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                                  Dear Readers,
                                  Himalaya represents a brand new collaboration initiative between the
                                  Sunshine 100 group and KAIA properties, and seeks to revitalize the
                                  hospitality scene and to tap into the demographic changes in China. It
                                  is grounded in Chinese roots and imbued with Chinese philosophy, and
                                  more excitingly, with global aspirations extending far beyond the borders
                                  of the Chinese speaking world.
                                  Tianjin Business Times interviewed Bhupesh Yadav, the Chief Operating
                                  Officer at Himalaya Hospitality International (HHI), and Augustine Markose
                                  Silva, the Regional General Manager of Northern China and the Vice
                                  President of Pre-Opening at HHI.
                                  As a hospitality platform, Himalaya has designed several different product
                                  offerings to meet the multi-faceted needs of its customer base, including
                                  that of the Himalaya Serviced Residences, Himalaya Branded Residences,
                                  Himalaya Hotels and the Himalaya Club.
                                  Although Himalaya has not emerged from the global pandemic
                                  unscathed, it continues to grow and expand, even if at slightly dampened
                                  rates. Right now, Mr Yadav and Mr Silva speak with enthusiasm about the
   Recent Past Editons            opening of Himalaya’s second property in Tianjin, the Himalaya Serviced
                                  Residences Tianta Tianjin. A sister project to their existing property in
                                  the Nankai District, the property at Tianta will further complement
                                  Himalaya’s existing hospitality offerings in Tianjin come September 2020.
                                  The Himalaya at Tianta is the first-ever Himalaya Club in northern China.
                                  The Himalaya Club offers a range of facilities including dining, fitness,
                                  wellness and business, and this serves as a trendy and diverse platform
                                  for members to meet like-minded people and to form meaningful
                                  connections.
                                  In economic news, the Chinese economy shrank by 6.8% in the first four
                                  months of the year, which is the first contraction on record. In the second
                                  quarter the gross domestic product (GDP) growth may return to 2% or 3%
                                  as factories step up production. There are still many challenges standing
                                  in the way of recovery, but China is doing all it can to climb out of that
                                  economic decline. In the remainder of 2020, the Chinese economy will
                                  need to show strong recovery, and the recent signs are positive.
                                  You can read more in this month’s interesting issue. The articles cover
                                  some of the positive impacts of this pandemic, such the expansion of
                                  the digital economy of China––already a digital leader––with online
                                  sales, teleconferencing, and online entertainment amid social distancing
                                  conditions, accounting for 45% of global e-commerce transactions.
                                  Visit our website www.businesstianjin.com and follow us on our official
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Biz Briefs
Contents                                                                     July                                        Tianjin News
                                                                                                                   Tianjin lowers COVID-19
                                                                                                                                                               comprehensive bonded areas. Now,
                                                                                                                                                               Tianjin has four comprehensive
                                                                                                                                                               bonded areas covering 13.41 square
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     hotel since 30 May, occasionally
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     cleaning frozen seafood. Tianjin Centre
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     for Disease Control and Prevention
                                        COVER STORY
                                                                        07   BIZ BRIEFS                            emergency response to third                 km. As important platforms for an                     (Tianjin CDC) said that the man has no
                                      Himalaya: The extra mile in                                                                                              open economy, comprehensive                           history of traveling in the 14 days prior
                                      service excellence
                                                                        12   ECONOMY                               level
                                                                                                                                                               bonded areas are significant to                       to the onset of his illness, no contact
                                      Business Tianjin Magazine              No Economic Growth Target for 2020                                                developing foreign trade, attracting                  histor y with confirmed cases or
                                      sat down with Bhupesh             14   E-BIZ                                                                             foreign investment, and promoting                     suspected cases. The patient had a
                                      Yadav, the Chief Operating                                                                                               industrial transformation and upgrade,                fever on the Tuesday and went to
                                                                             Telecommuting is Part of the New                                                  said Liu Xintong, deputy director of                  three hospitals and received nucleic
                                      Officer at Himalaya Hospitality        Normal
                                      International (HHI), and                                                                                                 Tianjin Customs, at a news briefing.                  acid testing. He tested positive on the
                                      Augustine Markose Silva, the      16   COVER STORY                                                                                                                             Wednesday morning, with light
                                      Regional General Manager of            Himalaya: The extra mile in service                                               The Fourth World                                      symptoms. Tianjin also suspended
                                      Northern China and the Vice            excellence                                                                        Intelligence Congress held                            some cross-regional coach services to
                                      President of Pre-Opening at                                                  Tianjin has lowered its emergency           online in Tianjin                                     Beijing on Tuesday to avoid the spread
                                                                        22   FEATURE STORY                                                                                                                           of infection. The municipality requires
                                      HHI.                                                                         response to the novel coronavirus
                                                                             Recovery strategies of China after    epidemic from the second level to the                                                             citizens who have been to medium
                                                                             Covid-19                              third level starting from June 6th, 2020.                                                         and high risk areas in Beijing in the
                                                                                                                   The third emergency response level is                                                             past 30 days to repor t to their
                                      See Page 16
                                                                        24   IN DEPTH                                                                                                                                communities, and those who conceal
                                                                                                                   the second-lowest. Prevention and
                                                                             Origin of the Novel Corona Virus      control measures will be adjusted                                                                 their itineraries and cause the spread
                                                                        26   INSPIRATIONAL                         accordingly. Under the third level,                                                               of the disease will be held accountable,
hr                                                                                                                 residential areas will continue with                                                              local news reported. According to the
                                                                             A Genius Observer                                                                                                                       report, people who travel from Beijing
How Are Recruitment                                                                                                code inspections and information            Cutting-edge technologies such as
                                                                        29   Book review                           registration, but body temperature          artificial intelligence, augmented                    are allowed to enter Tianjin as long as
Trends Changing
                                                                        30   TRAVEL                                checks won't be required. Public            re a l i t y a n d v i r t u a l re a l i t y we re   their health QR code appears green.
I n 2020, a ne w set of
                                                                                                                   spaces such as libraries, museums,          leveraged to create a new platform to                 Those with red codes should be
recruitment trends has                                                       Maluku                                                                                                                                  quarantined for two weeks in a
shown up that has been                                                                                             parks and scenic spots are opening,         showcase China's technological
                                                                        34   REAL ESTATE                           with visitors limited to 50% of the         p rowe s s a t t h e Fo u r t h Wo r l d              designated spot, and those with
considerably impacting
                                                                                                                                                                                                                     yellow codes should quarantine at
the recruiting process.                                                      How Construction Projects Boost the   normal number.                              Intelligence Congress, an online event
                                                                                                                                                               held on 23–24 June in Tianjin. Jin                    home for two weeks.
                                                                             Economy
                                                                                                                   Three new comprehensive                     Xiangjun, vice-mayor of Tianjin, said
                                                                        37   NUMBERS                               bonded zones approved in                    digital and intelligent technologies                  Tianjin based CanSino's
See Page 42                                                             38   TAX & FINANCE                         Tianjin                                     played a vital role in combating the                  recombinant COVID-19 vaccine
                                                                                                                                                               novel coronavirus outbreak, and in the                approved as special military
                                                                             A glimpse of key fiscal and tax
                                                                             policies
                                                                                                                                                               post-epidemic era, more AI-powered                    drug
LAST WORDS                                                                                                                                                     application scenarios and solutions
                                                                        42   HR                                                                                that inject new impetus into economy
A Delightful event
Wine Lovers’ Afternoon                                                       How Are Recruitment Trends                                                        and society are needed.

Sipping a glass of ice cold
                                                                             Changing
                                                                                                                                                               Tianjin: Man cleaning frozen
French sparkling wine on                                                44   TECH                                                                              seafood at hotel catches
a s u m m e r ’s a f te r n o o n ,                                          Predicting Preemies                   Tianjin Municipality has received           COVID-19 virus
looking out at the Tianjin                                                                                         approval to set up three new
skyline - this is one of those                                          46   MARKETING
                                                                                                                   comprehensive bonded areas in its
precious moments that life                                                   Become a Master at Content            Binhai New Area, according to local                                                               Chinese biopharmaceutical firm
sometimes throws at you,                                                     Marketing                             authorities. Comprehensive bonded                                                                 CanSino Biologics Inc announced on
and that you should not let                                                                                        areas are special commercial zones                                                                Monday that a recombinant novel
pass. On the afternoon of                                               48   BUSINESS NEWS                                                                                                                           coronavirus vaccine (Ad5-nCoV) the
                                                                                                                   that enjoy favourable taxation policies
Saturday, 20 June, wine and                                             51   CHAMBER REPORT                        and are managed by customs officials.                                                             company developed with a military
food lovers came together                                                                                                                                                                                            research team has received special
                                                                        54   LISTING                               The State Council approved the
to appreciate what life has                                                                                        upgrade of the Tianjin Expor t              Tianjin reported one new confirmed                    one-year militar y drug approval.
to offer: good wine, good                                               60   ART & LEISURE                                                                     COVID-19 case––a 22-year-old man                      The approval for the military use of
                                                                                                                   Processing Zone, Tianjin Dongjiang
food and great company.                                                      Walk in the park                      Free Trade Port Zone, and Tianjin           working at Tianjin's Conrad hotel. The                Ad5-nCoV was granted by the Health
See Page 62                                                             62   LAST WORDS                            Bonded Logistics Park to                    patient has been washing dishes in the                Bureau of the Logistics Suppor t

