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Business Insider
5 days ago
- Business
- Business Insider
H World announces entry into Laos
H World (HTHT) Group announced its debut into the Laotian market with the signing of 4 hotel management agreements, further advancing its international growth strategy and expanding its footprint in Southeast Asia. The signing ceremony, held in Laotians Capital City Vientiane on May 29, marks H Group's first entry into the country, solidifying its 'asset-light and internationalization' strategy. The new properties, located in Vientiane and the historic city of Luang Prabang, will be developed in collaboration with three investment partners: Lao Kunpeng Industrial Co., Ltd., Yuting Hotel Investment Management Co., Ltd., and KP Construction Sole Co., Ltd. Confident Investing Starts Here:
Yahoo
5 days ago
- Business
- Yahoo
H World Group Signs Agreement to Debut Intercity Hotel, JI Hotel and Orange Hotel in Laos
SINGAPORE, June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT) and (HK: 01179), a leading global hospitality group, announced its debut into the Laotian market with the signing of 4 hotel management agreements, further advancing its international growth strategy and expanding its footprint in Southeast Asia. The signing ceremony, held in Laotians Capital City Vientiane on May 29, marks H Group's first entry into the country, solidifying its "asset-light and internationalization" strategy. The new properties, located in Vientiane and the historic city of Luang Prabang, will be developed in collaboration with three investment partners: Lao Kunpeng Industrial Co., Ltd., Yuting Hotel Investment Management Co., Ltd., and KP Construction Sole Co., Ltd. "This signing of four hotels in Laos is an important step for H World in promoting localized management and building a deeply rooted network across the region," said Zhu Xiaogang, President of H World Asia Pacific. "We are committed to strengthening our operational capabilities in Southeast Asia and delivering high-quality, full-lifecycle services to our partners. We are confident that these projects in Laos will become the highlights in H World's development in the region", added Zhu. The four hotels signed this time cover H World's core upper-midscale and midscale brands, with projects located in Laos' capital and major tourist destinations: Intercity Hotel Vientiane: Developed in partnership with Lao Kunpeng Industrial Co., Ltd., the hotel will be situated near Wattay International Airport and the Sanjiang Area in Vientiane. Scheduled to open in early 2026, the hotel will offer modern amenities and seamless connectivity. Intercity Hotel Luang Prabang: Invested by Lao Kunpeng Industrial Co., Ltd., the hotel will be located in the historic city center of Luang Prabang. Expected to open in 2027, it will blend local cultural elements with the brand's signature design and functionality. JI Hotel Vientiane Mekong Riverside: Developed by Yuting Hotel Investment Management Co., Ltd., the hotel will be located along the Mekong River in downtown Vientiane. Offering scenic river views and strong accessibility, it is set to open in early 2026. This marks the first JI Hotel in Laos and the second in Southeast Asia, following the opening of JI Hotel Orchard in Singapore. Orange Hotel Vientiane International Airport: Developed by KP Construction Sole Co., Ltd., this project will be located near the airport and the Sanjiang Area. It is expected to open in Q3 2026. This project represents the global debut of the Orange Hotel brand outside China. All three investment partners expressed confidence in the collaboration, citing H World's operational excellence, brand reputation, and digital ecosystem as key drivers for the partnership. They noted that the cooperation is expected to elevate hospitality standards in Laos and deliver enhanced travel experiences for guests. According to the Laos National Tourism Administration, more than 1.97 million international tourists entered the country via the China-Laos Railway in 2024, a more than threefold increase year-on-year. Chinese tourists accounted for over 60%, making China the top source of inbound visitors to Laos. (END) About H World Group Limited Originated in China, H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT; HK:01179) is a key player in the global hotel industry. H World's brands include HanTing Hotel, JI Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, MAXX, Jaz in the City, IntercityHotel, Zleep Hotels and Steigenberger Icons. In addition, H World also has the rights as master franchisee for Mercure, Ibis and Ibis Styles, and co-development rights for Grand Mercure and Novotel, in the pan-China region. For more information, please visit H World's website: For media inquiry, please contact: Lihuan Wang media@ Xing zheming@ Lang View original content: SOURCE H World Group Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
5 days ago
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H World Group Signs Agreement to Debut Intercity Hotel, JI Hotel and Orange Hotel in Laos
SINGAPORE, June 6, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- H World Group Limited (NASDAQ: HTHT) and (HK: 01179), a leading global hospitality group, announced its debut into the Laotian market with the signing of 4 hotel management agreements, further advancing its international growth strategy and expanding its footprint in Southeast Asia. The signing ceremony, held in Laotians Capital City Vientiane on May 29, marks H Group's first entry into the country, solidifying its "asset-light and internationalization" strategy. The new properties, located in Vientiane and the historic city of Luang Prabang, will be developed in collaboration with three investment partners: Lao Kunpeng Industrial Co., Ltd., Yuting Hotel Investment Management Co., Ltd., and KP Construction Sole Co., Ltd. "This signing of four hotels in Laos is an important step for H World in promoting localized management and building a deeply rooted network across the region," said Zhu Xiaogang, President of H World Asia Pacific. "We are committed to strengthening our operational capabilities in Southeast Asia and delivering high-quality, full-lifecycle services to our partners. We are confident that these projects in Laos will become the highlights in H World's development in the region", added Zhu. The four hotels signed this time cover H World's core upper-midscale and midscale brands, with projects located in Laos' capital and major tourist destinations: Intercity Hotel Vientiane: Developed in partnership with Lao Kunpeng Industrial Co., Ltd., the hotel will be situated near Wattay International Airport and the Sanjiang Area in Vientiane. Scheduled to open in early 2026, the hotel will offer modern amenities and seamless connectivity. Intercity Hotel Luang Prabang: Invested by Lao Kunpeng Industrial Co., Ltd., the hotel will be located in the historic city center of Luang Prabang. Expected to open in 2027, it will blend local cultural elements with the brand's signature design and functionality. JI Hotel Vientiane Mekong Riverside: Developed by Yuting Hotel Investment