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7 August 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian equities fall more as US labels China currency manipulator

China Construction Bank, Ping An Insurance, Great Wall decline

6 August 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian equities slump as yuan's tumble below 7 to dollar spooks investors

Chinese airlines, property developers drag down A300 index

5 August 2019
Nomura Real Estate and Development eventually wants to see overseas operations in locations such as Ho Chi Minh City account for about 20% of total revenue. (Photo by Ken Kobayashi)
Property

Nomura Real Estate acquires 14-story office tower in Vietnam

Prime location with occupancy rate of 98% houses mostly foreign companies

31 July 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks advance as Chinese, South Korean equities rebound

China Life Insurance, Korea Aerospace among major gainers

30 July 2019
Hang Lung Properties has been clearing its inventory of residential units in Hong Kong in recent years amid high real estate prices, while sharpening its focus on growing rental income from commercial assets. 
Nikkei Markets

Hang Lung sees steady retail sales despite Hong Kong turmoil

Property major looks to sell down Hong Kong homes, China serviced apartments

30 July 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks fall, dragged down by Hong Kong developers

South Korean equities extend losses to fourth day

29 July 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Asian stocks slip as investors scale back Fed rate cut bets

Hyundai Motor down despite profit increase, while Great Wall off on profit warning

22 July 2019
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Nikkei Markets

Hong Kong leads Asian losses amid reduced Fed rate cut bets

Local property developers decline amid rising political unrest

22 July 2019
 Britain is currently scheduled to leave the European Union on October 31.
Companies

Malaysia's provident fund eyes Brexit bargains in UK property

Fund CEO says London property still a very resilient market

8 July 2019
The combined entity will bring together the global portfolio of Ascott Reit and A-HTRUST's 14 hotels in the Asia-Pacific region. 
Property

Ascott Reit and Ascendas Trust to merge to create $5.6bn hospitality trust

Combined entity organizes an enlarged portfolio across Asia, Europe and US

3 July 2019
ESG performance in the real estate sector is determined by looking at a company's regulations, management and disclosure policies, as well as energy consumption and carbon dioxide emissions of its properties.
Business trends

Japanese real estate sector polishes ESG performance

Companies seek 'sustainability' credentials in bid to attract finicky investors

28 June 2019
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Markets

Indian real estate set to witness record-high PE investments this year

Growing demand for office spaces, malls lures global funds

27 June 2019
The Tokyo Skytree looks down on Japan's capital. Typical Chinese buyers look for small, one-bedroom apartments in Tokyo, according to listing site Juwai.com. (Photo by Shinya Sawai)
Business trends

Chinese interest in Japanese housing surges as US loses luster

Demand soars in Tokyo and Osaka as buyers seek better returns and 'quality of life'

8 June 2019
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Retail

Outlet shopping catches Asia's fancy, specialty malls bloom

Sales in China tipped to rise 25% annually, overtaking online growth

30 May 2019
Henderson Land Development founder Lee Shau-kee, center, flanked by his two sons, Peter Lee Ka-kit, right, and Martin Lee Ka-shing, announces his retirement on May 28, 2019.
Companies

Hong Kong property tycoon Lee officially passes baton to sons

Successors to Henderson Land founder bullish on property market

28 May 2019
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Asia Insight

Japan real estate recovery defies demographic decline

Prices rise in big cities and beyond, but aging and old habits pose risks

28 May 2019
One half of the time Australian prosperity is based on digging things out of the ground and selling them to foreigners at good prices. 
Opinion

Australia's irrelevant election

Short sighted policies have left economy at the mercy of external events

30 April 2019
Buildings rise out of Metro Manila's Makati City, known as the Wall Street of the Philippines. (Photo by Jun Endo)
Property

Philippines' largest developer paves way for country's first REIT listing

Ayala Land eyes $500 million from public offering this year

25 April 2019
Seoul's upscale Gangnam district has been a center of land speculation for the rich.
Opinion

South Korea -- beware the risk of housing turmoil

Seoul should rule out further rate cuts and instead follow global shift to monetary easing

2 April 2019
Tokyo's Toranomon area. Dai-ichi Life Insurance has invested in one of the neighborhoods big redevelopment projects. (Photo by Kosaku Mimura)
Property

Ultralow bond yields drive Japan's insurers back to real estate

Industry's property holdings set to grow for first time in four years

29 March 2019
Singapore Press Holdings earns more money from property than publishing (Photo by Keiichiro Asahara)
Nikkei Markets

Singapore companies turn to student housing for returns

Crowded market and lower rental yields emerge as risks

21 March 2019
Condominiums sit at the foot of a mountain known for skiing in Kutchan, Hokkaido Prefecture. The town's land prices grew the fastest in Japan thanks to an influx of overseas skiers.
Property

Japan's land prices climb for fourth year, aided by tourism

Increase slows in big cities while residential prices elsewhere turn up

20 March 2019
The Mekong River in Phnom Penh at sunrise
Business trends

Property developer Creed plots own course in Cambodia

Lack of local partners forces Japanese company to go it alone in thriving economy

18 March 2019