Tag: Business

Beckham Visits Hangzhou and Alibaba Group

By David Li, bostonese.com Hangzhou, China, Nov. 11, 2014, — If you want to increase the sales of your e-commerce website dramatically, how about invent a new shopping festival on the Singles’ Day? That’s exactly what the Alibaba group did in 2009 when it created the annual shopping festival on Nov. 11, which was widely… Continue reading Beckham Visits Hangzhou and Alibaba Group

NECINA to Host Internet of Things Conference on Nov. 8

Internet of Things: Unpaved Road to the Next Big Thing   Date / Time: Nov 8th, 9:00AM- 1:00PM             Venue: ConstantContact InnoLoft, 1601 Trapelo Rd , Waltham MA 02451             Parking: Free  Direction: Take the building entrance facing I-95 with flag            Online Registration: http://necina-2014-internetofthings.eventdove.com/   Internet of Things (IoT) has been regarded by many as one… Continue reading NECINA to Host Internet of Things Conference on Nov. 8

Prof. Guoping Zhang Invited to Speak at Global Diaspora Forum in Harvard University

By David Li and Wendy Wang, contributing reporter for bostonese.com Cambridge, Mass., Oct. 25, 2014, Global Diaspora Forum: 2014 Global Entrepreneurship and Innovation Development Annual Conference for US Chinese Diaspora Beyond Border was recently held at Harvard University. It aims to deepen understanding of the situation of China-US trade and investment for American society, and… Continue reading Prof. Guoping Zhang Invited to Speak at Global Diaspora Forum in Harvard University

Six Easy Ways to Prepare for Winter Weather by Energy Education Council

SPRINGFIELD, Ill., Oct. 3, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — This year’s winter weather predictions vary on the amount of precipitation we can expect, but many of them agree that much of the country will experience below normal temperatures. The Energy Education Council encourages you to take some simple steps before these cold temperatures set in to help… Continue reading Six Easy Ways to Prepare for Winter Weather by Energy Education Council

Zuckerberg Shows Off Chinese Language Skills at Tsinghua University

Beijing, Oct. 23, 2014, (ecns.cn) –Foreign visitors to China can create an instant camaraderie of goodwill by speaking a few words of Mandarin. But Mark Zuckerberg went one step further: he conducted a complete half-hour public conversation in the Chinese language. Mark Zukerberg gives a speech at Tsinghua University on Wednesday. [Photo: screen shot from… Continue reading Zuckerberg Shows Off Chinese Language Skills at Tsinghua University

AAPI Community Turns out to Support Martha Coakley for MA Governor

Boston, Oct. 21, 2014, –AAPI (Asian American Pacific Islander) Community held a Rally for the MA Governor Candidate, bringing community members together to utter a collective voice on Oct. 19 in Boston Chinatown with hundreds of AAPI supporters. Governor Deval Patrick and Attorney General Martha Coakley, who is also the MA Governor Candidate, were the… Continue reading AAPI Community Turns out to Support Martha Coakley for MA Governor

Yan Yu, NAAAP Boston Win National Awards

Boston, Oct. 20, 2014, –The National Association of Asian American Professionals Boston Chapter (NAAAP Boston) is proud to announce that NAAAP Boston won two 2014 NAAAP National Awards of Excellence-“NAAAP Leader of the Year” and “NAAAP Program of the Year”-among the 27 NAAAP chapters and associate chapters in North America at the NAAAP National Convention… Continue reading Yan Yu, NAAAP Boston Win National Awards

National Grid Seeks 37% Electricity Rate Hike in MA

Boston, Oct. 8, 2014 – National Grid recently filed with the Massachusetts Department of Public Utilities (DPU) to adjust electric and gas rates for the winter. The company’s electric customers will see a significant increase in their bills due to higher power supply prices (the cost of the electricity National Grid buys for customers and… Continue reading National Grid Seeks 37% Electricity Rate Hike in MA

China’s GDP Becomes World’s No. 1

Oct. 9, 2014, (REUTERS/Shannon Stapleton) Sorry, America. China just overtook the US to become the world’s largest economy, according to the International Monetary Fund. We’ve just gone past that crossover on the chart above, according to the IMF. By the end of 2014, China will make up 16.48% of the world’s purchasing-power adjusted GDP (or… Continue reading China’s GDP Becomes World’s No. 1