                                                                             A Delightful event
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Biz Briefs                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                        Biz Briefs
       Department of the Central Military                 JPMorgan Gets the Nod to                         have registered in advance on DiDi's             Luckin Coffee Inc. will be delisted from       the European Union, and GLONASS of                   universities and colleges in an effort to
       Commission on June 25, for one                     Take Full Control of China                       mobile app can hail an autonomous                the Nasdaq after it received two               Russia.                                              uphold education fairness, said a
                                                                                                                                                            notices from the New York-based stock                                                               recently released circular. The circular,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                Law & Policy
       year. Ad5-nCoV is currently limited to             Futures Venture                                  vehicle for a free ride, as long as their
       military use and cannot be expanded                                                                 points of departure and arrival are              exchange over failure to meet listing                                                               issued by the Ministry of Education,
       to a broader vaccination range without                                                              within the 53.6-km designated roads              rules, the scandal-plagued Chinese                                                                  noted that students whose parents are
       the approval of the Logistics Support                                                               in Shanghai's Jiading District. DiDi said        coffee chain said Friday. The company          Big cash transactions                                both Chinese nationals, or have one
       Department, the statement said.                                                                     safety personnel have been deployed              originally scheduled a hearing on the                                                               parent who is a Chinese national, and
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Over 100,000 yuan will be
       Ad5-nCoV is being jointly developed                                                                 on the self-driving vehicles to respond          issue for June 25. But the day before                                                               who have acquired foreign nationality
       by CanSino and a team led by military                                                               to emergencies and take over the                 the hearing it withdrew the request
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Restricted                                           at birth are qualified for admittance to
       infectious disease expert Chen Wei                                                                  steering wheel if needed. In addition,           and decided not to fight the Nasdaq’s                                                               undergraduate programs of Chinese
       from the Institute of Biotechnology                                                                 DiDi has set up a safety center for              delisting decision, according to a                                                                  universities and colleges on condition
       under the Academy of Military Medical                                                               monitoring the vehicle's operational             s t a te m e n t i s s u e d Fr i d ay. Th e                                                        that they have a record of actually
       Sciences.                                                                                           status and provide remote assistance             company’s shares will be suspended at                                                               living abroad for more than two years
                                                                                                           when necessary.                                  the opening of business Monday. The                                                                 in the last four years, in addition to
                  Finance
                                                          China’s securities regulator approved
                                                          JPMorgan Chase & Co.’s application to                                                             stock plunged more than 55% to $1.32                                                                other application requirements
                                                          operate the countr y ’s first fully              Master plan for Hainan free                      Friday morning. Luckin was listed on                                                                prescribed by the universities and
                                                                                                           trade port                                       the Nasdaq in May 2019 with an initial                                                              colleges. Those who have immigrated
       AmEx Wins Clearing License                         foreign-owned futures business in an                                                                                                             China has designated three pilot areas
                                                          industry currently dominated by local                                                             public offering price of $17 each. At its                                                           and acquired foreign nationality are
       for China’s $27 Trillion                                                                                                                             peak, Luckin traded at just over $50 a
                                                                                                                                                                                                           to regulate cash transactions in large
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                qualified for admittance into the
       Market                                             players. JPMorgan in December                                                                                                                    amounts amid efforts to strengthen
                                                          applied to increase its 49% stake in its                                                          share with a market value of $12                                                                    undergraduate programs of Chinese
                                                                                                                                                                                                           cash circulation management and
                                                          futures joint venture in China to 100%.                                                           billion.                                                                                            universities and colleges on condition
                                                                                                                                                                                                           curb illegal activities, the central bank
                                                          Before the change, Shenzhen Wallace                                                                                                                                                                   that they have held valid foreign
                                                                                                                                                                                                           said. Hebei Province will start the
                                                          R a n d E q u i t y I n v e s t m e n t Fu n d                                                    China Completes Its Global                     two-year pilot program in July, while
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                passports or nationality certificates for
                                                          Management Co. Ltd. held a 50% stake                                                              Satellite Navigation System                                                                         at least four years and have a record of
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Zhejiang Province and the city of
                                                          in the venture, and a local investment                                                                                                                                                                actually living abroad for more than
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Shenzhen will start the experiment in
                                                          company in Jiangsu held 1%. The                  China has released a master plan for the                                                                                                             two years in the last four years, in
                                                                                                                                                                                                           October, according to a plan released
                                                          China Securities Regulatory                      Hainan free port that aims to build the                                                                                                              addition to other application
                                                                                                                                                                                                           by the People's Bank of China. All
                                                          Commission (CSRC) said in a statement            southern island province into a globally                                                                                                             requirements prescribed by the
       Amer ican Express Co. received                                                                                                                                                                      three pilot areas will regulate cash
                                                          posted on its website that China will            influential duty-free trading centre by                                                                                                              universities and colleges.
       approval to start bank card clearing                                                                                                                                                                transactions of 500,000 yuan or above
       services in China, making it the first             continue to deepen the opening of                the middle of the century. A trade port                                                         for business accounts. For personal
       foreign payments network to be                     the futures market and bring in more             s y s t e m fo c u s i n g o n t r a d e a n d                                                  a c c o u n t s, H e b e i , Z h e j i a n g a n d   Business Trip Without Visa to
       allowed to process local currency                  qualified foreign institutions. China            investment liberalization and facilitation                                                      Shenzhen have set the thresholds of                  China is Coming
       transactions in one of the world’s                 agreed to scrap limits on foreign                will be "basically established" in Hainan                                                       regulation at 100,000 yuan, 300,000
       largest markets. The People’s Bank of              ownership of futures companies                   by 2025, and become "more mature"                China launched the last satellite of the       yuan and 200,000 yuan, respectively.
       China granted a network clearing                   starting 1 January as part of the                by 2035, according to the plan jointly           BeiDou Navigation Satellite System             The pilot program will encourage
       license to American Express’s China                gradual opening-up of China’s financial          issued by the Central Committee of the           on Tuesday, marking the completion             reservation-based cash withdrawals in
       joint venture, Express (Hangzhou)                  sector to foreign players as pledged in          Communist Party of China and the                 of the deployment of its own global            large amounts, establish a system that
       Technology Services Co., the central               its phase one trade deal with the U.S.           State Council. The plan aims to facilitate       navigation system. The satellite, the          records, analyzes and supervises large
       bank said in a statement. The                                                                       free trade, investment and cross-border          55th in the family of BeiDou that means        cash transactions, and prevent risks
       company, which won initial approval                Didi Trials ‘Robotaxi’ Service                   capital flows in Hainan and says                 "Big Dipper" in Chinese, was launched          related to such transactions.
       in 2018, is required to start the clearing                                                          designated imported goods will be                at 9:43am (Beijing Time) and sent into                                                              The Hainan authorities intend to lift
                                                                                                           exempted from tariffs on the whole               the preset orbit by a Long March-3B                                                                 a number of restrictions and simplify
       service within six months, according to                                                                                                                                                             China tightens international
                                                                                                           island. It lists plenty of work emphasis in      carrier rocket from the Xichang                                                                     visa-free travel by 2025, states the
       the statement. The approval marks a
                                                                                                           periods stretching to 2035.                      Satellite Launch Center in southwest
                                                                                                                                                                                                           students' application for                            "General Program for the Establishment
       win for the card giant amid rising                                                                                                                                                                  universities, colleges
       political tension between the U.S. and                                                                                                               China's Sichuan Province. The satellite,                                                            of a Free Port on Hainan", announced
       China sparked by the coronavirus                                                                    Luckin Coffee Accedes to                         designated to enter the geostationary                                                               by the Chinese State Council.
       outbreak and a crackdown on Hong                                                                    Delisting From Nasdaq                            earth orbit (GEO), was the last one of                                                              According to the state plan, the local
       K o n g . I t u n d e r s c o r e s C h i n a ’s                                                                                                     the BDS-3 system, which started to                                                                  administration will allow citizens of
       commitment to opening its US$45                                                                                                                      offer countries and regions along the                                                               other states to come to the island
       trillion financial markets this year, in a                                                                                                           Belt and Road as well as the world basic                                                            without any preliminary formalities
       bid to attract foreign capital and                 Ride-hailing giant Didi Chuxing                                                                   navigation service in December 2018.                                                                for business trips, visiting relatives
       support growth.                                    (DiDi) on Saturday launched the trial                                                             BDS is one of four global navigation                                                                and acquaintances, undergoing a
                                                          run of self-driving ride service on                                                               satellite systems in the world. The other                                                           medical examination or treatment,
                                                                                                                                                                                                           China will further tighten international
                                                          designated test roads in the eastern                                                              three global navigation systems are                                                                 par ticipating in exhibitions and
                                                                                                                                                                                                           students' applications for
                                                          metropolis of Shanghai. Users who                                                                 GPS of the United States, Galileo of                                                                forums, as well as sports competitions.
                                                                                                                                                                                                           undergraduate programs in Chinese

