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A young girl lays a stuffed toy yesterday at a memorial to the victims of the plane crash at Rostov- on-Don airport. A FlyDubai Boeing jet crashed early on Saturday as it attempted to land in bad weather in southern Russia, killing all 62 people on board in the latest air disaster to hit the country. Investigators were yesterday probing the causes of the crash, as emergency workers at the site wrapped up the salvage operation. The victims of the crash had nine different nationalities, with 45 of them coming from Russia. An investigation has been launched to determine the exact cause of the tragedy. — AFP China promises two-way reform Planning chief says foreign firms will get equal treatment as key sectors continue to open

Ch i na’s top planning official Forum 2016 is being closely efficient and more sustainable.” yesterday reassured foreign watched by global companies He also promised to re- Historic transition companies that they remain because it comes at the start duce “regional and industrial welcome in its slower but more of the nation’s latest five-year monopolies,” a reference to re- The 13th Five-Year Plan will sustainable economy. development plan that runs peated pledges to cut back the help China achieve more Speaking to an audience that through 2020. dominance of state companies inclusive and sustainable included executives of top global Executives are eager to learn in industries including bank- growth, IMF Managing companies at a government-or- details of how the government ing, energy and telecoms that Director Christine Lagarde ganized conference in Beijing, might carry out pledges to make some experts complain are a told the China Development Xu Shaoshi, chairman of the the economy more competitive, “drag on the economy.” Forum yesterday. National Reform and Develop- open more industries to private Last year’s economic growth China is going through “a ment Commission, pledged to and possibly foreign competi- dropped to a 25-year low of 6.9 historic transition” that is “promote two-way opening up tors, and to shrink bloated, percent and forecasters includ- “good for China and good and liberalization.” money-losing industries includ- ing the International Monetary for the world,” she said. He promised foreign com- ing coal, steel and cement. Fund have said it will fall fur- It needs to strike a bal- panies equal treatment with The guest list for the week- ther. Th is year’s official target is ance between shifting to local firms as China carries end conference at a government 6.5 to 7 percent, but the IMF and a slower but more sus- out a sweeping overhaul aimed guesthouse in the Chinese others have said it is more likely tainable pace of growth, at promoting self-sustaining capital included executives of to be about 6.3 percent. and advancing structural growth based on domestic United States, European and China wants to promote new reforms, she said. consumption and making state Asian banks, manufacturers, growth drivers and encourage in- She said she is hope- companies that dominate a Internet and other companies. novation in areas such as clean ful about the government range of industries more com- The new five-year plan prom- energy, medical technology and encouraging moderniza- petitive and efficient. ises to give the private sector a artificial intelligence, Xu said. tion and entrepreneurship, “We are ready to share these bigger economic role. He a lso prom i sed to “lowe r t he which “will generate new g rowth opport u n ities w ith you,” Xu did not announce any new threshold” for entrepreneurs to drivers of growth.” he said. initiatives, but vowed to make get into promising new fields. (Xinhua) The China Development “markets more open, more (AP/AFP)

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Index Top News A3 Movie distributor guilty of box office fraud Metro A4-A5 Nation A6 China’s film authorities have suspended the accepted” the punishment. “The company sol- suspension for box office fraud last year. Opinion A7 license of a distributor that inflated box of- emnly pledges to learn from the experience Earlier this year, authorities launched a fice figures for the martial arts movie “Ip and comply with the rules,” the LA Times campaign targeting box office misconduct, World A8-A9 Man 3.” quoted it as saying. unlicensed copying and recording of films Business A10-A11 The third installment of the franchise star- “These kinds of issues could be considered as well as poor screening quality. Hangzhou Special A12 ring Donnie Yen opened in China’s mainland inevitable in a young industry, but box office “Filmmaking and screening are two wings What’s On A13 on March 4 and soon attracted allegations of fraud has become so serious that it is harm- of one bird and they have to rely on each fraud from moviegoers and industry observ- ing Chinese cinema,” said Zhang Hongsen, other. Only a regulated and healthy market Comics/Games A14 ers after it reportedly earned more than 500 the head of the film bureau. can give birth to quality films,” Zhang said. Sports A15-A16 million yuan (US$77.3 million) in just four China’s movie industry has been blighted The producers of China’s briefly highest- MICE B1-B12 days. by cinemas and distributors cheating to in- grossing movie, a live action and animated The movie’s distributor Dayinmu, or Beijing flate box office figures, through means such fantasy “Monster Hunt,” admitted last year to Max Screen, later admitted to having bought as taking a film’s earnings into another’s buying tickets worth 40 million yuan, which 56 million yuan’s worth of tickets. count or claiming ticket sales for screenings it said was for free screenings for senior citi- “The conspirators fabricated more than far above that auditorium’s capacity. Some zens and others. 7,600 screen ings of the film that they claimed cinemas have even been known to sell hand- Soon after the release of “Ip Man 3,” which Give us a call generated 32 million yuan in ticket sales,” written tickets. also stars former boxer Mike Tyson, media re- Editorial: said a statement issued by the film bureau While distributors fork out money to buy ports said its distributor had bought discount (86-21) 5292 0884 under the State Administration of Press, Pub- thousands of tickets, the bulk-buying may tickets in bulk from various cinema chains, [email protected] lication, Radio, Film and Television. boost the movie’s profile enough to become which then scheduled “ghost screenings” Supplements: The bureau ordered Ma x Screen to suspend a talking-point and attract a bigger audi- after midnight at expensive rates. (86-21) 5292 0242 distribution for a month while it “rectifies ence. Several cinemas, however, have been In January, the State Administration of Advertising: all malpractices” and gave formal warnings accused of attempting to avoid sharing box Press, Publication, Radio, Film and Televi- (86-21) 5292 0242 to three electronic ticket-selling groups in- office earnings. sion said it was developing an app to help (86-21) 5292 1234 volved in the fraud. “A successful screening market is the foun- moviegoers to report fake tickets as part of a ext. 618012 A total of 73 cinemas were also given warn- dation for our film industry. In China, box crackdown against box office fraud. advertising@ ings for their part in the incident. They will office is crucial to the income of film produc- After earning a record 44 billion yuan in shanghaidaily.com be named and shamed on the website of the ers,” Zhang said, vowing measures to halt 2015, China’s cinemas made history again in Marketing: China Association of Film Distributors and such misconduct. February when their monthly takings sur- (86-21) 5292 0587 Cinemas. Dozens of cinemas received punish- passed those of their counterparts in the US. marketing Max Screen said it had “studied and fully ments ranging from warnings to business (Xinhua/Shanghai Daily) @shanghaidaily.com • Beyond the Seven days a week What’s news Published by Shanghai newspaper METRO NATION SPORTS United Media Group Wife Stands Trial Rosberg Roars Shanghai Daily Address: A woman, who is accused of Nico Rosberg wins F1’s sea- 38F, 755 Weihai Road, killing the husband she alleges son-opening Australian Grand Website iPhone iPad App Android Shanghai 200041, China App Phone App abused her for years, goes Prix after a bungled tire strategy 地址：上海市威海路755号 on trial. Prosecutors claim the denies Sebastian Vettel and 38楼 woman stabbed him more than Fernando Alonso survives a 国内统一刊号 CN31-0004 40 times as he slept. A6 spectacular crash. 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Minister Efkan Ala said the Ala said Turkey is deter- bomber was Turkish citizen mined to press ahead with its Mehmet Ozturk, who was born fight against terror groups but in 1992 in Gaziantep province, admitted it was difficult to pre- which borders Syria. He said vent suicide attacks. Workers from the Emergencies Ministry survey the crash site of a Boeing 737-800 Flight FZ981 Ozturk was not on any list of “We are working so that they operated by budget airline FlyDubai, at the airport in Rostov-On-Don yesterday. — Reuters wanted suspects and five other do not happen,” he said. people were detained as part of Well-wishers yesterday placed the investigation. carnations and candles at the Saturday’s explosion killed scene of the attack, with one Experts examine black boxes five people, including Ozturk, placard reading: “We are on and wounded dozens of others. the streets, we are not afraid Among the fatalities were two of you.” from crashed FlyDubai flight American-Israelis, another Is- Israel’s government yesterday raeli and an Iranian. The attack warned against travel to Turkey Av iation experts yesterday any, data could be retrieved. which reportedly went on for targeted Istanbul’s pedestrian after three of its citizens were began examining the black The black boxes were being two hours. He expressed con- Istiklal Street, which is lined killed in the Istanbul suicide boxes from the FlyDubai flight viewed by experts from Rus- fidence in Russian authorities with shops and cafes in an area bombing the previous day. that crashed amid high winds sia, the United Arab Emirates, and said the carrier intends to that also has government of- The country’s anti-terrorism at an airport in southern Rus- France and the United States, resume flights to the airport fices and foreign missions. office raised its threat as- sia but said the cockpit voice si nce t he US-made Boei ng pla ne once it reopens. “The identity of the terrorist sessment and “recommends and data recorders were badly had French-made engines. He said the airport was open who carried out th is reprehensi- avoiding visits to Turkey,” it damaged. At Rostov-on-Don, hundreds on Saturday despite the high ble attack has been determined said in a statement. FlyDubai’s Boeing 737-800 of people yesterday flocked to winds and was “good enough ... The findings obtained show “Yesterday’s deadly attack in from Dubai nosedived and the airport, the region’s larg- to operate” at the time of the that the terrorist is linked to the Istanbul, in which a group of exploded in a fireball before est, to lay flowers and leave accident, and that it was up to Daesh terror organization,” the Israeli tourists was hit, under- dawn Saturday after trying candles and toys in memory Russian authorities to make minister said, using an alterna- scores the th reat against tourist to land for a second time in of the dead. that determination. tive acronym for IS. targets throughout Turkey.” strong winds in the Russian Closed-circuit TV footage Some of the crash victims Turkey has endured six sui- Tens of thousands of Israelis city of Rostov-on-Don. The car- showed the plane going down were from rebel-held areas in cide bombing attacks in less visit nearby Turkey each year rier confirmed all 62 people on at a steep angle and exploding. eastern Ukraine where fight- than a year. It faces many se- despite strained diplomatic ties the plane were killed. Most of The powerful explosion left a ing between Russian-backed curity threats including from between the two countries. the passengers were Russian. big crater in the runway and separatists and Ukrainian gov- ultra-left radicals, Kurdish Besides the three killed, an- Several planes had trouble pulverized the plane and pas- e r n me nt t r oops h a s k i l led mor e rebels demanding greater other 10 Israelis were wounded, landing at the airport at the sengers’ remains. than 9,100 people in nearly two autonomy who currently are foreign ministry spokesman time of the crash. The airport remained closed years. The war has turned the locked in battle with security Emmanuel Nahshon said. Sergei Zaiko, deputy chair- yesterday. Transport Minister region’s main airport of Do- forces, as well as IS. Five lightly wounded Israelis man of the Inter-State Aviation Maxim Sokolov told reporters netsk into a wasteland, and Turkey is also a partner in were flown home overnight, Committee, told Russia’s Chan- that emergency teams had many locals have been using the United States-led coalition medics said yesterday. The five nel One that experts were finished combing the area and the airport in Rostov-on-Don, against IS and its air bases are others with more serious in- looking at the data recorders, authorities were waiting for in- across the border. used to launch bombing runs juries and the bodies of those which were delivered to Mos- vestigators to let repair teams Authorities in Donetsk said against the group in Syria. killed were returned by Israel’s cow yesterday. However, the onto runway. He expects the yesterday that two residents Two attacks this year hit the military yesterday afternoon. committee that investigates airport to open early today. were killed in the crash, while capital Ankara. An off-shoot of The three Israelis killed were plane crashes in much of the FlyDubai’s Chief Executive a family of three from the rebel- the banned Kurdistan Workers’ part of a group of Israeli tour- former Soviet Union said it had Ghaith al-Ghaith said yester- controlled Sverdlovsk in Ukraine Union claimed the February ists on a culinary-themed trip to been badly damaged and it was day the plane had enough fuel was among the victims. 17 car bombing that killed 29 Turkey, Israeli media reported. not immediately clear what, if to mai ntai n its holdi ng pattern, (AP) people and the March 13 suicide (AP/AFP)

Paris terror suspect planned to ‘restart something’

Paris attacks fugitive Salah investigations, and we have seen Abdeslam was charged w ith ter- against French prosecutors planned to do the same before Abdeslam was planning to “re- a new network of people around rorist murder and participating today for violating the con- changing his mind. start something” from Brussels, him in Brussels,” he said. in a terror group before being fidentiality of an ongoing French President Francois Belgium’ said yesterday. Abdeslam, who was caught taken to a maximum security investigation. Hollande said shortly after Foreign Minister Didier after being shot in the leg dur- prison in Bruges. “Reading out Abdeslam’s Abdesla’s arrest in Brussels on Reynders said Abdeslam, who ing a police raid on Friday in He is being held in the prison’s deposition during a press con- Friday that he wanted to see h im woke up behind bars yesterday Brussels, told interrogators he “individual and special safety” ference is a violation” of the law, transferred to France as quickly after spending his first night in had planned to blow himself up wing, which was built for those he was quoted as saying by Le as possible to face prosecution. jail on charges of “terrorist mur- at the Stade de France stadium who pose an escape risk or have Soir newspaper yesterday. French Interior Minister Ber- der” for his role in orchestrating in Paris but had backed out at particular behavioral problems. Paris prosecutor Francois nard Cazeneuve said it dealt a the worst-ever terror assault on the last minute. Although he was cooperating Molins on Saturday told report- “major blow” to IS operating in French soil, “was ready to re- The 26-year-old spent four with the authorities, he would ers that Abdeslam had played Europe, though warned that the start something from Brussels, months as Europe’s most fight plans to transfer him to a “central role” in planning the threat level remained “extreme- and it’s maybe the reality.” wanted man for his role in or- France, his lawyer Sven Mary November attacks. ly high.” France was deploying Authorities are taking ganizing the November 13 gun said. His brother Brahim blew extra police to its borders to step the claim seriously because and suicide attacks in Paris, Mary promised to fight ardu- himself up in a restaurant in up controls following discus- “we found a lot of weapons, which killed 130 people. ously to defend Abdeslam and the east of the French capital, sions with Interpol, he said. heavy weapons in the first A day after he was caught, said he would file a complaint and Molins said Abdeslam had (AP/AFP) A4 metro Monday 21 March 2016 Shanghai Daily Teachers attracted to suburban schools Yang Meiping the stick where teacher recruitment was my lifestyle is more relaxing and my concerned. They were considered inferior living costs cheaper.” Suburban schools in Shanghai, which to downtown schools, offering lower pay In fact, she’s thinking of settling per- are widely thought to be inferior to those and dimmer career prospects. manently in Jinshan, where she also in the downtown area and are therefore But yesterday only one third of the 400 gives music lessons. less popular, used to face serious staff booths were booked by suburban schools, “It’s not as backward as some people recruitment challenges because of low We have the luxury and no schools in Jinshan District made think,” she said. “I am often invited salaries. an appearance. now of being able to by local organizations to give musical But many schools say the situation has One of the schools that didn’t attend the pick from high-quality performances, and parents are willing been improving in recent years as educa- fair was Xilin Middle School in Jinshan. to pay for extra artistic training for tional authorities have been trying entice Vice Principal Wang Wenhui said the candidates, rather their children.” teachers with better pay and the cost of school had already achieved its target to than having to be Wang said the hemorrhage of teach- living in the downtown area has soared, recruit six teachers this year. The school, ers has been largely staunched in the making the suburbs more attractive. established in 2005 with 20 classes and picked by them. last three years and Xilin has already Many suburban schools were unrepre- 67 teachers, now has 45 classes and 150 successfully recruited six teachers sented at a job fair for teachers yesterday teachers. Yu Anmin this year to handle the vacancies left because they have already recruited “Jinshan is one of the least developed Education researcher by retired teachers and the need for enough teachers. districts in Shanghai,” Wang said. “Public expanding one more class for six grad- “Fewer suburban schools than in the transport to here used to be inconvenient, ers in fall. past attended this spring. They report- and our salaries were not competitive w ith “No teacher has left our school to go ed that they have almost finished this to a school downtown,” he said. “We downtown schools. So we were treated as teachers in 2009, when the municipal year’s recruitment,” said Zhu Hongmei, have lost only one or two teachers due the choice of last resort. Many applicants government reformed the salary sys- vice director of the Shanghai Educational to family reasons.” changed their minds before signing con- tem, greatly reducing the gap between Human Resource Exchange and Service Other outlying districts report a tracts, so we needed to look for new ones downtown and suburban schools. Now Center, the organizer of the fair. until the end of school year.” similar change of fortune. all salaries must be approved by the The center organizes two job fairs a One of the few advantages a school like In Minhang, which is closer to down- district governments, with richer areas year exclusively for teacher recruitment Xilin had to offer was employment that town than Jinshan but still used to be not allowed to add too much cream to — one in October and one in March. Most did not require a teacher to have hukou, or considered the back of beyond, the the top. recruitment is centered on the October a Shanghai residence permit, he said. district has been recruiting hundreds “We used to go to universities both fair, Zhu said. Only schools that failed to That edge cut both ways. of teachers every year as more schools inside and outside Shanghai to solicit fill all their positions in October show up “Some teachers left us and headed for open to handle a rapidly increasing applicants, but now we don’t have to for the March fair. downtown schools once they got hukou population. do that or rely on job fairs,” Wang said. Schools in outer suburbs like Jinshan, and enough teaching experience,” Wang “We have the luxury now of being “Applicants seek us out.” Jiading, Qingpu, Fengxian and Baoshan said. “We were just a staging area.” able to pick from high-quality appli- Salaries aside, soaring living costs used to take the majority of the booths at Shanghai has about 155,900 teachers cants, rather than having to be picked in downtown districts have also made the job fairs as they got the short end of citywide. That compares with 142,900 by them,” said Yu Anmin, an education outlying areas more attractive. researcher and former principal of Min- “In Jinshan, houses sell for about hang High School. “The establishment 10,000 yuan (US$1,545) per square of new schools, including extension meter, compared with 10 times that in campuses of prestigious schools from the city center,” Wang said. the city center, has helped.” Yu Mengru, a music teacher at Xilin, Some suburban districts offer said she finds living in Jinshan less graduates from top universities living stressful than in downtown areas. She allowances and housing subsidies to got a job at the school in 2011 after sweeten teacher recruitment. graduating from university. Baoshan, for example, gives a 2,000 “I’m from Jiangxi Province and yuan per month housing subsidy for was not eligible to apply for work in teachers from out-of-town. downtown schools because I didn’t Wang said the current situation is a have a Shanghai hukou,” she told plus for Shanghai’s overall quality of Shanghai Daily. “But after working education. here all these years, I have come to “Teachers can now devote their at- like Jinshan. I may earn a bit less than tention to teaching and not to looking I would in a downtown school, but for better jobs,” he said.

