BEIJING-With two years to go until the Olympic Games, Beijing still has a shortfall of 150 star-rated hotels to accommodate. An estimated 1.44 million people are expected to visit the city during the Games.

BEIJING-With two years to go until the Olympic Games, Beijing still has a shortfall of 150 star-rated hotels to accommodate. An estimated 1.44 million people are expected to visit the city during the Games.

HONG KONG-Speculation is growing that Melco International and Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd plan to float their Macao casino on the Nasdaq--a move that would value at the venture at about $5 billion.

HONG KONG-Speculation is growing that Melco International and Publishing & Broadcasting Ltd plan to float their Macao casino on the Nasdaq--a move that would value at the venture at about $5 billion.

LONDON-The government names eight cities or sites to host Britain's first and only Las Vegas-style super casino. Already, MGM, Las Vegas Sands, Caesars and Kerzner are interested.

LONDON-The government names eight cities or sites to host Britain's first and only Las Vegas-style super casino. Already, MGM, Las Vegas Sands, Caesars and Kerzner are interested.

SYDNEY-Westfield is expected to grow its third-party funds management shortly, a move that would free up massive amounts of development capital.

SYDNEY-Westfield is expected to grow its third-party funds management shortly, a move that would free up massive amounts of development capital.