Radisson Hotels & Resorts, one of the world's leading, full-service hotel brands, offers vibrant, contemporary and engaging hospitality that is defined by its distinctive "Yes I Can!" service philosophy. Radisson includes more than 415 locations in 72 countries. It is part of Carlson Hotels Worldwide, a leading global hotel company with more than 1,050 locations in 77 countries under the brands of Regent Hotels & Resorts; Radisson Hotels & Resorts; Park Plaza Hotels & Resorts; Country Inns & Suites By CarlsonSM and Park Inn.

In Asia Pacific, Carlson Hotels Worldwide is fast expanding its portfolio of hotels. It currently has more than 120 hotels in operation and under development and close to 22,000 rooms in 14 countries. With regional headquarters in Singapore, it is supported by reservations, sales, operations and development offices in Tokyo, Hong Kong, Shanghai, New Delhi and Sydney.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• For information, please contact:
  Lily Yao
  Radisson Hotel Pudong Century Park
  Tel: + 86 21 5130 0000 ext. 6017
  Mail:lyao@radisson.com

Beijing, China (February 08, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Care for Children was one of the first international NGOs on the scene to help with various relief efforts following the devastating earthquake in Sichuan in May 2008. As part of a long-term commitment to support child welfare development in the region, Care for Children agreed to fund a re-building project in the city of De Yang.

The project plans are for a training and resource centre for the management and development of foster care, special education needs, and support for street children in the region. The project plans received local government approval in April 2009, following which Care for Children made an initial deposit of RMB 1,500,000. In November 2009, the project received national approval from the City Planning & Construction Bureau. Tenders to contractors have been submitted, and construction work will commence following Chinese New Year holiday period, 2010.

Following a visit to De Yang in May 2009, Ms. Zhang Ziyi expressed her personal interest in supporting long-term, sustainable initiatives for the development of child welfare in the region and pledged her foundation's support at that time.

With the approval of the local government to begin work, Ziyi Zhang Foundation has committed to donate US$400,000 towards the construction of the De Yang Children's Centre, and becomes one of the biggest sponsors of this project.

Care for Children is very pleased that the Ziyi Zhang Foundation has committed to financially support the De Yang children's re-building project with a donation of US$ 400,000. The donation will be transferred to Care for Children within three weeks of the ground-breaking ceremony.

Care for Children is excited about the potential this project has to transform thousands of children's lives, and make a positive impact on the development of child welfare in De Yang, Sichuan, and the surrounding region. Care for Children is very grateful for the significant contribution of Ziyi Zhang's foundation to make this project possible.

About Care for Children
Care for Children exists to relieve hardship, distress and sickness in abandoned and orphaned children in China by the introduction of strategic initiatives in child care practice, at the request of, and in cooperation with, the Chinese national and local children welfare authorities. To date, Care for Children's National Foster Care Project has trained staff from over 220 orphanages across 38 project sites in 27 provinces, and has helped place thousands of Chinese children into local Chinese long-term foster families as an alternative to institutional care.

About Ziyi Zhang Foundation
Ziyi Zhang Foundation is a non-profit charity organization, created in May 2008 by Chinese actress Ms. Zhang Ziyi to respond to the needs of her community in the wake of the Sichuan Earthquake. It is a 501(c)(3) charity registered under the laws of California, USA.

This is one of the most high-level summits concerning green building communities across Asia. Inspired by the great success of inaugural Asia Eco Green Building Congress 2009, It will be held for the second time in Shanghai. This congress includes one day pre-conference workshop and two full day conference. This event is endorsed by Building & Construction Authority, HK Green Building Council, HK-BEAM, Hong Kong Association of Energy Service Companies (HAESCO), World Association of Chinese Architects (WACA), India Green Building Council, China Green Building Council, as well as great support from Dongtan Consulting, and Econet.

