Qunar to hold Annual General Meeting on February 12, 2015

BEIJING, Jan. 12, 2015 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — Qunar Cayman Islands Limited (Nasdaq:QUNR) (“Qunar” or the “Company”), China’s leading search-based travel commerce platform, today announced that it will hold an annual general meeting of shareholders (“AGM”) at its headquarters on the 17th Floor of Viva Plaza, Building 18, Yard 29, Suzhou Street, Haidian District, Beijing, People’s Republic of China, at 2:00pm on February 12, 2015 (Beijing Time).

Holders of record of ordinary shares of the Company at the close of business on January 12, 2015 are entitled to notice of, and to vote at, the AGM or any adjournment or postponement thereof. Holders of the Company’s American Depositary Shares (“ADSs”) who wish to exercise their voting rights for their underlying ordinary shares must act through the depository of the Company’s ADS program, Deutsche Bank Trust Company Americas.

The notice of the annual general meeting of shareholders is available from the “Annual General Meeting” section of the Company’s website at ir.qunar.com. The Company has filed its annual report on Form 20-F, including its audited financial statements for the fiscal year ended December 31, 2013, with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. Shareholders and ADS holders may obtain a copy of the Company’s annual report on Form 20-F, free of charge, from the Company’s website at http://ir.qunar.com as well as the SEC’s website at http://www.sec.gov, or by writing to Jenna Qian, Investor Relations, Qunar Cayman Islands Limited, 17th Floor, Viva Plaza, Building 18, Yard 29, Suzhou Street, Haidian District, Beijing, 100080, The People’s Republic of China, or by sending an email to [email protected].

About Qunar

Qunar Cayman Islands Limited is the leading search-based commerce platform for the travel industry in China. Qunar’s goal is to empower Chinese travelers to define their travel experience. Founded in May 2005 and headquartered in Beijing, Qunar is committed to providing travelers with a one-stop travel information source on both PC and mobile devices. The Company enables travelers to find the best-value deals by aggregating and processing highly fragmented travel product information from tens of thousands of travel service providers into an organized and user-friendly display through its proprietary technology. According to research firm iResearch, Qunar has ranked No. 1 among all non-state-owned online travel companies in China in terms of monthly unique visitors since November 2010. Qunar’s mobile application “Qunar Travel” was ranked the most frequently used mobile travel application in China by China Internet Network Information Center in September 2012.

Leveraging its large user base and advanced technologies, the Company provides an attractive value proposition to its customers, which include travel service providers and display advertisers.

Qunar means “where to go” in Mandarin Chinese.

New partnership to propel Caribbean food and beverage sector

From SpiceIslander
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad (January 7, 2015) – Renewed hope for the region’s agricultural sector is on the horizon with the imminent announcement of a global initiative to transform the Caribbean’s food and beverage industry.

The US-based Global Business Innovation Corporation (GBIC), comprising business partners from the United States, the Caribbean and Brazil, will launch a “Caribbean Food Business Innovation Revolution” in Port-of-Spain, Trinidad, next week as the group aims to boost Caribbean economies through increased agricultural, agri-business and food and beverage exports.

With the help of exporTT Ltd., the National Export Facilitation Organization of Trinidad and Tobago, the launch will take place over breakfast at 7 a.m. on Tuesday, January 13 at exporTT’s Head Office, 151B Charlotte Street in Port-of-Spain.

“We believe the Caribbean food industry can become a world leader in promoting innovative business models,” said GBIC director and spokesperson for the initiative Dr. Basil Springer.

The regional management consultant explained that GBIC is proposing that the industry embrace a year-round export driven thrust to complement the gains already achieved through other initiatives.

Over the past few months the GBIC team has been developing the strategy, which is focused on food design, innovation, shepherding and communications to help the region’s manufacturers penetrate the global marketplace.

“This Caribbean Food Business Innovation Revolution is designed around a three-pronged, coordinated approach: governmental investment in manufacturers to boost economic growth; investment by the business community in manufacturers, aimed at enhancing profitability and community development; and the engagement of manufacturers to support this incredible opportunity,” Dr. Springer explained.

The GBIC team also includes US-based Guyanese-American Dr. Owen Carryl, a product and technology development executive and innovation strategist who previously served in executive leadership positions with Procter & Gamble and PepsiCo.

The Mexico-based Brazilian native Diego Ruzzarin, an industrial designer, leads GBIC’s food design strategy, having birthed the food design group at PepsiCo. He subsequently assisted the Brazil and Singapore governments with their food and beverage development thrusts.

US-based marketing and public relations practitioner Bevan Springer will manage the communications platform while Dr. Springer will spearhead shepherding services.
The team will be in Trinidad from Monday, January 12 to Wednesday, January 14, 2015, to launch the initiative.
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