The long run - Chicago

Consul General of China in Chicago Hong Lei (right) and Deputy Consul General Yu Peng join onlookers in Chinatown at the Chicago Marathon on Sunday. The event drew more than 1,500 runners from China. Provided to China Daily

Meet and geek - Seattle

President of Baidu Yaqin Zhang speaks at the GeekWire Summit at the Living Computers: Museum + Labs on Monday, the same day the company announced a new engineering office in Bellevue, Washington. Provided to China Daily

Launch party - Chicago

 From right: Texas state Representative Gene Wu, Houston Mayor Sylvester Turner, ICBC Senior Executive Vice-President Hu Hao and Consul General of China in Houston Li Qiangmin launch the ICBC (USA) NA Houston Business Center on Tuesday. May Zhou / China Daily

Up a notch - Washington

The International Monetary Fund released its World Economic Outlook in Washington on Tuesday. It said China’s economy would grow at 6.8 percent in 2017, up by 0.2 percentage point from its April projection. Yuan Yuan / For China Daily

Up to the task - South San Francisco, CA

Chinese Consul General in San Francisco Luo Linquan (second row, center) joins representatives of companies on the newly established taskforce on California infrastructure investment and development on Oct 6 in South San Francisco, California.lia Zhu / China Daily

Art of blending - Gaithersburg, MD

Visitors read about New York-based Chinese-American artist Kang Chung at the Chinese Culture and Community Service Center in Gaithersburg, Maryland on Oct 7. Blending Western technique with an Eastern approach, Chung’s work is said to have its own genre. Chung has held more than 30 solo exhibitions in the US.Cai Chunying / China Daily

Big footprint - Lancaster, CA

Young leaders - New York

A group of children perform at an event in New York on Oct 6 celebrating the 20th anniversary of Project by Project, a national nonprofit that develops leadership among young Asian-American professionals and collaborates with community nonprofits on issues affecting Asians in America. Provided to China Daily