Fifty priceless artifacts looted from Egypt and Pakistan and trafficked through Manhattan by two notorious antiquities dealers have been returned to their home countries, the Manhattan District ... ( read original story ...)
‘If you own a property in India…’: Investment banker warns of big real estate shake-up
The proposed law promises to digitize the country’s fragmented property records, making all title deeds, owner identities (Aadhaar-linked), and existing bank liabilities available online for instant ... ( read original story ...)
India’s passion for property
According to 2023 Anarock report, 68% of Indian homebuyers are end-users, and a whopping 80% plan to pass on their property to their children. Unlike supply/demand and pricing, such data does not tend ... ( read original story ...)
MCD makes user charge optional for property tax payments from June 1, launches amnesty scheme
The Municipal Corporation of Delhi has updated its property tax portal, allowing taxpayers to opt out of the controversial garbage collection 'user ch ... ( read original story ...)
Wanda lights up China’s great property firesale
Asian buyout firm PAG and Tencent are acquiring 48 megamalls, known as Wanda Plazas, in a $7 bln deal. The valuations for the prime properties appear distressed. At least Wanda Chair Wang Jianlin is ... ( read original story ...)
Vietnam to pick domestic investors for Phu Quoc airport expansion
The government has issued a resolution on the expansion of Phu Quoc International Airport in Kien Giang Province to prepare for the Asia–Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) Economic Leaders' Week in ...
Philippines eyes India, Thailand rice to cut Vietnam reliance
Affordable prices of the staple grain are central to the agenda of President Ferdinand Marcos Jr., who also helmed the agriculture department before appointing Laurel in November 2023.
Philippine factory activity ‘stalled’ in May
MANILA, Philippines - Local factory activity broadly stalled in May after output fell into contraction territory while new order growth waned. The Philippines purchasing managers’ index (PMI) ...
Spanish CEO, ‘haciendero’ recalls fond memories of the Philippines
Such was the declaration of Dr. Fernando Bouffard Fita, Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of medical aesthetics and dermatological solutions company Innoaesthetics based in Spain. Although Fita is Spanish ...
Budget FY26: What corporate Bangladesh expects
According to four business leaders that TBS spoke to, a people-centric and business-friendly budget amid the rising inflation and production costs is of utmost necessity at the moment ...