Management Co., Ltd., the hotel will be located along the Mekong River in downtown Vientiane. Offering scenic river views and strong accessibility, it is set to open in early 2026. This marks the first JI Hotel in Laos and the second in Southeast Asia, following the opening of JI Hotel Orchard in Singapore. Orange Hotel Vientiane International Airport: Developed by KP Construction Sole Co., Ltd., this project will be located near the airport and the Sanjiang Area. It is expected to open in Q3 2026. This project represents the global debut of the Orange Hotel brand outside China. All three investment partners expressed confidence in the collaboration, citing H World's operational excellence, brand reputation, and digital ecosystem as key drivers for the partnership. They noted that the cooperation is expected to elevate hospitality standards in Laos and deliver enhanced travel experiences for guests. According to the Laos National Tourism Administration, more than 1.97 million international tourists entered the country via the China-Laos Railway in 2024, a more than threefold increase year-on-year. Chinese tourists accounted for over 60%, making China the top source of inbound visitors to Laos. (END) About H World Group Limited Originated in China, H World Group Limited (NASDAQ:HTHT; HK:01179) is a key player in the global hotel industry. H World's brands include HanTing Hotel, JI Hotel, Crystal Orange Hotel, Steigenberger Hotels & Resorts, MAXX, Jaz in the City, IntercityHotel, Zleep Hotels and Steigenberger Icons. In addition, H World also has the rights as master franchisee for Mercure, Ibis and Ibis Styles, and co-development rights for Grand Mercure and Novotel, in the pan-China region. For more information, please visit H World's website: For media inquiry, please contact: Lihuan Wang media@ Xing zheming@ Lang View original content: SOURCE H World Group Error in retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data Error in retrieving data
Yahoo
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Yahoo
Southeast Asians in L.A. region are being detained, deported at routine ICE check-ins
A growing number of Southeast Asian immigrants in Los Angeles and Orange counties whose deportation orders have been on indefinite hold for years are being detained, and in some cases, deported after showing up for routine check-ins at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices, according to immigrant attorneys and advocacy groups. In recent months, a number of Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese immigrants have been told that deportation orders that had been stayed — in some cases for decades — are now being enforced as the Trump administration seeks to increase the number of deportations. The immigrants being targeted are generally people who were convicted of a crime after arriving in the U.S., making them eligible for deportation after their release from jail or prison. In most cases, ICE never followed through with the deportations because the immigrants had lived in the U.S. long enough that their home countries no longer recognized them as citizens, or as is the case with Laos, the home country does not readily issue repatriation documents. Instead, under longstanding policies, these immigrants have been allowed to remain in the U.S. with the condition that they checked in with ICE agents regularly to show they were working and staying out of trouble. The check-ins generally start out monthly, but over time become an annual visit. According to the Asian Law Caucus, as of 2024 there were roughly 15,100 Cambodians, Laotians and Vietnamese nationals living in this situation across the U.S. 'People are very worried about their check-ins. They are dedicated to complying with their reporting requirements and want to continue to comply as they have been doing for years, but they are also afraid to report based on what they have seen on the news,' said Lee Ann Felder-Heim, a staff attorney at the Asian Law Caucus. Connie Chung Joe, the chief executive of Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California, said that in the last month her organization has been made aware of at least 17 community members in Los Angeles and Orange counties who have gone in for scheduled check-ins, only to be detained or deported. 'These are folks who've been here for decades,' Chung Joe said. 'It just breaks the community and their families apart.' Orange County is home to the largest diaspora of Vietnamese outside of their home country, many of them refugees who fled the fall of Saigon. The county's Little Saigon is home to more than 100,000 Vietnamese Americans. In addition, tens of thousands of Cambodians and Laotians have settled in the Los Angeles area, according to the Pew Research Center. Many Southeast Asian refugees were brought over as children, and not all got adequate support as they coped with the upheaval, said Laura Urias, program director at Immigrant Defenders Law Center. Some fell in with gangs as they struggled to assimilate, and that's when they got caught up in the criminal system. Although they may have gotten in trouble as youths, Urias said, many served their time and went on to get jobs and put down roots. In one instance, a Cambodian immigrant went in for his ICE check-in and came out with an order to produce a plane ticket to Cambodia within 60 days, she said. Urias said none of the center's clients have been deported at this point, but that she has heard about people without legal representation who were deported after a check-in. 'It's definitely something that we haven't really seen before,' Urias said. 'It aligns with the overall message that this administration came in with — threatening to deport as many people as possible.' The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, did not respond to a list of questions from The Times about the reasons behind the policy shift and whether the immigrants' home countries will accept them. Urias said she suspects that the Trump administration's looming tariff threats have made some countries more willing to cooperate and accept deportees. Richard Wilner said his firm, Wilner & O'Reilly, in Orange, has seen an uptick in requests for consultations from the families of immigrants who have been detained. His firm does not take on clients who have been convicted of serious crimes such as sexual offenses and murder. 'In the past two weeks, I've gotten more phone calls than I have in the past 15 years or longer, because people are getting arrested,' he said. He added that he hasn't been able to figure out why some immigrants with delayed deportation orders are being targeted for removal and not others. 'These are people with outstanding orders of deportation, some of whom have gone on to lead remarkable lives, started families, businesses, good folks. Others have gone on to re-offend," he said. "I don't know what the parameters are, because not everyone is getting snatched up at check-in.' Sign up for Essential California for news, features and recommendations from the L.A. Times and beyond in your inbox six days a week. This story originally appeared in Los Angeles Times.
