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New Wyndham Hotel Opens in Jamaican Capital PARSIPPANY, NJ–(Marketwire – 07/08/10) – Wyndham Hotels and Resorts , LLC, a subsidiary of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (NYSE: WYN – News ), today announced its expansion in the Caribbean with the opening of the 303-room-and-suite Wyndham Kingston Jamaica . Just ten miles from Jamaica’s Norman Manley International Airport, [...]

Vietnam arrests 99 for fraud HANOI – VIETNAMESE police have arrested 99 people from China and Taiwan for international phone and Internet fraud that allegedly led to millions of dollars in losses, state radio reported on Wednesday. The arrests took place between late June and last week in southern Ho Chi Minh City, Voice of [...]

Western China Security Tightened on Riot Anniversary Security forces fan out across Urumqi, scene of deadly ethnic riots that claimed up to 200 lives in July 2009 Read more on Voice of America

Hospitals hire police for security A total of 27 hospitals in Shenyang, capital of Northeast China’s Liaoning province, have hired 27 police officers as vice-presidents since last Friday to take charge of hospital security work and defuse conflicts. Read more on People’s Daily

Winter ’10 The 39 Steps Producing organization: BBC. Presented by WGBH/ Masterpiece Classic . Episodes: 1 x 90 (HD). Status: postproduction. Major funder: PBS. Executive producer: Rebecca Eaton. Contact: Meredith Nierman, meredith_nierman wgbh.org. Read more on Current (Public Broadcasting)

Grand America a finalist in clean restroom competition How fancy and clean is your restroom? Read more on Deseret News

Top 10 Celebrity Hotels and Affordable Alternatives From Orbitz and OK! Magazine CHICAGO , June 29 /PRNewswire/ — Looking to spot A-List celebrities on your summer vacation? Orbitz and OK! Magazine are excited to reveal the world’s 10 most exclusive celebrity hotels where stars like Katy Perry , Ashton Kutcher , and Justin Bieber escape [...]

Six Killed in Accident at Chinese Park An accident on an amusement park ride in the southern Chinese city of Shenzhen yesterday killed six people and injured 10 others. Read more on BusinessWeek

Woman fends off mugger in Phuket PHUKET: A young woman last week fought off a would-be robber by biting his arm, causing the attacker to flee empty-handed down Soi Yodsane in Phuket. Read more on Thailandnews.net

(AFX UK Focus) 2010-06-25 16:57 UPDATE 1-Four Seasons founder Sharp to step down as CEO NEW YORK, June 25 (Reuters) – Four Seasons Hotels Ltd founder Isadore Sharp, 78, will step down from his role as chief executive of the luxury hotelier on August 1, and will be replaced by the company’s current president, Kathleen [...]