Boston, Sept. 10, 2015 (cntv.tv) — A subsidiary of CRRC, the world’s largest rail-car maker in China has just broken ground for a $60 million plant in Springfield, Mass. that will assemble new cars for Boston’s subway system. It is expected to create hundreds of local jobs.
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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
Cathay Pacific Launches Hong Kong to Boston Nonstop Flight Today with Boeing 777-300ER
Boston, May 3, 2015, — Boeing and Cathay Pacific celebrated delivery of 50th Boeing 777-300ER (Extented Range) in the fleet of the airline of Hong Kong on Thursday, April 30. Cathay also opened its new service to Boston today.
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
Hainan Airlines to Start Nonstop Flights from Boston to Shanghai on June 20
Boston, Feb. 19, 2015, — Governor Charlie Baker, the Massachusetts Port Authority and Hainan Airlines today announced an expansion of China’s only certified Skytrax® five-star airline service from Logan International Airport with Boston becoming Hainan’s first US city with service to Shanghai. Picture of crew of Hainan Airlines(provided to bostonese.com).