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THE second edition of the China (Guangdong)-South Korea Food and Culture Exchange Meeting, organized by the Consulate General of the Republic of Korea in Guangzhou and the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry Shenzhen China, was held at JW Marriott Hotel Shenzhen Bao’an on Wednesday night.
Aimed to further the under-standing of cuisines from South
Korea and China, strengthen cultural bonds and deepen the relationship between the two countries, the event was attended by representatives from the Shenzhen Municipal Foreign Affairs Offi ce, Bao’an government departments, main sectors in Guangdong Province, Overseas Chinese Town, the Korea Chamber of Commerce & Industry Shenzhen China and the Korean community.
During the event, 12 dishes, including six South Korean dishes, such as sesame chicken
soup, beef cake, Korean fried octopus and fried mixed vegeta-bles, and six Guangdong dishes, such as Cantonese sesame crispy chicken and steamed codfi sh with ginger, onion and enoki mush-room, were presented by South Korean chefs, Lee Ae-seob and Min Kyung-suk, both of whom are intangible cultural heritage inheritors, and Allen Ren, the banquet master chef at JW Mar-riott Hotel Shenzhen Bao’an.
“Last year we hosted the fi rst China and South Korea food and culture exchange event
in Guangzhou, during which we introduced Jeollanam-do cuisine, the representative of South Korean food, and provided a chance to exchange the cuisines of South Korea and Guangdong,” said Hwang Soon-taik, consul general of the Republic of Korea in Guangzhou, during his wel-come speech.
“This year, we come to Shenzhen, a city well-known for reform and opening up, and its innovation and entrepreneur-ship,” said Hwang, adding that both countries have the well-
known saying, “strengthening relationship at the dining table,” which means having dinner together is an effective way to bridge the gap between hearts and deepen cultural under-standing.
Hwang said there are both sim-ilarities and differences between South Korean cuisine and Guangdong cuisine. Guangdong cuisine prefers a light taste while simultaneously seeking diversity, and Jeollanam-do cuisine from South Korea is delicately made with old sauces.
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THE Shenzhen Finance Insti-tute, CUHK(SZ) inaugurated its new location at the Shenzhen International Innovation Center in Futian District on Thursday morning, 11 months after the institute was offi cially put into use.
Partially funded by the Shenzhen Municipal Govern-ment, Shenzhen Finance Insti-tute (SFI) is an independent affi liate of the Chinese Univer-sity of Hong Kong (Shenzhen) focusing on graduate and doc-toral education and research in the fi nance and economy-related domains. In January, the Shenzhen government entrusted CUHK(SZ) with the funds and resources to establish the institute.
By setting up such an advanced fi nance institute, the Shenzhen government aims to provide a globally recognized center in the fi eld of economics and fi nance that nurtures inno-vative talents in order to cultivate a global research base, build international academic exchange platforms and to serve as a stra-tegic planning think-tank, reads the institute’s portal.
“Shenzhen is a global fi nancial metropolis that needs its own institute to cultivate high-level fi nance talents with global per-spectives, and the institute can also serve as a think-tank to pro-vide solid evidence for the city’s strategic planning and mecha-nisms regarding the fi nance and innovation economy,” said Xu Yangsheng, president of the university, at Thursday’s inaugu-
ration ceremony.Xiong Wei, director of SFI
and a professor at Princeton University, shared some general information about the institute. There are currently four full-time postgraduate programs available at the institute, namely Master of Science in Finance, Master of Science in Economics, Master of Science in Accounting and Executive Education.
The director disclosed that a doctoral program in the fi eld of economics and fi nance would soon be available for future applicants. The institute has also signed deals with major banks such as People’s Bank of China and Ping An Bank to jointly work on cultivating post-doctoral researchers.
Xiong pointed out in his speech that China’s economy has made a successful shift from the stage of speedy development to quality development. Thus, the institute has also set up several research centers to provide valuable theoretical foundations and meaningful results that can better serve the real economy in Shenzhen and the nation as a whole.
