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(13 Jan 2021)
A day-long virtual meeting of scientists from around
the globe, convened by the World Health Organization (WHO) on
Tuesday,
brought together more than 1,750 experts from 124 countries to
discuss critical knowledge gaps and research priorities for
emerging variants of SARS-CoV-2, the virus that causes COVID19.

Welcoming them, Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus, WHO
Director-General, said, “Science and research have played a vital
role in responding to the pandemic since day one and will continue
to be the heartbeat of everything WHO does.”

The consultation was structured around six
thematic areas covering epidemiology and mathematical modelling,
evolutionary biology,

(12 Jan 2021)
InterContinental Hotels Group has signed a
management agreement with Minh Dong Travel, a member of PGT Group, to open a second
Crowne Plaza hotel in Danang.

Scheduled to open in 2023, the 300-room, 38-storey
Crowne Plaza Danang Waterfront will be located next to the beachfront on the
city’s main thoroughfare Vo Nguyen Giap street, only a five-minute
drive to central Danang and 5km from Danang International Airport.

The hotel will feature 1,500 square metres of
dedicated event space, a
rooftop infinity pool, three restaurants, a gym
and a spa.

Mr. Le Anh Trieu, Chairman of PGT Group,

(12 Jan 2021)
Ascott added over 14,200 units across 71 properties
globally in 2020, exceeding the number of units secured in 2019
and marking a fourth consecutive year of record growth for the
company.

In China, Ascott has also achieved an 80%
year-on-year growth in units when compared to 2019.

The new properties secured will boost Ascott’s
annual fee income by over S$27 million as they progressively open
and stabilise.

Since October 2020, Ascott has added more than 4,900
units across 23 properties. This includes over 3,800 units across
17 properties in China. Ascott will make its first foray into

(11 Jan 2021)
Marriott has signed an agreement with Vietnam-based
real estate firm Masterise Homes to develop a dual-branded
residential and officetel project in Ho Chi Minh (Saigon).

According to Savills International Development
Consultancy the agreement marks the largest hotel-branded
residential project announced to date worldwide, with close to
4,200 residential and officetel units.

The project is anticipated to include branded
units from two Marriott International brands – JW Marriott and
Marriott Hotels.

Expected to open in late 2024, the project will
play a key part of an integrated mixed-use complex slated to
include residential, office and commercial units.

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