FILE – The Airbnb app icon is displayed on an iPad screen in Washington, D.C., on May 8, 2021. A man accused of armed robbery booked a room at a home in Buford, Georgia, on the site then tied up the …
Lebanon considers another 642-acre annexation for LEAP Lebanon
City Council is considering a request to annex another 642 acres earmarked for the LEAP Lebanon Innovation and Research District. The acreage is divided among 43 parcels voluntarily offered by the …
‘Even 1.4 billion people can’t fill all empty homes’: Former Chinese official on property crisis
With over 1.4 billion people, China is the second most populous country in the world today. Yet, even its staggering population will not be able to f
4 earthquakes shake Nepal in an hour; tremors felt in north India
Four earthquakes, the strongest being of magnitude 6.2, jolted Nepal in quick succession with tremors reverberating through parts of north India including Delhi-NCR, the National Centre for Seismology (NCS) said on Tuesday.
Malaysia to ask Asean’s main rice supplying nations to prioritise members: Bernama
Find out more about subscription packages here. MALAYSIA will call on Association of South-east Asian Nations’ (Asean) main rice supplying nations to prioritise the bloc’s member countries amid …
Fact Check: Video shows woman driving children home from nursery in Uzbekistan
Footage of a female teacher pulled over for driving a car overloaded with children from kindergarten back to their homes in Uzbekistan is being shared online alongside a false claim that it shows …
Iraq Arrests 24 People for Promoting Banned Baath Party
Iraq’s national security agency announced on Tuesday the arrest of 24 people for promoting the dissolved Baath party. In a statement, the agency said it had carried out a widescale campaign in various …
Thailand Vows Measures to Restore Tourist Confidence After Mall Shooting
BANGKOK (Reuters) – Thailand will restore confidence in its critical tourism sector, officials said on Wednesday, a day after a shooting spree at a luxury shopping mall in which two foreigners were …
Japan’s property sector sees ‘golden period’ as foreign investments surge 45%
Foreign investments into Japan’s real estate sector have been burgeoning in the past year, buoyed by a weak Japanese yen.
Surging Tokyo property prices squeeze out young professionals
Foreigners have piled more than 1.8 trillion yen into Japanese real estate since 2019, outstripping flows from institutional investors, property funds, and corporations, according to consultancy …