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An uphill struggle: Chinese students' endeavor to fit in on U.S. Campus

On a summer day in 2010, 18-year-old Jane Yu quick-stepped through the cool morning wind in Iowa state, central U.S., a backpack over her shoulder. She was a freshman of the Iowa State University.

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Latin American integration makes progress at uneven pace

Latin American countries are aspiring to speed up integration to cushion the impact of a weak world economy and meet the demand of their global trade partners especially China.

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Chinese president to nurture closer ties with American people

​Chinese President Xi Jinping's U.S. visit has not only grabbed the headlines of American media, but also thrilled hundreds of students in a West Coast high school.

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China-U.S. trade shifts towards balance, sustainability

​Economy and trade are perhaps the area where China and the United States have most of their converging interests and where they have achieved substantial and mutually beneficial gains through cooperation and management of differences.

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U.S. Justice Dept. urged to investigate "growing pattern" of targeting Chinese-Americans over spying charges

U.S. lawmakers and Asian American advocacy groups Tuesday urged the country's Department of Justice (DOJ) and the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) to investigate what appeared to be a "growing pattern" of accusing innocent Chinese-Americans of spying for China.

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Visiting U.S. senators voice support for lifting embargo against Cuba

Visiting U.S. senator Patrick Leahy said here Saturday that the most of the congressmen and American people support the restoration of diplomatic relations with Cuba and the lifting of the economic blockade against the island.

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Allow Edward Snowden to return without fear, Council of Europe tells U.S.

​The Parliamentary Assembly of the Council of Europe (PACE), meeting for its summer plenary session in Strasbourg, passed a resolution on Tuesday calling on the U.S. to "allow Mr Edward Snowden to return without fear of criminal prosecution under conditions that would not allow him to raise the public interest defence."

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Chinese premier's LatAm visit marks new stage in ties

Chinese Premier Li Keqiang's Latin America tour marks another step toward "a new type of relationship with Latin America and the Caribbean," says a UN official.

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Venezuelan president condemns new U.S. "conspiracy" against his country

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro rejected Saturday a new "conspiracy" by the U.S. government to use the Inter-American Democratic Charter (IDC) of the Organization of American States (OAS) to justify foreign intervention in his country.

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Case against American serviceman new irritant in Philippine-U.S. relations

The alleged killing by an American serviceman of Filipino transgender Jeffry Laude has triggered a new wave of anti-American rhetoric in the Philippines and calls for the abrogation of the Visiting Forces Agreement (VFA).

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Obama authorizes 350 additional military personnel to Iraq

U.S. President Barack Obama on Tuesday authorized sending some 350 additional military personnel to Iraq, hours after the Islamic State militant group released a video showing the beheading of a second American journalist.

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SAT reform causes worry of ideology intrusion

Including content from America's founding documents in a revised US college entry exam has drawn attention in China, with worries the materials may impose the American values system on students.

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Proposed merger of two U.S. giant airlines blocked by antitrust lawsuit

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) on Tuesday filed a civil antitrust lawsuit to block the proposed merger between U.S. Airways Group Inc. and American Airlines' parent corporation, AMR Corp., saying the merger would reduce competition and result in higher airfares for passengers.

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Obama completes Central American tour with focus on trade relations

U.S. President Barack Obama on Saturday stressed the "enormous potential" of trade relations between the United States and Central America, highlighting the crucial role of the private sector in the economic development of this region.

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U.S. calls on DPRK to release detained American

The U.S. government on Monday called on the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (DPRK) to release the detained American citizen.

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Airline mega-merger to create world's largest carrier

American Airlines, a unit of AMR Corp., and US Airways said on Thursday that they have agreed on an 11-billion-dollar merger agreement to create the world's largest carrier and put 86 percent of the country's domestic air travel in the hands of four big airlines.