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Montgomery County officials are expected to participate in a trip to Morazán, El Salvador, in November as part of the county’s Sister Cities program- a project that encourages “friendship, partnership and mutual cooperation through educational, cultural, social, economic, humanistic, and charitable exchanges between the people of Montgomery County and people from communities of other nations.” […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan today announced the signing of a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between the University of Maryland (UMD) and the headquarters of the Chinese Academy of Sciences (CAS), China’s top science and technology research and educational organization. Signed on June 2nd by UMD President Wallace D. Loh and CAS President Bai Chunli at […]

Governor Larry Hogan, along with University of Maryland President Wallace Loh and Under Armour Managing Director for Greater China Erick Haskell, celebrated the construction of a new Under Armour retail store in Beijing, China. “The goal of this trade mission is all about taking our ‘Maryland Is Open for Business’ message to one of the […]

Maryland Governor Larry Hogan has arrived in Seoul, South Korea for a trade mission. This is his first stop on an economic development mission to Asia. The governor is joined by a delegation of Maryland business executives and higher education leaders. After South Korea, Governor Hogan heads to China. The last stop on this trip […]

Montgomery County officials, Montgomery Sister Cities board members, and county residents attended the first meeting that brought together people representing each of the county’s sister cities. The event took place at the Rockville Memorial Library on Jan. 13, where people had the chance to share accomplished projects as a result of each partnership and plans for […]

The Annual Meeting of Montgomery Sister Cities is scheduled to take place Tuesday, Jan. 13, 5:30 p.m. at the Rockville Memorial Library in Rockville. Today, Montgomery County has established partnerships with Morazán in El Salvador, Gondar in Ethiopia, Xi’an in China, and Hyderabad in India. The mission is to encourage friendship and cooperation through education, humanitarian, cultural, and economic […]

Montgomery College is partnering with Montgomery County in the county’s Sister Cities program by hosting an art exhibit featuring works from universities in China and El Salvador. Stan Jones reports. Visit our PEG partner MCTV10 (Montgomery College Television program schedule) to see more Montgomery College Television.

A festival in Wheaton where attendees can visit China, El Salvador, Ethiopia, India, among others: the World of Montgomery is back to celebrate the diverse cultural heritages in Montgomery County. It is the event’s sixth anniversary, and will showcase the county’s diversity through food, music, dance, arts, and do-it-yourself projects for the whole family. “The theory […]

Gaithersburg based MedImmune, the global biologics research and development arm of AstraZeneca, announced Nov. 14 that Yong-Jun Liu, M.D., Ph.D. has been named the company’s new head of research, effective Jan. 6, 2014. Dr. Liu currently serves as vice president and chief scientific officer at the Baylor Research Institute and director of the Baylor Institute […]

Montgomery County Executive Isiah Leggett is leading a delegation of business leaders and county officials in China looking to attract business, particularly high tech and bio-tech projects in Montgomery County. Take a look. Photos | Montgomery County Office of Public Information