Property investors look East for hope amid economic crisisSunday, November 23, 2008 @ 2:06AMHONG KONG: There could have been no worse time to hold an expo on the Asian property market this year than November.
Property investors look East for hope amid economic crisisSaturday, November 22, 2008 @ 10:36PMParticipants stand next to a property display at "MIPIN Asia", the international property market exhibition for Asia-Pacific at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Center, on November 19. There has been no worse time to hold an expo on the Asian property market this year than the month of November, as the impact of the global financial crisis on the region unravels.
Property investors look EastSaturday, November 22, 2008 @ 10:01PMHONG KONG--There could have been no worse time to hold an expo on the Asian property market this year than November. It was against this backdrop that the Asian version of an international real estate summit held annually in Cannes, France, was held last week in Hong Kong.
Whither Malaysian art?Saturday, November 22, 2008 @ 6:00PMSpeculators are investing in Malaysian art as they would in stocks and shares. Works are fetching record prices overseas. And on Wednesday, the gargantuan 2nd International Art Expo Malaysia trade fair begins in Kuala Lumpur. Has Malaysian art arrived?
Toy industry ‘holding its breath in Hong Kong’Saturday, November 22, 2008 @ 3:35PMHONG KONG: Hong Kong-based toy manufacturer Harbour Ring Crown Ace, which counts Mattel and Hasbro among its clients, is bracing itself for a tough Christmas season and an even worse outlook in 2009 which will be worse than a recession.