Asia Eco Green Building Congress 2010 will focus on the sustainable strategy and practice of global buildings' construction and maintenance, including government's latest legislation on green buildings, various rating systems of green building around the world and their standards, real case study sharing on LEED Platinum projects, finding the green value-the green innovation road to environmental sustainability, the ROI of green building investment, design for the climate-how to engineer buildings respond to their environment, green community and eco-cities (Sino-Singapore Tianjin Eco-city and Dongtan Eco-city), sustainable building technologies and green building materials.etc

Asia Eco Green Building Congress 2010 has confirmed eminent speakers from government officials, industry association and leading industry experts internationally, such as WGCB,ChinaGBC, Building & Construction Authority Singapore, China Green Building Design Label Management Office, Arup UK, HOK, Hyder Consulting, ACLA, DNA Green Design, Dubosc & Associés Atelier, Gammon Construction, China Academy of Building Research, Sun Hung Kai Properties, Capital Land, Keppel Land, Shui On Group, UL Environment.etc

Asia Eco Green Building Congress 2010 will bring together Architects, Engineers, Designer, Planner, Investors, Property owners and developers, as well as green technology and energy efficiency solution providers, advisors and consultants to explore & identify the green building requirement of the Asia market, learning innovative green design trends and discussing investment opportunities. Asia Eco Green Building Congress 2010 will provide you with critical industry information and insights to answer all your questions on how to overcome the challenges in green building issues and how to seize the opportunities in it. This is a high-level business networking platform featuring speakers and delegates from industry leading companies and experts from both overseas and locally with plenty of potential business opportunities.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• For further information, please contact
  Robert Young, Event Manager
  Organizing Committee of 2nd Asia Eco Green Building Congress
  Tel: 86-21-58215880; 86-21-68535603(Direct)
  Email: robert.young@ptp-international.com
  Web:http://www.asiagbc.com
  

At the heart of CodeLab is a set of over 250 unique, fully interactive, hands-on programming exercises that cover an Intro Programming syllabus. CodeLab provides automatic checking of the exercises, instantly returning positive reinforcements or diagnostic feedback to the students. The entire suite is now available in Simplified Chinese.

Instructors who assign CodeLab find that their students make fewer mistakes in their homework programs, perform better on tests and quizzes, and gain confidence in their ability to program. In addition, CodeLab includes instructor management tools that make it very easy to incorporate the exercises into your course.

Through a web-based interface, the instructor can organize the topics, select, name and order the exercises and assign due-dates. Finally, the system tracks all student work, and instructors have easy access to a web-based or email-based record of student performance that can be integrated with an existing grading system. Over 15 universities in China have already had Codelab customized to match their syllabi.

For more information about IPS please visit www.discoverips.com, or call their Corporate Offices in Beijing, China at +86-10-6464-0108.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• This press release was prepared by, Michael Iannini, and he can be reached at michael@nics.com.cn.

Commuters welcomed the news. Black Qin, rides the Shanghai metro to get to work, and also to reach other parts of the city to meet friends. "Having a metro map on my phone is really useful especially with the new lines which have opened up in Shanghai. Now I never miss the last train home!"

The British founder of ExploreMetro, University of Cambridge graduate Matt Mayer predicted: "2010 will see both the rapid growth of smartphones such as Apple's iPhone and Google's Android-powered devices, together with the fast expansion of metro networks for the Shanghai World Expo and Guangzhou Asian Games. Our apps, available in Chinese and English, meet this need."

Interactive maps on mobile phones can be automatically updated, unlike paper maps which quickly become out of date. The apps include a route-planner, allowing subway riders to calculate the time and price of a journey, and even work without an internet connection. ExploreMetro's apps are priced at USD0.99, with the Beijing and Guangzhou apps available for free until February 7th at ExploreMetro's website.

About ExploreMetro
Since 2007 ExploreMetro has made interactive maps for metro and subway systems in Chinese cities including Shanghai, Beijing, Guangzhou and Hong Kong, online and for mobile.

Contact

• Name: Matt Mayer
  Email: matt@exploremetro.com
  Tel: +86 13482644407

Coming in #6 in the 'Top 25 hotels in China' list, Pan Pacific Xiamen, which opened in August 2009, is setting new standards in the city and raising the bar for service excellence. To be the only hotel in Xiamen and the Fujian Province to win this award marks a great triumph for the hotel's team. In addition, Pan Pacific Seattle was also honoured amongst the 'Top 25 Hotels in the United States', coming in at #13 in the list.