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        Tourists aboard cruise ships will be                                                            the total number of international                                                      Tickets for regular-speed                   statement later that day. The victim
        allowed to stay on Hainan for 15                                                                degree students in China has reached                                                   trains going paperless                      was a 26-year-old foreign student at a
        days without a visa. According to the                                                           about 258,000 over the years. There                                                                                                university. The police didn't release any
        document, the Hainan authorities plan                                                           are only a few hundred thousand                                                                                                    further information and withheld his
        to gradually extend the period during                                                           foreigners working in China. The                                                                                                   nationality and name. The quarrel
        which foreigners can stay on the island                                                         proportion of international talent in                                                                                              ensued after Cong's scooter slightly
        without a visa. At the same time, the                                                           China's workforce is only 0.04 percent,                                                                                            rubbed against the expat, following
        authorities intend to ease border                                                               the lowest in the world. In contrast,                                                                                              which Cong bought a fruit knife from a
        control.                                                                                        according to statistics from the                                                                                                   nearby supermarket, and returned the
                                                   measures and 14-day compulsory                       Ministry of Education of China, in 2018    include pangolins, which means the                                                      spot to attack the expat, police said.
        2 Hours Time Limit for KTV                 quarantine in phases in the near future,             alone, 621,000 Chinese students went       mammals will no longer be used              Railway passengers across China will        The Nanjing Intermediate People's
                                                   as its COVID-19 epidemic situation                   abroad to study, making China the          in traditional Chinese medicine             wave goodbye to paper tickets as the        Court sentenced Cong to death for
                                                   continues to stabilize, Chief Executive of           world's largest source of international    (TCM). The move came after China            country allows people traveling on          intentional homicide, turning down all
                                                   the Hong Kong Special Administrative                 students and largest talent outbound       upgraded all species of pangolin            normal-speed trains to use electronic       arguments from the defence. Murder
                                                   Region (HKSAR) Carrie Lam said. Lam                  country.                                   from second- class to first- class          tickets, according to the country's         should be considered as intentional
                                                   made the remarks in a Facebook post                                                             protected animals because of their          railway operator. The e-ticket system,      injury, the court held.
                                                   after the HKSAR government decided                   People who "defame" or                     rapidly decreasing numbers due to           which was previously limited to
                                                   to roll out more measures to safeguard               "stigmatize" TCM will be                   over-hunting and habitat destruction.       high-speed and intercity railways, will     Healthy Baby is born with
                                                   employment and create jobs to mitigate                                                          Pangolins are believed to be one of                                                     antibodies after his mom
                                                                                                        punished                                                                               be promoted on rail lines running at
                                                   the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.                                                            the world's most endangered animals         normal speed, with over 1,300 such          contracted COVID-19
        No more never-ending nights filled         Small- and medium-sized enterprises                                                             and the world's most illegally trafficked   stations involved in the new
        with singing and drinking at the           (SMEs) make up over 90 percent of Hong                                                          mammal, according to TRAFFIC, an            arrangement, the China State Railway
        karaoke bar for now, as new pandemic       Kong's business establishments and                                                              international wildlife trade research       Group said. Passengers using the
        containment measures put a time            constitute the backbone of the society.                                                         organization.                               e-ticket system will be able to enter
        limit as to how long people can stay       The government has attached great                                                                                                           the station and check in with their ID
        inside entertainment locations and         importance to SMEs in relief measures                                                           Mandatory divorce                           cards and facial recognition without a
        wangba (internet cafes). On June           to safeguard employment and support                                                             'cooling-off' period sparks                 paper ticket. The system will also
        22nd, China’s Ministry of Culture and      economy, as helping those enterprises                                                           anger                                       reduce wait time and eliminate the risk
        Tourism issued an adjusted version         survive means conserving strength for                Beijing traditional Chinese medicine                                                   of losing tickets or being sold fake        A baby in China has been born with
        to earlier published guidelines on         Hong Kong's economic recovery, Lam                   ( TCM) authorities addressed the                                                       tickets, it said, adding that the average   coronavirus antibodies after his mother
        Covid-19-related prevention and            said.                                                controversy over draft regulations                                                     time of tick et- check ing will be          contracted COVID-19 when she was
        control measures for theaters, internet                                                         which appeared to indicate that                                                        shor tened from 3.8 seconds per             pregnant. The healthy boy was born to
        cafes, and other indoor entertainment      Foreign talents only account                         people who question the efficacy of                                                    person to 1.3 seconds.                      a woman who is originally from Hubei,
        venues. According to the latest            for 0.04% of population in                           TCM would be punished, saying that it                                                                                              where the pandemic started. Doctors
        guidelines, it will not be allowed for     China                                                was a misinterpretation, and that they                                                 Chinese man sentenced                       said the child's coronavirus antibodies
        Chinese consumers to stay at various                                                            could revise or delete some clauses in                                                 to death for murdering                      were 'a natural anti-virus ability' passed
        entertainment locations and wangba                                                              the draft regulations in response to the   Chinese couples seeking a divorce           foreigner                                   to him from the mother. The mother,
        for more than two hours. Singing                                                                controversy. Beijing is seeking public     must first complete a month-long                                                        known by her pseudonym Xiaoyu,
        and dancing entertainment venues,                                                               opinion on draft regulations on TCM        "cooling-off" period, according to a                                                    tested positive for the coronavirus
        such as KTV bars, can only operate                                                              which ban any person or organization       new law that has sparked outrage over                                                   in early April despite showing no
        at no greater than 50% maximum                                                                  from exaggerating the efficacy of TCM      state inter ference in private                                                          symptoms. Xiaoyu recovered from
        occupancy. This also means that                                                                 or using TCM to make improper profits,     relationships. The provision that                                                       the deadly disease after being treated
        private karaoke rooms will be much                                                              but also seek to punish those who          requires couples filing for separation to                                               for ten days. She then gave birth to
        emptier, as they will also only be able                                                         "defame" or "stigmatize" TCM. The final    wait for a month before their request                                                   a healthy baby boy. The first-time
        to operate at 50% capacity.                                                                     version of the regulations is expected     can be processed––in a bid to reduce                                                    mother received six nucleic acid tests
                                                   The Ministry of Justice of China has                 to be formally released in September.      divorce rates––sparked widespread                                                       after her labour and all the results
                                                   published the full text of the draft                                                            opposition when lawmakers first                                                         came back negative.
                   General
                                                                                                                                                                                               A Chinese man in Jiangsu Province
                                                   version of the "Regulations of the
                                                   People's Republic of China on the
                                                                                                         China in the world                        sought feedback last year. After it was
                                                                                                                                                   passed, the law became one of the top
                                                                                                                                                                                               was recently sentenced to death in a
                                                                                                                                                                                               first-instance judgment for killing a
        HK Expected to Cancel Border               administration of permanent residence                                                           trending topics on Weibo, with over 25      foreigner. The man, surnamed Cong,
                                                   o f fo re i gn e r s ". T h e re g u l a t i o n s
                                                                                                        Pangolin officially removed
        Control Measures in Phases                                                                                                                 million views of posts using the            28, stabbed the foreign student in his
                                                   represent a concrete action for "widely              from TCM list                              hashtag "oppose the divorce cool-off        chest with a knife on 11 July, 2018,
        Hong Kong is expected to further           attracting best talent from all over the                                                        period". The cooling-off period will not    following a quarrel. The attack ruptured
                                                                                                        The latest version of the Chinese
        relax social distancing restrictions and   world." According to statistics from                                                            apply if one spouse is seeking divorce      the victim's heart and he bled to
                                                                                                        Pharmacopoeia for 2020 does not
        is considering cancelling border control   several ministries and commissions,                                                             following domestic violence.                death, Jiangsu police said in a

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Economy                                                                                                                                                                                       Economy
                                                                                         The Chinese economy is
                                                                                         starting to recover
                                                                                         The Chinese economy did show some
                                                                                         recovery when stores and factories
                                                                                         reopened after witnessing a nose-dive
                                                                                         when most businesses closed during
                                                                                         lockdown. Despite this, many consumers
                                                                                         are still concerned about getting infected
                                                                                         and they have not spent money on
                                                                                         products. The economy seems to be
                                                                                         dipping a second time before embarking
                                                                                         on a more sustainable recovery.