Child sleep habits study

Echo Yang group. “Only five to 10 percent of the babies failed to sleep through the night China’s first dedicated research cen- for health reasons.” ter for studying children’s sleep habits Most Chinese mothers soothe babies has opened at the Shanghai Children’s to sleep by breastfeeding them, giv- Medical Center. ing them pacifiers, or holding them According to the center’s first study, in their arms. About 92 percent of the which involved 300 babies from birth babies were encouraged to fall asleep to age three, far too many Shanghai in these ways when they were 6 months babies sleep poorly, mainly because old, but that fell to 84 percent and 78.5 their parents fail to adopt the right percent when they were 9 months and nocturnal habits in the early days of 1 year old. development. “When parents were helping babies Babies should be able to sleep right to sleep using these methods, they through the night after they are 6 were actually cultivating the habit of months old, but only 10.2 percent of depending on external conditions to the babies monitored were able to do fall into deep sleep,” she explained. so, according to the study. “For example, babies who fell asleep The number rose to 11 percent and with nipples or pacifiers in their 12.9 percent respectively when they mouths woke up during the night were 9 months and 1 year old, the re- 80 percent more than those sleeping port showed. naturally.” “The key reason for babies lacking Jiang pointed out that Chinese par- good sleep habits is that their parents ents’ preference for co-sleeping with fail to adopt the right methods for en- their babies also increases dependence couraging their children to go to sleep,” on external help, adding that watching said Jiang Fan, leader of the research TV also contributed to the problem. Shanghai Daily Monday 21 March 2016 metro A5

Runner has heart attack Cherry blossoms draw 230,000 Zhang Ningning at finish line Nearly 230,000 visitors flocked to Gucun Park dur- Ma Yue ing the first weekend of the an nual Cherry Blossom Festi- A 36-year-old runner had val, which started on Friday. a heart attack after crossing With more than 12,000 the finish line at the inaugu- cherry blossom trees, Gucun ral Shanghai Songjiang Half Park in Baoshan District has Marathon yesterday morning. long been a popular place to The man was reported to be in enjoy the blossoms. stable condition after receiving On Saturday, 70,302 peo- medical treatment. ple visited the park, and The runner, who was not that figure rose to 159,002 identified, collapsed after yesterday. completing the 21-km route at With the surge in visitor 10:15am in Songjiang Univer- numbers, more damage is sity Town. being done than usual. In last November’s Shanghai “We were sorry to see some International Marathon, a 26- v isitors break ing branches or year-old runner also suffered stepping on the flowers,” said cardiac problems and was at- park director Zhang Zhong. tended by doctors who were “You can almost see a small running in the race. road appearing in the tulip Doctors said such incidents nursery. happen when athletes compete “We hope visitors can help without adequate training. us to maintain the beautiful Visitors admire Gucun Park’s 12,000 cherry blossom trees yesterday. — Zhang Long Songjiang Half Marathon and view for other visitors.” the 12-km health run, which Some visitors felt the large woman standing next to me until April 15. Meanwhile, including Shanghai Botanical started at the Happy Valley crowds detracted from their said it’s like the Spring Festival Daning Linshi Park in Jing’an Garden and the Peach Garden Amusement Park at 8am, at- enjoyment of the park. travel rush. The wave of people District had more than 90,000 in the Pudong New Area, are tracted 10,000 runners. “I was overwhelmed by the flooded everywhere.” visitors yesterday for its tulip also expected to see visitor According to the organizers, crowd even before I entered,” The peak cherry blossom exhibition, Shanghai Television traffic rise next weekend, as 96 percent of the participants a netizen, identified as “F1en- season in Shanghai ends on Station said. more flower exhibitions are completed their races. gineV2”, said on Weibo. “A Friday. But the festival runs Other parks in the city, being launched.

Lung cancer prevention forum

Cai Wenjun detection,” said Dr Wang Qun from Zhongshan Hospital. “About 80 per- Every day in Shanghai nearly two cent of lung cancer cases are found in dozen people are diagnosed with lung the middle and late stages, missing the cancer, which accounts for one quar- ter of all cancer deaths in the city, best time for surgery.” medical experts told a forum over the Lung cancer is divided into small- weekend. cell lung cancer, which accounts for Lung cancer is also the top cancer in 15 percent of cases, and non-small- the country, with 600,000 new patients cell lung cancer, which accounts for every year, a figure that is expected 85 percent. to grow to 1 million by 2025, experts Extensive research is being conduct- said. ed in China that scientists hope will The increase is attributable to the lead to more effective treatments. growing elderly population, smoking A new drug targeting non-small- and air pollution. cell lung cancer patients is under “The key for lung cancer prevention clinical trial in both China and the and control is to stop smoking and US, experts told the Queenstown Mo- avoid second-hand smoking and get- lecular Biology Meetings in Shanghai ting regular health checkups for early over the weekend.

Explore more at www.Shanghaidaily.com/METRO Online disease diagnosis Counterfeit masks seized The nation’s first e-system for skin The city’s quality watchdog confis- disease diagnosis and treatment was cated more than 1,000 counterfeit launched yesterday by Shanghai Skin masks that carried “CM Mask” and Disease Hospital. “3M” trademarks in a crackdown in By installing a smart-phone applica- a market on Zhenbei Road yesterday tion, patients can talk to a doctor, get morning, Shanghai Television Station an electronic prescription, pay bills and said. The vendors will face penalties and an investigation will be launched, request the home delivery of medicine. said officials. Skin diseases are ideally suited for on- line diagnosis and treatment because doctors can see the sy mptoms, said the Cloudy and wet tomorrow hospital, adding that in about 90 per- The week will get off to a cloudy start cent of cases, online service delivery is with a collision of warm and cold as effective as face-to-face. “Trial of the fronts bringing showers tomorrow and system found each skin disease patient Wednesday, and temperatures ranging can save over 100 minutes compared from 9 to 16 degrees Celsius. The rain with a hospital visit,” said Dr Tan Jiang- is likely to taper off on Wednesday but ping, hospital vice president. the grey skies will remain. A6 nation Monday 21 March 2016 Shanghai Daily

• 5 killed as truck explodes on highway Explore more at www.Shang- haidaily.com/ Firefighters douse a truck that exploded national on Saturday night on a highway in central Pollution in north China’s Hunan Province. Five people were killed Light to moderate air and 20 others were pollution will continue to injured when the vehicle, affect northern China over which is believed to have the coming days. Smog been carrying flammable will hit parts of Xinjiang, materials, blew up about Inner Mongolia, Qinghai 8:40pm while it was and Gansu through tomor- traveling on the highway row, forecasters said. It near the city of Yueyang. suggested people avoid The blast caused four outdoor activities. A cold other vehicles to catch front from tomorrow night fire, while a further will help shift the smog. seven were damaged. Four of the people More yellow fever injured are said to be The Beijing Commission of in a critical condition. Health and Family Planning An investigation into on Saturday announced two the cause of the blast is more imported yellow fever under way. — Xinhua cases, just days after the nation’s first imported case was confirmed in the capi- tal. Both cases involve men aged 44 who had returned to Beijing after spending time Tibetans find new jobs as fungus fades in Angola. One of the two is from southeast China’s Fu- The growing rarity of a cater- Tsering Drolma from Aba “We have more choices other Bo, an ccountant at the Minxing jian Province and the other pillar fungus has meant some County in southwest China’s than looking for the ‘grass’ in Mushroom Co. from southwest China’s Si- Tibetans in west China have Sichuan Province recently took the mountains,” she said. The company has hired 140 chuan Province. lost a former steady source of a job at a mushroom farm near The new jobs pay less, but people and has plans to expand. income. her home. Her husband is learn- they bring stability and a year- It provides spores and training According to local folklore, ing to build greenhouses at the round income. for farmers who want to set up Saving languages the fungus, which is found same farm. “I’d like a stable job so I can their own business. The first stages of fieldwork only at high-altitude known and The fungus had been a major settle down,” said Yeshe, 39, In order to protect the plateau for a project to help preserve whose Chinese name translates source of income for the couple. now a farm driver. and help farmers increase their China’s ethnic minority lan- as “winter-worm summer- May and June were the best sea- Mushrooms grown on the earnings, the Aba government g uages and dialects has been grass,” helps fight cancer and son, when they earned 40,000 h igh plateau area are and h igh ly has pla ns for busi nesses i n h igh- completed, the Ministry of boosts the immune system. yuan (US$6,200). Now she earns prized. altitude vegetable farming, yak Education said. Specialists Once a cash cow for some Ti- 140 yuan a day. “Our mushrooms ripen later and Tibetan pig raising. More worked at 81 sites in ethnic betans, over-exploitation has In Tsering Drolma’s neigh- than those from lower altitude than 60 farms are planned to minority regions and 53 meant that the fungus is now borhood, farms have been built farms, so we can guarantee they open this year. sites with different Chinese hard to find. to create jobs. are sold at a premium,” said Li (Xinhua) dialects to help preserve the languages by collecting and documenting their use. The project is also designed to streamline the current mul- timedia database of Chinese Wife tried over death of ‘abusive’ spouse languages.

A WOMAN accused of kill- with a hammer before stabbing procurators from the Supreme of legal progress, particularly ing the husband she alleges him more than 40 times. People’s Court, social workers since the national anti-domes- Online porn targeted abused her for years, went on “I just wanted revenge for all and law students. tic violence law took effect on The National Office Against trial for manslaughter on Friday the violence I suffered over the Chen Min, a researcher with March 1. Pornographic and Illegal in southwest China’s Yunnan years. I felt I could no longer the China Institute of Applied SPC judge Song Ying said ex- Publications said yesterday it Province. live unless he died,” she said Law, appeared as an expert pert witnesses can fill gaps in is tightening its monitoring The defendant, surnamed in court. witness for the defendant, and judges’ knowledge. of video websites in a bid to Zhang, is alleged to have admit- No verdict was reached. testified to Zhang’s years of suf- Such people have a major role combat pornography. People ted to killing her husband in his The trial, at the Intermedi- fering and psychological state. to play in lawsuits that involve and companies that break sleep last April. ate People’s Court in Chuxiong The presence of an expert domestic violence and sexual the law will face criminal Prosecutors claimed she hit Prefecture, drew a large audi- w itness in a Ch inese court for a assault, the judge said. prosecution, the authority the unnamed man in the face ence including judges and domestic v iolence case is a sign (Xinhua) said in a statement.

Police officer shot dead while on patrol in Yunnan

AN armed police officer in While making their rounds in Yang survived a shooting last least” six officers have died, using weapons like knives and southwest China’s Yunnan the Kangping Township, Yang July while working undercover while 95 others have been in- guns, putting lives in danger,” Province was shot dead earlier and his colleagues spotted trying to infiltrate a gang of jured, according to the Border he said. this month while on patrol. three men acting suspiciously. drugs traffickers, according to Patrol Brigade of the Yunnan The brigade is exploring new No one has been apprehend- When the officers approached his college Mao Zhiguo. police. way to keep its officers safe, he ed, but police said they think them, the three fled the scene “He got lucky that time, but Last year, the brigade tack- said. the killing was drug related. on foot. this time he wasn’t prepared for led about 2,000 drug cases, Yunnan has some of the high- Yang Jungang, chief of the bor - At the same time, a fourth, it,” he said. detained 2,000 suspects and est drug-related crime in China der patrol team of Jiangcheng unseen, person began firing at The rapid rise in gun crime, seized 9 tons of narcotics. due to it being a local produc- County, which borders Vietnam the police. Yang was shot in the especia l ly related to d r ugs cases, “At least” 13 drug crimes in- tion base and its proximity to and Laos, was shot dead on chest and abdomen. The four has meant police officers are be- volved the use of guns, said Li the opium-growing region of March 7 while on patrol in the suspects have yet to be identi- coming increasingly at risk. Yong, its chief of staff. neighboring countries. rural Kangping Township. fied and are still on the run. In the past five years, “at “ S u s p e c t s of te n r e a c t v i ole nt l y, (Xinhua) Shanghai Daily Monday 21 March 2016 OPINION A7

China’s indigenous robots have yet to overcome core technical deficiencies in chips, sensors and decelerators. The breakthroughs are long in coming.

Ni Tao [email protected]

Woodpecker at work China should take active role in robotics

Ni Tao a computer could beat a human oppo- lots of education. It’s really starting to China. After all, its migrants will likely nent at Go. But, as it turned out, a mere impact also professional jobs,” he was be the first to bear the brunt of an AI on- WHEN human wisdom is put to the test 19 years was enough. quoted as saying in a March 2 interview slaught. This is why neo-Luddites want against artificial intelligence and found I’m less dumbfounded though at Lee’s with Knowledge@Wharton, a publication to see the robot technology champions lacking, many interpret the situation in loss to AlphaGo. The reasons are straight- affiliated with Wharton School. cut down to size. In today’s fast-chang- apocalyptic terms. forward: In the last two decades, the If Ford is to be believed, then in the ing environment, it makes no sense to That’s what we’ve been seeing ever data-processing capacity of computers future scenarios involving humans com- either glorify or dismiss AI. Instead, a since AlphaGo, a Google-powered peting with robots, or perhaps rebelling computer program, scored a series of and other elements of AI have improved more relevant question that AlphaGo against machine oppression, might not victories over South Korean Go master at a phenomenal speed, whereas human provoked is: why are these sophisticated exist only in science fiction. Lee Sedol. intelligence remains more or less the robots made only in the West? Many a media outlet ran stories under same. In a recent interview with Shanghai such sensational headlines as “Does the Many are slow to come to terms with Boon to factory owners Daily, Cao Qixin, a professor and AI ex- the long, long way AI has come between pert at Shanghai Jiao Tong University, news (of Lee’s defeat) signal a coming Hyperbole aside, a healthy dose of era of robot dominance over man?” and the Deepblue shock and the AlphaGo worry and circumspection can’t hurt. explained that China can rival other “What if AlphaGo were used by evil moment. Proponents of robotics often say that countries in the number of robots pro- forces against us?” Skeptics of AI often reassure us by unlike humans, machines make few duced every year, yet not in quality. Its Amid the latest round of scare mon- repeating the same old rhetoric: that no mistakes, they don’t tire of monotonous domestic market for high-end robots is gering, many professional Go players matter how amazingly “smart” they are, work and they don’t slack off. Such at- up for grabs by companies like Yaskawa, (mostly Chinese, who are perhaps upset all computer programs are designed by tributes make them an ideal alternative Fanuc and ABB. that they were not invited to take on Al- people and thus perform tasks they are to us fickle humans, who as a species can China’s indigenous robots have yet phaGo themselves) have been debating programmed to. Machines don’t “think” all too easily succumb to error, boredom to overcome core technical deficiencies about where their South Korean counter- like people. Nor will they deviate from and fatigue. in chips, sensors and decelerators. The part went wrong. human commands. This may be a boon to factory own- breakthroughs are long in coming. Since I know next to nothing about Go, Among those casting doubt though ers in Chinese manufacturing hubs like Showing me around what is suppos- I’ll refrain from kibitzing about Lee’s on these comforting words is AI guru Dongguan that suffer from periodic edly a visionary unmanned factory floor tactics. Martin Ford. As a leading expert on ro- shortages of labor, and where there is consisting only of robots, Cao pointed to My real interest in the recent A lphaGo- bots, a Silicon Valley entrepreneur and a surging demand for affordable robots a modest-looking robot bought 10 years Lee face-off lies in its parallels with the the author of the 2015 book “Rise of the to replace unskilled, uncommitted and ago and lamented that such a machine similarly astonishing 1996 and 1997 Robots,” Ford believes that over the next “unreliable” labor. is still beyond the capacity of Chinese duels between chess master Garry Kasp- 10 to 20 years, automation in the form Policymakers, however, are left in a companies. arov and DeepBlue, the chess-playing of robots, smart software and machine predica ment. L i ke leadi ng A I powerhous- I’m hopeful that one day, robots from computer developed by IBM. The duels learning is going to invade all aspects es such as the US, Japan and Germany, China will be able to perform feats once ended in a face-saving tie as Kasparov of human life. China is a big patron of its nascent ro- thought impossible. R ight now, instead of chalked up a win and a loss. “It’s going to start impacting jobs at botic industry. But few countries will worrying about our possible enslavement Back then, IT experts predicted that it all skill levels. It’s not just going to be perhaps experience the consequences of by robots, it’s perhaps more inspiring to would be at least another century before about low-wage people who don’t have their support of AI on as large a scale as wait for China’s own AlphaGo moment.