Now in its eighth year, the annual Travelers' Choice Awards are the only hotel awards based on the real and unbiased reviews and opinions from millions of travelers on tripadvisor.com and across the web. Travelers worldwide are recognizing hotels for their outstanding service, value and quality to decide the 'best of the best' in travel.

"We are delighted to receive this customer feedback generated award," said Rudy Rodas, General Manager of Pan Pacific Xiamen. "This recognition has been made possible through the efforts of our associates and we are encouraged to continue to create value for guests through our commitment to personalized service and genuine care. In addition, with the recent opening of Pan Pacific Suzhou in January 2010, we will continue to bring the renowned Pan Pacific experience to more guests in China."

More information please go to:
http://www.tripadvisor.com/TravelersChoiceList-g294211-cTop25.

About tripadvisor.com
TripAdvisor-branded sites alone make up the most popular and largest travel community in the world, with more than 25 million unique monthly visitors, 15 million members, and more than 30 million reviews and opinions.

Featuring real advice from real travelers, TripAdvisor-branded sites cover 500,000 hotels and attractions and operate in the U.S., the U.K., Ireland, France, Germany, Italy, Spain, India, Japan, Portugal and Brazil, Sweden, The Netherlands ,Canada and China.

Collectively, the sites comprising the TripAdvisor Media Network have won hundreds of awards and accolades from press and industry, worldwide.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Chris Li/Marketing Communication Manager
  Pan Pacific Xiamen
  T: +86 592 507 8888 ext. 1810
  F: + 86 592 507 8899
  Mail:chris.li@panpacific.com
  

Gloria Hotels & Resorts was the proud recipient of the awards of "Top Ten Hotel Management Companies"and "The Most Outstanding Management Personnel".

Reference Information: http://www.chjdfh.com.cn/index.php.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• For Media Contact:
  Vikki Wei/Group Marketing Communications Executive
  Gloria Hotels & Resorts
  Tel: (86) 10-6515 7878-2859
  Fax: (86) 10-6515 8511
  E-mail: gmce@gloriahotels.com
  Website: www.gloriahotels.com
  

London, England (February 03, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Today the WiMAX Forum announced details of the third annual WiMAX Forum Congress Asia conference and exhibition to take place in Taipei, Taiwan, on April 13–14, 2010. The first WiMAX Forum Congress event to take place in Taipei, the conference will highlight the unique, local ecosystem as well as feature operators, device manufacturers, regulators and industry thought leaders from across the globe.

The agenda will feature an inspirational line-up of speakers from more than 20 operators, 17 analysts, two regulators and three vendor companies. Sessions featured on the multi-track conference program include WiMAX business models and retail strategies, operational challenges, spectrum and regulation, vertical market opportunities for WiMAX and the prospects for WiMAX in the Asia Pacific region.

Prior to the conference each day "WiMAX on a Plate": breakfast briefings with the Analysts will be held. In addition, the WiMAX Forum will be hosting its third annual Analyst Summit on April 12th. On the exhibition floor the Taiwanese Pavilion will be showcasing the Taiwanese WiMAX ecosystem.

Speakers include: Wing K Lee, CEO, YTL Communications (Malaysia); Indar Atmanto, President Director, PT Indosat Mega Media (Indonesia); Don Lin, President, Tatung InfoComm Co Ltd (Taiwan); Dr Fumio Watanabe, CTO, UQ Communications (Japan); Heru Sutadi, Commissioner, Indonesian Telecommunication Regulatory Authority, (Indonesia).

For a full list of speakers, please visit:www.wimaxforumglobalevents.com/asia.

Concurrent with the conference will be a free to attend 2-day exhibition featuring companies such as Alvarion, Greenpacket, Samsung, Seowon, Aptilo, Rhode & Schwarz and many more who will be showcasing their latest revolutionary product offerings. For more information on the conference and exhibition, and to register to attend, please visit www.wimaxforumglobalevents.com/asia.

