Singapore is the most expensive city in the Asia-Pacific region to outfit an office, driven by increased labour costs, a shortage of contractors and strict building standards, according to real estate consultancy Knight Frank. The city had the highest average fit-out cost at US$2,029 per square metre – ahead of Tokyo (US$1,994) and Taipei (US$1,593)…
Hong Kong commercial real estate is the Asia-Pacific region’s fifth most favoured investment destination for cross-border capital this year, underscoring an improved outlook for the city’s battered property market, according to a CBRE report. Hong Kong also recorded the second-highest number of luxury residential property deals among 12 super-prime markets worldwide in the last quarter…
Federated Hermes, a New York-listed asset-management firm, plans to set up a Hong Kong office to seize opportunities in Asia’s markets amid ongoing global geopolitical tensions. The company confirmed the move a year after CEO Chris Donahue said at the Asian Financial Forum (AFF) that the Pittsburgh-headquartered firm was considering a presence in the city….
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Euphoria and The White Lotus star Sweeney sparked confusion when she attended the wedding of Sanchez and Bezos in Venice in June. Lauren Sanchez Bezos (left) with Sydney Sweeney at the latter’s recent 28th birthday celebrations. A report from Page Six said Sweeney went to “pay respects” to Bezos because she was set to act…
When Mary Wang, a 27-year-old Chinese woman living in the West Australian capital of Perth, heard that thousands of anti-immigration protesters would be marching across the country late last month, she immediately cancelled plans to leave the house. Wang, who works in IT, was planning to continue her volunteer work teaching the elderly how to…
Updated on: Sept 01, 2025 05:43 am IST television footage which shows a a car with one of its windows smashed laying abandoned next to a Russian flagpole. A car crashed into the Russian consulate in Sydney, Australia on Monday. As per a report by Sky News, the incident was captured on camera. As per…
Hong Kong’s commerce and economic development chief will visit Singapore next week in his latest global charm offensive to bolster bilateral trade ties as he described the city state as “a friend” rather than “a rival”. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah told the Post in an exclusive interview that he would…
Hong Kong’s commerce and economic development chief will visit Singapore next week in his latest global charm offensive to bolster bilateral trade ties as he described the city state as “a friend” rather than “a rival”. Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development Algernon Yau Ying-wah told the Post in an exclusive interview that he would…
By NICHOLAS WILSON, NEWS REPORTER, AUSTRALIA Published: 04:41 BST, 17 August 2025 | Updated: 06:10 BST, 17 August 2025 A mother who blew nearly five times the legal drinking limit during a school pick-up has been found not guilty after blaming the reading on a popular health product and a reflux condition. Natasha Jansen, 49,…