Managing water resources requires global effort

Prince El Hassan bin Talal and Group has shown the importance of wise been created, it could have introduced signing treaties and holding meetings. Sundeep Waslekar management: Countries engaged in the joint strategies to manage drought, co- It also entails jointly planning infra- FOREIGN views joint stewardship of water resources are ordinate crop patterns, develop common structure projects, managing floods and exceedingly unlikely to go to war. standards to monitor river flows, and droughts, developing an integrated strat- This year’s World Water Day, on March The Middle East serves as a tragic ex- implement investment plans to create egy to combat climate change, ensuring 22, provides an opportunity to highlight ample of what can happen when regional livelihoods and develop water-treatment the quality of water courses, and holding what in many countries has become a cooperation is lacking. Iraq, Syria and technologies. regular summits to negotiate tradeoffs grim reality: The availability of fresh Turkey have fought over every cubic Other regions have done exactly between water and other public goods. water is increasingly a defining strategic meter of the Tigris and Euphrates riv- that. Countries sharing rivers in Af- The international community should factor in regional and global affairs. Un- ers. All have lost as a result. Non-state rica, Southeast Asia and Latin America encourage countries to embrace such less water resources are managed with actors control important parts of the two have recognized that national interests cooperation by creating financial in- extraordinary care, the consequences river basins. and regional stability can be mutually struments that make concessional and could be devastating. The bitterest part of the tragedy is reinforcing if human needs are given preferential funds available. Last year, the United Nations World that it could have been avoided. In 2010, priority over chauvinism. World Water Day is the ideal occasion Water Development Report once again at the West Asia-North Africa Forum Last fall, the international community to launch a new agenda for water wis- highlighted how the growing gap be- in Amman, we proposed the creation adopted the UN’s Sustainable Develop- dom. But every day must be a day when tween supply and demand could create of circles of cooperation, which would ment Goals (SDGs), which promise to we work together to manage one of the conf lict. The World Economic Forum has have institutionalized collaboration ensure availability and sustainable man- planet’s most important resources. ranked water crises as the most wor- among Iraq, Jordan, Lebanon, Syria and agement of water and sanitation for all. rying global threat, more dangerous Turkey on water and environmental is- Part of this pledge is a commitment to Prince El Hassan bin Talal is a distinguished than terrorist attacks or financial melt- sues. A similar arrangement would have “expand international cooperation.” member of the Global High Level Panel downs, and more likely to occur than helped manage environmental resources Those in charge of implementing this on Water and Peace. Sundeep Waslekar the use of weapons of mass destruction. shared by Jordan, Israel and Palestine. commitment must bear in mind that is President of Strategic Foresight Group. And research by the Strategic Foresight If a supranational organization had water cooperation is not merely about Copyright: Project Syndicate, 2016. A8 World Monday 21 March 2016 Shanghai Daily

UN staffers IDS blasts exit after Cameron Morocco’s over cuts demand to benefits Dozens of United Nations A top British euroscep- international staffers pulled tic minister who quit over out of their Western Sahara welfare cuts launched a mission yesterday after Mo- damaging attack on Prime rocco demanded they leave Minister David Cameron because of remarks by UN yesterday, exposing tensions Secretary-General Ban Ki- within his government ahead moon about the disputed of June’s referendum on Eu- territory. ropean Union membership. Last week Morocco ordered In his first interview since the UN to withdraw 84 inter- resigning Friday, Iain Dun- national civilian personnel can Smith accused Cameron from its peacekeeping mis- of trying to reduce Britain’s sion in Western Sahara, budget gap by cutting bene- MINURSO. It said this was a f it s t h at we r e u n fa i rl y hu r t i n g response to Ban’s “unaccept- poorer voters while protect- able” remarks. ing older, richer ones. Rabat accused Ban ear- Duncan Smith, who last lier this month of no longer A man holds a sign as he takes part in a protest against Republican presidential front-runner month became one of the being neutral in the West- Donald Trump in New York on Saturday. — AFP most prominent Conser- ern Sahara dispute when he vatives to say he would used the word “occupation” campaign against Cameron to describe its annexation of for Britain to leave the EU on the region in 1975, when Mo- Ju ne 23, den ied h is shock res- rocco took over from colon ial Trump protesters close ignation was about Europe. power Spain. But he admitted Cameron The UN said it had three and his finance minister days to remove the 84 ci- and close ally George Os- vilian staff from Western highway, and rally in NYC borne had stopped listening Sahara. to him. The controversy over Ban’s Demonstrators have briefly backer, serves as sheriff. is favored to win his party’s “This is not some second- comments is Morocco’s worst shut down an Arizona highway Video posted on news website nomination for the November ary attempt to attack the dispute with the UN since leading to a campaign rally for Arizona Central’s Facebook page 8 presidential election. prime minister or about Eu- 1991, when the UN brokered Donald Trump while protesters showed a truck driving through Several demonstrations also rope,” Duncan Smith said in a ceasefire to end a war over rallied outside of Trump Tower a large group of protesters. Of- broke out during the later rally, a BBC TV interview, adding the Western Sahara and es- in Manhattan to voice their op- ficers from the county police prompting police to escort out he quit because he was “los- tablished the mission. position to the front-runner department worked to clear a number of people. ing that ability to influence MAP state news agency for the Republican presidential demonstrators from the motor- Footage of the Tucson rally events from the inside”. said a “significant number” nomination. ist’s path. shows an attendee punching The resignation of Duncan of UN staffers had left Laay- Television news footage of A woman is seen crying and and kicking one demonstrator Smith — an ex-Conservative oune airport on UN aircraft the demonstration on Saturday shouting for officers to take re- who is being escorted out. The leader often referred to and commercial flights to outside Phoeni x showed dozens sponsibility to stop the vehicle, clip also shows police remov ing simply as IDS — is perhaps Las Palmas in Spain. of protesters blocking traffic while a deputy sheriff shrugs at the attacker. the biggest blow Cameron A Moroccan official source while holding signs that read the suggestion. Trump has come under fire has suffered since being re- said 73 UN staffers had left, “Dump Trump” and “Shut Dow n Later at a rally in Tucson, from rivals for fueling unrest elected last year. 10 would leave in the after- Trump.” Arizona, Trump said the pro- with his rhetoric. This week, he It comes three months noon and one would remain The demonstrators eventu- tests were “disgraceful,” and warned of riots if Republicans before the EU membership for now. The source added ally started marching down the thanked police. denied him the nomination at referendum which opinion the 84th staff member would highway. Later, some were seen “They arrested three people the party’s convention. polls say will be closely stay for now because she is nearing the rally at Fountain and everybody else left... They In Trump’s home city of New fought. pregnant. Hills, Arizona, before Trump left!” Trump said to roaring York, about 1,000 demonstra- In his resignation letter, The mission now has 242 arrived. cheers from the audience. tors marched from Central Park he questioned whether Cam- military personnel, 84 in- Three people were arrested, “I love our police, but we to Trump Tower, the billionaire eron was honoring h is slogan ternational civilian staff, according to police in Maricopa should do a little bit more of developer’s signature building that Britons were “all in this 157 national staff and 12 Cou nt y, whe r e Joe A r pa io, a we l l- that, you’d have a lot less pro- on Fifth Avenue, carrying plac- together,” despite deep aus- volunteers. known critic of US immigration testers, you’d have a lot less ards denouncing Trump. terity cuts. (Reuters) policy and an ardent Trump agitators,” said Trump, who (Reuters) (AFP)

Great Barrier Reef suffers ‘severe’ coral bleaching

Australia said yesterday condition, but as we head a “severe regional bleach- of tropical cyclones are coral bleaching occurring north, it becomes increas- ing”, allowed them to step predicted to increase in No logging at protected Tasmanian forest in the World Heritage-listed ingly prone to bleaching,” up surveys to understand the future,” Hunt said in a Great Barrier Reef had be- Hunt said after an aerial what was happening. statement. Australia yesterday said there would be no log- come “severe,” the highest tour of some of the affect- Hunt said the govern- Bleaching is a phenom- ging in the World Heritage-listed Tasmanian alert level, as sea tempera- ed areas yesterday, the ment would fund a survey enon that turns corals Wilderness, following advice in a report sub- tures warm. Australian Broadcasting of 40 sites in the reef area, white or fades their colors, mitted to UN’s cultural body UNESCO. Australian Environment Corporation said. which had been investigat- threatening biodiversity, One of the last expanses of temperate wilder- Minister Greg Hunt said “Essentially what you ed in 2012, in September tourism and fishing. ness in the world, the forest in Tasmania covers while the bleaching at this could see was patches of to assess the health of cor- It occurs when reef nearly 20 percent of the southern island state. stage was not as severe as coral bleaching as you ap- als and potential recovery symbiosis — the mutually The federal government in 2014 controver- in 1998 and 2002, also El proached Lizard Island options. beneficial relationship be- sially tried but failed to have UNESCO revoke Nino-related events, “it is, (located in the Barrier “This information is tween two organisms that World Heritage status for parts of the wilder- however, in the northern Reef).” particularly important for inhabit corals — is dis- ness to allow more access to loggers. parts a cause for concern”. The Great Barrier Reef the future understanding rupted by a rise in ocean It was the first time a developed country had “The reef is 2,300 kilo- Marine Park Authority of the reef given that the warming, although there asked for a delisting. meters long and the bottom said the highest response frequency of coral bleach- can also be other causes. (AFP) three-quarters is in strong level, which it described as ing events and the severity (AFP) Shanghai Daily Monday 21 March 2016 world A9

Big ‘duck’ EU deal to close migration route strikes a They waved, cheered and pulled unconscious from one That is expected to take effect beach on the south of Lesbos smiled, elated to have made it of the boats amid the screams from April 4, by which time was Syrian Hussein Ali Mu- to Europe at dawn yesterday in of fellow passengers and were Greece must have in place a hammad, whose studies were chord with a packed rubber motorboat. later pronounced dead. fast-track process for assessing interrupted after the war began. The 50 or so refugees and Twelve boats had arrived on asylum claims. He said he wanted to go to Den- migrants were among the first the shoreline near the airport The EU has pledged to help mark to continue university. Brazilians to arrive on the Greek island of by 6am, a police official said. Greece set up a task force of Asked if he was aware of the If any symbol captures the Lesbos on day one of an EU deal A government account put some 4,000 staff, including European decision, he said: “I anger of rich and upper-mid- with Turkey designed to close the number of arrivals across judges, interpreters, border know that. I hope I complete my dle class Brazilians who have the route by which a million Greece in the past 24 hours at guards and others to manage studies here (in Europe), just taken to the streets to pro- people crossed the Aegean Sea 875 people. each case individually. this. I don’t want money.” test against President Dilma to Greece in 2015. Under the European Union In return, the EU will take in Authorities in Lesbos began Rousseff, it might be a giant, Exhausted but relieved, the deal with Turkey, all migrants thousa nds of Sy r ia n ref ugees d i- removing refugees and migrants inflatable yellow duck. new arrivals wrapped their wet and refugees, i ncludi ng Sy rians, rectly from Turkey and reward from the island on Saturday to The 12-meter-high duck feet in blankets as volunteers who cross to Greece illegally it with more money, early visa- make space for new arrivals. presides over Sao Paulo’s handed out dry clothes. by sea from March 20 will be free travel and progress in its The island has a capacity to host Avenida Paulista, Brazil’s eco- Three boats arrive within an sent back to Turkey once they EU membership negotiations. 3,500 people at a place set up to nomic nexus. It has landed on hour in darkness early yester- are registered and their asylum Among the early morning ar- register arrivals. the esplanade in the capital day morning. Two men were claims have been processed. rivals on the seaweed strewn (Reuters) Brasilia, while its ducklings swam in the reflecting pool outside Congress. The duck and its brood • have also hit the sands of Genocide Palm Sunday Copacabana Beach, a prime place to see and be seen in Rio de Janeiro. suspect Brazil’s business leaders h a ve adopte d t h e d uc k to f i g ht returned against what they describe as the economic quackery of Rousseff, a leftist who is fac- to Rwanda ing growing pressure to quit and struggling to pull the Top level Rwandan genocide economy out of its deepest suspect Ladislas Ntaganzwa recession in 25 years. was flown from Kinshasa to “Enough of paying the Kigali yesterday to face trial duck,” said Paulo Skaf, three months after his arrest president of the Federation in the Democratic Republic of Industries of the State of of Congo. Sao Paulo, in a video earlier The 53-year-old former this month urging Brazilians mayor is to be tried on nine to demonstrate against Rous- counts of genocide, crimes seff’s government. against humanity and violat- “To pay the duck” in Bra- zilian Portuguese means to ing the Geneva Conventions unfairly pay for someone during the 1994 genocide else’s mistakes. in which around 800,000 The term’s origin is unclear people were killed, mostly but the saying is common ethnic Tutsis. enough for the federation to “We are very happy to see employ it against what it sees this effected,” said Jean- as the failures of Rousseff’s Bosco Siboyintore, head of Cardinal Gianfranco Ravasi (front right) holds palm branches at the start of the Palm Sunday mass administration. Rwanda’s Genocide Fugitive led by Pope Francis at Saint Peter’s Square at the Vatican yesterday. The ceremony is a landmark in Since she took office in Tracking Unit as the suspect the Roman Catholic calendar, marking the triumphant return of Christ to Jerusalem the week before 2011, Brazil’s economy has landed yesterday afternoon his death, when a cheering crowd greeted him waving palm leaves. – Reuters gone from being one of the and was taken into Rwandan world’s fastest-growing major police custody. economies to one of its worst “We have been long wait- performers, contracting by ing for it and we are happy 3.8 percent in 2015, as the that the Mechanism for Inter- commodities boom ended national Criminal Tribunal Exchange program bus crash and a wide-ranging corrup- have so far delivered him tion scandal hit investor from DRC.” confidence. Siboyintore said arrange- kills 13, injures 44 in Spain Last year, when Rousseff ments for the trial were proposed a new levy to help under way. Thirteen people were killed The accident occurred just be- side after the accident. The bus compensate plummeting Ntaganzwa was arrested in and 44 injured yesterday when fore 6am near the small town of was carrying 57 people in all, tax revenues, the Sao Paulo Congo in December and was a bus carrying foreign exchange Freginals, about 150 kilometres including the driver. federation inflated the giant transferred into UN custody students crashed in northeast- south of Barcelona as the bus Spain’s national radio sta- duck in the capital Brasilia earlier yesterday ahead of h is ern Spain, local authorities was returning from a hugely tion RNE spoke to the son of while its counterpart in Rio extradition to Rwanda. said. popular traditional festival in the owner of the company that took it to Copacabana. “Ladislas Ntaganzwa, who All the dead were female, the eastern city of Valencia. chartered the bus, who said his Now, the duck has taken up is accused of participating according to a regional govern- The driver “hit the railing on father was driving another bus residence in Sao Paulo out- in genocide in Rwanda, has ment source who requested the right and swerved to the left in front of the one that crashed side the federation building, been in our hands since anonymity. so violently that the bus veered — one of a total of five vehicles striking a colorful note on December 2015. We have The students were on a Eu- onto the other side of the high- ferrying students back from the somber Avenida Paulista, decided to hand him over ropean exchange programme way,” Jane said. Valencia. which has hosted the biggest to the UNMICT,” said Congo- in Catalonia and were from 16 The bus then hit a car com- Officials said in a statement demonstrations supporting lese Justice Minister Alexis different countries including ing in the opposite direction, that an initial probe revealed the ouster of Rousseff, who Thambwe Mwamba. Britain, Ukraine, Switzerland, injuring two people inside, he that “the bus driver tested nega- could face impeachment. Until his arrest, Ntaganzwa Sweden, Japan and New Zea- added. tive for drugs and alcohol.” The marches have under- was one of nine top fugitive land, said regional government A photographer at the scene The accident is one of the scored growing tensions Rwandan genocide suspects, official Jordi Jane. said many fire trucks were on deadliest in Spain in recent between classes in what accused of killing thousands The casualties’ nationalities site, as were three hearses and years. In November 2014, 14 remains one of the world’s of people and organising was not immediately known, a heavy-lift crane. were people killed and 41 in- most economically stratified mass rapes in 1994. said Jane, revising down an The car’s front was smashed jured in a bus accident. societies. (AFP) earlier death toll of 14. in, and the bus was lying on its (AFP) (Reuters) A10 business Monday 21 March 2016 Shanghai Daily