About the WiMAX Forum
The WiMAX Forum is an industry-led, not-for-profit organization formed to certify and promote the compatibility and interoperability of broadband wireless products based upon the harmonized IEEE 802.16e/ETSI HiperMAN standard. A WiMAX Forum goal is to accelerate the introduction of these systems into the marketplace. WiMAX Forum Certified products are interoperable and support broadband fixed, nomadic, portable and mobile services. Along these lines, the WiMAX Forum works closely with service providers and regulators to ensure that WiMAX Forum Certified systems meet customer and government requirements.

"WiMAX Forum," the WiMAX Forum logo and the WiMAX Forum Certified logo are registered trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. "WiMAX," "Mobile WiMAX," "Fixed WiMAX," "WiMAX Certified," and "WiMAX Forum Certified" are trademarks of the WiMAX Forum. Third-party trademarks contained in this document are the property of their respective owners.

About Informa Telecoms & Media
Informa Telecoms & Media is the leading provider of business intelligence and strategic marketing solutions to global telecoms and media markets. Driven by constant first-hand contact with the industry, our 90 analysts and researchers produce a range of intelligence services including news and analytical products, in depth market reports and datasets focused on technology, strategy and content. Informa Telecoms & Media also organizes 125 annual events, attended by more than 70,000 executives.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• For more information, contact:
  Margaret Bagan
  Marketing Communications Manager
  Phone: +1-503-924-3067
  margaret.bagan@wimaxforum.org

  Natalie Turner
  Marketing Manager
  Informa Telecoms & Media for WiMAX Forum
  Tel: +44 (0) 20 7017 4309
  natalie.turner@informa.com
  

"We are exceptionally proud to be Europe's most punctual airline, and amongst the top three in the world. This position really underlines our promises to minimize our customer's time related to travel and to maximize their value of the time spent with us. Our staff does a tremendous job to ensure our customers arrive at their destination in time, especially considering the sometime severe weather conditions we are faced with in Scandinavia during the winter months," says Lars Olofsson, General Manager of Scandinavian Airlines China.

A class of its own — SAS Economy Extra: SAS was one of the first to introduce our innovative Economy Extra class to our long-haul flights in 2002. And today our aim of making travel as time efficient and smooth for both the modern business traveler and the leisure passenger wanting that little bit extra remains the same.

Passengers traveling on our Economy Extra class receive a range of Business class benefits, but at a much lower price. Travelers can skip queues by checking in at Business class counters, race through Fast Track security and enjoy priority boarding. They are also allowed greater baggage allowance, including one additional piece of hand luggage to take onboard. Travelers from China can also check-in online or print boarding passes at home or in the office to reduce time spent at the airport. On top of this, all SAS EuroBonus members receive an additional 150% EuroBonus points when traveling in Economy Extra.

The benefits and comforts of Economy Extra class continue onboard with each seat featuring a laptop power outlet so that our business passengers can work while traveling. And for those who want to relax, SAS offers wider (47cm/ 18"), more comfortable seats with almost a metre (38") of legroom, all located in a separate cabin to offer travelers a more spacious and peaceful environment.

During the flight, our crew will serve a cocktail and snack; a three-course dinner and coffee/tea with liqueurs; drinks, fruit and cold snacks between meals; and a light meal prior to landing. All the benefits of Business class, but at a much lower price with Economy Extra so passengers can arrive at their destination in good shape, both mentally and physically.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• For more information please contact:
  Ms. Belinda Yan/SAS Marketing Manager
  Tel:010-8527 6100-4011851
  Mail:yan.jing@sas.dk

  Mr. Bill Zhang/Standards Group, Media Strategist
  Tel:010-8401 2118
  Mail:bill@standards-group.com
  Web:www.flysas.cn
  

On the first day, PR managers had a joint meeting with Regional DOSM's to discuss "How PR can support Sales and Marketing", meanwhile Mr. Rene Schmitt, President of China introduced the Development of Kempinski and NUO Brands in China.

During the open discussion of PR managers in the afternoon, managers discussed several PR topics including Chinese Government Relations, Creativeness in PR and Crisis Management. Additionally, to ensure we learned from each other, PR managers shared successful PR activities in their hotels. On the second day, the workshops had been set up to meet with media. More than 60 journalists from Beijing came to meet with our PR managers. Both journalists and PR managers were relishing the opportunity to meet to better understand each other's needs and how they could work together in the future as well as better understanding each other's brands. For the majority of journalists, this was the first time to meet the PR managers from Kempinski hotels outside of Beijing. At the same time, some interviews had been arranged during the meeting and journalists were invited to interview DOSM's during the lunch and dinner time.

