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Hong Kong private-equity firm Gaw Capital building US$2 billion regional property fund

Gaw Capital, a Hong Kong private-equity firm focused on real estate, is seeking US$2 billion for a new fund that…

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Asia-Pacific office tenants eye flexible spaces, short leases as trade war pressures rents

Tenants in Asia-Pacific’s commercial property market are likely to seek flexible office spaces and sign short-term leases, avoiding long-term commitments…

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‘Open door red’ to ‘summer blue’: will second quarter slam China’s GDP again?

Each spring, China’s policymakers and state media customarily toss around an idiom to bid the economy an auspicious start: kai…

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Hang Seng Index soars, tracking Asian stock markets, as Trump hits pause on most tariffs

Hong Kong’s benchmark stock index soared on Thursday, tracking advances across most Asia-Pacific markets, after US President Donald Trump put…

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Hong Kong stocks resume slump with Asian markets as weighty US tariffs on China loom large

Hong Kong and other stock markets in the Asia-Pacific region traded lower on Wednesday, resuming their slump as US President…

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Is Trump’s ‘Liberation Day’ opening the door to China to join the CPTPP?

During his first term in office, US President Donald Trump swiftly moved to pull the United States out of the…

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Hang Seng Index plummets 13% in worst rout in decades amid all-out US-China tariff war

Asian stock markets plunged across the region on Monday, kicking off the trading week on the weakest footing in decades,…

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The View | Why the future looks so promising for luxury property in Asia

These are testing times for real estate markets the world over. United States President Donald Trump’s aggressive trade protectionism and…

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Ontario Teachers’ to close Hong Kong office amid geopolitical risks and shift to Singapore

Ontario Teachers’ Pension Plan, the third-largest pension fund in Canada, is shutting down its Hong Kong office as it reduces…

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The View | Asia’s commercial property market growing in diversity and complexity

International comparisons are fraught with difficulty, especially when it comes to contrasting markets in different regions of the world. Stages…

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