Foxconn Iraq exports 1st lowers cargo of natural offer for Sharp gas in history technology Taiwan’s Foxconn is lower- energy estimated natural gas reserves ing an offer for loss-making of 112 trillion cubic meters, Japanese electronics maker Iraq yesterday exported the making it the 11th largest in Sharp Corp from an initial first shipment of natural gas the world. pl a n of 4 89 b i l l i o n y e n ( U S$ 4 .4 in its history, a key move for The inauguration of Iraq's billion), the Yomiuri newspa- the OPEC member struggling gas industry is meant to boost per reported yesterday. to feed a cash-strapped econo- the coffers of a government The reason behind the my amid a costly fight against badly in need of cash to fund move to lower the offer is the Islamic State group. ongoing military operations that Foxconn appears to be The move revives a long- against IS extremists, who concerned about financial sought ambition by Iraq to control key areas of northern risks of potential liabilities be a gas exporter, thanks to and western Iraq, including the at Sharp and its business out- a joint venture with Anglo- second-largest city, Mosul. look, according to Yomiuri. Dutch Royal Dutch Shell PLC Iraq holds the world's fourth The newspaper did not say and Japan's Mitsubishi Corp. largest oil reserves, some how much Foxconn, formally Iraq first planned to begin ex- 143.1 billion barrels, and oil known as Hon Hai Precision porting gas in the late 1970s, revenues make up nearly 95 Industry Co, will lower the but that timeline was delayed percent of its budget. offer to. by the Iraq-Iran war when Iraqi Like other oil-reliant coun- A Sharp spokesman de- export ports were bombed. tries, Iraq's economy has been clined to comment on the A Panama-flagged gas car- severely hit by plummeting oil report. rier sailed yesterday from prices since 2014, plunging the Sharp late last month said Iraq's southern port of Umm nation into an acute financial it would issue around US$4.4 Qasr on the Persian Gulf with crisis despite record crude oil billion worth of new shares a cargo of about 10,000 stan- export levels. The crisis has to give Foxconn a two-thirds dard cubic feet of gas in the forced Prime Minister Haidar stake in a deal the Taiwanese form of condensates, Oil Min- al-Abadi's government to in- company backed out of at the istry spokesman Assem Jihad troduce austerity measures by last minute. Foxconn’s total said. eliminating government posts, investment was set to total A crane lifts a key component of China’s first fourth-generation Jihad wouldn't reveal how merging some ministries, halt- nearly US$6 billion, accord- nuclear energy system before installing it in Huaneng Shidao Bay much the cargo was worth or ing spending on construction ing to a source. nuclear power plant in Shandong Province. — Xinhua the buyer, but he added that projects and imposing new Foxconn is seeking guid- the next cargo will be shipped taxes to pay for civil servants ance from Sharp on its latest by the end of this month. and fund the military. quarterly performance as In November 2011, Iraq According to Oil Ministry Nuke plant gets core part part of its efforts to final- signed a US$17 billion deal to figures, Iraq exported an av- ize the planned acquisition, form a joint venture to gather, erage of 3.225 million barrels energy vessel for a nuclear reactor, ac- a person familiar with the cording to a statement from matter said. process and market gas from a day in February, far below A key component of China’s three oil fields in the oil-rich Huaneng Shandong Shidao Bay (Reuters) levels planned for this year's first fourth-generation nuclear province of Basra. The fields Nuclear Power Co, the plant’s budget. Last month exports energy system was installed in are the 17.8 billion-barrel Ru- grossed about US$2.2 billion, builder and operator. a plant in Shandong Province maila, the 4.1 billion barrel based on an average price of In line with the fourth-gener- yesterday. Zubair field and the 8.6 billion about US$23 per barrel. ation concept, the reactor can The pressure vessel of a high- barrel West Qurna Stage 1. Iraq's 2016 budget is based shut down safely in the event of Auto sales In the 25-year joint venture, on an expected price of US$45 temperature gas-cooled reactor an emergency w ithout causing a called the Basra Gas Company, per barrel with a daily export (HTGR) was installed at the reactor core meltdown or large Iraq holds a 51-percent stake capacity of 3.6 million. As a Huaneng Shidao Bay nuclear leak of radioactive material. lift Fuyao’s and Royal Dutch Shell has 44 result, the nearly 106 trillion power plant. With a designed capacity of percent, with the remaining 5 Iraqi dinar (US$89.7 billion) The cylindrical vessel, 25 200 megawatts, the reactor will percent for Mitsubishi. budget has a deficit of over 24 meters high and weighing 610 start generating power by the net profit According the Internation- trillion dinars. tons, is the biggest, heaviest end of 2017. al Energy Agency, Iraq has (AP) and most complicated pressure (Xinhua) aviation Fuyao Glass Industry Group Co, one of Asia’s largest au- tomobile glass producers, saw net profit surge 17.37 percent in 2015 amid robust Ex-Vale head dies in Brazil plane crash auto sales in China. Its net earnings hit 2.6 bil- mining Emergency services said the Vale, a former bloated state- lion yuan (US$402 million). pilot and six passengers were controlled firm, into a global the firm said in a statement Roger Agnelli, the Brazilian killed in the crash. Aviation au- powerhouse. filed w ith the Shanghai Stock banker who turned Vale SA thorities confirmed Agnelli was "He was a visionary that cor- Exchange yesterday. into the world's No. 1 iron ore the owner of the plane but could porate Brazil will miss badly," Its revenue rose 4.99 per- producer, died on Saturday in not provide a passenger list. said Lawrence Pih, who for cent from a year earlier to a plane crash, a source close to Sources said Agnelli was trav- decades ran flour mill Grupo 13.57 billion yuan. aviation authorities told Reu- eling to a wedding ceremony in Pacífico SA and sat on the board Earnings per share were ters. He was 56. Rio de Janeiro with his wife at the São Paulo Federation of 1.1 yuan, down 0.9 percent Agnelli, his wife and two Andréia, son João, daughter Industries with Agnelli. from a year ago, it said. children were among seven Anna Carolina, and their two In a Harvard Business Re- China’s vehicle output has killed when his Comp A i r 9 t u r - spouses. The weather was clear Roger Agnelli view's ranking of the world's risen from 18.26 million boprop monoplane slammed at the time of the crash. He instilled a culture of best-performing chief executive units in 2010 to 24.5 million i nto t wo homes a rou nd 3:20pm K nown for his discipline and meritocracy that helped make officers published in February units in 2015. local time, minutes after tak- feisty nature, Agnelli clinched Vale Brazil's No. 1 exporter. To 2013, Agnelli came fourth, only Over 30 million vehicles ing off from an airport in the top job at Vale in July 2001 friends and foes, the key to Ag- behind Apple Inc's Steve Jobs, are set to be sold in China northern São Paulo, said the after 19 years as a corporate nelli's success was accurately Amazon.com Inc's Jeff Bezos in 2020, nearly double the source, who asked not to be and investment banker with predicting the rise of China as and Samsung Group's Yun Jong- number forecast in the US, named due to the sensitive Banco Bradesco SA, a major a major minerals consumer, Yong. estimates from IHS showed. nature of the information. Vale shareholder. a crucial wager in turning (Reuters) (Xinhua) Shanghai Daily Monday 21 March 2016 BUSINESS A11

Witnesses New models boost Apple’s lineup in iPhone technology New iPhone and iPad models encryption likely to be unveiled today are aimed at helping Apple keep case ready momentum in the fast-evolving mobile device market. The US government and The media gathering at the Apple Inc will be able to company’s intimate Town Hall cross-examine the other's auditorium in Silicon Valley witnesses in a court hearing will also give Apple a chance this week on whether the to restate its case for fight- technology company must ing a US government demand help federal investigators that it break into an attacker’s unlock an encrypted iPhone iPhone. tied to one of the San Bernar- Apple is widely expected to dino killers, Apple said. release a small-screen iPhone The hearing, set for tomor- to encourage replacement of the row, is the latest development 5S and 5C models, which have in a showdown between Apple four-inch displays. The new de- and the government that has v ice is to be called the iPhone SE become a lightn ing rod in the or 5SE, reports said. national debate over digital This would help Apple in a privacy and what kind of traditionally slow season before data on phones and personal the likely upgrades to the large- devices should be accessible screen iPhone 6 family later th is to law enforcement. year. All the witnesses have But in keeping with its prac- given written declarations in tice, Apple has been tight-lipped A New York City police officer stands across the street from the Apple Store on 5th Avenue in New the legal briefs already filed about what it will reveal. York in this file photo. New iPhone and iPad models likely to be unveiled today are aimed at helping in the case, said an Apple A message on copies of the Apple keep momentum in the fast-evolving mobile device market. — Reuters lawyer who spoke to report- invitations posted online sim- ers on Friday, on condition of ply states “Let us loop you in,” debuts late in the year. lower price point, for example, in Southern California hears anonymity. prompting some to speculate The new iPhone will likely for emerging markets,” said Jan arguments in the encryption The lawyer said Apple that new bands for the Apple be priced to shore up the low- Dawson of Jackdaw Research in dispute. would make Chief Privacy E n- Watch would be among the end of Apple’s line but not to a blog post. “I do expect to hear a little gineer Erik Neuenschwander announcements. compete in the budget-priced But Dawson said the new bit from them because it is so and Global Law Enforcement A four-inch screen iPhone smartphone market, according handset could be priced as low central, not just to Apple,” Cur- Manager Lisa Olle available which boasts improvements to analysts. as US$450 without subsidy to rent Analysis research director for cross-examination. under the hood could help spur “I am not expecting a ton of help Apple make inroads in new Avi Greengart said. Neuenschwander's decla- replacements. surprises,” Creative Strategies markets. “Encryption is pretty much ration in part says that Apple Such an iPhone would be “an analyst Ben Bajarin said of what This would enable Apple to the entire digital economy. would need to create a new incremental positive” for Apple, Apple has in store today. sell refurbished iPhones at There is an argument to be operating system to bypass ensuring that lovers of the com- “The biggest news will be US$250 to US$350, according to made that Apple is out in front its own security and chal- pany’s smaller smartphones pricing for the newer iPhone.” Dawson and “suddenly allows and taking the heat for a cru- lenges a government claim don’t switch to rival devices If Apple lowers the price for the iPhone to hit price points cial, industry-wide issue.” that the company creates powered by Android software, the new device — existing big- it’s never been able to hit be- The new iPad may have key- individual software for dif- RBC Capital Markets said in a screen iPhones start at around fore, which in turn could make board and Apple Pencil stylus ferent phones. note to investors. US$650 — it may be able to it more viable in markets like features that make it more at- Olle’s declaration says RBC projected that sales of expand to new segments of India.” tractive for getting work done. creating the new operating a new handset would amount consumers. Reports have also said Apple Apple has been trying to ignite system would be burden- to between 10 million and “I suspect this is far more is poised to introduce a new iPad sales of its tablets, which de- some for Apple and would 15 million annually, giving about boosting off-season sales tailored for use by businesses. clined in the final quarter of spark more requests from Apple fans an option for up- than it is about introducing a The media event takes place last year. law enforcement. grading before an iPhone 7 new iPhone at a dramatically a day before a federal judge (AFP) (Reuters)

Starwood inks 1st US-Cuba hotel deals ince 1959

Hotels government on January 1, 1959. Obama has called for Congress to do Castro quickly nationalized the tour- away with the 54-year-old embargo but Airbnb gets special permit for Cuba Starwood Hotels & Resorts World- ism industry and made the Habana has been opposed by the leadership of wide on Saturday became the first US Hilton the new government headquar- the Republican majority. The Obama administration has given hotel company to sign a deal with Cuba ters for months. Starwood will operate the military- San Francisco-based online lodging since the 1959 revolution, announcing Cuba’s tourism industry has boomed owned Gaviota 5th Avenue Hotel under service Airbnb a special license allowing a multimillion-dollar investment a day s i n c e t h e D e c e m b e r 2014 r a ppr o c h e m e nt its Four Points Sheraton brand, and travelers from around the world to book before US President Barack Obama was with the United States. International the state-owned Gran Caribe Inglat- stays in private homes in Cuba. due to visit Havana. visitors rose 17 percent to a record 3.5 erra Hotel under its Luxury Collection Airbnb was the first major US com- Starwood will manage and market million in 2015, including a 77 percent brand. pany to enter Cuba after Presidents two properties in Havana and signed a rise in American visitors to 161,000. The deal could help Obama use his Barack Obama and Raul Castro declared letter of intent to operate a third. Cuba expects a similar rise in Ameri- historic trip to showcase what he sees detente on December 17, 2014. The firm Such deals would normally be proh ib- can visitors this year when scheduled as the benefits of Washington’s diplo- handles listing, booking and payments ited under the US economic embargo airline service will resume despite a matic open ing w ith the former Cold War for people looking to stay in private of Cuba, but Starwood received special continued ban on tourism. Americans foe after decades of hostility. homes instead of hotels. Cuba is its permission from the US Treasury De- are allowed to travel to Cuba for 12 au- But Starwood, subject to a takeover fastest-growing market, with about 4,000 partment last week. thorized purposes. battle, may not be American for long. homes added over the last year. Jorge Giannattasio, chief of Latin “The amount of travelers will sky- China’s Anbang Insurance Group Airbnb had only been allowed to let US American operations, said the deals rocket w ith direct f lights,” Gian nattasio Co made a US$13-billion cash offer for travelers use its services in Cuba under included a “multimillion-dollar in- said. Starwood on Friday, beating by nearly a limited Obama administration excep- vestment to bring the hotels up to our Obama relaxed restrictions further 15 percent a previous cash and stock tion to a US trade embargo. That limit standards,” making Starwood the first this week. Americans no longer need offer by Marriott International Inc. has been lifted, boosting the number of US company to commit major money to special permission to travel, or use Marriott has until March 28 to make a people likely to use the service in Cuba. Cuba since Fidel Castro and his beard- guides, but must self-police their activi- counteroffer. (AP) ed rebels overthrew a pro-American ties and keep records for five years. (Reuters) A12 hangzhou special Monday 21 March 2016 Shanghai Daily Countdown to www.hicenter.cn 167 West Lake Expo / Culture / Tourism / business days

