Maine Attracts Growing Number of Chinese Tourists

Bar Harbor, Maine, August 26, 2015, (cntv.cn) — Chinese tourists visiting the United States tend to flock to cities like New York, Washington DC and Las Vegas but a direct flight that began last year from Beijing to Boston is opening up new areas– like the state of Maine– to Chinese visitors. Captain John Nicolai… Continue reading Maine Attracts Growing Number of Chinese Tourists

Severe Thunderstorms Knock Down Trees and Power Lines

Boston, August 5, 2015, — A Severe Thunderstorm Warning remains in effect until 8:00 PM EDT for Southern Essex, Northwestern Plymouth, Norfolk, Suffolk and southeastern Middlesex counties. At 4:09 PM EDT, Doppler radar indicated a line of severe thunderstorms capable of producing large damaging hail up to golf ball size and damaging winds in excess… Continue reading Severe Thunderstorms Knock Down Trees and Power Lines

BCPA Photographer Takes You to the Wild Africa

By Xinming Li, bostonese.com Boston, June 8, 2015, — Ms. Feng Chai is a member of Boston Chinese Photographers Association (BCPA). She shared her experiences and photos of traveling to Africa at the GBCCA Yiwen Club lecture in Newton in the evening of June 7. National bird of Kenya: lilac-breasted roller (all photos by Feng… Continue reading BCPA Photographer Takes You to the Wild Africa

Massive Rescue Underway as Boat Carrying 458 Capsizes in Yangtze River

Wuhan, China, June 2, 2015, /ecns.cn/ — Divers are now underwater and they can hear banging coming from within the ship, as the search and rescue operations continue after a passenger ship sank Monday night in central China’s Hubei province. Rescuers work at the ship sinking site in the Jianli section of the Yangtze River… Continue reading Massive Rescue Underway as Boat Carrying 458 Capsizes in Yangtze River

West Lake of Boston’s Sister City Hangzhou Ranked Top Scenic Spot in China

By Xinming Li, bostonese.com Boston, May 18, 2015, — Hangzhou is the capital of Zhejiang Province, China, and a sister city of Boston. The city’s West Lake was, once again, the most popular scenic spot in China during the three-day Labor Day (May 1, known as May Day in the US) holiday, according to a… Continue reading West Lake of Boston’s Sister City Hangzhou Ranked Top Scenic Spot in China

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… Continue reading Captain of Germanwings Flight Might Have Used Axe to Break into Cockpit

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… Continue reading MBTA to Shutdown Weekend Service of Fitchburg Line for Six Months