Cheng Lei, vice-consul general announces the 9th Chunhui Cup Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition (CCIEC) for Chinese overseas students (New York region) starts receiving applications in New York on Monday. The deadline is July, 31 2014. CCIEC was co-hosted by the Ministry of Education and the Ministry of Science. It has been held annually beginning in 2006.These contests have selected nearly 1,376 innovative and entrepreneurial programs created by Chinese international students. Over 300 of these selected programs have been implemented as functioning business in China. Hu Haidan / China Daily in New York