                                                                                         China has turned its factories back on after     month on month. The prices for tobacco           offset a possible further slowdown.
                                                                                         bringing the coronavirus outbreak largely        and food went up by 8.5% year on year,           Given the higher unemployment,
                                                                                         under control within its borders, but weak       those of clothing went down by 0.4%,             China has lost some of the progress
                                                                                         sales at stores raise fears about a possible     articles and services for daily use increased    achieved on combating poverty.
                                                                                         second downturn. Imports in May declined         by 0.1%, health care went up by 2.1%. The        It will need to resume the battle to
                                                                                         16.7% from a year earlier. It was the deepest    investment in fixed assets was 19,919.4          ensure the prosperity of the society.
                                                                                         contraction since January 2016, suggesting       billion yuan. It decreased by 6.3% from a
                                                                                         domestic demand remains sluggish.                year earlier.
                                                                                         Shipments of smartphones to stores               The total value of exports and imports           Visit us online:
                                                                                         in China went up 17% from a year ago,            of goods in the first five months of the
                                                                                         and the country’s industrial production                                                           btianjin.cn/200701
                                                                                                                                          year was 2,469.6 billion yuan. This was a
                                                                                         increased very fast in May, as it was 3.9%       decrease of 4.9% year on year. The total
                                                                                         higher than last year. Those developments        value of exports was 1,456.2 billion yuan in       罕见 !2020 年不设 GDP 增
                                                                                         make economists more optimistic.                 May, which is a 1.4% increase, and the total       速具体目标
                                                                                                                                          value of imports was 1,013.4 billion as it
                                                                                         Factories output rises less                      went down by 12.7%.                                政府已决定不设定 2020 年的经济增长目标。
                                                                                         than expected in China                                                                              在受新冠病毒重创之前,中国一直在与经济
                   By Morgan Brady                                                                                                        There was a study increase in investment           放缓作斗争,而中国目前正努力摆脱萧条。
                                                                                         The Chinese economy shrank in the first
                                                                                                                                          in education and the healthcare sector.            今年政府将向市场注入 3.6 万亿人民币(约
                                                                                         three months of this year, while inventories

             No
                   The government has decided not to set an economic growth                                                                                                                  合 5,000 亿美元),用于基础设施建设和减税。
                                                                                         of unsold goods are piling up. As the virus      There was also growth in production of
                   target for 2020. Cases of the coronavirus are resurging in Beijing    spreads, factories are producing clothes         information transmission, real estate, and         中国经济开始复苏
                   and the world economic and trade environment is not supportive        and electronics faster than consumers in         financial intermediation services. The             经历了大多数企业停业关闭之后,中国的经
                   of growth. Many factors are standing as an obstacle in the face of    China or overseas want to buy them. China’s      wholesale, accommodation, and retail               济确实出现了复苏。但销售疲软引发了人们
                   growth.                                                               industrial output growth quickened to 4.4%       trades suffered a decline from a year earlier.     对可能再次出现下滑的担忧。中国 5 月出口

      Economic
                                                                                                                                                                                             按美元计价同比下降 3.3%,由于市场预期
                                                                                         in May from a year earlier. It was the highest   The total value added of the industrial
                                                                                                                                                                                             的下降 7%,进口同比下降 16.7%,为 2016
                   The Chinese economy shrank by 6.8% in the first four months of        percentage increase since December, but          enterprises above the designated size grew         年 1 月以来最大降幅,不及市场预期的下降
                   the year, which is the first contraction on record. In the second     the gain was smaller than expected.              in May, indicating that the production             9.7%。但 5 月份中国的工业生产增长非常快,
                   quarter the gross domestic product (GDP) growth may return to 2%                                                       machine is still working.                          比去年增长了 3.9%,这使经济学家对经济复

        Growth
                   or 3% as factories step up production.                                Sales have fallen for four straight months                                                          苏表示乐观。
                                                                                         as shops, restaurants and other crowded          Conclusion                                         消费价格与商品出口
                   China was struggling with a slowing economy before the virus hit      places closed during the coronavirus
                                                                                                                                          There are still many challenges standing in        5 月份,全国居民消费价格指数 (CPI) 同比上
                   hard, and it is currently trying to spend its way out of the slump.   pandemic. A collapse in export orders                                                               涨 2.4%,环比下降 0.8%。扣除食品和能源
                                                                                                                                          the way of recovery, but China is doing all it
                   The country will pump 3.6 trillion yuan ($500 billion) into its       amid global lockdowns has left factories                                                            价格的核心 CPI 同比上涨 1.1%,涨幅与上月

     Target for
                                                                                                                                          can to climb out of that economic decline.
                   economy this year, to be spent on infrastructure projects and tax     more reliant on domestic demand, which                                                              持平。从数据走势来看,CPI 同比涨幅近几
                                                                                                                                          In the remainder of 2020, the Chinese              个月内呈现逐步回落走势,为货币政策打开
                   cuts. The purpose is to create around 9 million jobs and mitigate     is recovering at a more sluggish pace.
                                                                                                                                          economy would need to show strong                  更大空间。5 月份,货物进出口总额 24696
                   the fallout from the pandemic. This will likely drive a strong        Overseas orders dwindled, and the retail
                                                                                                                                          recovery, and the recent signs are positive.       亿元,同比下降 4.9%。其中,出口 14562
                   recovery in imports.                                                  sales fell more sharply than expected.                                                              亿元,增长 1.4%;进口 10134 亿元,下降

          2020
                                                                                                                                          It is better to ease restrictions on financial     12.7%。进出口相抵,贸易顺差 4427 亿元,
                   Some analysts are predicting that the central bank will be cutting    Consumer prices and the                          services in Hong Kong and adjacent                 比 4 月份扩大 1246 亿元。
                   both the interest rates and the required reserve ratio (RRR). This    export of goods                                  areas of mainland China in an attempt to           总之
                   will lower the amount of cash that banks are required to hold in      In May, the consumer price went up by            increase the economic growth there. China          复苏的道路上仍然存在许多挑战,但中国正
                   reserves, and will also make borrowing more affordable.               2.4% year on year, and down by 0.8%              has to step up government spending to              在尽一切努力摆脱经济衰退。

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E- biz                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  E- biz
                                                                                                                                          1.   Cutting the cost of overhead             employees who could do the same will
                                                                                                                                               expenses for a physical office and       allow the employers to earn more revenue.      远程办公成为新常态
                                                                                                                                               operating expenses                                                                      2020 年新型冠状病毒肺炎疫情爆发,中国政府坚
                                                                                                                                                                                        Even if you run a business from home,          决落实“内防扩散、外防输出”,要求各地严格控制、
                                                                                                                                          2.   Lowering labour rates by hiring          your workforce can be easily managed           审慎举办各类涉及人群聚集性的活动。在这种情况
                                                                                                                                               virtual employees overseas who can       and handled. Provided you have the best        下,大部分企业都推出了远程办公、居家办公的临
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       时解决方案。经过此次疫情,远程办公模式正在蓬
                                                                                                                                               produce the same output of work          team working for you, smooth business
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       勃兴起,很有可能成为新常态。
                                                                                                                                                                                        operation can be achieved through your
                                                                                                                                          3.   Mitigating the effect of absences at                                                    什么是远程办公?
                                                                                                                                                                                        agreements and policies.
                                                                                                                                               work when weather-related issues
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       远程办公是人们可以借助技术在家中工作。现在,
                                                                                                                                               are present                              During this pandemic, when so much has
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                       许多公司正在过渡为虚拟公司,这有一些优点:
                                                                                                                                                                                        been restricted, relevant information and
                                                                                                                                                                                        updates have become easier because of          1. 削减实体办公室的成本和运营支出

                                                                                                                                          Will Telecommuting Be                         technology. With emailing, social media        2. 通过在海外雇用可以产生相同工作成果的虚拟员
                                                                                                                                          The New Norm?                                 messaging, video conferencing, and work        工来降低劳动力成本
                                                                                                                                                                                        management and productivity apps that          3. 当存在与天气有关的问题时,减轻了缺勤带来的
                                                                                                                                          With technology becoming more efficient
                                                                                                                                                                                        are available, you can plan, forecast, and     影响
                                                                                                                                          and advanced these days, working from
                                                                                                                                                                                        foresee the next steps in your business.
                                                                                                                                          home can be a viable option for many                                                         电子商务中的远程办公
                                                                                                                                          companies. If the majority of the tasks can                                                  对初创企业而言,办公成本的减少可使雇主利润增
                                                                                                                                          be done online, this new approach will                                                       加 在线企业所有者可以证明远程办公是成功的。即
                                                                                                                                                                                        Limitations and                                使您在家经营企业,也可以轻松管理您的员工队伍。
                                                                                                                                          be efficient for some, although not for all
                                                                                                                                                                                        Drawbacks
                                                                                                                                          types of jobs.                                                                               局限性和缺点
                                                                                                                                                                                        Like any other business or work set
                                                                                                                                          Employees are becoming more open to           up, there are two sides of the coin.           如果您是一个看中职业发展的人,远程办公可能晋
                                                                                                                                          and cooperative in this kind of work set up                                                  升机会较少
                                                                                                                                                                                        Depending on the needs of the
                                                                                                                                          because they can get plenty of benefits       business, telecommuting can also have          另外如果您没有合适的家庭办公室,家中到处都有
                                                                                                                                          from it.                                      disadvantages. If you are a career-oriented    干扰,您的效率将受到损害。

