FTZ Boom

正Seven more free trade zones aim to open up China’s markets further Jiulian E-commerce Co.is a cross-border online trading platform for imported wine.Though registered in Hong Kong to take advantage of the special administrative region’s preferential tax policies,it is actually located in Dalian in northeast China’s Liaoning Province.Jiulian’s senior executives made inspection tours of the pioneering free trade zones     

HOTEL INFORMATION

<正>Pio Cesare Wine Dinner at Trattoria La Gondola The renowned regular wine dinners at Kempinski’s on July 9 are always a highlight of Beijing’s culinary calendar.A divine selection of dishes prepared specially for the evening is paired with an equally special range of fine wines.     

THIS WEEK

Medical workers disinfect a ward at Xiaotangshan Hospital in Beijing on April 28.The hospital cleared all novel coronavirus disease(COVID-19)cases that day and ceased operation the next day.Located in the city’s northern suburb,the hospital was renovated and put into operation on March 16 for the screening and treatment of imported mild and common confirmed COVID-19 cases。     

Creen Barriers to Ghina' s Tea Exports

HAVING held the post of general manager of the Laohuizhou Tea Com-pany for seven years, Cheng Chunxian is back at school. She is studying a program spon-sored by the AGRIFFCHINA (China Chamber of Commerce for Import and Export of Foodstuffs, Native Produce and Animal By-Products), the focus of whose courses is on safe, quality tea ex-ports. The reason for Cheng’s renewal of her tea expertise is the sharp dip in her company’s business chart since April 2007, when the European Union in-creased farm chemical residue test items on imported tea to 227.     

RESTAURANT & BAR INFORMATION

Home of the Finest Belgian Cuisine Morel's Western Restaurant, in a blend of Belgian and French cuisines, is the best choice for a European dining experience. Savor the exotic salad made of green vegetables, mushrooms and smoked salmon, or select a main course of popular Brussels black pepper steak. It will go perfectly with our light, crisp Belgian battercakes as an appetizer! Refresh yourself with our exclusive imported Belgian beers. Of course, other selections on wines and soft drinks will give you a variety of tastes!     

Enlisting the EU

A majority of EU member states led by Germany opposed the European Commission’s proposal to impose punitive duties on imported Chinese solar panels in a survey on May 27,the last day of Chinese Premier Li Keqiang’s maiden trip to Europe after assuming his new post in March.Beyond doubt,Chinese observers said,Li’s visit was conducive to reducing the trade barriers between the two large markets,even though the problem cannot be resolved entirely.They added that Li’s visit was of great significance in deepening Sino-European economic ties.Notably,the completion of     

Back from the Brink Back to the Wild

THE pavilion mounted by the WWF （World Wild Fund for Nature） at the Shanghai Expo introduced two animals regarded as China＇s national treasures - panda, of course, and Milu deer （Elaphurus davidianus in Latin）. Once roaming the Yangtze marshes in big flocks, Milu grew scarce from over-hunting and finally disappeared in China for about a century. A herd was imported 25 years ago and has grown in vitality.     

皇家碧丽宫国际俱乐部(英文)

Promotion to celebrate the Chinese new year: 50 percent off Kara OK entrance fees, buy one and get one free for imported wines. With a floor area of 3,000 square meters, Beijing Royal Palace International Club is a top-class facility combining business and entertainment, located in the basement of Hotel Nikko New Century Beijing facing the Capital Gymnasium. The ideal location and concentrated international environment, blended with Chinese culture, has all the ingredients to establish the Royal Palace International Club as a well-known global brand. Costing 20 million yuan, the club is a joint venture with capital from Hong Kong and the Chinese mainland, pro     

Exciting Nights at Redmoon

<正>Indulge yourself in our exciting theme nights featuring a selection of the finest wines.Whisky Wednesdays Experience a magnificent Wednesday evening at Redmoon,featuring a range of fine whiskies from around the world Every Wednesday night,relax to live music with a glass of selected whisky—the second one’s on us     

Fu Yuguang:Inheritor of Manchu Shuobu

Fu Yuguang,an inheritor named in the fourth round of China’s National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project in 2012 for Manchu Shuobu,was born into a Manchu family in Aihui County of Northeast China’s Heilongjiang Province in 1933.The older generations of Fu’s fam-     

