9. Owner’s pride _ TORONTO

Chinese Consul General in Toronto Xue Bing (centre), joined by the new owners of the Westin Prince Toronto, proposes a toast at a reception held in the hotel on Sept 30. It’s the largest single hotel to be acquired by a cross-border purchaser in the past decade and at $70 million the third-largest hotel sale in the city year-to-date. NA LI / CHINA DAILY