Bio of Dr. James S.C. Chao, The Inaugural CAAPS Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

By Chinese American Academic and Professional Society (CAAPS) Born in Shanghai, China, James S.C. Chao has dedicated his life to shipping, trading and finance beginning with his study of navigation in China. As a young cadet, he completed his college coursework in 1949 and by the mid-1950’s had advanced with remarkable rapidity through the ranks… Continue reading Bio of Dr. James S.C. Chao, The Inaugural CAAPS Distinguished Lifetime Achievement Award Winner

Manufacturing Gets a Boost from Small Business Banking Partnership – Adcotron Receives $350K Loan from East West Bank

Boston, August 29 – Treasurer Steven Grossman today toured the premier electronic manufacturer Adcotron in South Boston, a recipient of a $350,000 loan made by East West Bank leveraged through the Treasury’s Small Business Banking Partnership. The company anticipates adding 10 new jobs because of the loan. A news conference was held in the company’s… Continue reading Manufacturing Gets a Boost from Small Business Banking Partnership – Adcotron Receives $350K Loan from East West Bank

Hong Kong – An ideal Location for Biotech and Life Sciences Firms

Boston – Hong Kong’s strategic location, robust intellectual property protection and unique role as a global business and financial center, makes the city an ideal location for biotechnology and life sciences firms, said Director of the Hong Kong Economic and Trade Office, New York, Ms. Anita Chan. Ms. Anita Chan (right), Johnny Ip(third from the… Continue reading Hong Kong – An ideal Location for Biotech and Life Sciences Firms

Governor Patrick Announces New Big Data Initiative at MIT

CAMBRIDGE – Wednesday, May 30, 2012 – Governor Deval Patrick today announced the creation of the Massachusetts Big Data Initiative, a number of steps and initiatives that will expand Massachusetts’ position as a world leader in the rapidly expanding Big Data sector. Governor Patrick announces the Massachusetts Big Data Initiative to grow the state’s innovation economy. (Photo:… Continue reading Governor Patrick Announces New Big Data Initiative at MIT

SAPA-NE’s 2012 Annual Conference Attracts Innovators in Biopharma, Entrepreneurs from China

By David Li, bostonese.com The 14th Sino-American Pharmaceutical Professionals Association New England (SAPA-NE) Annual Conference will take place in MIT Sloan School of Management and Walker Memorial Morss Hall at MIT on June 16, 2012 (8.00 am -5.30 pm). A delegation of 100 entrepreneurs from China will join the afternoon talent recruitment event, and provide… Continue reading SAPA-NE’s 2012 Annual Conference Attracts Innovators in Biopharma, Entrepreneurs from China

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… Continue reading Modeled After Boston, Nanjing’s Economic Development Focuses on High Tech Industries

Nonstop Flight Brings Aisa Closer to New England

By David Li, bostonese.com My first trip to Boston started just after New Year’s Day of 1996 in Hong Kong, still a British colony back then. I left the hotel in the morning, and grabbed a taxi on the street to go to the old Kai Tak Airport. My itinerary included stops in Tokyo and… Continue reading Nonstop Flight Brings Aisa Closer to New England

Boston Native Keeps It Fresh in Beijing

(from chinadaily.com.cn) Stepping off the airplane onto Chinese soil for the first time, Scott Minoie was geared with a friend’s e-mail, a backpack and $600 – his life savings. Scott Minoie says running a restaurant with customers you’d get to know by name is his goal with Element Fresh.