Noise ban for exams • Check up and checking out Hangzhou will ban noisy construc- tion work, the use of loudspeakers, ship sirens and the honks of vehicle as well as firecrackers during the days when students sit for examinations. From April 9 to 11, June 7 to 9 and June 18 to 19, the noise ban will be strictly enforced in areas around the examination grounds, from 30 min- utes before the exams start until the exams are over. The new measure is to ensure stu- dents sitting for college entrance exams, middle school and high school graduation exams, and English listen- ing tests w ill have a quiet and peaceful environment to do the test. Construction sites will be ordered to suspend night work from June 1 to June 9 and from June 13 to June 19. People can call 12369 or 110 to make a complaint. Logistics improved Alibaba’s logistics affiliate Cainiao Network aims to further expand its network of service points to cover more than 1,700 domestic colleges by the end of this year to better cater to students shopping online. Courier delivery staff will drop the packages from online shopping sites A doctor from Zhejiang People’s Hospital checks a baby who was born with a weight of only 630 grams. After three such as A libaba’s retail platforms Tao- months of treatment and all kinds of struggles and difficulties, the baby has grown to over 2.5 kilograms. The baby has bao and Tmall as well as third-party now been released from the hospital. — Xinhua e-commerce sites at Cainiao Network’s service points for students to pick them up later by using their personal identification cards and a verification stations named Hangzhou East, Hang- yuan for every half hour afterwards. code sent to their mobile phones. zhou South, Fuyang, Tonglu, Jiande Quality complaints About 1 million packages are de- East and Chun’an. Seventy percent of consumer com- livered daily on average to Cainiao The railway will have four stations plaints in 2015 were about product Tea expo opens Network’s current service points, and in Anhui, named Sanyang, Jixi North, quality and 30 percent about services, The 2016 Hangzhou Tea Culture Expo that figure is expected to double by the Shexian North and Huangshan North. the Ha ngzhou ma rket watchdog, wh ich will open on March 25 with a focus on end of th is year. There are now serv ice After it starts service in 2018, Hang- received the complaints, said. promoting the G20 summit. points in 1,200 colleges nationwide, zhou travelers can reach the Yellow Clothes and shoes, food, household Hangzhou, the producer of Long jing and they have served more than 15 Mountain in 90 minutes. The new rail products, electronic products, and tea, or Dragon Well tea, one of the best million students. will also help boost economic develop- home appliances topped the quality green teas in China, began to hold the ment along the route. complaints. Retail services, catering expo in 2004. The annual event con- The 33.8-billion-yuan (US$5.8 bil- and hotel services, property manage- sists of a gala opening, Tea Drinking Railway stops in city lion) high-speed rail will shorten trips ment, product repair services and Day celebration, and an international The almost 300-kilometer railway that from Shanghai, Ningbo and Nanjing telecoms services topped the service trade fair. will link Hangzhou and Huangshan, to the Yellow Mountain, Qiandao Lake complaints. The expo organizer hopes to pro- a tourist city at the foot of the Yel- and Fuchun River. Complaints from online shoppers mote Chinese tea culture overseas low Mountain in neighboring Anhui Hangzhou Railway Investment increased sharply last year. by releasing the micro film “Tea and Province, will have six stations in Group, Hangzhou Xiaoshan Trans- The Hangzhou Price Bureau remind- Love,” opening teahouses in foreign Hangzhou area. port Investment Group and four other ed drivers to avoid paying high parking cities, and holding tea-making con- The Hanghuang High-Speed Railway companies formed a consortium to fees in the West Lake Scen ic A rea. Park- tests. A number of tea-tasting parties will run 185 kilometers across the city manage the railway and will pool 2.7 ing is free for the first 15 minutes, but will also be held during the expo, and its outlying districts and have six billion yuan as capital funds. costs 10 yuan for the first hour and 5 which will end in May. Shanghai Daily Monday 21 March 2016 what’s on A13

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Our Specials Pick of the day ‘The Tempest’ ‘Eddie The Eagle’ TNT Theater from the UK will stage Shakespeare’s classic play “The Directed by Dexter Fletcher, the 8am Talk to Lei Tempest” in Shanghai. The play, British-American biographical film 8:30am Travel Front which is believed to have been revolves around Eddie “The Eagle” 9am Culture Matters written in 1610, is set on a remote Edwards, a legendary British ski 10am High Drama island where Prospero, who was jumper. The film based on true events 11:45am A Fistful of Kung Fu originally the Duke of Milan, plots is compared to the British version of 12pm Pop Big Shot to restore his daughter Miranda “Forrest Gump” by fans. Edwards 12:10pm City Beat to her rightful place using magic won the hearts of sports fans around 12:45pm You Are the Chef and illusion. He conjures up a the world by making a historic show- 1pm The Funniest Home Video storm, the eponymous tempest, to ing at the 1988 Calgary Winter Olym- 1:30pm Real Fun lure his usurping brother Antonio pics. A lot of people were touched by 2:30pm High Docu and the complicit King Alonso of his optimism and perseverance. The 3:30pm ICS Show Naples to the island. The exiled film also features spectacular skiing 4:30pm Fun Club father and daughter are joined by scenes and landscapes. 5pm On the Red Carpet a colorful cast of supernatural be- Starring: Taron Egerton, Hugh Jack- 5:30pm Docu View ings in their pursuit of justice. man and Christopher Walken 6pm The Funniest Home Video Date: April 30-May 2, 2pm, 6:30pm You Are the Chef 7:30pm Where to watch: Yonghua Cinema, 6:45pm Pop Big Shot Tickets: 120-380 yuan Wanda Cinemas, Shanghai Film Art 7pm Real Fun Tel: 5292-0164 Center, Stellar Cinema City, Studio 8pm Docu View Venue: Lyceum Theater City Cinema, Peace Cinema, Cathay 8:30pm Talk to Lei Address: 57 Maoming Rd S. Theater, Grand Cinema 9pm Shanghai Live 茂名南路57号 9:45pm A Fistful of Kung Fu 10pm High Drama ‘Beyond Time’ This dance drama investigates the relationship between “man” and 7:15am Trapped “universe.” In this performance, 9am Vinyl sacred dance movement, origi- together to uncover a conspiracy. Where to watch: Yonghua Cin- 10am Togetherness nally rooted from ancient religious The film presents both 3D and ema, Wanda Cinemas, Shanghai Stage 10:30am Togetherness dance discovered by Armenian IMAX 3D versions in town. 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But after her first classics and pop scores including ating rhythm with physical tempo. experimental object committed Painting Prize Winners The whole performance uses suicide, she decides to experiment “The Swan,” “Hungarian Rhapso- “The Winning Artworks of 2010- imaging technology to construct on herself. After a series of ac- dy,” “Tchaikovsky Intermezzo from 2014 John Moores Painting Prize” a more distinct three-dimensional cidents, she begins to live together The Nutcracker” and “I Want It and multi-layered stage as well with composer Ye Siyi. To get is on display at M21. Established That Way.” Representative scores as a virtual 4D space through the rid of He as soon as possible, Ye in 1957, John Moores is one of the of Beyond and Faye Wong will also tries to help her find her Mr Right. most famous contemporary art be presented. use of projection and mirrored Starring: Taraji Henson, Idris Elba However, they have surprising competitions in the UK. 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Pudong New Area programs include Debussy’s “Clair Starring: Leon Lai, Geng Le and 世博大道1929号 de Lune,” Schumann’s “Arabeske Han Chae-young for piano in C major, Op. 18,” Schubert’s “Impromptu in G-flat Scan to 8:10am Hollywood on Set 640 ‘Batman V Superman: Performance Artist major, D899/3,” and Tchaikovsky’s get the 8:35am Executive Decision Datong Dazhang, originally named “October: Autumn Song from The deals! Dawn Of Justice’ Starring: Kurt Russell, Halle Berry Zhang Shengquan, was one of Seasons,Op. 37b.” Chung, born in idealshanghai.com/offers/tickets/ Following the events of “Man of and Steven Seagal the most well-known performance Seoul, is recognized as one of the Inquiry hotline: 5292-0164 Steel,” Gotham City-based vigilan- When terrorists seize control of an artists in modern China since the three leading conductors in Asia te Batman travels to Meetropolis to airliner, an intelligence analyst 1980s. 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Date: May 7, 8pm 5:15pm Batman: Under the Red Disney animated feature film. It Cyborg. The movie presents 2D, Date: Through April 10, 11am-7pm Tickets: 180-300 yuan Hood tells the story of Judy Hopps, a 3D and IMAX 3D versions. (Closed on Mondays) Tel: 5292-0164 6:30pm Hollywood on Set 640 bunny police officer who forms an Starring: Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill Venue: Power Station of Art Venue: Shanghai Symphony Hall 7pm Space Station 76 unlikely partnership with a fox con and Jesse Eisenberg Address: 200 Huayuangang Rd Address: 1380 Fuxing Rd M. 8:25pm Legacy artist, Nick Wilde. They must work Release date: March 25 花园港路200号 复兴中路1380号 10pm Skin Trade A14 Comics/Games Monday 21 March 2016 Shanghai Daily

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Explore more at www. Shanghaidaily.com/ sports Chawrasia claims 3rd Euro Tour title at Indian Open Golf SSP Chawrasia staved off the chal- Mercedes’ Nico Rosberg lenge of compatriot Anirban Lahiri poses on the podium after and South Korean Wang Jeung-hun to winning the Australian Grand end a run of second-place finishes by Prix in Melbourne yesterday. w in n ing h is home Indian Open for h is — Reuters third European Tour title yesterday. Chawrasia had finished second at the Asian Tour co-sanctioned event four times, including a playoff defeat Local fans to Lahiri last year. Yet the 37-year-old, who won the 2008 Indian Masters and get F1 treat the Panason ic Open India on the Asian Tour two years ago at the Delhi Golf Ma Yue Club, held his nerve for a final-round 1-under-par 71 to claim victory by Organizers of the Chinese two shots, finishing with a four-day The wreckage of the Formula One car of McLaren driver Fernando Alonso sits alongside the Grand Prix are offering local total of 15 under while South Korean Haas car of Esteban Gutierrez at the Australian Grand Prix in Melbourne yesterday. — Reuters fans a chance to sit behind Wang and Lahiri finished on 13 under. the wheel of a Formula One The win allowed Chawrasia to reclaim car and drive on the Shanghai his European Tour playing privileges, International Circuit in sub- which he lost last season after finish- urban Jiading District. ing 113th in the Race to Dubai. Rosberg wins opener as According to Shanghai Juss Event, four fans will be given the chance to sit in the cabin Brem captures GS crown of an Arrows 2000 race car, Alpine Skiing Alonso survives crash which was designed by Mike Coughlan and can reach a top Eva-Maria Brem clinched the final Motor racing Rosberg said. “The strategy into the concrete barrier and speed of more than 300 kilo- crystal globe of the season at the was crucial today. It was the flipped over twice. meters per hour. Those who World Cup finals in St Moritz, Swit- Nico R o s b e r g b e at L e w i s H a m - tire choice after the red flag. The car was a crumpled have sat behind the wheels zerland, yesterday, edging Viktoria ilton in yet another Mercedes I was glad to see they (Ferrari) wreck but Alonso was able to of Arrows 2000 include Span- Rebensburg by just two points for the 1-2 finish at the Australian were on the super-soft (com- climb out, and though clearly iard Pedro de la Rosa and women’s giant slalom title. Grand Prix yesterday, but the pound) and happy that I could sore as he limped away, he Dutch driver Jos Verstappen. The Austrian was fastest on the first predictable result disguised keep up on the medium.” shook hands with Gutierrez, After undergoing pro- run with Rebensburg back in eighth what was an exciting Formula Dan iel Ricciardo of Red Bull who had walked over quickly fessional training from position, but the German specialist One season opener, punctu- was fourth, falling just short to see if he was injured. The European driving teaching produced a storming second leg to ated by a frightening accident in his bid to become the first race was stopped for 22 min- charge up into the lead. Brem was left that suspended the race. company “Gentlemen Driv- Australian on the podium at utes before resuming. needing to stay in the top five to win The red flags came out ers & Partners Ltd”, the four his home race in Melbourne. Force India’s Nico Hulken- the title and she just managed that after a high-speed collision chosen fans will be allowed Williams driver Felipe berg finished seventh and with a fourth-place finish. Rebens- between McLaren’s Fernando to drive the race car on the Massa was fifth and Romain Valtteri Bottas of Williams burg won in a total time of 2 minutes Alonso and Esteban Gutierrez circuit after the Chinese GP Grosjean sixth to give Ameri- was eighth. The Toro Rosso 26.15 seconds, with France’s Taina of Haas about a third of the which falls on April 17. can team Haas an impressive Barioz second at 00.46 and overall way through the race. While pair of Carlos Sainz Jr and The first of the four lucky points finish in its first race. World Cup winner Lara Gut third at in the pits awaiting a restart, Max Verstappen finished ones was a loca l fa n , su r na med 00.76. Mikaela Shiffrin of the United Mercedes made a call that An emotional Grosjean told ninth and 10th after the Zhu, who won a go-kart race States crashed on the opening run. proved decisive — the team the team over the radio that frustrated Dutchman collided during a fans carnival held switched to the hardest avail- “this is a win, unbelievable”. with his teammate with four at the circuit yesterday. The able tire, enabling the silver The crash between Alonso laps to go in a misjudged at- other three spots will be as- cars to run to the finish, while and Gutierrez occurred tempt to overtake him. signed randomly to fans who early leader Sebastian Vettel’s when the Spaniard’s McLaren Rosberg’s 15th F1 victory take part in online Q&A ac- Ferrari was fitted with the clipped the rear left tire of was also his fourth straight tiv ities held by the organ izers. Star Sports soft rubber, and he had to pit Gutierrez, who was breaking after the German won the final The Q&A activities are acces- 9:50pm Cricket, ICC World Twenty20, again, dropping him to third. to make the corner at Turn three races of last season. sible through the Chinese GP’s Australia vs Bangladesh (Super 10) “It’s the perfect start,” 3. The McLaren was launched (AP) official WeChat account.

Spurs beat Warriors to stay perfect at home • Dong jumps to glory Basketball Stephen Curry to 14 points while if it closes the season 11-2. limiting him to 1-for-12 shooting “They’re a great team, they’re the LaMarcus Aldridge had 26 points on 3-pointers. bar in the NBA and it just felt good and 13 rebounds as the San A ntonio “Tonight we executed well on to win tonight,” Aldridge said. Spurs beat the Golden State Warriors the defensive end, but offensively I Tim Duncan played just eight 87-79 on Saturday night to remain didn’t allow us to get comfortable,” minutes, scoring just one point perfect at home this season and Curry said. “I’ve got to play a lot while coming off the bench for the extend their dominance over the better, manage the game a lot bet- third time in 1,383 regular-season defending NBA champions on their ter, especially if certain shots that I games. own court to 33 straight regular- normally make aren’t falling.” The Warriors were without season games. Curry connected on just four of Australian center Andrew Bogut, Kawhi Leonard added 18 points 18 shots. “He missed some shots forcing Kerr to start Draymond and 14 rebounds for San Antonio, he normally makes, but he also had Green alongside Harrison Barnes which has won 44 straight at home to take some tough ones,” Warriors and Brandon Rush. in the regular season, tied for the coach Steve Kerr said. Elsewhere, it was: Nuggets 101, second-longest streak in National San Antonio (59-10) moved within Hornets 93; Thunder 115, Pacers 111; Dong Bin celebrates winning the gold medal in the Basketball Association history. three games of Golden State (62-7) for Pistons 115, Nets 103; Wizards 99, men’s triple jump at the IAAF world indoor athletics Golden State has the longest regu- the league’s top seed with two games Knicks 89; Heat 122, Cavaliers 101; championships in Portland, Oregon, on Saturday. lar-season home winning streak at remaining between the two teams. Hawks 109, Rockets 97; Bulls 92, Jazz Dong became only the third Chinese to win a world 50 games and counting. Golden State can still set the single- 85; and Grizzlies 113, Clippers 102. indoors gold after sprint hurdler Liu Xiang in 2008 The Spurs held Warriors superstar season NBA record with 73 victories (Agencies) and shot putter Sui Xinmei in 1991. —Reuters Monday 21 March 2016 Shanghai Daily sports A16 Mane hits brace as Southampton rally stuns Reds

