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Chain coffee shop Starbucks has partnered with local lifestyle brand GOD and renowned artist Stanley Wong to launch a brand new concept store in busy Sai Yee Street, Mong Kok.

At the end of February, there were 208 signed deals for new international hotel projects on the continent.

May 23 - Fitch Ratings has affirmed Accor SA's Long-term Issuer Default Rating and senior unsecured rating at 'BBB-'. Accor SA's Short-term rating is affirmed at 'F3'. Accor's Long-term IDR has a Stable Outlook.

One sure sign an industry is trending upward is an increase in mergers and acquisitions activity.

Community Briefing: Idea to have private group run Zilker Botanical Garden put on hold; Buda council to hold budget workshop As part of a technology change, commenting will not be available on some articles for a number of months.

Dresden was nearly obliterated during World War II as a result of allied bombing raids.

BestBuy, AutoZone and Williams Sonoma reported better than expected earnings. U.S. indexes gained in early trading but caution prevailed after Fitch downgraded Japan debt rating and the Paris based OECD lowered its forecast for the euro zone growth to a decline of 0.1% this year.

Best Buy Co.'s fiscal first-quarter profit dropped 26 percent on restructuring charges as the struggling electronics retailer began implementing its turnaround plan.

European stocks pared their advance as Fitch Ratings lowered its debt rating for Japan , offsetting speculation that China and the euro area will do more to bolster global economic growth.

Accor SA , Europe's largest hotel operator, agreed to sell its U.S. budget hotel chain Motel 6 to a fund managed by Blackstone Group LP for $1.9 billion, enabling the French company to cut its debt and focus on more profitable businesses.

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