Banyan Tree Holdings will unveil its first project in Vietnam – the Laguna Lang Cô integrated resort – on 1 November. Located on a three-kilometre stretch of beach at Lang Co Bay, on Vietnam’s central coast, the 280-hectare development will include Banyan Tree and Angsana-branded hotels and spas, an 18-hole championship golf course designed by Nick Faldo, private villas and residences, convention facilities and a range of recreational activities. Banyan Tree Lang Cô offers 32 one-bedroom lagoon villas as well as 17 one-bedroom beach villas at Canh Duong Beach. Meanwhile, its more contemporary sister hotel, Angsana Lang Cô, will feature 229 suites. The development's residences offer ocean-facing villas and condominium units for sale, with owners to be granted exclusive privileges on global exchange programmes, golf memberships as well as other services within Laguna Lang Cô. The first phase of the project represents a US$200 million investment funded through the Banyan Tree Indochina Hospitality Fund.

Luxury hotel group Rosewood is to open its first Chinese property next year, a 279-room hotel in the capital Beijing. The hotel will be located in Chaoyang District opposite the iconic CCTV Tower. The guestrooms, which measure 50 square metres, will be designed in a residential apartment style, with window seats, large bathrooms and walk-in wardrobes. Seven restaurants and lounges will serve authentic international and local cuisines, and the Chinese restaurant will feature a casual and contemporary lower floor restaurant as well as nine private dining suites on the floor above. The Rosewood Sense spa features five spa suites designed for overnight stays. Other facilities include more than 3,000 square metres of meeting space, an indoor swimming pool, gym and yoga studio, plus a lounge for premium guests including an open kitchen, bar, internet area, boardroom and outdoor terrace.