Overall, the event was a great success and built an excellent foundation for a strong start to the year for Kempinski Hotels in China!

About Kempinski:

The Kempinski name is proudly borne by a growing collection of distinguished properties around the world. Europe's oldest luxury hotel group, Kempinski has built its reputation on the belief that exclusivity and individuality are key elements of true luxury. Each year, an increasing number of guests come to appreciate these qualities, as Kempinski adds new hotels and resorts in Europe, the Middle East, Africa and Asia. While this growth reflects the strength and success of the Kempinski brand, the collection will remain a limited one, where exclusivity can be nurtured and individuality can flourish.

To book or for further information visit:www.kempinski.com/www.globalhotelalliance.com.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Jane Ji/Regional Director of PR/Kempinski China
  No. 50 Liangmaqiao Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing 100125 P.R.China
  Tel:+86 10 8454 3088
  Fax:+86 10 8454 0388
  Mail:Jane.ji@kempinski.com
  Web:www.kempinski.com

The theme of this summit is to discuss strategies in developing the best business model and new business partnership in delivering mobile financial services to the mass market.

Highly-regarded speakers representing the mobile operators, banks, mobile transfer networks, mWallets and "interoperability hubs", handset manufacturers, technology and equipment providers will share their latest efforts in launching m-commerce services and the key challenges facing them at this summit.

Mr Paolo Baltao, G-Xchange, Inc.'s Product Group and International Remittance & Banking Business Development Head of Globe Telecom, Philippines, Mr Delwar Hossain Azad, Head, Financial Services of Grameenphone, Bangladesh and Anthony Perkins, Head of Technology of WING, Cambodia will be sharing their success stories in launching Mobile Remittance/Mobile Money Transfer & Microfinance Services at this M-Commerce World Summit 2010.

Companies/organisations representing the M-Commerce Ecosystems will be speaking at this conference: Mohamed A Kazi, Channel Head-Mobile Banking, Absa Bank, South Africa; Paradorn Wichayapinyo, Marketing Manager, Advanced mPAY, Thailand; Nitin Chittal, Vice President, Retail Banking-Alternate Channels, Axis Bank, India; Frédéric Schepens, Executive Vice President, Strategic Business Development, Belgacom ICS, Belgium; Mohammad Jakirul Islam, Project Coordinator mCommerce, Citycell, Bangladesh; Thivanka Rangala, Group Chief Commercial Officer, Dialog Telekom PLC, Sri Lanka; Paolo Baltao, G-Xchange, Inc.'s Product; Group and International Remittance & Banking Business Development Head, Globe Telecom, Philippines; Delwar Hossain Azad, Head, Financial Services, Grameenphone, Bangladesh; Michael Becker, VP Mobile Strategies, iLoop Mobile, USA; Silvester Prakasam, Director (Fare Systems), Land Transport Authority, Singapore; Andrew Parker, Business Development Manager, M.Com, New Zealand; Anthony Panal Petalcorin, Senior MIS Manager, Microenterprise Access to Banking Services / Regional Manager, Mindanao, Philippines; Kate Zilla-Bâ, COO, Mondato, USA;Bharat Bhatia, Regional Director, India, SAARC and South East Asia, Motorola,India; Chakaprani GK, Director – Emerging Markets, Nokia Financial Services, Nokia, India; Matthew Talbot, Vice-President, mCommerce, Sybase 365, Singapore; Louie Stojanovski, Director of Regional Operations, Asia Pacific, Messaging LOB, Syniverse Technologies, Inc., Australia; Dan Armstrong, Managing Consultant, Takashi Mobile / Co-Founder, Rabo Mobiel B.V., The Netherlands; Arief Hamdani Gunawan, Senior Officer-Regulatory Management, Telkom Indonesia, Indonesia; Lalit Sinha, Deputy General Manager, DIT, Union Bank of India, India; Thor Hauge, Vice President, Digital Ventures, Western Union; Anthony Perkins, Head of Technology, WING, Cambodia.

