Marriott funds new schools

Global hotel chain on course to raise $1.89m for charity

A major global hotel chain is on course to raise 13 million yuan ($1.89 million) to build seven primary schools in poverty-stricken regions of China.

Marriott International Inc, which is based in the United States, continued its fund-raising activities by running a charity golf tournament in Beijing last Saturday. The tournament raised 700,000 yuan.