Hong Kong police have recovered a cat stolen from a store in Sham Shui Po, arresting a man and a woman on suspicion of committing the theft. Officers said they received a report from shop staff on Friday, alerting them that a man and woman had stolen a cat from the store on Lai Chi…
Front page of the April 5, 1974 issue of the Las Vegas Optic April 7, 1913 Citizens asked to aid in cleanup With the approach of spring the city authorities expect to begin soon a systematic cleaning up of the city, for the purpose of making Las Vegas a healthy as well as a respectable…
I’ve been lucky enough to travel all over this country, from driving over the Highlands in Scotland to along the Jurassic Coast in Dorset, around the East Anglian coast and on long drives to and from Devon. However, there’s a town only 25 miles from my home in Wolverhampton that I’ve never been to and…
For some people, buying a house in the right postcode is more important than the house itself – we’re talking about coveted, prestigious neighbourhoods, where your next-door neighbour might be a footballer, an actor or just a very rich banker. So where exactly are these highly sought after streets? And how much would it cost…
The national newspaper’s annual list was published last week and revealed the top places across the country for an overnight stay. Compiled by experienced reviewers who stay at hundreds of properties across the country, the list examines excellence in design, facilities and value for money. This year, reviewers also took into consideration dining and service. …
{KXLG – Watertown, SD} On this week’s From the Halls of City Hall our guest is Councilman Mike Danforth. With a council meeting on Monday 3/3/25, there was a lot to discuss. Your browser does not support the audio element. A mid-term review of the Home Rule Charter is in progress. The committee is assessing…
Hong Kong has awarded Singapore’s Mapletree Investments a 50-year land grant to a parcel of land in the New Territories for about HK$3.68 billion (US$473 million), according to the Lands Department on Tuesday. Mapletree’s unit Titanium 2 was the sole bidder for the 44,318-square-metre (477,000 sq ft) logistics site in Tsing Yi following a tender…
HONG KONG — New World Development, one of Hong Kong’s major family-owned real estate conglomerates, has warned of another deep loss, widening concerns over the state of the city’s property market. The company controlled by the Cheng family announced late Friday night that its net loss for the six months through December will reach up…
HONG KONG — Hong Kong-listed banks have reported swelling bad debts tied to real estate developers in the city, where lukewarm property demand and sluggish consumption are weighing on the residential, retail and office sectors. Hang Seng Bank, a core unit of HSBC Holdings, this week reported that bad loans on Hong Kong commercial real…
The removal of property curbs a year ago has failed to support home prices, as the market value of private residential properties in Hong Kong was down by HK$480 billion (US$61.7 billion) since February 2024, Centaline Property said on Thursday. The withdrawn measures included the Buyer’s Stamp Duty that targeted non-permanent residents and a New…