Soccer Graziano Pelle equalized with a powerful 20-meter strike Southampton staged a re- seven minutes from time and markable recovery from 0-2 Mane snatched the points three down with Sadio Mane scoring minutes later with a precise twice to damage Liverpool’s low finish to move Southamp- hopes of moving into top-four ton into 7th place on 47 points, contention in the Premier three more than Liverpool. League yesterday. Philippe Coutinho’s curling It meant that Liverpool failed to put pressure on Manchester shot past Fraser Forster gave Saido Mane scores Southampton’s third goal, the winner, against Liverpool during their Premier City and Manchester United, Liverpool the lead after 17 min- League match at St Mary’s Stadium in Southampton yesterday. The Saints won 3-2. — Reuters utes and the Reds doubled their who were facing off at the Eti- advantage four minutes later had Stadium later in the day. cut leader Leicester City’s advan- 79th-minute chipped cross back Described as one of the most when Daniel Sturridge finished City currently occupies the tage back to five points. into the opposite corner just as important of the 156 Tyne-Wear off a swift counter-attack. fourth and final Champions Also yesterday, Aleksandar the fans at St James’ Park were derbies with relegation this sea- Liverpool was well worth its League berth, a point above Mitrovic headed a late equalizer preparing for a 7th straight loss son expected to cost 100 million lead but hosts Southampton West Ham United and four to end Newcastle’s miserable los- at the hands of the Black Cats. pounds (US$144.79 million), the were a different proposition points above both Manchester ing run against fiercest neighbor Sunderland had gone ahead draw pleased neither Sunderland after the break. Mane had a pen- United and Southampton. and rival Sunderland but the 1-1 a minute before halftime when manager Sam Allardyce nor his alty saved by Simon Mignolet in The day’s other game sees sec- draw still leaves both teams deep Jermain Defoe volleyed in his old sparring partner, Newcastle’s the 49th minute but he made ond-place Tottenham Hotspur in the relegation mire. 12th goa l of the season a nd it had new boss Rafa Ben itez, w ith both amends with a close-range fin- host Bournemouth, with Mauri- The Serb soared at the far post held out under plenty of New- sides still left in the drop zone. ish just past the hour mark. cio Pochettino’s side bidding to to nod Georginio Wijnaldum’s castle second-half pressure. (Agencies) United mum on Jose deal Manchester United would not com- to boost its chances of qualifying for ment yesterday on reports that Jose the UEFA Champions League. Mourinho signed a pre-contract in Under the terms of the agreement, February to take over as manager in the El Pais report said, United would place of Louis van Gaal at the end of have to pay Mourinho 5 million pounds the season. (US$7.24 million) if it did not offer him A club official said the Red Devils a full contract by May 1 and another 10 would be making no response to the million pounds if it failed to give him story in Spanish newspaper El Pais the job by June 1. which cited sources close to former Van Gaal signed a th ree-year contract Chelsea manager Mourinho. in May 2014 but is not expected to see The Portuguese, who also managed out the deal with fans unhappy with Real Madrid and Inter Milan, has been the style of play and poor results. persistently linked in the media with The report, citing a source with links the Old Trafford job since departing to the company run by Mourinho’s agent Stamford Bridge for the second time Jorge Mendes, said United wanted a flex- in December. ible deal because of a split in the Old United, which is sixth in the Premier Trafford board on whether the 53-year- League, was facing fourth-placed Man- old was the right choice for the club. chester City yesterday needing a result (Reuters)

2 dead in Casablanca fan brawl Two people were killed and 54 injured yesterday morn ing by the Royal Federa- in Morocco’s largest city on Saturday tion of Moroccan Football, which said when rival fans of its Raja de Casablan- it “deplored” the violence. ca club brawled after a home game. Raja and its supporters have pre- The running battles, in which fans viously been sanctioned, along with threw flares and ripped up parts of the Wydad and its fans, for repeated bouts Mohammed V stadium, came despite a of violence during and after matches 2-1 victory over Chabab Rif Al Hoceima that have left dozens injured. of Al Hoceima in northern Morocco. The team will not be allowed an Footage on Moroccan media showed audience for its next five games, and the fans — dressed in the club’s green must pay a fine of 100,000 Moroccan colors — charging at each other. It was dirhams (US$10,370). unclear how the clashes had erupted. Rival supporters often clash during The country’s DGSN security service Moroccan football matches. said in a statement that 31 people were A year ago a man died in the central arrested after the match for involve- city of Khouribga during clashes be- ment in “acts of vandalism”. Ten people tween fans of the local club and Raja. In had been arrested prior to the game. 2013 more than 200 people were arrest- Raja, the second ranking soccer team ed after clashes broke out in Casablanca in the North African country after rival between fans of Raja and FAR Rabat. Wydad Casablanca, was sanctioned (Agencies) - - B2

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From B1 “Guests can use Uber to book a car to pick them up at the airport, dianping.com to make a restaurant reservation and various apps to buy tickets. To some extent, these new technologies make us feel like we are losing our place,” said the Four Season’s Yin. Yuan from the Pudong Shangri-La said that Titian Ji he tries to see the recent developments in a positive light as the rise of mobile technology forces them to raise their services to a higher Age: 36 level. “For example, we can get a table at a restau- Title: Chief concierge at the rant guests cannot book; send a parcel that Hyatt on the Bund, golden most delivery companies decline to send (like key keeper art pieces); and book tickets that aren’t avail- able on the Internet,” said Yuan. Years of concierge service: With his extensive network, Titian Ji, chief 17 concierge at Hyatt on the Bund, has managed to get a table for lunch at Lao Jishi, a local restaurant where reservations need to be placed about a week in advance, or a short- Q: What inspired you to become a Civil War) came to my counter matter in your job? notice spot at Ultra Violet, a restaurant that concierge? and asked for help in finding his A: An experienced concierge not serves only 10 guests per day, where reserva- A: After my graduating from grandpa’s grave. I managed to only knows the name of a restaurant tions need to be placed at least three months school with a degree in hotel man- narrow down the search area to a or a pub, but the story behind it, in advance. agement, I hoped to find a job filled small village in Ningbo City, Zheji- from its chef to founder. When I rec- That’s where “The Grand Budapest Hotel” with challenges rather than going by ang Province but failed to find the ommend the pub Linx to my Hong stays true to reality. A concierge is capable of the book. gravestone. He then went to Ningbo, Kong guest, I will highlight that getting things others can’t get, mostly due to where he fulfilled his wish. After Nicholas Tse (a Hong Kong singer their own network and the sharing of sources Q: What’s the most impressive going back to the United States, he and actor) is its co-owner. among each other. memory in your career life? sent me an envelop with coins he A: In 2011, my guest, who’s the collected from over 10 countries to Q: Any embarrassing moments in Concierge in China grandson of Yang Hucheng (a express his gratitude. your career life? Compared with Europe, the history of the Chinese general who played an A: I was sexually harassed by my concierge in China is rather short, starting important role during the Chinese Q: How much does experience guests. from the 1980s, when the first international five-star hotels opened. Despite its short history, Shanghai today has one of the highest numbers of concierges awarded a golden key, a coveted concierge qualification of excellence issued by The Golden Key Association. According to Yuan, there are around 200 domestically certified golden keys and 50 internationally certified in China. To achieve that, candidates need at least five years’ experience in a five-star hotel and, most importantly, impeccable knowledge of their William profession. “As a golden key keeper, you need to know Chen not only a restaurant’s cuisine style but also its signature dishes and chef’s background; Age: 44 not only the name of an art show but also Title: Assistant concierge its director’s and actors’ profile; not only the match calendar of ATP Shanghai Masters but manager at the Portman Ritz- the complete and latest list of contestants,” Carlton Shanghai, golden key said Yuan from Pudong Shangri-La. keeper For the most part, the concierges deal with international guests — about 70 percent Years of concierge service: of those requiring a concierge who used to 24 be from abroad, Yin said. But that’s slowly changing, at least at the Hyatt on the Bund, concierge Ji added. Q: What inspired you to become a concierges in Shanghai can discern to find Ohel Moshe Synagogue on “During the recent two years, the propor- concierge? the fakes from the genuine ones, Changyang Road. tion of my Chinese guests rose to 50 percent,” A: I started my career in the almost like archeologists. Another story happened in 1996. Ji said. 1990s, when there were few five-star An American guest came to my There’s a distinct difference between the hotels in Shanghai. The concierge Q: What was your most impressive counter around 3pm and told me requests made by international and Chinese at the Portman was globally known. working experience? that he just flew into Shanghai but guests, the professionals agreed. Most Chi- There was an international maga- A: One story happened in 1993, his luggage was delayed, and his nese guests, they said, already know which zine at that time saying “if you have when there’s no Internet to easily medicine was on the check-in lug- restaurant they want to go to, and which any problem in Shanghai, go to get information. A guest from Israel, gage. It was specifically made for his show they want to see. International guests, the concierge desk at the Portman whose family was among the tens condition, but I managed to get the however, ask open-ended questions. hotel.” of thousands of Jews who fled Nazi formula of his medicine and bought “For example ‘which restaurant do you persecution and found refuge in a similar medicine. recommend and why?’” Yin said. Q: How much does experience Shanghai, came to my counter. He Another difference is that Chinese guests matter in your job? said that he hoped to visit his fam- Q: How does your job benefit your will directly ask about the average price of A: I can understand a guest’s ily’s former residence in Shanghai. life? a restaurant while international customers request even he/she cannot express He had to check out the next day, and A: I once took care of a guest, a generally focus on cuisine style and ambi- it clearly. he said his health condition wouldn’t finance professional, considerately. ence, according to Yin and Ji. allow him to visit Shanghai again. He gave me a recommendation for a Shanghai Daily has interviewed four of the Q: Are there any secrets of your That meant I only had 24 hours stock to express his gratitude, which city’s most experienced and talented golden job that others may not know? to find the place. I recalled that I helped me dig my first gold. key keepers. From saving a guest’s life to A: There are many hidden experts watched a documentary film talking I once served an American guest finding an ancestral grave, they are sharing in the concierge world. For example, about Jewish refugees in Shanghai and became his friend. He planned their best kept secrets, success stories and after handling so many requests by the Shanghai TV Station. I con- my travel itinerary during my stay most memorable moments. for buying Chinese antiques, some tacted the TV station, and managed in the US. Shanghai Daily Monday 21 March 2016 MICE B3

Q: What inspired you to become a concierge? A: I graduated from college with a degree in hotel management. I originally intended to work at the reception desk, but there was no vacancy. Then I chose to become a con- cierge and was impressed by my boss, an experienced concierge who can overcome Johnny all obstacles. Q: Is there any general misunderstanding of your job? Yuan A: People always think we do our jobs for tips, which is not true. But we do receive commendatory letters with US$100 and more. Let me share a small story about Age: 38 how I once changed a guest’s perception of China. One day, a Japanese American came Title: Concierge man- to my counter and said “I feel disappointed ager at the Pudong about China. I had a qipao (traditional Shangri-La Hotel, East Chinese costume) tailor-made at a boutique Shanghai, internally shop but the size didn’t fit. I asked the shop certified golden key to make alterations but they were so rude keeper and hung up the phone.” I called the shop and realized that it’s a misunderstanding Years of concierge due to the language barrier. I accompanied service: 16 the guest to the shop but found that it was impossible to deliver the altered qipao to the hotel before the guest was scheduled to When we met, he always said “Johnny, you to my guests since the restaurant had good leave. Then I invited the tailor to the hotel are still working here!” Then I didn’t see reputation among diners. But my guests to use the hotel’s sewing machine for alter- him for years, but his son came and told came back and told me that they weren’t nation. I received her commendatory letter me his father passed away and he inherited satisfied with the food. I didn’t note that in a few days and felt proud of myself. the family business. restaurant’s chef had changed.

Q: Who was your most impressive guest? Q: Any embarrassing moments in your Q: How does your job benefit your life? A: Those guests growing old along with career life? A: I was once a timid and silent person. me. There’s a frequent guest who used to A: I once recommended Whompoa Club The job made me more open and I now feel stay at our hotel for one month every year. (a Chinese restaurant at Three on the Bund) comfortable with communications.

Q: What inspired you to become a the hotel’s store house, found uniform concierge? shoes ranging from size 38 to 42 and let A: I became a concierge by accident. him try until the shoes fit. The guest, I was a doorman at the very beginning who I later learned was Richard Li (son and transferred to the concierge desk of Li Ka-shing, Asia’s richest man) was when there was a job vacancy. thankful for my help and asked for my name card. Q: How much does experience matter in your job? Q: How do you keep yourself Billy Yin A: An experienced concierge knows competitive? how to offer services beyond a guest’s A: I read the newspaper and watch expectation. For example, a guest asks a TV news every day to keep my informa- Age: 40 concierge to arrange an airport drop-off tion updated. It’s unprofessional if you early tomorrow morning. A young con- suggest your guest to go to Caoxi Road Title: Chief concierge of cierge simply replies “yes” while a more by tube when the tube station is closed the Four Seasons Hotel experienced concierge will ask “which or recommend a heritage site when it is Shanghai, golden key terminal? Do you need a morning call undergoing repairs. keeper and in-room breakfast?” Q: How does your concierge network Years of concierge ser- Q: What’s the most impressive memory work? vice: 20 in your career life? A: We have an association named A: Years ago, a guest called around “Concierge Society,” where we help 11pm when I was on night shift. He said each other and share information and he forgot bringing his leather shoes but sources. For example, Saudi Prince had to attend a formal ribbon-cutting Al-Waleed bin Talai once stayed in ceremony the next morning at nine. I Peninsula Hotel Shanghai, and asked tried to buy him a new pair but all the their concierge to buy some of his department stores in Shanghai open favorite Chinese snacks (some of them after 10am. I realized that my uniform are only available in Guangzhou) shoes might help. I asked him his shoes within 48 hours. With the help of a size but he didn’t know because all his concierge at the Four Seasons Hotel shoes are tailor-made. Then I ran to Guangzhou, he got it done. B4 mice Monday 21 March 2016 Shanghai Daily Robots and other technologies revolutionize hotels

Ruby Gao properties can choose which room they want to stay in by looking at a list of he physical and digital world available rooms on floor maps via their are overlapping wherever mobile devices. The service hasn’t been we look, and hotels, too, are introduced in Hilton hotels in China Tfollowing the trend in a bid yet. to offer their guests the best services An internal online survey from last possible. But amid all the technologi- year showed that 84 percent of more cal buzz, some neglect the personal, than 1,000 travelers wanted to be able human touch that is so vital to the to choose their own room, Geraldine hospitality industry. Capline, senior vice president and glob- Without a doubt, mobile technology al head of digital at Hilton Worldwide, can enhance the efficiency of hotel told USA Today in an interview. services. Earlier this month, Marriott “We are giving our guests the ability International announced that it would to do just that by enabling them to become the first global hospitality select not just their room type, but the company to offer Apple Pay check-in exact location in the hotel, all the way and out. The introduction this summer down to their room number,” Capline in the United States will include The said in the interview. Ritz-Carlton, Renaissance and Marriott Latest technology can also break brands. When guests check in, they down geographical barriers. Shangri-La can swipe their iPhone or Apple watch Hotels and Resorts recently launched near a reader at the front desk to have virtual reality experiences to help their payment information captured. their marketing efforts. Travel advi- The process takes less than a minute, A guest has a try on the Samsung Gear VR headset, which produces 360-degree sors, meeting planners and corporate multiple times faster than the tradi- videos for over a quarter of Shangri-La’s 94 hotels and resorts. guests, no matter where they are, can tional check-in, which takes at least wear a Samsung Gear VR headset, five minutes. senior vice president of Marriott customers but has restriction on which produces 360-degree videos “Approximately 75 percent of our Digital. foreign cards,” said Silvio Rosenberger, for over a quarter of its 94 hotels and guests travel with one or more mobile JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Tomor- the general manager of JW Marriott resorts, from the rooftop of Jokhang devices, and the rate is even higher row Square and Hyatt on the Bund Hotel Shanghai Tomorrow Square. Temple in Lhasa to the ballroom in among the 26- to 35-year-olds — a have confirmed that they are now pre- Besides increasing the efficiency, Hong Kong. They don’t need to travel group that will make up a much larger paring to launch Apple Pay check-ins. new technologies make the hospitality for venue inspection any more. proportion of our guests over the “We started accepting Alipay last service more transparent. Guests stay- “Virtual reality is a revolutionary next three years,” said George Corbin, year, which is used by many local ing at one of Hilton Worldwide’s 4,000 technology and the perfect platform to Fairmont Peace Hotel, a legendary place with amazing Bund views to meet

One of the Far East’s most legend- ary hotels, the 87-year-old Fairmont Peace Hotel Shanghai offers beauti- ful, historic setting for events that will cast a special spell. During its famously decadent 1920s and 1930s heyday, the Peace Hotel’s tea dances, costume parties, grand balls and concerts attracted socialites and the international jet setters. On more than one occasion, it made newspaper headlines. After a three-year renovation, Fair- mont Peace Hotel is ready to once again take its spot as one of Shanghai’s top meeting spots for the global elite. Located in the heart of Shanghai, at the center of the iconic Bund, the hotel’s MICE offerings include the lat- est high-tech equipment, experienced event specialists and creative catering options. From product launches to private executive retreats, the hotel’s meeting and event facilities offer character and style. The Peace Hall is adorned with Art Deco details, like Lalique glass chandeliers and a 6.5-meter-high ceil- ing. The original sprung white maple The 87-year-old Fairmont Peace Hotel Shanghai offers beautiful, historic setting for events that will cast a special spell. dance floor shines in a new light, making the Peace Hall a stunning venue for banquets and receptions for parties of up to 800 people. on the rooftop of the building. No matter which location you choose, up to 300 people. Famous leaders of Once a special room for Victor Sas- Located on the mezzanine level are highly trained event specialists attend States and presidents such as Ronald soon’s private wining-and-dining, Nine the function rooms Chun Shen and to all the guests’ needs. Impeccable hos- Reagan and Bill Clinton have graced Heaven on the 11th floor embraces Thames. The 215- and 110-square- pitality and classic design ensure that many famous events held in our sweeping views across the stunning meter meeting spaces are flooded every event — whether business or plea- iconic Peace Hall. skyline of Pudong and the magnifi- with natural light, offer a compelling sure — is nothing short of memorable. The exclusive Roof Top, with cence of the Huangpu River, while the view of the Bund and the skyline of panoramic views of Pudong and England and Scotland Rooms — two of Pudong, and have been immaculately Address: 20 Nanjing Rd E. Shanghai, offers the most stunning the most exclusive private dining ven- designed to complement the Art Deco Tel: 6138-6888 outdoor locations in the city for ues in the city — are discreetly nestled style of the hotel. www.fairmont.com/peacehotel Shanghai Daily Monday 21 March 2016 MICE B5

immerse our customers. Seeing really is believing,” said Edward Malinowski, chief information officer at Shangri-La International Hotel Management.

