Tropical storm brings strong wide and storms to South China
Gales force winds and heavy rains are forecast in Guangdong over the coming three days, brought by a new tropical storm expected to hit costal areas between Shenzhen and Zhanjiang tomorrow (September 14). This is the 15th storm so far this year and a name has still not been found for it. The Guangdong flood control & drought prevention headquarters issued a warning at 1 p.m. on Sunday, informing over 4,000 ships of the impending tropical storm and asking them to return to harbor to take shelter before 1 p.m. today. The authorities also told offshore aquaculture workers to quickly evacuate to safer places.
 
China launches Inquiry into U.S. Protectionism
China has launched an investigation into alleged subsidies and product dumping in the United States. The investigation concerns some automobile and chicken products and the Ministry of Commerce (MOC) announced on Sunday (September 13) that the investigation follows complaints from Chinese manufacturers who believe they face "unfair competition" which harms domestic industries. The MOC said the investigation was in accordance with World Trade Organization rules and China's laws.

National Holiday and Mid-autumn Day coming, Restaurant Booked Up
With Mid-autumn Day around the corner and falling the same week as the 60th National Holiday, most restaurants have received plenty of bookings from families planning big gatherings.
People in Guangzhou take Mid-autumn dinner as an important tradition and some big restaurants have seen many of their tables booked for family dinners, with prices going from 1000 to 5000 RMB approximately. A restaurant manager told us:
"our rooms have all been booked as well as 50% of tables in the lobby."
According to the restaurant, prices will remain similar to those of last year, but they do expect people to spend more money on food as the economy seems to be a little better than the same time last year, right at the beginning of the financial crisis, when many things were still unsure.