                                                                                                                                          Traffic is the number one problem in a        person wanting to move up a company’s          在互联网连接困难的地方,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  远程工作也将非常困难。
                                                                                                                                          highly-populated country, so working          ladder, some companies who have this           对于雇主而言,远程办公员工的管理将成为日益严
                                                                                                                                          from home means a lot less stress for         set up may have little to no opportunity       峻的挑战。

      Telecommuting
       By Rose Salas
                                                                                                                                          employees, especially regular commuters.      for promotion. Also, If you do not have
                                                                                                                                          When an employee suffers from the daily       a proper home office, and distractions
                                                                                                                                          stress of commuting, many factors are at      are everywhere, your productivity will
                                                                                                                                                                                        be compromised. In places where an              Visit us online:
                                                                                                                                          stake, such as work productivity, health
                                                                                                                                                                                        internet connection is a major problem,         btianjin.cn/200702
                                                                                                                                          and wellness, and life and work balance.
                                                                                                                                          Thanks to technology, people who are          working will also be extremely difficult
                                                                                                                                          working from home can now avoid long          and discouraging.

        is Part of the New Normal
                                                                                                                                          hours of commuting. They have more            In the case of employers, when their
                                                                                                                                          time to spend with their family because       employees suffer from the factors
                                                                                                                                          of flexible work hours, and if they have a    mentioned above, management of
                                                                                                                                          stable high-speed internet connection and     a telecommuter workforce will be a
                                                                                                                                          an efficient work device, they can be more    growing challenge. Trust is essential to
                                                                                                                                          productive in their work.                     maintain a beneficial working relationship,
        The COVID-19 pandemic triggered many companies                                                                                    Also, with teleworking, the rate of daily     and quality control measures must be
        to start using telecommuting to continue their            What is Telecommuting?                                                                                                established to ensure deliverables and
                                                                                                                                          commuters will be reduced and thus help
        business and push through during the lockdown,            Telecommuting or Teleworking is a kind of work arrangement where                                                      deadlines. Since supervision is limited,
                                                                                                                                          eradicate traffic and street pollution.
        since allowing employees to work from home helped         people work from home with the aid of technology. An employee                                                         planning, and hiring of only the most
        these companies to continue to operate and survive.       can do his or her work efficiently by basically setting up an office                                                  reliable and best talents, will be required.
        Nevertheless, it became a huge struggle for most          at home. It is not only due to the pandemic that this work set up       Teleworking in E-Business                     If you are wondering if telecommuting
        traditional businesses, especially in industries whose    has developed. In fact, telecommuting has been around for quite                                                       is a perfect business strategy for your
                                                                  a while. The new industry sector known as online freelancing has        Online business owners can attest that
        nature is not suited to online operations. The office                                                                             teleworking is a success. Nowadays,           existing business, you need to weigh
        workforce, on the other hand, has mixed emotions          been growing fast over the past few years. The effective output of                                                    the different factors that are critical for
                                                                  tasks providing substantial income to an overseas workforce testifies   renting or leasing an office space can be
        about telecommuting. While most of them are happy                                                                                                                               your business needs. There are sure to be
                                                                  to the success of the telecommuting industry.                           burdensome and difficult, especially for
        about it, some find that it becomes more difficult over                                                                                                                         tasks that can be performed online and
                                                                                                                                          start-ups, because real estate costs are
        time. Aside from the need for a basic workstation,        Many companies are now transitioning to being virtual companies                                                       that can be arranged with either your
                                                                                                                                          rising every year. This financial concern
        stable internet and reliable computers, distraction is    because they have found a lot of benefits to this. Here are few                                                       employees or a freelance worker.
                                                                                                                                          can leave them with little to no profit, so
        the biggest challenge to telecommuting.                   advantages:                                                             setting up their offices at home and hiring   Today could be the time for a change!

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                                         Himalaya
                            The extra
                          mile in service
                           excellence
                      For Himalaya, pre-empting the needs of sophisticated world travellers and providing them with
                     an exceptional, one-of-a-kind experience is of paramount importance. As a hospitality platform, it
                      has designed several different product offerings to meet the multi-faceted needs of its customer
                     base, including that of the Himalaya Serviced Residences, Himalaya Branded Residences, Himalaya
                                                       Hotels and the Himalaya Club.

                       Business Tianjin Magazine sat down with Bhupesh Yadav, the Chief Operating Officer at Himalaya
                        Hospitality International (HHI), and Augustine Markose Silva, the Regional General Manager of
                                         Northern China and the Vice President of Pre-Opening at HHI.

                     For Mr Yadav and Mr Silva, both trailblazers who             particular, to revitalize the hospitality scene in these cities
                     ventured into the serviced residences industry when it       that were once perceived as the hinterlands of the hotel
                     was in its infancy three decades ago, Himalaya is one        industry. Furthermore, it endeavours to be a China-born
                     of their most exciting assignments yet. Having gained        hospitality company, grounded by Chinese roots and
                     global experience as part of the core team responsible       imbued with Chinese philosophy, and more excitingly,
                     for establishing and growing worldwide brands such           with global aspirations far exceeding the borders of the
                     as Ascott, Frasers and Shama, they have now directed         Chinese speaking world.
                     their focus towards the enigmatic Mainland Chinese
                     market. With its dynamism, diversity, immense land           For the team at Himalaya, their strength lies in their
                     size, its considerable population and its burgeoning         flexibility, agility and diversity. With a specialized
                     middle class, China offers a plethora of as yet unexplored   team consisting of members from an assortment of
                     opportunities for the hospitality industry.                  backgrounds, and most of the team under the age
                                                                                  of thirty-five, Himalaya hopes to be at the forefront of
                     Himalaya, a brand-new collaboration between the              the hospitality scene, and to be the most effective in
                     Hong Kong Stock Exchange-listed Sunshine 100 group           pre-empting the needs of guests and the trajectory of
                     and KAIA properties, seeks to tap into the demographic       the market. The hospitality scene is always evolving,
                     changes of the second and third tier cities of China in      and new trends are emerging every other day. With

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HIMALAYA SERVICED RESIDENCES TIANTA TIANJIN                                                                                                                                HIMALAYA SERVICED RESIDENCES NANKAI TIANJIN
                                              guests becoming progressively younger and more
                                              cosmopolitan, and with a rapidly growing number               HIMALAYA CLUB
                                              of well-travelled and bright-eyed Chinese returning,
                                              guests’ needs are becoming increasingly varied. HHI
                                              hopes to tap into its strengths to address these diverse
                                                                                                            A trendy
                                              expectations and to constantly remain at the cutting
                                              edge of the hospitality industry.
                                                                                                            and diverse
                                              Of course, no hospitality story is complete without a
                                                                                                            platform to
                                              focus on service. For Himalaya, service begins even
                                              before the guest sets foot on the property. Guests are        form meaningful
                                              contacted prior to their stay to determine their needs
                                              and their preferences. No request is too small to listen      connections
                                              to–– from breakfast and pillow choices, to transportation
                                              needs, to birthday wishes, the team at Himalaya will go
                                                                                                            to grow and expand, even if at slightly dampened rates.
                                              the extra mile to meet and exceed these needs. After the
                                                                                                            Right now, Mr Yadav and Mr Silva speak with vigour
                                              check-in process, guests are served freshly brewed tea
                                                                                                            about the opening of Himalaya’s second property in
                                              in their apartments, specially prepared by their assigned
                                                                                                            Tianjin, the Himalaya Serviced Residences Tianta Tianjin.
                                              housekeeper. This housekeeper will remain at their
                                                                                                            A sister project to their existing property in the Nankai
                                              service throughout their entire stay on the property, and
                                                                                                            District, the property at Tianta will further complement
                                              will be the first point of contact for guests to address
                                                                                                            Himalaya’s existing hospitality offerings in Tianjin come
                                              their needs.
                                                                                                            September 2020. With Himalaya Serviced Residences
                                              A variety of orientation and guest activities are organized
                                                                                                            Tianta Tianjin, Himalaya will now become one of the
                                              monthly as part of the Himalaya community. Such
                                                                                                            dominant long-stay hospitality and accommodations
                                              activities not only become an occasion for all guests to
                                                                                                            providers in Tianjin. The Himalaya at Tianta will also
                                              come together; they also provide opportunities for the
                                                                                                            be the first-ever Himalaya Club in northern China.
                                              staff to interact with the guests and to constantly stay in
                                                                                                            The Himalaya Club is a one-stop shop with a range of
                                              touch with their individualized needs.
                                                                                                            facilities including dining, fitness, wellness and business,
                                                                                                            and this serves as a trendy and diverse platform for
                                              As COVID-19 batters the hospitality industry around
                                                                                                            members to meet like-minded people and to form
                                              the world, Himalaya has not emerged from the global
                                                                                                            meaningful connections.
                                              pandemic unscathed. However, Himalaya continues

