Reading Time: < 1 minuteChina: Thai hospitality operator Onyx has opened the Shama Heda apartment development in Hangzhou.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore: Alwyn Fitzgerald has been appointed as director of sales for 28 Oakwood branded properties in the Asia Pacific and Middle East regions.

Reading Time: 2 minutesJapan: Ascott has signed a lease agreement with developer Mitsubishi Estate Company to launch an Ascott The Residence property in 2017.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: BridgeStreet Global Hospitality has announced a 10-year agreement with Short Stay Group in Amsterdam, the first member of its regional affiliate programme.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUAE: DAMAC Properties has announced the launch of Vantage, a development of 388 serviced apartments in Jumeirah Village, Dubai.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteVietnam: CBRE Cambodia Research says that Phnom Penh has put the fallout from the global financial crisis and is responding to demand for serviced apartments.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteSingapore: Frasers Hospitality has marked the 16th anniversary of the company’s foundation by revealing its growth plans are on track.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Thames Valley serviced apartment operator House of Fisher has launched a bike rental scheme for guests, with its hub at the 100 Kings Road aparthotel in Reading.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteCanada: Marriott International has announced plans to build a Towneplace Suites property in Kanata, Ontario.

Reading Time: 2 minutesThailand: CBRE Thailand says overall demand for serviced apartments remained unchanged in most areas of Bangkok last year despite political turmoil in the city.