This is three-star Michelin Chef Pierre Gagnaire's U.S. debut and his second restaurant within the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

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"The inflation was a little bit higher than expected, especially food prices, " said Francis Lun, chief economist at GE Oriental Financial Group.

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However, Francis Lun, chief economist of GE Oriental Financial Group in Hong Kong, said the actual figure was probably closer to 2 to 3 percent but was inflated by exporters seeking government rebates.

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In Friday trading, Oriental Financial Group, Inc.

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"Given the constant re-investment and the constant drive with new technology coming in much faster than most of us can adapt ... we're at a point where we take any bit of profit and continue to re-invest in the technology, " says Monika Neger, chief information officer for the Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group.

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This demanding group of busy travelers placed Singapore's Raffles, Tokyo's Park Hyatt, Bangkok's Oriental, the Ritz-Carlton Millenia in Singapore and Hong Kong's Mandarin Oriental, Regent and Peninsula (at No. 1) among their choices for the world's top international and city hotels.

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