Liberating the staff Relay, 91 kilograms in weight and 91 centimeters high, is a robot butler made by California-based company Savioke to free hotel staff from menial tasks. It can listen and talk through a touch screen, receives orders from the front desk and asks guests for feedback. Relay can navigate the hotel’s property, including taking the elevator. Marriott International offers Apple Pay Relay and its “brothers and sisters” check-in and out. are now widely used in Starwood and InterContinental hotel groups. In Weird Hotel, Japan, an English- Our team, who delivers ‘hospitality speaking receptionist is a robot that from the heart’ cannot be replaced by looks like a dinosaur. The dinosaur technology. Done well, technology only checks in guests and takes their lug- enhances our colleagues’ ability to de- gage to their rooms. Hideo Sawada, liver on our promise,” said Malinowski who runs the hotel, says that robots from Shangri-La International Hotel are more efficient. Management. Robots are also a way to ease the shortage in human resources many ho- Relay, a robot butler made by Savioke, frees hotel staff from menial tasks. tels are struggling with, some experts Putting people first say. “It depends on the hotel brand and “Hiring talented staff members is be- its target customers. Most of the guests technology innovation is relentless,” Rosenberger doesn’t want to see coming increasingly difficult in Asia, staying in five-star hotels in Asia said Shangri-La’s Malinowski. technology prevail over the human so hoteliers are looking toward tech- Pacific expect face-to-face communica- However, he said that he sees tech- spirit. nology innovations to help increase tion. Luxury hotels use technology to nology as a helpful tool. The ultimate “I saw some frequent guests just productivity,” said Alexi Khajavi, offer guests more options rather than purpose is to better serve guests, he looking down at their phones when executive vice president of Questex saving cost,” JW Marriott’s Rosen- emphasizes. they pass the lobby and not caring Hospitality Group. berger said, adding that he observed Malinowski anticipates that the about hotel’s ambience and staff’s But others disagree. that many guests choose to talk to the next technology innovation in hospi- warm greeting. How to keep a balance “Technology should always facilitate receptionist after they are done with tality will be centered on “delivering between service efficiency and leading stronger relationships and add value as their mobile check-in. greater personalization and recogni- customers to fully enjoy hospitality is opposed to replacing the human touch. “We live in a digital age, the pace of tion to our guests.” a big challenge today,” he said.

New MICE Destination in the center of the city

Opening MICE Promotion Grand Hyatt Chengdu is an ideal venue for business functions, with more than 3,000 sq meters of meeting and event space, including a statement Ballroom which features an impressive 8-meter tall ceiling. Additionally, there are different size multi-function rooms, serviced by a dedicated professional team.

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GRAND HYATT CHENGDU Chicony Square, NO.8 South Chunxi Road, Jinjiang District, Chengdu 610021, P.R.C. B6 mice Monday 21 March 2016 Shanghai Daily Growth in hotel investments pushes forward

Staff Reporters to soften by 20 percent in 2016. • Single-asset transactions in are also early trends of Chinese In the US, investors are re-trading as- Europe’s secondary markets investors evaluating purchases in 016 is expected to be another sets purchased earlier in the recovery secondary Japanese locations. Europe, the Middle East and Africa strong year for hotel investment cycle and momentum is further fuelled Australia will remain active as (EMEA) will continue their stride with transaction volumes around by the weight of private equity raising well, in particular with regard to with a projected US$25 billion in the globe projected to hit US$70 funds and pursuing large single assets portfolios. Given the large number 2 hotel trades in 2016, a decrease of billion, according to latest forecasts by and portfolios. With historically low of prime single assets having traded 15 percent from 2015. JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group. cap rates in primary markets, robust to long-term holders of late, the Sales will be driven by single-as- The forecast follows a robust 2015, activity is expected to be seen in sec- amount of product on the market set transactions, with an increasing which marked the second-highest year ondary regions, such as the Midwest. will be lower. Chinese mainland share in secondary markets. Given Given their lower share prices, real has started to see in excess of US$1 on record for hotel transactions. With the culling of portfolios and prime estate investment trusts (REITs) are billion in hotel trades annually, and global transactions topping US$85 single-asset properties coming expected to be net sellers, with disposi- this level is set to continue if not billion, 2015 saw a number of records: to market this year, single-asset tions often accretive in that they can increase in 2016. The volume of single-asset transac- transactions are expected to rise 35 buy back shares at discounted prices. The tightly-held hotel stock in tions, at US$47 billion, was the highest percent. The relative weakness of Additional privatizations of REITs are Singapore leads to deals being few ever. Cities such as New York and the euro against the US dollar will and far between. Investors will take Hong Kong saw their highest annual also expected to be seen, given that help inbound tourism, notwith- more of a wait-and-see approach in transaction volume level. Blackstone’s in many cases the entity as a whole is standing some reticence among Hong Kong, which saw its highest purchase of Strategic Hotels & Resorts trading for less than the individual travelers given recent terrorist year for deals ever in 2015, with in late 2015 marked the largest portfo- asset values. acts. hotel performance largely having lio transaction in eight years. And the With REITs less active buyers, off- To find yield, investors will look peaked. Pockets of liquidity will proportion of cross-border purchases shore investors stand to become the beyond the mainstay markets, with also be seen across Southeast Asia reached a new high, signifying the second-largest buyer type after private provincial UK, secondary Ger- and the Indian Ocean. ever-growing dynamism and globaliza- equity. The ownership composition of man cities, major cities and resort India’s hotel landscape is tion of the sector. hotels remains fragmented and there is markets in Spain, Italy and Portugal opportunity for fewer larger owners to receiving more attention. changing — from being develop- • Volumes across the Americas to own more stock. On the buy-side, private equity ment-driven to becoming more The industry will likely head into a transaction-based. Improved hotel notch US$37 billion and sovereign wealth funds will cycle where hotels will transact more be active, and Chinese mainland operating performance is provid- The Americas region is forecast like office buildings, with investors investors will continue to purchase ing the impetus for acquisition and to see transactions totalling US$37 trading in and out on a consistent hotels. Sellers will include invest- consolidation in some markets. billion. As in recent years, the US is basis. Given the healthy macro-eco- ment funds and private equity expected to be the single most liquid nomic environment in the US, capital investors who made early-cycle • More M&A and consolidation country in terms of transaction vol- will continue to flow in a normalized buys. Europe is expected to remain to be expected ume. Activity across the board is slated asset trading environment. the largest destination for offshore Hotel companies made headlines capital in 2016, as it is the recipient in 2015 announcing purchases of of inflows from US-based private competitors. Many of these large equity funds, Middle Eastern inves- deals, such as Marriott Internation- tors and capital from Asia. al’s merger with Starwood Hotels & Resorts, are expected to be complet- • Japan and Australia to be the ed in 2016 and more consolidation is standout in Asia Pacific on deck. On the back of the strongest Even with the mergers and ac- years for the Asia Pacific, the region quisitions announced in 2015, the is slated to see transaction volume lodging industry remains consider- of US$8.5 billion, a decline of be- ably more fragmented than other tween 5 and 10 percent from 2015. large consumer industries in terms Japan, which saw its second-highest of the market share controlled by amount of transactions ever last the top brands. More consolidation year, will continue to see a strong among operators and real estate bench of domestic investors in owners alike is expected this year, addition to interest from US pri- whether it be portfolio optimiza- vate equity funds. Moreover, there tions or public-to-private trades.

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Source: JLL’s Hotels & Hospitality Group Shanghai Daily Monday 21 March 2016 MICE B7 Pudong Shangri-La paradise for MICE travelers

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Gao Ceng

udong Shangri-La, East Shang- hai stands out in the local MICE (meetings, incentives, confer- Pences and exhibitions) market thanks to its large and flexible meet- ing spaces, experienced service staff, talented international culinary team and forward-thinking management. According to Peter Clarke, area Exterior of Pudong Shangri-La, East Shanghai manager and the hotel’s general manager, 2016 is shaping up to be a banner year for MICE business. Just last month, in fact, the hotel request,” the general manager added. Those who want to venture beyond hosted the G20 Finance Ministers and The hotel has 952 rooms and is banquet food can enjoy the hotel’s Central Bank Governors Meeting. In conveniently located along the Huang- nine restaurants, which offer Chinese, the coming months, the hotel is look- pu River in the heart of Shanghai’s Japanese, European, Malaysian and ing forward to hosting an array of Lujiazui financial district. Guests Indian flavors. other high-profile events. can reach the Hongqiao International To enhance MICE guests’ experi- “We saw 10 percent growth in our Airport within 40 minutes, and the ence and ensure their privacy, the MICE business in 2015, and are ex- Pudong International Airport within hotel recently opened a new dining pecting 30 to 35 percent growth this 45 minutes. and lounge venue, The Exchange Bar year,” said Clarke. The hotel’s experienced staff are & Grill, in the basement of its River MICE is becoming an increas- ready to assist guests and make their Wing. The 630-square-meter venue ingly important aspect of the local stay more convenient and comfort- includes six private rooms, with hotel market. At Pudong Shangri-La, able. Around one-quarter of all staff names like the Wall Street Room and East Shanghai, 30 percent of guests have been with the hotel for a decade The Credit Room in reference to the A new dining and lounge venue, The last year were taking part in MICE or more, making them well-equipped surrounding financial district. The Exchange Bar & Grill functions. Clarke sees many big to handle unforeseen situations. Victorian-themed bar offers a wide companies, after attempting to hold After meetings and during coffee selection of craft beers, including meetings in cities like Beijing and breaks, the hotel’s international culi- the Exchange Lager, a private brew particularly large event could interact Bangkok, choosing to come back to nary team offers distinctive menus to created just for the bar. There’s also and socialize. The warm response Shanghai thanks to its well-developed refresh guests. a menu of pub favorites, including toward this venue though convinced infrastructure and maturing hospital- “Our standard is to present banquet grilled meats, craft burgers and them to make it permanent. ity industry. food with restaurant quality,” said desserts. “Disney Land will open soon, which Clarke, who described the hotel’s cu- According to Clarke, the space Looking toward the future will attract more event planners ... linary team as both highly-organized was originally conceived as a tem- My experience in the US shows that and attentive to detail. porary area where attendees at one Clarke observes that event planners a theme-park opening will stimulate are now concerned with more than long-term growth in local hospitality,” just food and facilities. said Clarke. “Integrating CSR (corporate social With one of the largest combined responsibility) values and environ- meeting spaces in the city — at mental issues into meeting planning some 8,000 square meters — Pudong is a new hot topic,” said the general Shangri-La, East Shanghai is well manager. positioned to benefit from the boom. To stay ahead of the curve, the hotel With meeting rooms of various sizes now invites its MICE guests to take and functions, the hotel promises the part in a charity program organized perfect space for any event. For big in cooperation with Fudan University events, there’s the Grand Ballroom, Children’s Hospital to help children with its 6.8-meter-high ceilings and diagnosed with leukemia. space for 1,500 guests; as well as the Pudong Shangri-La, East Shang- China Hall, with 7.9-meter ceilings hai offers various environmentally and room for 1,700 guests. friendly services and programs. To conserve water, guests can put “do not wash me today” card on their Top-notch talent beds and in their bathrooms. Its “Meeting rooms are both spacious restaurants use farm-to-table ingre- and flexible, and can be freely sepa- Coffee break at the garden dients and remind guests to respect rated according to an event planner’s the environment. B8 mice Monday 21 March 2016 Shanghai Daily Booming MICE sector in Shanghai and Hainan

Hosting corporate meetings, conferences and other events is vital for the hotel industry. We’ve spoken to the general managers of two of China’s top hotels to see how the market is developing, and how they are keeping the competition in check.

Q: How would you assess Shang- Changfeng Park is an ideal MICE to Hongqiao hub and easy access to hai and Hainan’s current MICE hotel. It offers more than 1,500 the highway to Pudong International market? square meters of multi-function Airport and Hongqiao Railway Station event space featuring state-of-the-art offer advantage especially for domes- Jürgen Sterkau: It’s evident — technologies and facilities. Venues tic business travelers. Last but not Shanghai’s MICE market is booming include a 770-square-meter grand least, it will open the first LEGOLAND quickly since Shanghai continues to ballroom and 13 individual func- Discovery Center at Parkside Plaza, invest in infrastructure and centric tion rooms equipped with wireless Shanghai in the second quarter of meeting facilities. It has become high-speed Internet access and an 2016, which is just next door to our increasingly attractive as a meeting LED wall. The spacious guest rooms hotel. It will also bring more visitors destination. Shanghai is connected to are equipped for business travelers and traffic, and consequently more the rest of China and the world, and with ergonomic chairs, high-speed business opportunities and revenue. its infrastructure is expanding. It also Internet and a full-sized desk. In attracts even more tourism and MICE addition, the 31st floor executive Ugur Talayhan: The resort is work- opportunities to the city. Meanwhile, lounge, boasting panoramic views of ing on quite a number of different the world’s largest exhibition center, Jürgen Sterkau Changfeng Park, works quite well for concepts and offerings. This year the National Exhibition and Conven- informal business meetings. we are working much more closely General manager of tion Center (Shanghai), will greatly Shanghai remains a very attractive with the Clearwater Bay marina next the JW Marriott Hotel improve our positioning to secure and popular MICE destination. Obvi- door in terms of catering to offer Shanghai Changfeng more MICE business and push de- ously, the lack of talent has already our clients the opportunity to hold Park mand for the Puxi area, in particular become a challenge at the moment, meetings and functions on some

the Hongqiao area. not only the hospitality talents, of the largest luxury yachts in the but the meeting organizers. While world. We are also working on new Ugur Talayhan: The MICE market in competition is increasing within the dining and catering concepts with Shanghai is thriving, and certainly for Shanghai hotel industry, I believe our culinary team, and our recreation Hainan it is one of the biggest feeder many excellent opportunities remain, team is introducing new content for markets. With such a diverse range which improved the overall quality of teambuilding activities to fully utilize of industries and many headquarters MICE in the city. all of the beautiful and unique venues being located there, the outlook looks and facilities at the resort. very good indeed. Ugur Talayhan: Here in Hainan it is also a “hot battlefield” for MICE Q: Do you consider MICE business Q: Shanghai/Hainan is a hot business with virtually all of the an important engine of future MICE battlefield, so what makes major hotel brands being represented. revenue or profit growth? How do your hotel competitive, and what I would argue it is even more competi- you expect the overall MICE mar- makes it stand out? Are there any tive than city destinations. Raffles ket in China to expand over the challenges you encounter in main- Hainan is fortunate to be located in the very private setting of Clearwater next couple of years and how do taining a long-term solid growth? Bay, which also boasts one of the you anticipate it to impact your Jürgen Sterkau: Excellent location Ugur Talayhan finest beaches in China and only the own business? is the key benefit the hotel offers third “singing” beach in the world. Jürgen Sterkau: MICE business General manager of the guests. JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai We are also ideally situated between is and always will be an important Raffles Hainan Changfeng Park is next door to the a world-class golf course and one of engine for this hotel’s growth and International Sourcing Center and the largest marinas in the country revenue. We can see the MICE revenue the top hotel closest to the National which gives companies more options of our hotel has increased 30 percent Exhibition and Convention Center for event ideas. In addition to a grand on a year-over-year basis. Our strate- (Shanghai). The hotel is easily ac- ballroom and seven individual meet- gies are definitely centered on MICE. cessible, located just a 15-minute ing rooms, the resort also features 10 That said, from the guest rooms to the drive from the Hongqiao Integrated distinctive outdoor function venues expansive dining and meeting space Transportation Hub, which houses for memorable functions and din- options, everything at this hotel was the Hongqiao International Airport, ing experiences. We are also close to designed with meeting planners in Hongqiao Railway Station and Bus some of the major scenic spots on mind. Station. Meanwhile, the hotel was the island, and there are numerous Shanghai is going to continue to rebranded to JW Marriott in 2015, team-building possibilities both in the develop in terms of infrastructure which instills more confidence with nearby area and within the 16 hect- and facilities to become increasingly international buyers and exhibitors. ares of the resort itself. From the standpoint of hardware, attractive as a meeting destination. the JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Hongqiao area will be the main focus Q: Are there any new projects for MICE destination in Shanghai due your hotel will launch this year to the two convention centers. We’re to attract business travelers and looking forward to bringing more enlarge your share of the MICE large scale conventions to the city, market? which will benefit MICE business. Jürgen Sterkau: First of all, Marriott Ugur Talayhan: MICE business is launched two innovative new concepts of course extremely important for for meetings. Meetings Imagined — a our resort and it will only get more complementary meetings service app and more competitive in Hainan and and website — gained a high profile throughout the country with many as an engaging new concept inspiring big hotel brands scheduled to open MICE professionals with refreshing in the coming months and years. I ideas for creative occasions of all sizes, am pleased that we have developed a highlighting Marriott as the number fantastic relationship with the MICE one choice for MICE events in China. clients and organizers who have For the hotel side, the nearby chosen Raffles Hainan in the past International Sourcing Center and and I think that these relationships brand-new National Exhibition and coupled with our growing reputation Convention Center (Shanghai) offers in the market for delivering success- high potential to grow MICE seg- ful and memorable events will hold ment. Furthermore, its proximity us in good stead for the future. Shanghai Daily Monday 21 March 2016 MICE B9 City’s best event hotels offer space in abundance

