Starwood accelerates expansion in China

Starwood Hotels and Resorts Worldwide has announced plans to open a new hotel in China every 20 days for the next year. China is already the hotel conglomerate's largest market outside the United States, and also its fastest growing - with 120 hotels open and more than 100 in the pipeline.

Wedding belles by the beach on Sanya

Where else in China can you get married on the beach with the tropical sun shining down on you? This is the dream wedding with style, romance and atmosphere. In fact, it is everything a beach wedding should be, and it's all part of the bridal show put on at the beachside lawn of the Kempinski Hotel Haitang Bay Sanya, a 2 billion yuan ($323 million) investment by the group and its first and only beach resort in China.

On the island of the gods

There is now one more reason to visit the island of Bali. The Regent Bali, barely a few weeks old after its opening on June 1, is another good place to enjoy Bali's famous beaches, with the added incentive of perfectly landscaped greenery and a large infinity pool.

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Wanda launches $1b New York hotel project

China's Wanda Group, which owns AMC Theaters, is spending $1 billion to build a five-star hotel in New York City, becoming a new addition to the recent Chinese investment wave in the Big Apple's real-estate market.

Investors shrug off risk concerns to pursue higher returns

Signs of a winding down of the United States' monetary easing program may have raised concern in many developing markets about a massive outflow of hot money into US securities.

Reform key to continued momentum

Manufacturing activity has reached a new low. The A-share stock market tumbled. GDP forecasts have been cut. Debt is piling up.

Equality emphasized in new rules for substitute workers

Businesses and employees are watching the new regulations regarding the use of temporary labor closely, the focus of the Amendment to the Employment Contract Law, which will be implemented July 1 of this year.

Report: Firms must manage 'high achievers' well

Several companies are investing in the performance of a small group of employees they label their high achievers to save time and cost, according to findings from leading global specialist recruiting group Hays.

Money talks in sluggish economy

During an economic downturn, job seekers tend to attach greater importance to the overall compensation and cash incentives they can earn, according to a report by the Hong Kong-founded executive recruitment firm MRIC.

Local liquor awarded trademark in Japan

Shaoxing yellow liquor, a well-known type of Chinese liquor, was registered as a collective trademark in Japan earlier this month.