SINGAPORE: A foreign businessman who faces pending charges over the S$6.25 million purchase of three restricted landed homes in East Coast is still at large after absconding in 2017 and is believed to …
Hong Kong’s negative equity mortgage cases surge to near 18-year high
Cases of negative equity in Hong Kong’s residential mortgage loans jumped nearly 22-fold in the fourth quarter from the previous one, the city’s de facto central bank said, as home prices continued to …
China’s Ferry Tale Taiwan Invasion Plan Is A Legal Nightmare
China’s use of civilian ferries in military exercises blurs the legal distinction between civilian and military objects that makes it difficult to predict when, and if, China will invade Taiwan. It …
Three Russians under sanctions own UK property via overseas entities
Alexander Frolov, Igor Shuvalov and Vladimir Potanin own properties via BVI, Cyprus and Russia …
How to create a united state in Cyprus?
Proposing to the Turks in Cyprus to live under Greek aggressors’ authority is not much different from asking the Jews of Europe to live in …
NBB funds key Bahrain residential plot under Mazaya 2.0 scheme
The funding for the beneficiaries of Mazaya 2.0 scheme is being smoothly implemented in collaboration with the Ministry of Housing and Urban Planning, and the kingdom’s Eskan Bank, said NBB in its …
Few sanctioned Russian oligarchs disclose UK property, despite new law
The entrance to Kensington Palace Gardens, where it is believed that Russian businessman Roman Abramovich owns an apartment, is seen in London, Britain March 3, 2022. REUTERS/Peter Nicholl …
Extremists Attack Armenians and Patriarchate in Jerusalem Quarter
Armenia expressed on Monday serious concern at the latest … “This is the latest in a string of attacks against Christians and their property in and around the Old City,” the British Consulate in …
Ex-Ssangbangwool chief said to have paid N. Korea US$8 mln in 2019 on behalf of Lee, Gyeonggi Province
SEOUL, Jan. 31 (Yonhap) — An arrested underwear tycoon allegedly said he delivered US$8 million to North Korea in 2019 to help promote … including one surrounding a massive property development …
No internet and illegal jeans: the realities of life in North Korea
North Korea is the sixth most corrupt country in the world North … The rest are effectively confined to the countryside, where conditions can be tough and provisions scarce. Property sales and …