Washington. D.C., Feb. 11, 2014, — In his State of the Union address, President Obama called on Congress to raise the federal minimum wage from $7.25 to $10.10 an hour, and announced he would issue an Executive Order to raise the minimum wage to $10.10 for the individuals working on new federal service contracts.
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White House Raises Minimum Wage and Launches Cybersecurity Framework
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After Annual Celebration, NAAAP Boston to Present Wine Tasting on March 4
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Feb. 11, 2013, — After successfully holding its annual celebration on Jan. 18, National Association of Asian American Professionals (NAAAP) Boston brings you another fun activity on March 4.
With 120 people in attendance at Center for Arts at the Armory in Somerville on a snowy evening in January, NAAAP Boston‘s Annual Celebration was a success. The annual celebration included a full-blown art gallery by celebrity watercolorist Misha Lenn, raffle games, and salsa dancing. Corporate sponsors Blue Cross Blue Shield, Liberty Mutual and State Street were recognized for their incredible collaboration and dedication to NAAAP.
Yan Yu (left) receives MVP Award at the annual celebration (photo credit: David Tran and Johnny Pham).
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Mayors Walsh, Christensen and Wong Attend Year of the Horse Lion Dance Parade in Chinatown
By David Li, bostonese.com
Boston, Feb. 9, 2014, — It was a cold day this morning in Boston. Thousands of residents and tourists still showed up for today’s Lion Dance Parade in Boston Chinatown. They were delighted with lion dances by dozens of dancers from various teams to the loud drum beats and firecrackers.
Organizers of lion dance parade and elected officials pose for a picture (photo credit: Eadwn Huang for CCBA).
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Chinatown Cracks down on Illegal Dumping and Excessive Trash
Boston, Feb. 1, 2014, -– Chinatown community organizations and the City of Boston have partnered to tackle the issue of illegal dumping and excessive trash in Chinatown over the past several months.
Lion dance in Boston Chinatown (file photo).
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Boston Public Schools Closed on Wednesday with Snowstorm in the Forecast
Boston, Feb. 4, 2014, — Mayor Martin J. Walsh today announced City response plans for the winter storm expected to begin early tomorrow morning. The Mayor has declared a Snow Emergency and Parking Ban for the City of Boston, in effect tonight, Tuesday, February 4, at 11:00 p.m. Boston Public Schools will be closed tomorrow, Wednesday, February 5. City Hall will be open for business as usual.
“Our team is ready for this storm,” Mayor Walsh said. “We’re expecting a very difficult morning commute, and for that reason we’re urging everyone to use public transportation to travel in and around the city tomorrow.”
Driving conditions expected to be very poor on highways on Wednesday (photo by David Li on Jan. 2, 2014)
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The Monkey King Dominates Worldwide Weekend Box Office
Los Angles, Feb. 2, 2014, — Rentrak Corporation, the leader in precisely measuring movies and TV everywhere, today announced the worldwide weekend box office estimates for the weekend of Feb. 2, 2014 as compiled by the company’s Box Office Essentials™ and International Box Office Essentials™ theatrical measurement services.
Donnie Yen, star of the Monkey King, grew up in Boston.
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New York Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade Meets Super Bowl Sunday
By David Li, bostonese.com
New York City, Feb. 2, 2014, — The 15th Chinatown Lunar New Year Parade & Festival was held today in Manhattan. Thousands of residents, tourists and Super Bowl fans enjoyed this annual celebration. And the celebration of Year of Horse might really be a good sign for the Denver Broncos who will play against Seattle Sea Hawks in Super Bowl XLVIII in Metlife Stadium eleven miles from New York Chinatown at 6:30 PM this evening.
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Lenovo to Acquire Motorola Mobility from Google
Research Triangle Park, North Carolina, and Mountain View, California, January 29, 2014, — Lenovo (HKSE: 992) (ADR: LNVGY) and Google (NASDAQ: GOOG) today have entered into a definitive agreement under which Lenovo plans to acquire the Motorola Mobility smartphone business. With a strong PC business and a fast-growing smartphone business, this agreement will significantly strengthen Lenovo’s position in the smartphone market. In addition, Lenovo will gain a strong market presence in North America and Latin America, as well as a foothold in Western Europe, to complement its strong, fast-growing smartphone business in emerging markets around the world.
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Chinese New Year Flower Marketplace Brings Visitors to Boston Chinatown
Boston, Jan. 30, 2014, — The Chinese New Year flower marketplace is being held from Jan. 26 to 30 this year in the public square of Boston Chinatown. The flower market was announced by Tony Yee at the Chinatown Main Street annual gala on Jan. 11, and has drown a lot of visitors to the market under a big tent despite of the cold weather.
Courtney Ho stands outside the Chinese New Year flower marketplace in Chinatown (from CMS’ facebook page).
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Super Bowl XLVIII: How Real Estate of Denver and Seattle Stack Up?
Before the big game, ZipRealty looked at five housing market metrics that impact buyers and sellers.
EMERYVILLE, Calif., Jan. 28, 2014 /PRNewswire/ — ZipRealty, Inc. (http://www.ziprealty.com) (NASDAQ: ZIPR), the nation’s most prominent online technology-powered residential real estate brokerage firm and real estate marketing solutions provider, has released a new study comparing the housing markets in Denver and Seattle to see how each metro measures up.
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