The stars of the new film "Beast Stalker", together with the director Dante Lam, stayed in the Marco Polo Parkside, Beijing recently. The hotel general manager David Sproul greeted leading lady Zhang Jing Chu in the hotel lobby with a bouquet of flowers.

Kempinski Hotel Shenzhen hosted the popular basketball star Wang Zhizhi recently. Electronics firm Canyon invited Wang to act as the image ambassador for their new cell phone at the product launch in the Kempinski Grand Ballroom. Avon Zhang, the director of sales at the Kempinski Hotel Shenzhen, welcomed Wang to the hotel.

Beijing Olympic gymnastics champions, Yang Wei and Yang Yun held their wedding reception in the Grand Soluxe Hotel & Resort Sanya. The reception was attended by a large contingent of China's best known athletes who extended their best wishes to the happy couple.

Traders Fudu Hotel, Changzhou recently launched its first cooking class for expatriate members of the city's "Ladies Circle". The hotel's chef, Zhang Fu Jiin, taught the participants how to prepare two Huaiyang dishes. The purpose of the cooking class was to share Chinese cuisine cooking skills with ladies from all over the world.

While attending the Seventh Asia-Europe Summit in Beijing, Brian Cowen, the prime minister of Ireland, joined a breakfast meeting at the Kempinski Hotel Beijing Lufthansa Center. He was welcomed to the meeting by the management of the Kempinski Hotel Beijing, deputy managing director Li Bo and hotel manager Thomas Fischer.

Eggert Muus, general manager of the Kempinski Hotel Shenzen, hosted a champagne party for the China Tianrong F1 Powerboat Merchant Bank team to express the hotel's best wishes for success to the team. This is the second time a Powerboat World Championship event has been held in Shenzhen Bay.

Keith Hardie, general manager of Le Royal Meridien Shanghai, poses with top international fashion designers from Guy Laroche and Aminaka Wilmont at the Le Meridien Night party held at the hotel to celebrate Shanghai Fashion Week.

William Hall, general manager of the Hotel Equatorial, welcomed prominent members of the British business community in Shanghai to a Trafalgar Night dinner commemorating "The Immortal Memory of Lord Nelson and those who fell with him."

The Sanya Marriott Resort and Spa, was the exclusive official hotel of the Elite Model Look 25th World Final, hosting over 80 contestants from 70 countries. Karl Hudson, general manager of the Sanya Marriott Resort and Spa lined up with some of the finalists.

Director Shen Yan and his crew shot scenes for the TV series Lovers at Kempinski Hotel Shenzhen. General manager, Eggert Muus, with Shen Yan and Cynthia Cui during a break in the shooting.

Admiral William Fallon, former Commander of the U.S. Central Command stayed at the Crowne Plaza Fudan Shanghai recently. During his visit he was welcomed to the hotel by Emmanuel Stavrakakis, executive assistant manager for food and beverage.

The Regent Beijing was selected as one of the official hotels during the recent 7th Asia-Europe Meeting and hosted many European and Asian heads of state. EU President Jose Manuel Barroso was welcomed to the Regent Hotel during his stay by Felino Chan, DGM of Fu Wah International Group, and the hotel's managing director Diderik van Regemorter.

Ilja Poepper the general general manager of Howard Johnson Caida Plaza Shanghai, welcomed Professor Jossy S. Materu, chief of the UN-Habitat Global Division during his site inspection of the Yangpu District with a group of ten mayors from Africa.

The 57th Miss World, Zhang Zilin, came to Sanya recently to take part in the "2008 Elite Model Look" event. Zhang stayed in the Resort Intime where she received a VIP welcome and was greeted with a traditional lei.

William Hall, general manager of the Hotel Equatorial Shanghai, welcomes Goh Chok Tong, the senior minister of Singapore, who stayed at the hotel during his recent visit to Shanghai.