Discussion keeps the world turning.
The National Day holiday has come to a close,
marking the end of a bustling week across the country here in China.
The period was characterized by a significant flux in transportation,
popular travel destinations, a dynamic film box office, and vibrant consumer activity.
We'll get you all caught up on all the key developments and stories from this year's Golden Week.
We are live from Beijing.
This is Roundtable.
I'm Steve, and for the show, I'm with Niu Honglin and Yu Shan.
First up...
The recent national day holiday has now drawn to a close.
I know how you're all feeling out there and in this room,
but it marks the end of an eight day break.
So we can't really complain too much.
And this period typically offers a view into activity across a lot of different sectors.
And this year was no exception.
So we observed the expected movement of huge amounts of people through various transport networks with many actually choosing to visit popular destiny.
across the country.
And at the same time,
there were reports of consumer activity in areas like retail and food and beverage and the domestic film box office.