Arts festival - San Francisco

Luo Linquan (center), Chinese consul general in San Francisco, joins representatives of cultural societies to introduce the fourth "Across the Pacific-China Arts Festival" at a press conference on Thursday at the consulate general in San Francisco. Lia Zhu / China Daily

Greener tomorrow - Washington

Ming Yang, a senior climate change specialist at the International Fund for China's Environment (IFCE), a global organization based in Washington with offices in several Chinese cities, chats with participants of IFCE's Future Green Leader Training Camp on Aug 16. Provided to China Daily

Happy anniversary - New York

Xu Yongji, education consul at China's Consulate General in New York, speaks at an event organized by People's University of China Alumni Association to celebrate the 80th anniversary of the founding of the university. Provided to China Daily

New sound - San Francisco

Jeremiha Douglas (center), senior product manager of Dolby Atmos, shows off a recently launched series of Huawei Matebook laptops, the world's first equipped with a Dolby Atmos Sound System, on Tuesday at the company's headquarters in San Francisco. Lia Zhu / China Daily

Audio files - Skywalker Ranch, CA

Steve Boeddeker (left), sound designer with Skywalker Sound, and Josh Lowden (right), general manager of Skywalker, share behind-the-scenes stories on Wednesday at the company's Stag Theater. The studio did post-production sound for a number of Chinese films, including The Great Wall and Light Chaser. Lia Zhu / China Daily

Zhejiang calling - New York

Xu Peng, deputy director of tourism for Zhejiang province, talks about the picturesque landscape and culture of the coastal province during an event in New York on Tuesday. American tourists made more than 550,000 trips to Zhejiang last year. Provided to China Daily

Poignant memento - Champaign, IL

A copy of missing Chinese scholar Zhang Yingying's diary, put together by the University of Illinois, is presented to her father by Chancellor Robert Jones at a press conference held on Tuesday in Champaign, Illinois. The original is still being held as evidence in the investigation. Zhang Ruinan / China Daily

Having a ball - San Francisco

Spectator Erfu Wang (left) and volunteer Mimi Chiang attend the 7th San Francisco Chinatown Ping Pong Tournament opening ceremony at Portsmouth Square on Sunday. Zhizhi Cen / China Daily

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