With $500 million to be spent on new restaurants and refurbishments over the next three years, McDonald’s Australia has established a new property graduate program to create a pipeline of future property leaders within the organisation. The fast food chain…
In an interview with correspondents from the Vietnam News Agency on the sidelines of the TMS Group’s investment promotion workshop in Osaka on April 9, Nakata said that it is not just Vietnam’s real estate market, but those in some Asian countries like…
Hong Kong property company Joy City has revealed new management appointments and the departure of its CFO. Two new deputy GMs have been appointed: Song Bingxin and Guo Fengrui. Song, 49, joined Cofco Corporation, Joy City’s controlling shareholder, in 1994.…
CapitaLand has topped out the eighth and final skyscraper of Raffles City Chongqing, expecting to launch it in phases from the second half of this year. This follows the completion of the 200m-high bridge The Crystal which connects six of the towers. “The…
Link Asset Management has bought the Centralwalk shopping mall in Shenzhen’s CBD via its real estate investment trust. The RMB6.6 billion (US$981.9 million) transaction marks Link REIT’s first acquisition in Shenzhen, the second in the Greater Bay Area and…
Swire Properties’ Community Ambassador held a gathering with some 40 retirees of Taikoo Dockyard. It has been a tradition to organise such gatherings during Chinese New Year since 2015 to stay in touch with the old Swire staff and foster friendship across…
Berjaya Land Bhd (BLand) plans to launch some RM1.05 billion worth of properties in 2019, mainly The Tropika in Bukit Jalil and Timur Bayu in Shah Alam, after a two-year hiatus. The group, via its subsidiary Berjaya Golf Resort Bhd, launched The Tropika over…
The property market is expected to remain flat this year before picking up again next year, said Rahim & Co International Sdn Bhd. Executive chairman Tan Sri Abdul Rahim Abdul Rahman said the property market will remain flat across all sectors this year,…
Construction of Long Thanh International Airport should begin next year with private funding prioritized, Deputy PM Trinh Dinh Dung has said. It has reached the highest level of priority since Saigon’s Tan Son Nhat has become overloaded, he said at a recent…
In a revolutionary development that could potentially redefine the global retail and e-commerce industries, Digital Mall of Asia (DMA), a first-of-its-kind digital e-commerce platform merging the real estate and the digital spaces, has announced the launch of…
The Airports Corporation of Vietnam (ACV) desires to be the main investor in the Long Thanh International Airport. ACV, which operates 21 airports in the country, has proposed that it contributes more than a quarter of the $5.4 billion needed to build the new…
CapitaLand Retail China boosted its distributable income by 9.4 per cent last year on the back of a new acquisition and improved performance of multi-tenanted malls. CapitaLand Retail China Trust Management (CRCTML), the manager of CapitaLand Retail China…
Stronger performances from Gurney Plaza and East Coast Mall compensated for a lower contribution from CapitaLand Malaysia Mall Trust’s Klang Valley shopping malls last year. CapitaLand Malaysia Mall REIT Management (CMRM), which manages CapitaLand Malaysia…
ICONSIAM, the mega city project of futuristic living and an iconic landmark of Thailand’s eternal prosperity on the Chao Phraya River, held the inauguration ceremony for Thailand’s new global attraction on the Chao Phraya River known as the “ICONIC Multimedia…
Hong Kong retail rents are tipped for a modest rise of up to 5 per cent this year according to a research report from real estate advisor Savills. But the authors, Nick Bradstreet, MD, head of leasing and Simon Smith, senior director, research & consultancy,…
Central, Hong Kong’s frenetic business and retail heart, crammed with skyscrapers, swanky malls and luxury hotels, is the most expensive district for renting office around the world. Although the office rent in Hong Kong’s Central district is already the…