There will be a pre-conference workshop on 16 March 2010 on "Mobile Marketing", Advertising and Commerce Workshop: Tools for Navigating the Industry Ecosystem – A Hands-On and In-Depth Study of Mobile Marketing Best Practices, Industry Ecosystem Structure, Players and Business Models' to be led by: Michael Becker, VP Mobile Strategies, iLoop Mobile, USA and a post-conference workshop on "How to Build and Calculate A Successful Business Case for Mobile Banking?" to be led by: Andrew Parker, Business Development Manager, M.Com, New Zealand.

The summit website is : http://www.symphonyglobal.com/index.php/event/page/m-commerce.

About Symphony Global
Symphony Global is a business media and consulting company that aims to provide the best networking platforms for global business connections.

All our events are research-driven with direct contacts with major industry stakeholders to ensure that they meet their needs and keep up to the industry trends and developments. SG Conferences offer you an unrivalled opportunity to network with your peers within your areas of business and ultimately develop the best business partnership for future business expansion. Our workshops and masterclasses provide an informative and interactive forum for developing latest techniques and skills.

Take advantage of SG services and products to keep up-to-date with the latest developments within your industry.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Contact:
  Phyllis Goh, senior conference manager
  Symphony Global Pte Ltd
  65-6221 8119
  Email: Phyllis.goh@symphonyglobal.com
  http://www.symphonyglobal.com

From the first step inside the suite, the Westin white tea scent suffused in the air. A display of the signature Westin innovations were reenacted inside the one suite. The Heavenly Bed with ten layers of heavenly comfort is a truly out-of-this-world sleep experience and will be installed in The Westin Tianjin's guest rooms and suites.

The attractions of a destination are important for travelers. The Westin Tianjin brought a taste of the local Tianjin culture to Beijing. YangLiuQing New Year Painting, the intangible cultural heritage with more than 400 years history, known as he representative of Tianjin's traditional art, was introduced to Beijing media by a live painting performance. A painting master, Ms. Zhao Ying, who has more than 30 years painting experience, demonstrated the five key steps of making a New Year Painting, outlining, carving, imprinting, drawing and mounting. Tianjin traditional snacks, the well-known MaHua (fried dough twist), XiaoBao Chestnut, TangZhanzi (sugar-coated haws) and GuoRenZhang (peanuts) were displayed and introduced to Beijing media as well.

Rising above the historic and business districts of the city, The Westin Tianjin is part of a new landmark building in the heart of Tianjin. The hotel's spacious and contemporary rooms, sophisticated function facilities and elegant restaurants and bars provide an unparalleled urban sanctuary in one of China's fastest growing cities. Part of a landmark mixed-used development in the hub of the city, The Westin Tianjin features 275 rooms and suites over 20 floors. All the guest rooms and suites provide a luxurious place to retreat from the bustle of the city. Spacious, light filled accommodation with sophisticated furnishings from Herman Millar and the Westin's signature Heavenly Beds are complemented by plush bathrooms featuring decadent rainforest showers. Guest rooms boast the very latest in technology. High speed wireless internet, giant LCD TV screens, and iPod docking stations helps guests stay connected.

The Westin Tianjin's collection of seven restaurants and bars, provide a range of options to unwind, connect with friends and colleagues or dine in style.

The Westin Tianjin promises to become the city's new benchmark for sophisticated meetings, events and weddings. Paul Smith inspired design, contemporary spaces and the very latest audio visual technology sets the tone for Tianjin's newest banquet facilities. The highlight of the dedicated floor of seven function rooms is The Grand Ballroom-a vast, light filled room boasting stunning chandeliers, elegant décor and flexible configurations to suit up to 400 guests for a grand banquet, wedding or celebration.

For a more tranquil way to recharge, retreat to the hotel's pool deck. Slow down in the 25 metre indoor heated pool while looking to the heavens through a giant glass roof, relax in the Jacuzzi, poolside lounges or with a healthy item from Splash. The specially designed spa menu with wellbeing treats, drinks and super-food snacks can be ordered from the pool deck bar.

