The Philippine national women’s volleyball team opens its campaign in the 19th SMM Asian Senior Women’s Volleyball Championship against Hong Kong. The Philippine national women’s volleyball team's journey in the 19th SMM Asian Senior Women’s ... ( read original story ...)
Office decentralisation trend in Hong Kong continues but rents remain high
Even as more companies relocate their offices away from Hong Kong’s central business district to escape high costs, rents in Central have climbed back up to their 2008 peak levels driven by sustained demand from mainland Chinese corporates and a tight ... ( read original story ...)
Wanda says its US$1.5b Australia projects ‘progressing well’, flatly denying reports they are up for sale
Morgan Stanley said in a recent report that suppressed China’s overseas property investment, accounting for 6.3 per cent of outbound direct investment in 2016, would weigh on the pricing of commercial properties in Australia, Hong Kong, UK and the US. ( read original story ...)
Shanghai’s price controls on new homes the toughest in China, says Jinmao chief
Shanghai’s price controls over new homes are the toughest among all mainland Chinese cities, according to state-owned property developer China Jinmao ... Post during an interim results briefing in Hong Kong on Tuesday. The developer, a subsidiary of ... ( read original story ...)
InterContinental Hong Kong to close for renovation
Previously, the company designed the ANA Crowne Plaza Osaka, another IHG property. Originally built as The Regent Hong Kong in 1980, the hotel was re-branded to InterContinental Hong Kong in June 2001, and became the Asia-Pacific flagship property for IHG. ( read original story ...)
Asian Investors Heavily Target US, UK and German Commercial Markets in 2017
According to a new report by JLL, commercial property investors are allocating more capital ... After China, Asia's biggest spenders were Hong Kong ($4.9 billion), Singapore ($4.1 billion), South Korea ($1.9 billion) and Japan ($1.6 billion). ( read original story ...)
Wealthy San Francisco residents lose private street over tax bill
Mr Cheng is originally from Taiwan, and Ms Lam from Hong Kong. Mr Cheng told the Mercury News newspaper ... "The association was shocked. The property management firm was not aware of any sale or of any taxes owed," he said. "It is hard to understand ... ( read original story ...)
Asian shares close mixed as investors digest the release of China July trade data
Meanwhile, several Hong Kong-listed property shares linked to a deal involving Dalian Wanda jumped in afternoon trade. That followed an announcement filed by Wanda Hotel Development to the Hong Kong Exchange refuting media reports it was disposing of ... ( read original story ...)
Travelodge Opens Second Hotel in Hong Kong
As we strengthen our footprint in Hong Kong and Thailand, our development pipeline is strong ... This will ultimately drive enhanced property valuation and returns to our co-investors and shareholders." ( read original story ...)
Will Headwinds In China Keep Investors From Pouring Billions Into U.S. Real Estate?
Chinese investment in U.S. property markets dropped 17% year-over-year to $4.7B ... Colliers noted growing opportunities for Asian investors to shift their spending to markets in China, Hong Kong, Singapore and India. Increased inflows of cash in the ... ( read original story ...)
Comelec chief denies owning Hong Kong bank account
Commission on Elections (Comelec) chairperson Andres Bautista on Monday refuted allegations that he maintains an overseas bank account amounting to nearly HK$1 million. Valued at $948,358.97, the money allegedly deposited with the Hong Kong Shanghai ... ( read original story ...)
Tencent continues to dominate Hong Kong market, with eight days to go before it reports interims
Hong Kong stocks ended the midday session higher on Tuesday, mainly lifted by gains in major companies including Tencent and Geely Auto, while the mainland bourses remained flat. The Hang Seng Index added 0.1 per cent to 27,722 by the lunchtime break ... ( read original story ...)
Anger mounts in Hong Kong over massive palm oil spill
Hong Kong (AFP) - Residents in Hong Kong desperately tried to clear the coastline of greasy lumps of palm oil Tuesday as it continues to wash ashore after a huge spillage at sea. Their efforts came as the government said around 1,000 tonnes of the ... ( read original story ...)
May mapupuntahan kami — Vicente on match vs Hong Kong
It’s a very important game for the Philippines especially if we want to enter the quarterfinals. So we need to win against Hong Kong -- PHI team head coach Francis Vicente Philippine national women’s volleyball team head coach Francis Vicente sees the ... ( read original story ...)