Pudong Shangri-La, East Shanghai across a single level. The 870sqm grand With 7,000sqm of versatile indoor and outdoor ballroom features a high-resolution 9m by 5m event space, it has the largest hotel banquet LED screen, the largest of its kind in Shanghai. and meeting venue in Shanghai. The Grand Address: 555 Xizang Rd M., Shanghai Collection comprises two pillar-free ballrooms, Tel: (021) 2312-9888 the Grand Ballroom and China Hall, which can accommodate 1,500 and 1,700 guests Hyatt Regency Chongming respectively for cocktail receptions. The Campus is a 1,440sqm learning and so- Address: 33 Fucheng Rd, Shanghai cial center with contemporary and dynamic Tel: (021) 6882-8888 settings, and it comprises a lecture hall, three classrooms, the Cafeteria and six song Fairmont Peace Hotel and games rooms. The hotel also features Located on the mezzanine level, the hotel a 630sqm ballroom that extends toward a has new function rooms and meeting spac- walled garden, five classically styled salons es that are flooded with natural light and and boardrooms and a 3,200sqm lawn that offer a compelling view of the Bund and the can cater to large events and weddings. Pudong skyline. The roof terrace is the ideal Address: 799 Lanhai Rd, Shanghai space for exclusive occasions from creative Tel: (021) 6703-1234 events to corporate launches. 1,512sqm banquet and conference area. Tel: (021) 2426-8888 Address: 20 Nanjing Rd E., Shanghai The hotel also has a 600sqm pillar-less JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Chang- Tel: (021) 6321-6888 ballroom divisible into three sections, 14 Shanghai Marriott Hotel Parkview feng Park additional meeting rooms, a 175sqm junior It is the only hotel in Shanghai’s city center It has more than 1,500sqm of prime func- Renaissance Shanghai Yangtze Hotel ballroom and the highest library in the world with two full-sized pillar-less ballrooms. The tional meeting space, including 13 private The hotel has 2,000sqm of flexible space on the 60th floor. hotel has a total of 2,800sqm of meeting rooms. The grand ballroom features over within which a recently renovated ballroom Address: 399 Nanjing Rd W., Shanghai space, including a 1,400sqm grand ball- 770sqm divisible into three private function of 670sqm and a new ballroom of 730sqm Tel: (021) 5359-4969 room and another 1,000sqm ballroom, and rooms, with a capacity of 700 guests. are located. The hotel also has 13 function also five flexible function rooms that can ac- Address: 158 Daduhe Rd, Shanghai rooms adaptable to various events, occa- Pullman Shanghai South commodate special occasions, conferenc- Tel: (021) 2215-6666 sions, and annual parties. The hotel has a 1,300sqm pillar-less grand es, meetings, weddings and other events. Address: 2099 Yan’an Rd, Shanghai ballroom, which can accommodate up to Address: 333 Guanghong Rd W., Shanghai Waldorf Astoria Shanghai on the Tel: (021) 6275-0000 1,200 guests. The hotel also has seven Tel: (021) 3669-8888 Bund function rooms, as well as a super-sized The hotel is the celebrated destination for the JW Marriott Hotel Shanghai Tomor- 2.5m by 6.6m lift designed especially for Shanghai Marriott Hotel City Centre city’s spectacular wedding and elegant high row Square auto shows and large exhibitions. It offers 720 guest rooms and more than society events. The ballroom’s backdrop is the The hotel has 18 function rooms with a Address: 1 Pubei Rd, Shanghai 2,000sqm of meetings and events space signature waterfront promenade. There are B10 mice Monday 21 March 2016 Shanghai Daily

the Diplomats Hall and Council Hall, as well carpet event space — and two organically including a 545sqm ballroom and 10 func- Address: 88 Shiji Ave, Shanghai as eight boardrooms providing the same re- shaped outdoor terraces. tion rooms — all complete with the latest Tel: (021) 5049-1234 nowned true Waldorf service for all occasions. Address: 88 Songshan Rd, Shanghai audio-visual technology. Address: 2 Zhongshan Rd E., Shanghai Tel: (021) 2310-1234 Address: 100 Changliu Rd, Shanghai Jumeirah Himalayas Hotel Shanghai Tel: (021) 6322-9988 Tel: (021) 3871-4888 The Himalayas Center has recently unveiled Renaissance Shanghai Zhongshan its new facility of DaGuan Theater. Adjoin- Hilton Shanghai Hongqiao Park Hotel Shanghai Marriott Hotel Pudong East ing to the Grand Ballroom, the new DaGuan The largest ballroom in Puxi area measures The hotel offers one of the largest unob- The meeting facilities feature a magnificent Theater can accommodate 1,200 specta- 1,706sqm with a 6.7-meter-high ceiling. The structed grand ballrooms in Puxi compris- 655sqm grand ballroom and additional tors with a space area of 1,100sqm. magnificent Yuan Yi Grand Ballroom can ing of 1,250sqm. Equipped three high-tech 1,050sqm of state-of-the-art event space Address: 1108 Meihua Rd, Shanghai accommodate over 1,000 people. There are LED screens provide guests with a fantastic separated into 10 meeting rooms. The 10 Tel: (021) 3858-0888 six meeting rooms and a boardroom. visual and auditory experience. separate meeting rooms have a dedicated Address: 1116 Hongsong Rd E., Shanghai Address: 1018 Changning Rd, Shanghai social zone and meeting zone for coffee Jing An Shangri-La, West Shanghai Tel: (021) 3323-6666 Tel: (021) 6115-8888 breaks, receptions and informal meetings. In the heart of the affluent Jing’an central Address: 15 Xinjinqiao Rd, Shanghai business district, the 508-room hotel will Kerry Hotel Pudong, Shanghai Shanghai Marriott Hotel Hongqiao Tel: (021) 6036-8888 be the focal point of the integrated Jing An The hotel offers the largest and most flexible With 1,900sqm of function space, a 745sqm Kerry Centre. The hotel provides 4,465sqm portfolio of meeting and banqueting space Grand Ballroom accommodates up to 700 Renaissance Shanghai Yu Garden of meeting and conference space, including in Shanghai, spanning over 7,300sqm, guests, and a 282sqm Executive Ballroom Hotel a 1,740sqm grand ballroom. including a 2,300sqm pillar-free Grand accommodates up to 220 guests. Every With 1,020sqm of five banquet and meeting Address: 1218 Yan’an Rd M., Shanghai Shanghai Ballroom. ballroom can be divided into three sec- spaces, the hotel has state-of-the-art audio Tel: (021) 2203-8888 Address: 1388 Huamu Rd, Shanghai tions. Six additional multipurpose function visuals facilities and services. The unique Tel: (021) 6169-8888 and meeting rooms cover 600sqm. venues also include a 400sqm rooftop Mandarin Oriental Pudong, Shanghai Address: 2270 Hongqiao Rd, Shanghai terrace on 23rd floor, with stunning views It offers 1,928sqm of state-of-the-art meet- The Langham, Shanghai, Xintiandi Tel: (021) 6237-6000 of Yuyuan Garden and modern Pudong ings and events venues. All venues are It offers 357 guest rooms and over skyline, which can host 50-200 pax event accessed via a grand hallway and feature 2,000sqm of dedicated meeting and event Shanghai Marriott Hotel Luwan or themed party with tailor-made F&B and unique, spacious breakout areas. The pillar- space across two levels. It can customize It offers more than 1,600sqm of meet- banquet services. free 625sqm Grand Ballroom can host up meeting spaces to meet every need. ing and function space with one pillar-less Address: 159 Henan Rd S., Shanghai to 500 guests. Eight multifunctional meeting Address: 99 Madang Rd, Shanghai grand ballroom and additional 10 versatile Tel: (021) 2321-8888 rooms ranging in size from 25sqm to 105sqm Tel: (021) 2330-2288 meeting rooms to cater to every business are named after precious gemstones. need. The Grand Ballroom is able to ac- Grand Hyatt Shanghai Address: 111 Pudong Rd S., Shanghai Andaz Xintiandi, Shanghai commodate up to 380 guests for a sit-down It has 555 elegant rooms with a breathtaking Tel: (021) 2082-9888 The hotel features 307 spacious rooms banquet, and it is adjunctive to a pre-func- view, 11 restaurants and bars, 24-hour Club and suites and 11 different event venues, tion area providing the ideal venue for event Oasis and a total of 19 diverse event venues. Sheraton Shanghai Waigaoqiao from meeting studios that can seat 14 to registration, cocktails and coffee breaks. The hotel’s extensive event and conference It is strategically situated in the Waigaoqiao 16 guests to a ballroom that can seat 300 Address: 99 Jiangbin Rd, Shanghai facilities include Grand Ballroom and Crystal Free Trade Zone. The hotel is also one of guests. The special Andaz Garden Studio Tel: (021) 5318-8888 Ballroom, which respectively can seat up to the closest international hotels to Shanghai on Level 5 features four event rooms and a 1,200 and 800 people. It also has 13 event Disneyland. It features over 2,600sqm of spectacular glass pavilion surrounded by Renaissance Shanghai Pudong Hotel venues equipped with the latest state-of-the- flexible meeting space, including a 8.6- water — an ideal wedding chapel or red- It has 1,500sqm of banqueting space, art multimedia and video conferencing. meter-high, pillar-less ballroom spanning Shanghai Daily Monday 21 March 2016 MICE B11

1,000sqm and six spacious function InterContinental Shanghai Expo and nine function rooms. multiple award-winning Giovanni’s and Em- rooms. The hotel offers a spacious Grand Ballroom, Address: 2588 Yan’an Rd W., Shanghai erald Garden, this is where inspiring events Address: 28 Jilong Rd, Shanghai VISTA Ballroom and Terrace Ballroom with Tel: (021) 6208-5888 and exciting connections are created. Tel: (021) 3121-9999 an outdoor area. They are all equipped with Address: 5 Zunyi Rd N., Shanghai state-of-the-art technology and have natural Sofitel Shanghai Hyland Tel: (021) 6275-8888 Hyatt on the Bund light with specially designed breakout areas. The hotel offers 383 guestrooms and suites It has a sprawling 1,864sqm of meeting Additional heritage listed 1930s villas and that includes sophisticated Club Sofitel Crowne Plaza Shanghai Harbour City space, with the capacity to cater to 1,092 nine function rooms are available. rooms. Shanghai meetings and events find It has a 1,050sqm pillar-free Grand Ball- people. There are two ballrooms with out- Address: 1188 Xueye Rd, Shanghai a home in 1,102sqm of function spaces, room and nine separate function rooms. door terraces that have a capacity of 900 Tel: (021) 3858-1188 including a pillarless Grand Ballroom, seven Beer garden, outdoor swimming pool and and 400 respectively (theater-style). Located meeting rooms and an outdoor terrace per- 100,000sqm of green fields are available to on the ground floor, access to the Grand Banyan Tree Shanghai On The Bund fect for cocktail receptions. provide event venue options of every kind. Ballroom and the Bund Ballroom is easy Positioned on the banks of Huangpu River Address: 505 Nanjing Rd, Shanghai Address: No. 1 South Island, Harbour and both have direct connection to the out- in Shanghai’s iconic Bund area, with four Tel: (021) 6351-5888 City, Shanghai door terrace, a circular Glasshouse with an function rooms that can be configured to Tel: (021) 2033-9999 outdoor courtyard, and nine multi-purpose accommodate 10 to 90 guests and a grand The Qube, Pudong multi-sized function rooms. ballroom hosting 45 to 130 revellers, the Located in the Shanghai Disneyland and Grand Hyatt Chengdu Address: 199 Huangpu Rd, Shanghai hotel is tailor-made for a magnificent ban- Pudong transportation hub area, The Qube, It has more than 3,000sqm of event space. Tel: (021) 6393-1234 quet or a swanky soiree. Pudong has a 710sqm pillar-less grand Palais, a 712sqm ballroom, features high Address: 19 Gongping Rd, Shanghai ballroom on the third floor, with 7-meter-high ceilings and dazzling angled mirror panel. It Sheraton Shanghai Pudong Hotel & Tel: (021) 2509-1188 ceiling, which can accommodate maximum also offers nine separate Residences, stylish Residences 700 guests. The hotel also has six function residential-style meeting spaces measuring The hotel offers 1,517sqm of nine elegantly Sofitel Shanghai Sheshan Oriental rooms catering to 10 to 100 guests. between 81 and 511sqm, seven of which decorated meeting rooms and a range of Sparkling lagoons and elegant Mediter- Address: 5500 Chuansha Rd, Shanghai feature separate living rooms and two with equipment available upon request. The ranean architecture serve as the perfect Tel: (021) 6187-1888 direct access to open kitchens. 1,020sqm ballroom can be divided into picturesque backdrop to your event. It has Address: Chicony Square, 8 Chunxi Rd three sections. 3,500sqm of meeting and function facilities, InterContinental Shanghai Pudong S., Chengdu Address: 38 Pujian Rd, Shanghai with a pillar-less 1,200sqm grand ballroom The hotel has 16 meeting rooms. The Tel: (028) 6666-1234 Tel: (021) 5089-9999 and a variety of creative outdoor spaces. 756sqm Tomson Grand Ballroom features Address: 3888 Sichen Rd, Shanghai elegant crystal lights with a capacity of 40 Millennium Harbourview Hotel Xiamen Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai Tel: (021) 3761-8888 tables’ banquet-style, supported by elegant It is easily accessible from the air- Grand Kempinski Hotel Shanghai has a total New Asia Ballroom with capacity of 280 port, exhibition center and Xia- of 1,850sqm of floor space for meetings, Grand Millennium Shanghai Hongqiao persons and 16 multi-sized breakout rooms. men’s major business centers and of- conferences and events, including the pillar- It has 369 guest rooms, which are no less Address: 777 Zhangyang Rd, Shanghai fice buildings. The hotel has 352 guest- less Grand Ballroom which can accom- than 40sqm. The hotel is a 10-minute drive Tel: (021) 5835-6666 rooms. Spanning over 1,000sqm, the ho- modate up to 800 guests. The hotel also from Hongqiao International Airport and tel’s range of ballrooms, func- features the Huangpu Auditorium, which is Hongqiao Railway Station and a six-minute Sheraton Shanghai Hongqiao Hotel tion rooms, associa- over 160sqm and has a 3.4-meter ceiling walk from Metro Line 10 Shuicheng Road With over 1,99sqm of dedicated event tion rooms in classroom and the- that can accommodate up to 120 guests. Station. It offers more than 2,000sqm of space, 600 rooms and suites furnished with ater style cater to a whole host of events. Address: 1288 Lujiazuihuan Rd, Shanghai flexible space, including a pillar-less ball- Sheraton Sweet Sleepers Beds, six pre- Address: 12-8 Zhenhai Rd, Xiamen Tel: (021) 3867-8888 room, multi-function hall, garden ballroom mium restaurants and bars including the Tel: (0592) 202-3333 B12 mice Monday 21 March 2016 Shanghai Daily

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