The Westin Tianjin provides a state of the art Westin WorkOut gymnasium with complimentary 24 hour access to hotel guests and features the latest advanced cardio and strength equipment by Technogym (including machines with TV monitors and iPod connections) and work out regimens designed with travelers in mind.

About Westin Hotels & Resorts
Westin Hotels & Resorts, with 169 hotels and resorts in more than 31 countries and territories, is owned by Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc. (NYSE: HOT). Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide, Inc., one of the leading hotel and leisure companies in the world with 982 properties in more than 100 countries and 145,000 employees at its owned and managed properties. Starwood Hotels is a fully integrated owner, operator and franchisor of hotels, resorts and residences with the following internationally renowned brands: St. Regis, The Luxury Collection, W, Westin, Le Méridien, Sheraton, Four Points by Sheraton, and the recently launched Aloft, and Element SM. Starwood Hotels also owns Starwood Vacation Ownership, Inc., one of the premier developers and operators of high quality vacation interval ownership resorts. For more information, please visit www.starwoodhotels.com.

(Note: This press release contains forward-looking statements within the meaning of federal securities regulations. Forward-looking statements are not guarantees of future performance or events and involve risks and uncertainties and other factors that may cause actual results or events to differ materially from those anticipated at the time the forward-looking statements are made. These risks and uncertainties are presented in detail in our filings with the Securities and Exchange Commission. Although we believe the expectations reflected in such forward-looking statements are based upon reasonable assumptions, we can give no assurance that our expectations will be attained or that results and events will not materially differ. We undertake no obligation to publicly update or revise any forward-looking statement, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise.)

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Tungsten zhang /director of marketing and communications
  Tel. 86.22.2339.0670
  Fax.86.22.2334.3309
  Mail:tungsten.zhang@westin.com
  

Hanoi, Vietnam (January 18, 2010) /ChinaNewswire.com/ — Mobile phone usage in Vietnam is big and getting bigger. From pre-teens to over-60s, it seems everyone in Vietnam has a mobile phone, or even two. In fact, mobile phone ownership in Vietnam is far higher than that of developing neighbors; 74 percent of people in Ho Chi Minh City and Hanoi own a mobile; over half (58 percent) of the urban population and a third (37 percent) in rural areas. That's quite an astonishing figure when compared to China and India, two countries developing at a rapid pace.

Vietnamese consumers are resilient and despite the global economic crisis, they remain relatively positive. Vietnam consumers are ranked the 9th most confident worldwide, according to a recent Global Consumer Confidence study released.

The Vietnam Mobile & Broadband International Summit 2010 will be held March 25-26, 2010, in Hanoi. This is a great opportunity to learn about some of the following areas: Key Development initiatives for Telecommunications sector in Vietnam; Current state of play for foreign partners and qualitative methods; Local specific case studies for Value Added Services;3G optimization strategies; Case Examples from mature markets in Europe & Asia; Pricing Strategies; Technology perspectives & developments : Wimax vs LTE vs SAT; Finance & Investment opportunities explored; Mobile / Carrier Applications stores lifecycle planning.

For further information, please contact:
http://www.unistrategic.com/index.php/component/option,com_eventlist/Itemid,4/did,380/func,details/

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Contact:
  Saint Panputra
  Email: saint@unistrategic.com
  Tel:+65-6825-9625
  Fax:+65-6776-2120

Wirtgen China, the Chinese arm of the German-headquartered Wirtgen Group, has been actively supporting the kindergarten in Tiantai Town, Qionglai, Sichuan which was a victim of the May 12, 2008 earthquake. Right after the earthquake disaster happened in Sichuan, on May 12, 2008, many Wirtgen China employees spontaneously donated in cash to express their wish to help the people there. And, at the same time, the managing director of Wirtgen China, Ulrich Reichert, and the deputy managing director, Thomas Hagspiel, decided that something should be done in the name of the company. As a result they made a joint donation of CNY500,000. On hearing about the kindergarten one of Wirtgen China's customers, Mr. Tong Wei, the president of , spontaneously sponsored a 200-square-meter playground with a donation of CNY30,000.

