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...
Work halts at New York City condo tower after council rules it’s too tall
NEW YORK -- Workers building a Manhattan condo tower were in the middle of pouring concrete Thursday afternoon when the city’s building department came...
Citi moves to new PHL hub
CITI PHILIPPINES has inaugurated its new corporate headquarters in the upscale Bonifacio Global City, a move it said affirms its “confidence in the future...
$1-trillion investor says now isn’t time to cut real estate
OSLO -- There may be worrying developments in some property markets, but the world’s biggest sovereign wealth fund says it has no intention of...
Australian economy faces housing hangover twice size of United States subprime
SYDNEY -- The party is finally winding down for Australia’s housing market. How severe the hangover is will determine the economy’s fate for years...
From traffic jams to regular floods, can Indonesia’s ‘Big Durian’ be fixed
KUALA LUMPUR -- Aida Widyawati boards a commuter train each day to travel from her home in South Tangerang, west of Jakarta, to her...
Museum seeks to convince Indians toilets aren’t dirty
NEW DELHI — A throne with a built-in commode for a French monarch takes pride of place at a New Delhi museum trying to...
Megacities get smart but might be leaving girls behind
LONDON — Megacities of the future will boast high-speed rail, superfast broadband, and green energy systems — but experts said they were failing to...
Prince’s vision spurs new Cornwall coastal village
NEWQUAY, UK — In his long wait to become Britain’s king, Prince Charles has pursued his passion for architecture. His latest brainchild is a...