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                                                                                                                                         喜马拉雅
                                                                                                                                         卓越服务的额外里程
                                                                                                                                         对于喜马拉雅来说,抢占世界旅行者的需求,为他们提供独一
                                                                                                                                         无二的卓越体验至关重要。作为一个酒店式服务公寓,它设计
                                                                                                                                         了多种不同的产品来满足其客户群的多样化需求,包括喜马拉
                                                                                                                                         雅服务公寓、喜马拉雅品牌公寓、喜马拉雅酒店和喜马拉雅俱
                                                                                                                                         乐部。

                                                                                                                                         《津卫商务》双语杂志专访了喜马拉雅国际酒店管理集团(HHI)
                                                                                                                                         首 席 运 营 官 Bhupesh Yadav, 和 华 北 地 区 总 经 理 Augustine
                                                                                                                                         Markose Silva。

                                                                                                                                         Bhupesh Yadav 先生和 Augustine Markose Silva 先生都是
                                                                                                                                         三十年前服务式住公寓的开拓者,喜马拉雅是他们接受的迄今
                                                                                                                                         为止最激动人心的任务之一。作为建立和发展全球服务式公寓
                                                                                                                                         品牌如雅诗阁(Ascott)、辉盛坊(Frasers)和莎玛(Shama)
                                                                                                                                         等品牌的核心团队成员,他们积累了丰富的全球经验,现在他
                                                                                                                                         们专注于神秘的中国大陆市场。中国的活力和多样性、以及巨
                                                                                                                                         大的土地面积、庞大的人口数量和不断壮大的中产阶层,为酒
                                                                                                                                         店业提供了大量尚未开发的机会。

                                                                                                                                         喜马拉雅是香港证券交易所上市的阳光 100 集团和凯尔置业之
                                                                                                                                         间全新的合作,旨在挖掘中国二三线城市人口结构的变化,重
                                                                                                                                         振这些曾经被视为酒店业腹地的城市的酒店业。此外,它致力
                                                                                                                                         于成为一家在中国诞生的酒店公司,扎根中国,充满中国哲学,
                                                                                                                                         更令人兴奋的是,它的全球抱负远远超越了华语的边界。

                                                                                                                                         对喜马拉雅团队来说,他们的优势在于他们的灵活性、机敏性
                                                                                                                                         和多样性。喜玛拉雅拥有一支专业团队,其中大部分年龄在 35
                                                                                                                                         岁以下,喜玛拉雅希望能站在酒店行业的前沿,并能有效地抢
                                                                                                                                         预先占领旅客的需求和市场发展轨迹。酒店业总是在不断发展,
                                                                                                                                         每一天就会出现新的趋势。随着旅客变得越来越年轻和国际化,
                                                                                                                                         旅行者的人数迅速增加,回国的人也越来越多,旅客的需求日
                                                                                                                                         益多样化。喜马拉雅国际酒店管理集团希望利用自身优势来满
                                                                                                                                         足旅客的不同期望,并始终保持在酒店行业的前沿。

                                                                                                                                         在喜玛拉雅酒店,服务甚至在客人踏上酒店之前就开始了。客
                                                                                                                                         服人员在入住前会与旅客联系,以确定他们的需求和偏好,细
                                                                                                                                         致入微——从早餐到枕头的选择,到交通需求,再到生日祝福,
        Simultaneously, Himalaya Wuxi will open in August 2020. This                                                                     喜马拉雅团队将不遗余力地满足和超越这些需求。办理入住后,
        imposing, iconic building in the new commercial district of                                                                      旅客可在公寓内享用由指定管家准备的新鲜的茶水,这位管家
                                                                                                                                         将在旅客整个逗留期间为旅客提供服务,并将成为满足其服务
        Wuxi will boast a Himalaya Serviced Residence, a Himalaya                                                                        需求的第一位联系人。
        Hotel and a Himalaya Club, in addition to a myriad of third-party
                                                                                                                                         喜马拉雅社区每月安排了形式各样的互动活动,为所有住店客
        collaborations with forward thinking and innovative businesses in                                                                人之间,以及员工与客人之间互动创造了机会,使员能够不断
        the neighbourhood and community. While the current COVID-19                                                                      地了解客人的个性化需求。
        economic and social climate brings with it an unforeseen amount
                                                                                                                                         当 COVID-19 重创全球酒店业之际,喜马拉雅并没有从全球大
        of risk and uncertainty, serviced residences have in fact showed                                                                 流行中毫发无损。然而,喜马拉雅仍在继续增长和扩大,即使
        signs of being the accommodation of choice. The space and                                                                        增长率略有下降。Mr Yadav 先生和 Mr Silva 先生就喜玛拉雅
        amenities offered allow travellers, guests and their families to carry                                                           在天津的第二家酒店——天塔喜玛拉雅酒店的筹备开业畅谈。
                                                                                 天津天塔喜马拉雅服务公寓                                            作为南开区现有物业的姊妹项目,将于 2020 年 9 月开业。凭
        out their everyday lives in a personal, private, clean space. With                                                               借天津天塔喜玛拉雅酒店开业,喜玛拉雅将成为天津占主导地
                                                                                 HIMALAYA SERVICED RESIDENCES TIANTA TIANJIN
        the standardized and efficient cleaning and sanitation practices                                                                 位的长期住宿和服务式公寓供应商之一。天塔喜马拉雅也将是
        of an established accommodations provider, guests are also more          地址:天津市南开区卫津南路与天塔道交汇天津天塔喜马拉雅                             中国北方第一个喜马拉雅俱乐部。喜玛拉雅俱乐部是一家一站
        assured that their living spaces are free of infection.                  服务公寓                                                    式商店,拥有一系列包括餐饮、健身、商务等设施,为会员提
                                                                                                                                         供一个时尚多样的平台。
        On top of these developments, the Himalaya team is currently             Address: Intersection of Weijin South Road and Tianta
        working on several other projects all around China, in cities as         Road, Nankai District, Tianjin                          同时,喜马拉雅无锡将于 2020 年 8 月开业。这座位于无锡新
                                                                                                                                         商业区的标志性建筑将拥有喜马拉雅式服务式公寓、喜马拉雅
        diverse as Beijing, Lijiang, Shanghai, Wenzhou, Weifang, Xinlong,        Tel: 022-23661188                                       酒店和喜马拉雅俱乐部,此外还与众多第三方合作。虽然目前
        Yantai and Yueyang. While the COVID-19 situation brought a period                                                                COVID-19 给经济和社会气候带来了不可预见的风险和不确定
        of global economic stagnation, particularly at the point of the          天津南开喜马拉雅服务公寓                                            性,但事实上,服务式公寓已经成为旅客入住的首选。它所提
        brand’s infancy, it has given the team an opportunity to regroup,        HIMALAYA SERVICED RESIDENCES NANKAI TIANJIN             供的空间和便利设施使旅行者、家人能够在一个私人的、清洁
                                                                                                                                         的空间里进行日常生活。
        reflect and reinvigorate. With the goal of opening fifty hotels in the   地址:天津市南开区红旗南路与楚雄道交口天津南开喜马拉雅
        next five years, the team at Himalaya is moving full steam ahead.        服务公寓                                                    除此之外,喜马拉雅团队目前还在中国各地开展其他项目,包
                                                                                                                                         括北京、丽江、上海、温州、潍坊、新龙、烟台和岳阳等城市。
        Dedicated to service and innovation, and always striving to be,          Address: Intersection of Hongqi South Road and          虽然 COVID-19 的情况带来了全球经济停滞时期,特别品牌起
        as their tagline indicates, above all, their projects will undeniably    Chuxiong Road, Nankai District, Tianjin                 步阶段,但它给了团队一个重组、反思和振兴的机会。为了在
        contribute to the vibrancy and the growth of the hospitality scene                                                               未来五年内开设五十家酒店,喜马拉雅的团队正全力以赴。致
                                                                                 Tel: 022-23661188
        in Tianjin and China.                                                                                                            力于服务和创新,正如他们的口号所示。至关重要的是,他们
                                                                                                                                         的项目将无可否认地为天津和中国酒店业的蓬勃发展做出贡献。

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Feature story                                                                                                                                                                                                                               Feature story
                                                                                                                                                  infrastructure, such as 5G networks, NEV charging
                                                                                                                                                  stations, energy efficiency programs, and other
                                                                                                                                                  initiatives that will help rebuild its future economy.

