The effective mortgage rate for new loans from HSBC, Hang Seng, BOCHK, Standard Chartered and BEA will rise by 50 basis points on Monday The higher mortgage rates will pressurise home prices to fall …
Hong Kong’s old buildings are crumbling, but flat owners balk at repair fees, prompting calls for government action on ‘ticking time bombs’
The 70-year-old block with 20 flats is one of Hong Kong’s “three-nil buildings” – it does not have a property maintenance company, owners’ corporation or residents’ organisation to carry out a …
Fatah gives deadline for handover of general’s killers amid fragile truce in Lebanon refugee camp
BEIRUT (AP) — A top official with Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas’ Fatah group said Sunday that Palestinian and Lebanese officials have given militant Islamic groups in Lebanon’s largest …
Israel criticizes UN vote to list ruins near ancient Jericho as World Heritage Site in Palestine
A U.N. conference has voted to list ruins of the ancient West Bank city of Jericho as a World Heritage Site in Palestine.
Dinosaur find near Jordan will provide research opportunities
A rare dino discovery in eastern Montana is rocking the world of paleontology. Crews this past week started putting burlap and plaster on an Edmontosaurus, on a ranch east of Jordan.
Kim Jong Un heads back to North Korea after talks on forging closer ties with Russia
North Korea leaders Kim Jong Un is heading home after a six … From a daily news briefing to Homes & Property insights, plus lifestyle, going out, offers and more. For the best stories in your inbox, …
North Korea’s Kim heads home after final stop in Russia’s Vladivostok – KCNA
North Korean leader Kim Jong Un is headed home after making a final stop in Russia’s far eastern city of Vladi …
You Can Now Glamp Your Way up Mt. Everest—and Still Get the Bragging Rights
Six-time summiteer and tour operator Mike Hamill has a different approach to the dangerous yet fulfilling experience, ranging from excellent food to swaddling comfort.
BJP’s expelled leader wanted for rape, murder held on Nepal border
Bharatiya Janata Party’s expelled leader Rahi Masoom Raza, who was absconding after being booked in a rape and murder case in Maharajganj district, was arrested by the police from Nepal border late on …
Saudi Construction Boom Hands Firms Contracts Worth $250 Billion
Saudi Arabia has awarded construction contracts worth $250 billion since 2016, when the kingdom embarked on an ambitious plan to build mega projects and transform its economy.