A new national resale record has been set in Queenstown, Singapore, after a two-bedroom public housing flat fetched a whopping SGD696,000 (US$539,000). The sale, completed on July 16, involved a unit located on a high floor at SkyParc @ Dawson. This…
In central Vietnam, law enforcement authorities have successfully brought down a criminal ring suspected of swiftly stealing motorbikes across the provinces of Nghe An and Ha Tinh. The official inquiry began on Friday, led by Nghe An police, focusing on…
With the conclusion of China’s Singles’ Day sales festival, the largest shopping event worldwide, it’s clear that the country’s most significant e-commerce platforms were unable to stimulate widespread consumer enthusiasm. This comes in light of the lingering…
Vivien Chiu, the Chief Operating Officer of Hang Seng Bank, has recently acquired a deluxe apartment in Hong Kong for HK$40 million, equivalent to around US$5.14 million. The cost per square foot of the 1,651 square-foot property amounted to HK$24,228, or…
Despite relatively stationary sales figures, Hong Kong’s DFI Retail Group has reported robust profit growth in the first half of the fiscal year. Sharing profits with shareholders saw an impressive rise of 39 per cent to US$105 million in the six months…