Dubai recorded property buying deals to the tune of over $762 million (AED2.8 billion) on Monday, data released by Dubai Land Department (DLD) showed. Monday’s deals included 670 sales transactions …
Illegally privatized railway facilities to return to Kazakhstan’s ownership
ASTANA, Kazakhstan, August 8. A number of important objects in the field of railway transport are returning to the ownership of Kazakhstan, the press service of the Prime Minister of Kazakhstan said, …
The Taliban Won but These Afghans Fought On
The two made their way to a snowy hide-out near the Salang Pass, a critical mountain road that connects Kabul to northern Afghanistan. There, they linked up with around nine other rebels with orders …
China’s property sector is in dire straits as yet another developer reportedly runs into trouble
China’s property sector continues to unravel as another developer falls behind on its debt payments, according to Bloomberg. Country Garden Holdings – once China’s largest developer by sales – failed to make coupon payments due Monday,
China Property Stocks Lead Hong Kong Market Slump
A cash crunch at China’s largest surviving property developer rattled Hong Kong’s stock market on Tuesday, sending the benchmark Hang Seng Index down 1.8%. Country Garden Holdings said it missed coupon payments that were due Monday on two U.
Macao’s Roots
Macao’s 400-year-old ties with the lusophone states have come to shape its future. #Ad Paid and Presented by Macao Government Tourism Office …
Hong Kong property ‘price war’ imminent as Li Ka-shing’s CK Asset slashes flats to lowest seen in city in 7 years
Developer cuts prices at Coast Line II in Kowloon to US$1,921 per square foot – 16 per cent below other recent launches – in a bid to boost buyer sentiment in a slumping market.
Billionaire-Backed Fintech Becomes Hong Kong’s Latest Unicorn With $458 Million Round, Baillie Gifford Joins As A New Investor
The funding round, which values the two-year-old startup at $1.7 billion, included participation from Lenovo Capital, Vectr Fintech and Dara Holdings.
‘Frustrated’ Brunei man gets six months’ jail for running amok at home
A man received six months’ jail for committing mischief by damaging his mother’s property out of frustration due to his father’s recent passing.
Learning about the wild men of Borneo … in Chiang Mai
137 Pillars House, one of Chiang Mai’s most impressive boutique hotels, sprawls around a historic wooden building (supported by 137 teak pillars) that now houses a bar, a restaurant, and a lounge …