Painful Bile Extraction Methods

It was only in the past 20 years that countries in Asia began to search for an alternative to protect moon bears from being killed for their bile and other body parts. In the early 1980s, a new method of extracting bile from living bears was developed in North Korea. In 1983, Chinese scientists imported this technique from North Korea. According to the Animals Asia Foundation, the most original method of bile extraction is to embed a latex catheter, a narrow rubber     

A Very Chinese New Year Celebration

正After living in China’s capital for close to three years,I’d like to think I’ve become fairly familiar with Beijing’s Spring Festival routine.The subways and streets become deserted as millions of out-of-towners leave for home and locals stay in to gather with friends and relatives,eat dumplings and watch the CCTV New Year’s Gala.There are hongbao envelopes and there are firecrackers.     

Guizhou Rising

LUO Yongguai liked his old home, but it was the leaking roof that finally got to him. Luo is 35, single, and for years resided with his mother in a rundown earthen house in Wuxing Village, Yina Town, Weining Yi-Hui-Miao Autonomous County in Guizhou Province’s Bijie City. Two generations in Luo’s family had lived in the house for a total of over 60 years, but recently Luo decided to move into one of Bijie’s new residential housing projects. In his new house, Luo can finally get a good night’s sleep without being woken     

Space Cargo Service Now Available!

<正>China’s first cargo spacecraft is launched in preparation for future space stationScience f iction is becoming a reality with China’s first robotic cargo ship firmly anchored in space,paving the way for a manned space station around 2022.Tianzhou-1,China’s first cargo spacecraft as well as its largest and heaviest spacecraft,will stay in     

Job Fair for Foreigners,Beijing,2007

The Job Fair for Foreigners, to be held in Beijing on April 21, is in its planning stage. Last year’s job fair was held in the Swissotel Beijing and plans are underway to reserve the hotel again for this year’s fair.Chinajob.com, as the host of the previous four job fairs, will continue to sponsor the fifth event especially for foreign teachers     

Greek Grandeur

GREECE looms large in the world’s imagination. A thousand dreamers have a thousand different visions of this nation of picturesque islands, grand mythology and, recently, economic tumult. I believe the Chinese people’s interest in Greece stems from a deep respect and appreciation for the nation’s ancient culture.     

FRENCH CHEF COOKS UP A STORM COVER STORY

正Finding the recipe for success in Xiamen French chef Gregory Louraichi has rubbed shoulders with Michelin-starred celebrities and worked in some of China’s bestknown French restaurants. He opened Greg’s in one of Xiamen’s most exclusive neighborhoods in 2011 and has become a household name in his adopted city. A rags-to-riches story Louraichi, 35, from Arcachon, a popular     

PEOPLE & POINTS

<正>ENVOY AWARDED FOR GLOBAL CLIMATE EFFORTS Xie Zhenhua, China’s special envoy for climate change, received the Nobel Sustainability Trust (NST) Foundation’s Sustainability Award on February 21 in Stockholm, Sweden, for his outstanding contribution to global sustainable development. Born in Tianjin in 1949, Xie began working in the field of environmental protection in the 1980s. He was appointed head of the then State Environmental Protection Administration in 1998. He resigned after a che...     

On Good Terms

China and the United States are obligated to create a new type of relationship for tomorrow’s world The U.S. presidential election of 2012 culminated with Barack Obama’s triumph, ensuring that Obama’s centerleft line focused on supporting middle and low-income Americans will continue in the next four years. Obama’s policy will have important implications for the global efforts     

Building the Prime Forum for Asia

Addressing Asian concerns;mediating issues among emerging Asian economies-this is the purpose of the Boao Forum for Asia.This has been the forum’s goal since its inception a decade ago.Zhou Wenzhong,Secretary General of the BFA and former Ambassador to the United States,wants the forum’s prominence to grow several-fold in the coming years.Before leaving for this year’s BFA in south China’s Hainan Province,Zhou answered questions from Beijing Review reporter Ding Zhitao about the BFA’s development and influence on Asian economic integration and emerging economies.Edited excerpts follow