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NANSHA, China, Nov. 19, 2020 / Xinhua-AsiaNet/–

“We overcome difficulties and meet as scheduled, bringing global scientific and technological elites to Nansha once again,” said Dong Ke, Mayor of Nansha District of Guangzhou, at the 2020 East Tech West held in Nansha on November 17.

In the “post-epidemic era”, how to seize the opportunities of the times, face difficulties and promote global economic recovery through technological innovation? The East Tech West gave an answer to the question.

According to the Publicity Department of Nansha District Committee, this year’s East Tech West attracted influential guests including Ginni Rometty, Executive Chairman of IBM, Chen Xiaodong, VP, Alibaba and CEO, InTime, and Dr Chiang Chun Yuan, Founder and Chairman, Technology Committee, FINDA, etc. They shared forward-looking and leading views around topics such as “Global Investment Outlook”, “China’s Post Pandemic Recovery Strategy”, “Sustainable Development of the Digital Economy”, “the Post Pandemic Wellness Industry”, etc.

According to Dr. Chiang Chun Yuan, it is a common issue for the international community to figure out how to apply science and technology to make people’s life more convenient and serve for the economic development. In the context, the combination of digital technology with traditional Chinese medicine is worth expecting.

Digital transformation not only has a long-term impact on the life and health industry, but also influences the thinking model of various industries and fields. Mu Chen, CEO and Co-founder, BigONE Lab, said that BigONE Lab applies a new generation of data, consulting, and research systems, together with digitalized research products to analyze consumption, entertainment, education, and local services, etc. With massive objective data, it is shown that China’s economy has strong resilience and great development potential in the face of the epidemic.

“China’s flexibility of economic development lets many problems to be solved here,” said CG Lai, CEO, BNP Paribas China.

Based on that, the country has quickly adjusted policies under the epidemic, optimized the business environment and promoted economic recovery, becoming a “safe haven” for cross-border investment of many companies.

China (Guangdong) Pilot Free Trade Zone, as a pioneer in China’s new round of reform and opening up, is becoming “one of the first choices” for foreign capital to enter into the Chinese market.

Dong Ke said at the East Tech West: “Nansha has been approved as a national comprehensive bonded zone and one of the demonstration zones for creative promotion of import trade, driving us to build a new highland for opening up and providing opportunities for people at home and abroad to invest and start businesses here.”

The high-tech industry is developing strongly in Nansha, with the number of related enterprises increasing continuously. According to Dong Ke, so far, Nansha has gathered more than 230 artificial intelligence companies, over 200 life and health companies, and 187 investment projects from Fortune Global 500 companies.

Now mankind is undergoing major changes unseen in a century. Scientific and technological exchanges and cooperation strongly support global economic recovery. Dong Ke said more people are welcomed to share ideas and wisdom at East Tech West, jointly discuss new models of international scientific and technological innovation cooperation, and contribute new thinking global economic development.

Source: The Publicity Department of Nansha District Committee 

KUALA LUMPUR, Nov 19 — New World Hotels & Resorts has been appointed by Sun Group to manage New World Phu Quoc Resort (formerly Sun Premier Village Kem Beach Resort), on Vietnam’s southern Phu Quoc island, with first guests anticipated in 2021.

The agreement heralds not only the 11th property and second resort to join New World Hotels & Resorts’ portfolio across Asia in city and resort destinations, but the third in Vietnam including New World Saigon Hotel and New World Hoiana Hotel, opening soon.

The all-villa resort is situated on the southwestern tip of Phu Quoc, on nearly 60 hectares of tropical landscape facing acclaimed Kem Beach – a 3.5km crescent-shaped swathe of idyllic shoreline facing the Gulf of Thailand.
Akin to a luxury beach village, the resort is a fitting home base to explore the natural wonders of Phu Quoc – the largest of Vietnam’s islands, it is densely forested, bisected by the ‘99 Peak’ mountain range and encircled by some of the world’s finest beaches.

According to a statement, more than half the island is a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve and much of its surrounding waters, a marine preservation area.

Guests can select from 375 villas in seven configurations starting from 124 square metres in size to the grand 414-square metre Sun Beach Front Villa, with every thatched-roof villa with a private swimming pool.

The resort’s private stretch of Kem Beach is a magnet for water sports, beach lounging and magnificent sunsets, but the meandering pathways through the resort’s landscaped gardens also lead guests to a myriad of additional recreational options, including an outdoor swimming pool, fitness centre and studio, as well as a 16-treatment-room spa.

In ambience, setting and style, New World Phu Quoc Resort luxuriously reflects all the charm of the verdant Vietnamese island that is proving an increasingly irresistible lure to visitors from worldwide.

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HONG KONG, Nov 17 (Bernama-BUSINESS WIRE)— Many people around the world are taking this uncertain time as an opportunity to reconnect with nature on a deeper level through all their senses. To evoke nature’s abundant beauty through the power of music, the Hong Kong Tourism Board (HKTB), in collaboration with the Brand Hong Kong Management Unit, Information Services Department of the HKSAR Government and the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra, created a musical interlude for the WRLDCTY Festival, the world’s largest virtual city festival celebrating urban culture and innovation, held in October.

Named Orchestra of the Year 2019 at classical music’s prestigious Gramophone Awards in the UK, often called the Oscars of the classical music world, the Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra is the city’s flagship orchestra. In a unique visual and audio journey, they performed “Morning Mood”, from Edvard Grieg’s Peer Gynt Suite no. 1. Filmed in Sai Kung, dubbed the “back garden of Hong Kong”, the video combines the restorative aural therapy properties of classical music with stunning nature scenes from Hong Kong, for a wholesome, all-encompassing wellness experience, which brings together the creative and natural worlds.

