TOKYO: A weak yen has brought out the bargain hunters in Japan’s real estate market, with foreign institutional investors mobilising billions of dollars for property deals. Hong Kong’s Gaw Capital …
N. Korea believes notifying S. Korea before releasing dam water is a political matter
North Korea has been releasing water from the Hwanggang Dam on the upper Imijin River without notifying South Korea first. To protect the lives and property of residents along the inter-Korean border, …
Here’s where China’s real estate troubles could spill over
Prolonged stress in China’s real estate market would negatively affect different sectors to different degrees, according to analysis by Fitch Ratings. Their analysis identified three kinds of …
Welcome to Sinkhole Village. Turkey’s mysterious craters are swallowing up fertile farming land in the nation’s breadbasket
In paddocks, corn fields and village streets across Turkey’s Konya plain, strange holes are appearing and swallowing up chunks of land in the nation’s breadbasket.
Four arrested for stealing valuables from Hindu temple in Pakistan: Report
Pakistani police arrested four men on Thursday for allegedly stealing idols, maces, and prayer paraphernalia from a Hindu temple in Karachi.
BJP Leader’s ‘Illegal’ Property Bulldozed In Uttar Pradesh’s Varanasi
BJP leader Satya Prakash Singh alias Akhand Singh, was accused of encroaching the society’s land in Varanasi by some of its residents.
Saudi crown prince stays in ‘world’s most expensive home’ ahead of Macron meeting
The 7,000-square-metre property was bought by an undisclosed … although alcohol is strictly prohibited in Saudi Arabia. The son of King Salman bin Abdulaziz Al Saud bought a US$500-million …
Allegations that Ashraf Ghani fled Afghanistan with millions in cash may be untrue: US report
The report published by the Special Inspector General for Afghanistan Reconstruction (SIGAR) said Ghani fled barefoot, without the millions of dollars that he was accused of carrying before the …
South Korea’s ‘Parasite’ flats may be banned because of flood deaths
Seoul is looking into banning the kind of semi-basement flats that featured as a symbol of inequality in the Oscar-winning film Parasite after a family drowned …
Rajapaksa expected to land in Thailand as Sri Lankan protesters pack up camp after brutal crackdown
Gotabaya Rajapaksa fled Sri Lanka on 13 July as anti-government protests intensified Former Sri Lankan president Gotabaya Rajapaksa is expected to land in Thailand on Thursday for a temporary stay …