William Ding outside Vanda Room in the largely residential area of Shuangjing in Beijing. He went to Beijing in 2012 to begin his dream of running his own restaurant. - William Ding
BEIJING (The Straits Times/ANN): In the eight years that William Ding has been running his Singaporean eatery in Beijing, there has been no other more challenging time than now.
Like other food and beverage businesses across the country, Ding's popular restaurant, Vanda Room, has been forced to shut since the coronavirus outbreak took hold in the country.