Now available for global audiences to enjoy no matter where they are in the world. Visit https://youtu.be/kXHhXvyJgZE.

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CHONGQING, China, Nov. 17, 2020 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/–

Life is rosy in west China’s Chongqing City, a scenic region where the 24th chrysanthemum art exhibition is held in its Banan District.
 
Held from Oct. 28 to Nov. 28, the exhibition is the largest open professional chrysanthemum feast with the most varieties exhibited in Chongqing. More than 2 million pots of chrysanthemum are exhibited, featuring almost all the most beautiful varieties from all over China.
 
Located in the southwest of Chinese inland and the upper reaches of the Yangtze River, Chongqing is the only municipality in the central and western regions of China. Banan District is located in the center of Chongqing’s main metropolitan area and the upstream of the Three Gorges Reservoir area. It is a national pilot area for urban-rural integration, an excellent Chinese tourist area known for its hot springs.
 
Banan is a city of humanity. It is the birthplace and inheritance place of the Ba State (BC1122-BC316). The Ba culture has a long history of some 3,000 years, nourishing a variety of other sub-cultures like Bayu culture, ancient town culture and tea culture. Fengsheng Ancient Town, Mudong Old Street, Family Peng’s Residential Buildings and other old blocks and buildings are places to trace Bayu culture. Sixty intangible cultural heritage items such as Mudong Folk Songs have gradually gained global spotlight to showcase Chinese culture.
 
Banan is a city of creativity. Five major industrial clusters, including trade and logistics, biomedicine, civil-military integration, digital intelligence and ecological innovation, have been growing steadily. Chongqing highway logistics base is the city’s only national highway logistics hub, the main carrier of the new land-sea corridor in the west, the starting place of Chongqing cross-border highway buses, and the demonstration area of China-Singapore connectivity projects. Chongqing international biological city is the Chongqing’s first project that has been included in the national strategic emerging industry cluster development program. Chongqing Banan economic park is one of the first provincial-level new-type industrial parks in Chongqing and the only flat panel display construction base in the municipality. Dajiang science and innovation city is one of the first military and civilian integration industry demonstration bases in Chongqing. The new city of Huimin intelligence headquarters will become a demonstration area of high-tech, headquarters economy, cultural and tourism integration and other industries.
 
Banan is a city of openness. Huaxi International Culture and Sports Center, Wanda Plaza, Ocean Park and other urban functional projects are impressive. Xiliutuo Town, Babin Road coastline and other leisure resorts are teeming with visitors. Banan is home to four Yangtze River bridges and eight expressways. The eastern ring line of the railway runs through the north and south of Banan, and three light rail lines connect the central urban area of Chongqing, thus building a convenient and three-dimensional urban transportation network.
 
Banan is a city of ecology. It is rich in natural resources, and rivers, springs, mountains, forests, lakes and islands could be found in the region. It has 60 kilometers of the Yangtze River coastline, 48 large rivers and 98 reservoirs, accounting for nearly half of Chongqing’s hot springs.
 
According to the Publicity Department of Banan District, this year’s chrysanthemum art exhibition also happened to coincide with the South Hot Spring Lantern Festival, another light feast in the city. The lantern festival is located in Banan South Hot Spring scenic spot, which stretches for about 2.5 kilometers along the mountain and the river. A total of 108 lights with 18 different themes are put up along the way, and will last until the end of February 2021.
 
In addition, as an important part of the chrysanthemum art exhibition, the “Haday Cup” 2020 Chinese Cuisine World Championship will be held in Banan from November 20 to 22, 2020.
 
Welcome to Chongqing Banan, which awaits global visitors with enchanting chrysanthemum, delicious food, hot springs, impressive lanterns and other local traditions.
 
For more information, please visit www.cqbn.gov.cn/.
 
Source: The Publicity Department of Banan District  

SANYA, China, Nov. 17, 2020 /Xinhua-AsiaNet/–

From Nov. 12 to 13, 2020, “Beautiful Sanya Lishan Distillery Cup” Beach Handball Invitational 2020 was held in Sanya. Anhui women’s team and Shandong men’s team won the championship in the match. The beach handball competition was divided into men’s and women’s groups from Anhui, Jiangsu, Shandong and some other regions in China.

Shandong beat Anhui 2-0 to win the men’s team title at the 2020 Sanya Beach Handball Invitational Tournament here on last Friday, according to the Sixth Asian Beach Games Sanya 2020 Organising Committee (SABGOC). Anhui attacked fiercely at the beginning of the match, while Shandong used defensive counterattacking tactics, with the goalkeeper scoring directly when the Anhui players did not come to the defensive positions. The two teams played hard in the second half, Anhui was one point behind Shandong at the last second of the match, but Wang Wenjun did not score in the following free kick for Anhui. “We won mainly in teamwork and defence, and we showed our usual training level today,” said Sun Haonan, a player for Shandong.

In the women’s event, Anhui beat the Chinese young women’s national team 2-0 to win the title. The Anhui women’s team, which has many national team players, with an average age of 22, won the match easily with their height and experience. Cheng Qiao, deputy secretary general of the Chinese Handball Association, said that beach handball is entertaining for audience due to the athletes’ fancy shooting skills such as the 360-degree twist in the air in pursuit of two points.

According to Zhou Jun, Vice Mayor of Sanya City, the “Beautiful Sanya 2020” competition series is designed as a practice run for the working process of The Games. The Sixth Asian Beach Games Sanya 2020 Organising Committee will spare no effort to ensure the operation of the invitational while carefully adhering to epidemic prevention and control.

Source: SABGOC

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   Caption: On November 13, in the women’s finals, Anhui beat Chinese youth team 2-0 to win the woman’s team title. Zhang Tianjie of the Anhui team attacked in the game.