By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Boston, April 26, 2015, — Mayor Martin J. Walsh will host Prime Minister Shinzo Abe of Japan on Monday, April 27 as the Prime Minister and Mrs. Abe pay their respects to the victims and survivors of the 2013 Boston Marathon Bombing. This event will take place at 7:30 AM at Marathon Sports (671 Boylston Street).
Abe delivers a speech at JFK Library Foundation Forum at WASEDA University in March 2015(file photo).
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Boston, April 24, 2015, — Exactly a year after the groundbreaking of the Ruth Mulan Chu Chao Center in the campus of Harvard Business School(HBS), the top-off ceremony will be held today at HBS. Former U.S. Secretary of Labor Elaine Chao, an alumna of HBS, is expected to be at the ceremony.
Elaine Chao(middle) with her parents and sisters on the first night when they arrived in the U.S.(file photo).
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By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., April 2, 2015, — President Xi Jinping of China has initiated a series of reforms in last couple years. A meeting to discuss Xi’ reforms and the impact on China and World was held at Harvard University on March 30.
Speakers of the Reforms Under Xi Jinping meeting (file photo).
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By Dr. Tea, Founder of My Love Tea
Boston, March 31, 2015, — 2015 Harvard Chinese Life Science Annual Research Symposium co-organized by Harvard Medical School CSSA and Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health CSSA was successfully held on March 28 at Jimmy Fund Auditorium. World-class professors from Harvard, Yale, MIT， UMass Medical School etc gave substantial and advanced talks on the latest advances in the world of Life Science. The whole auditorium is fully seated with some people having no extra access but to have a vivid simultaneous video recording at the media room.
My Love Tea Dr. Tea(left) poses with speaker Dr. Xiaoliang Xie Professor, Harvard University, Member of National Academy of Sciences, talking about Life at the Single Molecule Level.
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By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., March 25, 2015, — Two years ago, a few of Harvard China Forum(HCF) attendees participated in the 117th Boston Marathon, traditionally held on Patriots’ Day. Some barely escaped the bombings that interrupted the world-famous race. This year, the 18th HCF will be held from April 24 to 26 during the same week as the 119th Boston Marathon, and the suspect of Marathon bombings may still be on trial.
Mr. Wang Shi delivered a keynote speech at 2013 Harvard China Forum, and then witnessed the bombings at the finish line in Back Bay a couple days later(file photo).
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By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Cambridge, Mass., March 19, 2015, — The two-day Innovation Expo 2015 powered by PYMNTS comes to an end today at Science Center of Harvard University. The focus of this year’s Expo is the world-wide innovation made in the area of payments and commerce. It covers panel discussions, the Innovator Expo, the Thinkathon and 2015 Innovator Awards, and draws hundreds of innovators to Harvard despite of the cold weather.
Dr. Tea and other innovators at the Expo (provided to bostonese.com).
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Cambridge, Mass., March 16, 2015, — At the 2014 Asia-Pacific Economic Co-operation (APEC) summit, U.S. and China acknowledged that economic relation is at the core of the U.S.-China bilateral relationship. U.S. and China are committed to pursuing policies that promote more open and market-driven international trade and investment. Two countries are working together to address global economic challenges, deepen the cooperation under the framework of the G20, and strengthen the rules-based international economic system.
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By Victor Chen, bostonese.com
Boston, March 9, 2015, — Close to 400 of his Facebook friends liked George Li’s status update last week: “I am honored to participate in the 2015 National Chopin Piano Competition and won the Third Prize”. George Li also shared the picture below on his timeline.
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By Dr. Tea at Mylovetea Harvard Square Tea house
Feb. 28, 2015, Cambridge, Mass., — Harvard Chinese Students and Scholars Association (HCSSA) presented an authentic Chinese cultural fest at the Science Center Plaza, the very heart of the Harvard campus On Friday, Feb. 27, between 11:00 AM and 1:30 PM. The 2015 Harvard China Day festivities included panda sculpture painting and a variety of traditional Spring Festival games. It is a great celebrating and interacting event for Harvard students to enjoy and appreciate Chinese culture.
Dr. Tea and other HCSSA volunteers setting up the banners and decorations for Harvard China Day.
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By Menglei Han, bostonese.com
Boston, Feb. 11, 2015 — The Ivy League Spring Festival Gala was held in the evening of Feb. 7 at John Hancock Hall. Days of heavy snow and cold weather could not stop the audience’s enthusiasm for celebrating Chinese New Year with more than 1,100 seats packed. The show lasted for three hours to bring the audience a visual and auditory feast.
Dance performance by Harvard Mulan Art Troupe (all photos by Menglei Han).
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