Miami Dade College to get Chinese institute

Hoping to strengthen the educational opportunities between the United States and China, Miami Dade College has struck a deal with the Chinese Ministry of Education to house the Confucius Institute.

The institute, to be opened within a year at Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami, will be a nonprofit and has the approval of the Chinese Language Council International.

To mark the partnership, there will be a signing ceremony at 12:30 p.m. Thursday in Room 1479 of MDC's Wolfson Campus at 300 NE Second Ave. China's consul for education will attend.

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China confirms probe of US auto imports

China's commerce minister says Beijing is carrying out a probe of some imports of American-made autos.

Chen Deming, China's top trade official, said the investigation was based on requests from Chinese automakers.

He said the probe would be carried out in accord with Chinese laws and World Trade Organization rules.

Chinese culture comes to Miami Dade College

Understanding Chinese culture by learning the language will become easier in South Florida.

With the stroke of a pen on Thursday, Miami Dade College President Eduardo Padrón finalized a deal for the college to house the area's first Confucius Institute at the Wolfson Campus in downtown Miami.

Present at the ceremony was Yan Guohua, consul of education for the People's Republic of China, who traveled from Houston.

Cultural awareness is key to success in China

Anly Liu possesses a skill set many international businessman would envy.

At 38, he is vice president of Oriental Logistics Miami, a supply-chain company that is a branch of Hong Kong-based Oriental Air Transport Service; president of the Florida-China Chamber of Commerce; and a director of the Taiwanese Business Association.

Born in Taiwan and educated in the United States, Liu speaks English, Taiwanese and Mandarin and has extensive experience in management, international trade, business development, finance and marketing, with stints at Kyodo Shipping & Trading Corp., GE Capital Assurance and other firms.