Los Angeles Times
22-04-2025
- Politics
- Los Angeles Times
Southeast Asians in L.A. region are being detained, deported at routine ICE check-ins
A growing number of Southeast Asian immigrants in Los Angeles and Orange counties whose deportation orders have been on indefinite hold for years are being detained, and in some cases, deported after showing up for routine check-ins at U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement offices, according to immigrant attorneys and advocacy groups. In recent months, a number of Cambodian, Laotian and Vietnamese immigrants have been told that deportation orders that had been stayed — in some cases for decades — are now being enforced as the Trump administration seeks to increase the number of deportations. The immigrants being targeted are generally people who were convicted of a crime after arriving in the U.S., making them eligible for deportation after their release from jail or prison. In most cases, ICE never followed through with the deportations because the immigrants had lived in the U.S. long enough that their home countries no longer recognized them as citizens, or as is the case with Laos, the home country does not readily issue repatriation documents. Instead, under longstanding policies, these immigrants have been allowed to remain in the U.S. with the condition that they checked in with ICE agents regularly to show they were working and staying out of trouble. The check-ins generally start out monthly, but over time become an annual visit. According to the Asian Law Caucus, as of 2024 there were roughly 15,100 Cambodians, Laotians and Vietnamese nationals living in this situation across the U.S. 'People are very worried about their check-ins. They are dedicated to complying with their reporting requirements and want to continue to comply as they have been doing for years, but they are also afraid to report based on what they have seen on the news,' said Lee Ann Felder-Heim, a staff attorney at the Asian Law Caucus. Connie Chung Joe, the chief executive of Asian Americans Advancing Justice Southern California, said that in the last month her organization has been made aware of at least 17 community members in Los Angeles and Orange counties who have gone in for scheduled check-ins, only to be detained or deported. 'These are folks who've been here for decades,' Chung Joe said. 'It just breaks the community and their families apart.' Orange County is home to the largest diaspora of Vietnamese outside of their home country, many of them refugees who fled the fall of Saigon. The county's Little Saigon is home to more than 100,000 Vietnamese Americans. In addition, tens of thousands of Cambodians and Laotians have settled in the Los Angeles area, according to the Pew Research Center. Many Southeast Asian refugees were brought over as children, and not all got adequate support as they coped with the upheaval, said Laura Urias, program director at Immigrant Defenders Law Center. Some fell in with gangs as they struggled to assimilate, and that's when they got caught up in the criminal system. Although they may have gotten in trouble as youths, Urias said, many served their time and went on to get jobs and put down roots. In one instance, a Cambodian immigrant went in for his ICE check-in and came out with an order to produce a plane ticket to Cambodia within 60 days, she said. Urias said none of the center's clients have been deported at this point, but that she has heard about people without legal representation who were deported after a check-in. 'It's definitely something that we haven't really seen before,' Urias said. 'It aligns with the overall message that this administration came in with — threatening to deport as many people as possible.' The Department of Homeland Security, which oversees ICE, did not respond to a list of questions from The Times about the reasons behind the policy shift and whether the immigrants' home countries will accept them. Urias said she suspects that the Trump administration's looming tariff threats have made some countries more willing to cooperate and accept deportees. Richard Wilner said his firm, Wilner & O'Reilly, in Orange, has seen an uptick in requests for consultations from the families of immigrants who have been detained. His firm does not take on clients who have been convicted of serious crimes such as sexual offenses and murder. 'In the past two weeks, I've gotten more phone calls than I have in the past 15 years or longer, because people are getting arrested,' he said. He added that he hasn't been able to figure out why some immigrants with delayed deportation orders are being targeted for removal and not others. 'These are people with outstanding orders of deportation, some of whom have gone on to lead remarkable lives, started families, businesses, good folks. Others have gone on to re-offend,' he said. 'I don't know what the parameters are, because not everyone is getting snatched up at check-in.'