Attending the opening ceremony were local dignitaries including Mr. Li Xianjun, the deputy mayor of Qionglai City; Madam Wang Hua, the chairlady of the Women's Federation of Qionglai City; Mr. Wu Chengwu, the director of Qionglai Education Bureau; Madam Chen Xia, the chief executive of the Tiantaishan Township Government; and Mr. Li Ziguo; the principal of Wirtgen Tiantai Kindergarten and of Tiantaishan Primary School. Wirtgen China was represented by Mr. Ulrich Reichert, the CEO and managing director of Wirtgen China; together with his wife, Mrs. Miranda Reichert; and Shirley Zhu the public relations manager and assistant to the MD of Wirtgen China. Also present was Mr. Tong Wei, the president of Fuhuashengye Road Machinery Co., Ltd., who sponsored the new playground for the kindergarten.

The new 480-square-meter kindergarten building has three classrooms, a function room, an office for the teachers, a kitchen, a cloak room, and a guard's room. For recreation the kindergarten has a new 200-square-meter playground. Currently the kindergarten has five teachers and 50 pupils and they expect to have more than 60 pupils after Chinese New Year 2010.

Wirtgen decided to help Tiantai because it was not as well-known as places that were being mentioned again and again by the media in the aftermath of the earthquake, and it was therefore getting less attention. Rather than give to places that could get help from other sources, the company and its employees preferred to give aid where aid was lacking. The reason for selecting a kindergarten was similar. Primary schools are included in China's nine-year compulsory education system, so the standard primary school buildings in this location had obviously fared much better. Thus helping with the kindergarten building became the first priority for Wirtgen.

Wirtgen decided that rather than just making a donation it was preferable to have the whole process under their control as much as possible, since they wanted to be sure where and how the money was used, who they had helped, and when the kids could benefit from this project. Advice from Ms. Gisela Wirtgen in Germany, who has extensive experience of charity projects confirmed this approach. The action group "Kinder in Not" (KiN) "Children in need" was founded in 1983 at the initiative of Gisela Wirtgen, wife of Wirtgen Group founder Rainhard Wirtgen. The objective of KIN is to help under-privileged children in the Third World, without charge or profit. This is achieved through projects, which are always based on the concept of "Help through self-help". The action group is independent of all political or religious organizations and carries out its work regardless of the political or religious situation in the developing countries concerned.

About the Wirtgen Group
The Wirtgen Group is an internationally operating group of companies in the construction machinery sector incorporating four traditional brands: Wirtgen, Vogele, Hamm, and Kleemann. As a technological leader, they offer their customers mobile machine solutions for road construction and road rehabilitation, as well as for mining and processing minerals

The Wirtgen Group has been present in China for more than 20 years and, since 2004 , has operated an assembly factory in Langfang, Hebei Province. With more than nine branches and 200 employees, Wirtgen China are always close to their customers.

For more information :www.wirtgen-china.com.cn

Taking place at the prestigious five-star Intercontinental Hotel in Hong Kong, this landmark event will offer two days of insight, direction and inspiration for Asia's retail Industry.

Over two days of intense learning, focused debates and inspirational presentations across parallel 'Management'and 'Technology' streams, every business critical issue will be interrogated and examined via simultaneous translation. Retail industry executives in attendance will discover and discuss the latest developments in core sector issues with a powerful industry driven agenda focused on strategic and practical analysis of retail industry imperatives.

The organizers, Association and Communications events, have recently opened their Hong Kong office and are calling for interest in sponsorship and speaking opportunities.

Leading international solutions provider, Oracle, have already been confirmed as the event's lead sponsor. Retailers with a leading story to share with their industry, or technology suppliers with a track record of excellence are invited to submit their interest via the event website: www.retail-world.com.hk or on the event hotline +852-8228-2019.

About Association and Communications Events:
Association and Communications Events Limited are a leading regional conference and event organiser. With an extremely well established portfolio of industry focused conferences, the company's rapid growth now includes expanding their highly successful Retail World Summit into the Asian region.

CONTACT INFORMATION

• Contact:
  Dominic Patterson
  Director of Production
  Association and Communications Events
  852-8228-2021
  dominic@retail-world.com.hk