DANDONG/SEOUL/SINGAPORE–When Kim Jong Un arrived by armored train in Beijing for a military parade in September, the pageantry signaled a thaw in one of the world’s most important relationships after …
Vietnam property developers’ inventories hit record highs
Inventories held by major Vietnamese property developers, including Novaland, Vinhomes, Vingroup, and Khang Dien, soared to unprecedented levels in the second quarter of 2025, with analysts describing …
China exploring reforms in housing sales system to revitalize property sector
BEIJING – China is pursuing reforms in its housing sales system with a shift from the traditional pre-sales practice — homes being sold before construction is complete — as part of a broader effort …
Danube’s father and son navigate Dubai property fog
Dubai’s property market has been slowing, but there is little sign of it in Danube Properties’ crowded office. On a Tuesday almost five months into the US-Israel-Iran war, brokers hurry between tables …
Saudi residential property transactions down 21% in Q2
Saudi Arabia’s real estate transaction volumes edged higher in the second quarter from the previous three months, although activity remained weak compared with a low base in the first quarter, …
Vietnam: Property tycoon Truong My Lan sentenced to death after country’s biggest fraud trial
A property tycoon has been sentenced to death in Vietnam after the biggest fraud trial in the country’s history. Truong My Lan was sentenced on Thursday by a court in Ho Chi Minh City after being …
Younger buyers push up Oman property sales
Younger buyers purchasing their first homes and taking advantage of concessional interest rates are underpinning Oman’s property market, analysts and brokers have said. Despite the Iran-US-Israel …
Danube’s father and son steer through Dubai property fog
Dubai’s property market has been slowing, but there is little sign of it in Danube Properties’ crowded office. On a Tuesday almost five months into the US-Israel-Iran war, brokers hurry between tables …
Hong Kong Property Investor Gaw Capital Buys Prime Tokyo Mall For Over $1 Billion
Gaw Capital has formed a joint venture with Singapore’s Patience Capital Group to purchase and manage Tokyu Plaza Ginza. Gaw Capital Partners, the real estate private equity firm controlled by Hong …
In Japan, this former 1908 prison has been reborn as an extraordinary luxury hotel (where prison architecture meets spacious suites)
Sleeping in a former prison cell transformed into a luxury suite? It’s now possible in Japan. Open since 25 June, Hoshinoya Nara Prison has transformed a historic Meiji-era prison into one of the …