Roundup

STRATEGIC PARTNERSHIP

Hospitality group Accor and home appliance retailer Suning signed a strategic partnership agreement at the end of October. It reinforces their ties and will "usher in more exciting development in the near future", according to a joint statement. The two companies have collaborated before on six properties in cities including Nanjing and Lianyungang in Jiangsu province and Rizhao in Shandong province.

RISING TOURISM