The institute has already enrolled two batches of 163 students and the enrollment of part-time postgraduates in fi nance programs for 2018 has begun.
A forum focusing on economic development trends in the Guangdong-Hong Kong-Macao Greater Bay Area was held at the institute’s new location after the inauguration ceremony. Renowned economists and experts were invited to share their thoughts on the topic.
SHENZHEN traffi c police will adopt dynamic road control measures for Sunday’s Shenzhen International Marathon, which has attracted 30,000 runners.
This year’s event will be held on the section of Shennan Bou-levard between Bao’an South Road and Shahe West Road, and the section of Shahe West Road between Shahe Flyover of Shennan Boulevard and Wang-hai Road.
Traffi c controls will start at 2 a.m. Sunday.
Drivers will be banned from turning onto the westward section of Shennan Boulevard between Jintian Flyover and Yitian Flyover.
Starting at 5 a.m., vehicles will
be forbidden from entering the westward section of Shennan Boulevard between Huanggang Flyover and Jintian Flyover and the main area of the event near the Shenzhen Civic Center.
Starting at 7:55 a.m., fi ve minutes before the event commences, police will begin gradually imposing the controls, section by section, according to the progress of the 42-kilometer race from the Shenzhen Civic Center square, along Shennan Boulevard, to Shahe West Road and Wanghai Road, and then back on Shennan Boulevard, Shennan Road Central and Shennan Road East.
Regular public transport ser-vice and traffi c will resume after the traffi c controls are lifted.
The race ends in Futian District in the Civic Center’s square.
Residents with emergencies along the marathon route can call 110 or 8333-3333 for help from police.
A total of 130 bus routes on Shennan Boulevard, Shennan Road Central and Shahe West Road will be adjusted Sunday to make way for the Shenzhen International Marathon.
Drivers on Sunday are advised to choose Beihuan Boulevard, Sungang Road, Binhai Boulevard or Nanping Expressway.
Runners in this year’s event, including 12,000 in the full-length and 12,000 in the half-length marathon, can get their running certifi cates by visiting the booths set up in the south square of Shenzhen Civic Center on Friday and Saturday.
The deadline for registration is 10 p.m. Saturday.
PROTECTING and cultivating coral in the sea area off Meisha of Yantian District has been a key focus for the Meisha Subdistrict Offi ce since June last year, and their work has made progress in fi nding that the coral covers 2.5 square kilometers in the area, the Shenzhen Special Zone Daily reported.
A research group that was founded by the Ocean Protec-tion Service Center in Meisha has carried out two censuses of the coral in the Meisha sea area this year. The group found that there are currently 43 spe-
cies of coral living in the sea off Meisha, including some precious species.
With support from the Meisha Subdistrict Offi ce, the service center has enacted projects to protect and cultivate artifi cial coral in the sea area since June this year. It has already put 25 artifi cial coral reefs into the sea and cultivated 5,000 corals.
A diving coach, surnamed Liang, said he is often shocked by the beauty of the corals he encounters while diving in the sea off the Meisha area. “It feels fantastic to walk through the
corals and see all kinds of color-ful fi sh,” said Liang.
According to the introduction given by a staffer from the sub-district offi ce, coral reefs are one of the top ecological systems with the highest production capabili-ties on Earth. The prosperity of coral reefs can help clean the sea.
The subdistrict offi ce also organized the fi rst coral festival in Meisha earlier this year in order to raise public awareness about protecting coral reefs and the ocean environment.
(Zhang Qian)
Finance institute in city inaugurates new location
A plaque bearing the name of the Shenzhen Finance Institute is unveiled at the inauguration ceremony Thursday. Zhang Qian
Coral covers 2.5 square kilometers in Meisha
Road closure for Sunday marathonA man shows his T-shirt after registering for Sunday’s marathon Thursday. Sun Yuchen