Building program hits the right note

The rise of China's soft power, especially in culture, is attracting attention in the US.

No longer just a cog

Chinese spare parts companies are striking it big in the West, but face stiff competition in their homeland.

Over half of the people in China and the United States have a favorable opinion of each other.

US oil giant ConocoPhillips said on July 4 the company has yet to be served with a lawsuit for compensation for 30 Chinese fishermen.

The listing of Chinese companies in the United States remains stagnant, with only one IPO in the first half of this year but 19 companies delisted.

US attorneys acting on behalf of about 30 fishermen in Shandong province filed a lawsuit against ConocoPhillips in Texas.

Apple Inc has paid $60 million to Proview Technology (Shenzhen) to end a dispute over the iPad trademark in China.

The Bloomberg China-US Equity Index of the most-traded Chinese companies in New York advanced 2.9 percent to 91.21 on Friday, the most since May 29.

Cathay Bank has been serving the Chinese-American community since 1962, adapting to growth and change while the bank and its clientele expanded.

In the 15 years since Hong Kong was returned to China, the region has forged closer economic relations with the United States.

US Secretary of State Hillary Clinton announced Washington's decision to exempt China and Singapore from sanctions over imports of Iranian oil.

It is important for the United States to maintain a sound relationship with China for the prosperity and peace of the Asia-Pacific region.