     Recovery                                                                                                                                     Key announcements made in
                                                                                                                                                  the Two Sessions meeting 2020

     strategies of
                                                                                                                                                  regarding China’s economic
                                                                                                                                                  recovery.
                                                                                                                                                  Growth target

     China after
                                                                                                                                                  The GDP growth target in China is not just a
                                                                                                                                                  predictor of growth output but also an input
                                                                                                                                                  signal of forthcoming government credit and

     COVID-19
                                                                                                                                                  spending.
                                                                                                                                                  However, it was announced that due to the high
                                                                                                                                                  level of uncertainty caused by COVID-19, China
                                                                                                                                                  would not set a GDP growth target for 2020,
                                                                                                                                                  making this the first time the government has not
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Other policy                             How will the global
     China stands in a distinctive                                                                                                                set a target since records began in 1990.
                                                                                                                                                                                                           announcements                            economic recovery
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    play out?
     position to lead recovery from the
                                                                                                                                                  While it was also stated that the government will
                                                                                                                                                                                                           It was announced that China will
                                                                                                                                                  take strong measures to support employment,
                                                                                                                                                                                                           establish more free trade zones          The global economic outlook
                                                                                                                                                  there remains uncertainty over how far they will
     COVID-19 pandemic.                                                                                                                           go to stimulate the economy, possibly signalling
                                                                                                                                                  that the government is prepared to accept a low
                                                                                                                                                                                                           (FTZ) and bonded areas in central
                                                                                                                                                                                                           and western regions, further
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    is highly uncertain due to the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    unpredictable nature of COVID-19.
                                                                                                                                                                                                           shorten the negative list for guiding    Despite the contraction in China’s
                                                                                                                                                  level of growth in 2020.
                                                                                                                                                                                                           foreign investment, cut more taxes,      economy during the first quarter
                                                                                                                                                                                                           and continue pushing the Belt and        of 2020, the IMF still projects the
                          By Shanna Hester     What does the economy                                   The official urban unemployment            Fiscal stimulus                                          Road Initiative overseas.                economy to grow by 1.2% for
                                               in China look like today?                               number in April is 6%, slightly higher     A fiscal stimulus package of almost RMB 3.6 trillion                                              the year. And for 2021, the IMF
     China’s economy suffered immensely        As per official surveys, 99% of China's
                                                                                                       than 5.9% in March, given that this        (US$506 billion) was announced to lead China’s
                                                                                                                                                                                                           Despite the economic disruption of
                                                                                                                                                                                                           COVID-19, the report reiterated the
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    predicts China’s economy will
       over the course of the outbreak, no     large industries and 84% of small-
                                                                                                       number may not include everyone who        economic recovery following the COVID-19
                                                                                                                                                                                                           goal of eliminating rural poverty in
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    grow by 9.2%.
                                                                                                       is out of work.                            pandemic. Accordingly, the government is
       different from the rest of the world.   and medium-sized businesses had
                                                                                                                                                  increasing the budget fiscal deficit to an all-time
                                                                                                                                                                                                           2020.
           China’s GDP went down by 6.8%       reopened by mid-April. Industrial
                                               production grew by 3.9% from a year
                                                                                                       A positive impact of this pandemic,
                                                                                                       however, is the expansion of China's
                                                                                                                                                  high of 3.6% of GDP, compared to 2.8% in 2019.
year-on-year during the January–March          earlier, recovering from a recent drop.                 digital economy with online sales,         As a part of this package, the government will              新冠病毒肆虐之后的复苏策略
 period, including a massive drop of 39.2      However, the growth rate is twice as fast               teleconferencing, and online               issue special treasury bonds to the value of RMB
                                                                                                                                                                                                              5 月 22 日,2020 年国务院政府工作报告                    财政刺激
    in Hubei province where the epidemic       as most economists expected.                            entertainment amid social distancing
                                                                                                       conditions, although China was already
                                                                                                                                                  1 trillion (US$140 billion) and increase the local
                                                                                                                                                  government special bond quota to RMB 3.75                   全文公布,其中对 2020 年的经济社会发展
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          两会宣布了一项将近 3.6 万亿人民币(5,060
                                 originated.   China's investment in fixed assets
                                                                                                       a digital leader, accounting for 45% of    trillion (US527 billion), representing a RMB 1.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                              提出了目标和要求,内容出现了显著调整,
                                                                                                                                                                                                              包括首次未予设定 GDP 增速目标、提高目
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          亿美元)的财政刺激计划,以带动经济复苏。
                                               such as machinery and land, property                                                                                                                                                                       因此,政府将预算财政赤字增加至 GDP 的
                                                                                                                                                  trillion (US$225 billion) increase year-on-year.
     However, China has managed to take        i nv e s t m e n t , a n d i n f r a s t r u c t u re
                                                                                                       global e-commerce transactions.                                                                        标财政赤字率、宏观政策优先稳就业保民生、
                                                                                                                                                                                                              侧重提振市场主体活力等多个方面。
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          3.6%。

   control over COVID-19, re-opening the       investment rose in April, even though
                                               they have still not reached the
                                                                                                                                                  This is a key source of funding infrastructure, and
                                                                                                                                                  is a method the Chinese government generally                即将出台雄心勃勃的经济政策
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          中央财政还将发行 1 万亿的抗疫特别国债。

      economic gateways, while the other       pre-pandemic levels. However, the                       Forthcoming ambitious                      utilizes to stimulate growth.                               专注于发展“新基建”,例如 5G 网络,新
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          此外,还将增加地方政府专项债券规模 1.6
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          万亿元。
      countries are facing the worst of the    recovery on the demand side appears                     economic policies                                                                                      能源汽车充电站,能效计划以及其他有助于
                                                                                                                                                  Government planners are also hoping that the                                                            政府工作报告将今年的就业相关目标设定
 virus, with their governments struggling      to be slower.                                           Economists expected China’s GDP to         stimulus will help employment and, as a result,
                                                                                                                                                                                                              重建未来经济的举措。
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          为 : 城镇新增就业 900 万人以上 , 城镇调查
                                                                                                       grow by around 6% in 2020 before the
                      to manage the crisis.    Retail sales in April fell by 7.5% year on
                                                                                                       outbreak of the pandemic.
                                                                                                                                                  social stability. The Chinese government is looking         增长目标                                        失业率 6% 左右 , 城镇登记失业率 5.5% 左
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          右。
                                               year. The battle against the coronavirus                                                           at creating nine million new urban jobs in 2020.            直面经济形势面临的困难,1994 年以来首
        China is now looking at putting its    all over the world has resulted in a                    According to statements made by            China is limited by the high levels of debt it
                                                                                                                                                                                                              次未设定 GDP 增速目标。2020 年,面对
                                                                                                                                                                                                              新冠肺炎疫情对全球经济的冲击,国民经济
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          其他政策

    economy back on track for the rest of      decline in overseas demand as well.                     Chinese officials, they may be laying      accrued to navigate the recent crisis. The central          正面临“世界经济严重衰退,产业链供应链
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          中国正在有序扩大全国自由贸易试验区数量
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          和范围。一是增加中西部自由贸易试验区数
                                                                                                       the groundwork to achieve the targets
      2020 and beyond, and appears to be       Many are looking to China's
                                                                                                       by 2021, or by the end of 2021, as the
                                                                                                                                                  government has been leading a multi-year                    循环受阻,国际贸易投资萎缩,大宗商品市
                                                                                                                                                                                                              场动荡”的外部风险,以及“国内消费、投
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          量。我们应在新一轮高水平开放中给中西部
                                                                                                                                                  debt de-risking campaign and has attempted
  well-positioned to achieve its goal with     parliamentary "Two Sessions" to provide
                                               more fiscal measures to stimulate
                                                                                                       previously set targets no longer seem to   to reduce reliance on government spending for               资、出口下滑,就业压力显著加大”的内部
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          更多发展机会,通过建设自由贸易试验区提
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          高中西部承接国际产业转移的能力,带动区
    ambitious economic policies set to be      domestic consumption due to the
                                                                                                       be practical.                              growth in order to eliminate this issue.
                                                                                                                                                                                                              困难,首次未提出经济增速目标。未设定目
                                                                                                                                                                                                              标并非没有目标,2020 年中国经济仍会在
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          域开放型经济发展。二是建议设立北京自由

                                   released.   uncertainties abroad.                                   China is focused on developing new                                                                     克服内外困难的基础上努力实现经济增长,
                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                          贸易试验区。
                                                                                                                                                                                                              脱贫攻坚、全面建成小康社会离不开一定经
                                                                                                                                                                                                              济增长的支撑。
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In Depth                                                                                                                                                                                      In Depth

