 2015 from a score of +22 in the first quarter of 2011. Compared with one year ago – the first quarter of 2014 – when the Index score was +23, sentiment has improved greatly, with investors indicating they are broadly optimistic on their prospects for 2015.
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Mayor Walsh Announces Citywide ParkBoston Expansion
BOSTON – April 1, 2015 – Today, Mayor Martin J. Walsh announced the expansion of the ParkBoston app to include all Boston parking meters. The app allows drivers to quickly and easily remotely pay a meter with their mobile phone, avoiding the hassle of finding quarters or running back to the meter to add more time before it expires.
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Boao Forum: AIIB A Very Important Move by Asia
Boao, Hainan, March 27 (Xinhua) — The Republic of Korea and Turkey have announced their decision to join the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank (AIIB), the latest batch of wait-and-see countries to join as the application deadline draws close.
Guest speakers at 2015 Boao Forum.
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Captain of Germanwings Flight Might Have Used Axe to Break into Cockpit
Paris, March 27, 2015, — Andreas Lubitz, the Germanwings co-pilot, appeared to have locked the captain out of the cockpit, French officials said, before crashing the plane on Tuesday.
The cockpit flight recorder, recovered from the crash site, showed that the captain repeatedly knocked and tried to get back in as the plane went into its fatal descent, French prosecutors said.
An Airbus A320 cockpit (file photo).
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MBTA to Shutdown Weekend Service of Fitchburg Line for Six Months
Boston, March 26, 2014, — Beginning Saturday, April 25, through Sunday, November 11, weekend Fitchburg Line service will be suspended along the entire line due to the Fitchburg Commuter Rail Line Improvement Project. Busing will not be provided during weekend service interruptions. Customers are advised to seek alternate modes of transportation. Weekday service is not affected by the ongoing improvement work.
MBTA buses and trains broken down frequently this past winter with record snowfall (file photo).
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Boston City Councilors File Paid Parental Leave Ordinance
BOSTON – Boston City Councilors Michelle Wu (At-Large), Tim McCarthy (District 5), and Tito Jackson (District 7) will introduce an ordinance relative to paid parental leave at the Boston City Council Meeting on March 25th. This ordinance, filed today, has the full support of Mayor Martin J. Walsh, who collaborated with the Council on this policy.
Councilor Wu with her baby son at a recent event in Boston Chinatown(photo by Victor Chen, bostonese.com).
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