China Economic ReviewThe Sheraton Dongguan in Guangdong province is due for soft opening at the end of this month. The 413-room hotel will contain five restaurants and will be the largest hotel in the city. It is under one hour from Guangzhou international airport, 30 minutes from Shenzhen airport, and there is a 90-minute ferry service to […]
About a decade after the last five-star hotel opened in Hong Kong, two groups announced that they would open luxury properties there. Jardine Group's Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group intends to open a second five-star hotel in Hong Kong, partly to cater for the growing number of mainland visitors to the SAR. The hotel will contain […]
Work resumed last month in Shanghai on a glass office tower that will be the world's tallest building. Construction of the Shanghai World Financial Center started in 1997 but was halted soon afterwards because of the onset of the Asian financial crisis. The developer, Japan's Mori Building Co, said the building would be the tallest […]
New World China Land plans to spend Yn3bn on two commercial and residential developments in Shanghai, Bloomberg reported. The China property unit of New World Development Co will spend Yn1.5bn on building a retail and hotel complex in the city's Luwan district and another Yn1.5bn on a housing project in the Changning district. Both are […]
One of the fastest-growing housing sectors is the serviced residence, which offers a combination of home comforts and hotel-style facilities. Foreign residents in China have never had it so good when it comes to finding a place to live. The range and availability of quality accommodation in the major cities has soared over the past […]