12:43 Deal of the Year Awards Presented at the International Hotel Investment Forum in Berlin
Hosts of the 9th International Hotel Investment Forum (IHIF) have announced the winners for the prestigious Deal of the Year Awards. The Awards were presented 8 March 2006 at the InterContinental Hotel in Berlin, Germany.

12:25 Heineken to Distribute Bud as “Luxury” Brand
St. Petersburg’s Heineken brewery will start producing and distributing Budweiser beer, the company said Tuesday, after signing a licensing agreement with Bud’s brand owner Anheuser-Busch.

12:20 American Giants Look For Place in City Zones
Two giants of the IT industry, U.S. firms Hewlett-Packard and Sun Microsystems, are considering registering in the city’s special economic zones, Interfax quoted a statement from the city governor as saying on Monday.