Chongqing, Shanghai unveil property tax as Chin...
BEIJING - The Chinese cities of Chongqing and Shanghai yesterday announced the launch of a long-awaited property tax, a da...

China to cool property market
BEIJING: China is to expand its limits on property purchases to second and third-tier cities, a report said Sunday, as it ...

Hard truths for Singapore (via ST iPhone App)
Deputy Political Editor at The Straits Times, Lydia Lim, said: 'He's particularly combative when he speaks about what I th...
Property price growth slows: by Joanne Chan SIN...
SINGAPORE - Reaffirming earlier flash estimates, official housing figures unveiled on Friday showed that the growth of pro...
Dilemma for genuine home buyers: The URA's prop...
The Government's latest round of measures to cool the residential property market was clearly targeted at short-term inves...
Against the odds: one man's bid for democracy
“His home and legal offices have been raided, his wife has been stopped from leaving the country and her passport has been...
Hard truths for Singapore: IT IS well-known tha...
Deputy Political Editor at The Straits Times, Lydia Lim, said: 'He's particularly combative when he speaks about what I th...

Chinese manufacturing growth slows in January
SHANGHAI: Manufacturing growth in China slowed in January, official figures released Tuesday showed, but rising input cost...
Hard Truths (mrbrown edition)
Hard Truths 1. You may never get to vote in this lifetime. Hard Truths 2. Those who CAN vote will complain & complain abou...
New regulations unlikely to affect property mar...
SINGAPORE - The Monetary Authority of Singapore's (MAS) proposed new regulations to tighten mortgage equity withdrawal loa...
China orders new steps to tame property prices:...
BEIJING - China on Wednesday raised the minimum down payment for second homes and ordered authorities to rein in property ...
Why property is the financial system's Achilles...
Banks are likely to take a harder line with an indebted sector still dealing with the troubled legacy left by past generat...