Reading Time: 2 minutesChina: Ascott has signed four management contracts and opened two properties in China, and is on track to achieve 12,000 units in the country by 2015.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Prestige’s Pudsey Bear Serviced Apartment Challenge day for Children in Need has raised £750 so far.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: Furnished Quarters, a provider of apartments in New York City and Boston, has expanded its sales and executive teams.

Reading Time: 2 minutesUS: A report by hospitality consultancy and research firm The Highland Group has revealed a slight drop in RevPar growth for the US extended-stay hotel sector.

Reading Time: 2 minutesIndia: Developer Assotech Realty has announced a 142-room five-star serviced apartment project in Sirdi.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteBosnia and Herzegovina: Marriott International has announced plans to open a 75-suite Residence Inn property in Sarajevo in late 2014.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteGermany: The first SO!APART awards, organised by internet platform apartmentservice.de, have taken place in Hamburg.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteNetherlands: Amsterdam Boutique Apartments has won the 2013 World Luxury Hotel Award for Best Serviced Apartment in Europe.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUS: VIP Corporate Housing has expanded its apartment portfolio in Chicago with the addition of three new locations.

Reading Time: < 1 minuteUK: Vauxhall neighbourhood to host IHG’s second Staybridge Suites property in the UK capital.