French-based Sofitel has announced that it has signed three new contracts for hotels in the eastern and southeastern regions of China. These new Sofitel properties are already under construction and are scheduled to begin opening from the end of 2010. Located close to Jinan next to the city's business district, the Sofitel Qingdao will provide [...]

Sanlian Commerce, a subsidiary of the Shandong-based electronics retailer Sanlian Group, has published a report stating the Shandong Supreme People's Court has rejected Sanlian Group's lawsuit against Gome about the share auction of Sanlian Commerce. On January 7, 2008, China's CITIC Bank Jinan branch applied to sell the 27 million stakes in Sanlian Commerce owned by [...]

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Isetan Mitsukoshi Holdings Ltd. has announced that, because of a continuous decline in performance, the company will close its Shanghai Huating store in November 2008. This is the second Isetan store that has been closed in China - Isetan closed its store in Jinan in September 2007. Isetan's first store in China, the Shanghai Huating store was [...]