                                                                                                          It is a well-known fact that the virus originated    or ‘spill over’ has occurred. Measles, smallpox,
                                                                                                          in Wuhan, China, and spread globally.                SARS, and dengue fever all originated from
                                                                                                          Many conspiracy theorists or people who              animals and resulted in an epidemic/pandemic
                                                                                                          want a spicy story claim that the virus was          in some period of history.
                                                                                                          intentionally released as a biological warfare
                                                                                                          weapon and was specially created for this very       Numerous studies are underway across the
                                                                                                          purpose. A renowned scientist in microbiology,       globe, and a race is on to find the true origin,
                                                                                                          immunology and paediatric infectious diseases        as that would help in the development of a
                                                                                                          at the University of Iowa, when interviewed,         vaccine. But as trials are still going on, there is
                                                                                                          said that a good biological weapon should be         a scarcity of published data regarding these
                                                                                                          well known and understood. Little was known          genetic studies. A lot of information out there
                                                                                                          to the world about this virus, and according         is speculation, and the truth is that the exact
                                                                                                          to him, this makes it a bad candidate, and           origin of the virus remains a mystery to this
                                                                                                          therefore highly unlikely to have been released      day.
                                                                                                          as a means of mass destruction. He said it is
                                                                                                          “virtually impossible” to create such a virus

                                                                                                                                                                    新冠病毒的起源
                                                                                                          from scratch in the lab, and all the evidence so
                                                                                                          far points to the fact that the origin is zoonotic
                                                                                                          and completely natural. Other scientific
                                                                                                          evidence also suggests that the virus was not             阴谋论与事实
                                                                                                          ‘engineered’ in some lab.
                                                                                                                                                                    您一定已经听说过很多有关新冠病毒起源

                   Origin of the
                                                                                                          Another theory circulating is that the virus              的阴谋论。本文旨在揭示迄今为止我们对
                                                                                                          was released as a result of a breakdown of                这种病毒的起源知道的科学事实,并驳斥
                                                                                                          the biocontainment in the lab of Doctor                   虚假的主张。
                                                                                                          Shi Zhengli (Ph.D., director of the Centre for
                                                                                                          Emerging Infectious Diseases at the Wuhan                 许多阴谋理论家或想发表辛辣故事的人都
                                                                                                          Institute of Virology). These accusations not             声称,这种病毒是作为生物战武器有意释

                   Novel Corona
                                                                                                          only have no evidence-based merit, they have              放的,并且是专门创建的。爱荷华大学的
                                                                                                          also been denied by both the lab itself and               微生物学,免疫学和小儿传染病领域的一
                                                                                                          various scientists across the world. Evidence             位著名科学家在接受采访时说,迄今为止
                                                                                                          instead points out that the genetic sequences             所有证据都表明该病毒是人畜共患的并且
                                                                                                          of the Novel Coronavirus are not the same                 是完全自然的。

                   Virus
                                                                                                          as the ones which were being studied in the               另一个流传的理论是,实验室中的病毒被
                                                                                                          lab, where the work they were doing was                   释放。这些指控没有依据,相反有证据指
                                                                                                          transparent, published and well known.                    出,新冠病毒的遗传序列与实验室正在研
                                                                                                                                                                    究的序列不同。
                                                                                                          Flinders University published results of a study
                                                                                                          indicating that as the virus appears to infect            病毒会从蝙蝠身上传染开并变异,最终感
                                                                                                          humans much more potently than it does                    染人类。一些科学家发现证据表明病毒起

                   Conspiracy Theories Versus Facts                                                       bats, there is little chance that it came from            源根本不是蝙蝠,而是穿山甲。
                                                                                                          bats directly, and an intermediate host had               全球范围内正在进行大量研究,并且正在
                                                                                                          therefore played a role. So the conclusion is             寻找真正的起源,因为这有助于疫苗的开
                   By Rose Salas                                                                          that the virus ‘jumped species’ and ‘mutated’ to          发。但是由于试验仍在进行中,有关这些
                                                                                                          eventually infect humans. Some scientists have            基因研究的公开数据很少。事实上病毒的
                   Lab release, biocontainment lapse, biological warfare and even bat soup; you           found evidence that the origin may not be                 确切来源至今仍是个谜。
                   must have heard these conspiracy theories going around regarding the origin of         bats at all, but pangolins.
                   the Novel Coronavirus. This article aims at bringing to light the evidence-based
                   scientific facts we have so far regarding the origin of this virus, and refute false   It is noteworthy that this is not the first time
                   claims and accusations.                                                                such an incidence of a virus ‘jumping species’               Visit us online:
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Inspiration                                                                                                        Inspiration
                                                                  His story of success continues to inspire    Humble Beginnings Often
                                          To what extent do       the world. He is an innate genius            Leads to Great Ventures
                                                                  whose entrepreneurial skills were
                                        one's ambition and        revealed to his family at a very young
                                                                                                               While think ing about a business
                                                                                                               strategy, he was clear about its success.
                                          tenacity translate      age. As a young boy, he chose his path
                                                                  and recognized his leadership skills. He
                                                                                                               In 1927, he saw a business opportunity
                                                                                                               in selling cold soft drinks; seeing a cart
                                           into a successful      went to sleep every day full of ideas
                                                                  about what he wanted to accomplish
                                                                                                               peddler making brisk sales of refreshing

                                                 life? Perhaps    the next day.
                                                                                                               drinks and ice creams in Washington DC
                                                                                                               prompted him to secure the franchise of
                                           any person could       The Hard-Working Young
                                                                                                               A&W Root Beer for Washington DC., and
                                                                                                               with a partner, he started a nine-stool
                                                                  Boy with Inborn Talent
                                                   become the     Born in the United States into a family
                                                                                                               root beer stand, which was his first
                                                                                                               business venture.
                                            most influential,     of farmers, and the son of a poor
                                                                  shepherd, he had no means to get             He then began to find new methods to
                                             successful, and      much education. At a very early age,         expand his small business by engaging

                                           richest individual     he started supporting his father in
                                                                  farming and looking after the family.
                                                                                                               in several promotional activities. While
                                                                                                               the scorching summer benefited the
                                            in the world. For     His father gave the children plenty of
                                                                  freedom and encouraged them to trust
                                                                                                               soft drink business, winter made him
                                                                                                               think about restructuring his business.
                                           the son of a poor      their own intuition, which made them
                                                                  self-sufficient at a very young age.
                                                                                                               Acquiring permission from A&M, the
                                                                                                               shop began to serve food. His wife tried
                                         shepherd to climb                                                     Mexican recipes for their customers, and
                                                                  He was unstoppable, and at a the age         as expected, it started to show results.
                                                  the ladder to   of 13 was already striving to excel. His
                                        achieving his goals,      first business endeavour was to produce
                                                                  lettuce on his father’s farm, which could
                                                                                                               Soon, their focus shifted to catering,
                                                                                                               which resulted in the family restaurant
                                             it took free will,   bring in $2,000 as profit. Thus began the
                                                                  very first business attempt of the world's
                                                                                                               franchise named Hot Shoppe, Inc.
                                                                                                               Promotion is important, and he took the
                                             good judgment,       greatest entrepreneur.                       initiative by doing several promotional
                                                                                                               activities to attract customers. His family
                                           deep vision, hard      The Early Journey of the                     restaurant chain began to expand to
                                                                  World's Most Successful
                                           work, perfection,                                                   more locations.

     A Genius
                     By Nikita Jaeger                             Entrepreneur
                                            enthusiasm and        The most significant turning point           The Innovator Who Saw
                                                                                                               Possibility in Everything
                                                                  of his life began when he enlisted
                                                commitment.       for missionary work in the Mormon            A successful business mind will always
                                                                  church in New England. Those two             be innovative, and a genius observer will
                                                                  years changed his view on the world          see possibilities in circumstances that
                                                                  and inspired him to do something             seem invisible to the eyes of others. Even
                                                                  bigger, rising above his ordinary family     after establishing the restaurant chain
                                                                  background. He decided to pursue his         with his efforts, he aspired to do more
                                                                  studies, which he had stopped halfway.       and was always keen to experiment

     Observer
                                                                  He graduated from Weber Junior               with new ideas.
                                                                  College and then went to the University      With the wholehearted support of his
                                                                  of Utah.                                     wife, the business began to grow, and
                                                                  During his college days, he sold woollen     in 1928 they started the first drive-in
                                                                  underwear to lumberjacks to pay his          restaurant in Mississippi. When the
                                                                  tuition fees. He also taught theology at     eighth Hot Shoppe opened near the
                                                                  Weber college in exchange for tuition        Hoover National Airport, he noticed
                                                                  fees. The president of the college, who      that the passengers stopped at the
                                                                  was his former high school teacher,          restaurants to grab food boxes to eat
                                                                  assigned him a job on the campus after       from on the plane. Recognizing an
                                                                  graduation, but he had already made          in-flight opportunity, he began to sell
                                                                  up his mind to do something else, so he      meal boxes to the airlines, which led to
                                                                  declined the offer.                          the setting up of airline catering services.

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