East Coast’s biggest mall looks beyond retail space
NEW YORK — The scene at the East Coast’s largest mall one recent Friday morning would seem to fly in the face of the...
Hong Kong’s house-price curbs aren’t working — Carrie Lam
HONG KONG — Hong Kong’s red-hot housing market can’t be tamed.
For the first time since taking office last July, Hong Kong chief executive Carrie...
Stalled Las Vegas resort a go on tax-law fervor
NEW YORK — For New York developer Steven Witkoff, the tax overhaul signed on Dec. 23 by President Donald Trump will have an immediate...
Trump hotel among federal properties in flood zones
WASHINGTON — The worst hurricane season in memory has spurred President Donald Trump to consider new ways to prod private homeowners to move out...
London’s expensive boroughs show signs of life
LONDON -- Prime London property has had a tough year, but there are signs that the slump is easing.
The capital’s three most expensive boroughs...
In Kashmir, Pakistan and India race to tap the Himalayas for fresh water
MUZAFFARABAD -- Several hundred meters underground, thousands of laborers grind away day and night on a mammoth hydroelectric project in contested Kashmir, where India...
Japan’s Tokutokuya partners with Gaisano shopping malls
DAVAO CITY — Japan’s ECI Co. Ltd., owner of the Tokutokuya chain of retail stores, has tapped Gaisano-owned DSG Sons Group as the exclusive...
Filinvest to transform 201-hectare Clark estate into new business hub
THE FILINVEST GROUP said it is breaking ground next year on a 201-hectare estate in Clark, Pampanga it bought in 2016, transforming the sprawling...
Filling Spaces (12/12/17)
MHE-Demag’s new partner
The Philippine unit of crane hoist manufacturer MHE-Demag said it has partnered with Wacker Neuson in its bid to venture into “smaller-scale”...
Facebook opens new London HQ, to create 800 UK jobs
LONDON -- Facebook opens its new London office on Monday and said it would add 800 more jobs in the capital next year, underlining...
Warehouses get bigger, taller and faster as e-commerce takes off
NEW YORK -- Those boxes piling up on your doorstep over the holidays don’t ship from Santa’s workshop. As Americans spend more money shopping...
Japan’s biggest builder Mori bets on luxury condo demand in Tokyo with Toranomon project
TOKYO -- Mori Building Co. has started work on a luxury residential development in Tokyo that will include units priced from ¥1 billion ($9...