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Carrefour, Tencent Open First Le Marche Smart Supermarket in Shanghai
Carrefour has opened its first-ever smart supermarket in Shanghai in partnership with Tencent, four months after the … Read More>>
Singapore’s ESR-REIT, Viva Industrial Trust Propose $2.2B Merger
The managers of ESR-REIT and Viva Industrial Trust (VIT) have announced a proposed merger that would create Singapore's … Read More>>
Ascendas India Trust Buys Amazon’s Hyderabad Home in $200M Deal
Amazon will soon have a new landlord in India’s fourth largest city, as Ascendas India Trust announced today that it is … Read More>>
Sponsored Features
How AmCham China Found a Home in naked Hub’s New Sanlitun Centre
When the American Chamber of Commerce in China decided to move its Beijing headquarters, the organisation that … Read More>>
Why Flexible Working is the Way Forward
The way in which we think about offices, how we work, and how we improve productivity, has been changing. Demand for … Read More>>
China’s Elderly Care Sector Brings Maturing Investment Opportunities
Earlier this month, Australia’s largest provider of senior housing entered the China market for the first time, taking … Read More>>
Why a European Developer Took to the Streets of China to Build a Successful Shopping Centre
Each year, investors, analysts and consultants devote considerable energy in researching which cities in the region are … Read More>>
Breaking News
Canada Blocks CCCC’s Acquisition of Aecon Over National Security Concerns
China’s overseas acquisition drive has suffered another blow amid scrutiny by foreign regulators, with the Canadian government rejecting the proposed $1.2 billion acquisition of Aecon Group, one of Canada’s largest builders, by state-owned CCCC International Holding Limited (CCCI).
Canada’s national… Read More>>
Henderson Land Buys Four HK Department Stores from FamilyMart Uny for HK$300M
A retail unit of blue-chip developer Henderson Land is acquiring Japanese retailer FamilyMart Uny Holdings Co’s operations in Hong Kong for HK$300 million ($38 million), expanding Henderson’s department store business to Hong Kong Island and Kowloon.
The Henderson subsidiary, Urban… Read More>>
Thailand’s Minor Buys $226M Stake in Spain’s NH Hotels and More Asia Real Estate Headlines
A cross-border hospitality deal leads today’s news roundup, with Minor International, operator of 22 hotels in Thailand, buying a major stake in a 382-property European hotel chain. Also in the headlines, a pair of Chinese construction firms once blacklisted by… Read More>>
FILA Relaunches Shanghai Flagship Store on East Nanjing Road
Global sportswear brand FILA has relaunched its flagship store in Shanghai, celebrating the opening of its largest retail space in Greater China. The expanded and upgraded venue in the Mosaic Shanghai mall on East Nanjing Road now covers 867 square metres… Read More>>
Property Deals Hit 21-Year High From Jan-May and More Hong Kong Real Estate Headlines
Leading today’s Hong Kong real estate news, the total spend on property in the city reached HK$300 billion in the first five months of the year, a post-1997 record for the January to May period. Also in the headlines, a… Read More>>
Carlyle Adds New Leaders for Vietnam, Indonesia to SE Asia Team
The Carlyle Group, the world’s top private equity firm in terms of fundraising, is boosting its Southeast Asia team with two senior hires in Jakarta and Singapore.
Carlyle has hired Robby Winarta as Managing Director and Long Hoang as Director… Read More>>
Carrefour, Tencent Open First Le Marche Smart Supermarket in Shanghai
Carrefour has opened its first-ever smart supermarket in Shanghai in partnership with Tencent, four months after the parent company of China’s ubiquitous WeChat app bought a stake in the French retailer. The Le Marche store in China’s commercial capital is… Read More>>
Alibaba-Backed Kr Space Debuts in Hong Kong with 7-Floor Wan Chai Lease
Kr Space, the co-working spinoff of Alibaba-backed technology platform 36Kr, has picked Hong Kong for its first centre outside of mainland China, leasing seven stories in the One Hennessy office building in Wan Chai while it looks to open other… Read More>>
Real Estate Finance
Ascendas India Trust Buys Amazon’s Hyderabad Home in $200M Deal
Amazon will soon have a new landlord in India’s fourth largest city, as Ascendas India Trust announced today that it is acquiring seven buildings in a … Read More>>
CapitaLand Commercial Trust Lands in Europe with $421M Frankfurt Office Deal
Singapore's CapitaLand Commercial Trust (CCT) is making its first foray outside of Asia to pick up a 38-storey, grade A commercial tower in Frankfurt, … Read More>>
Shui On Completes $701M Sale of Dalian Tiandi to Yida China
Vincent Lo's Shui On Group has closed on the RMB 4.65 billion ($701 million) sale of its Dalian Tiandi mixed-use project to Chinese business park … Read More>>
Shanghai
FILA Relaunches Shanghai Flagship Store on East Nanjing Road
Global sportswear brand FILA has relaunched its flagship store in Shanghai, celebrating the opening of its largest … Read More>>
Evergrande Takes Over $2B Commercial Project in Shanghai’s Hongqiao Area
China Evergrande, the country's second-biggest developer by sales, is reported to have taken over a stalled RMB 13 … Read More>>
Shanghai Existing Home Sales Fell 22% in April Amid Credit Clampdown
Sales of existing homes in Shanghai fell by almost one-fourth last month as the Chinese government continues to clamp … Read More>>
Singapore
Carlyle Adds New Leaders for Vietnam, Indonesia to SE Asia Team
The Carlyle Group, the world's top private equity firm in terms of fundraising, is boosting its Southeast Asia team with … Read More>>
Singapore’s ESR-REIT, Viva Industrial Trust Propose $2.2B Merger
The managers of ESR-REIT and Viva Industrial Trust (VIT) have announced a proposed merger that would create Singapore's … Read More>>
$300M Novena Site Adds to Singapore’s $2.1B Week of Land Sales
A privatised government-built estate in Singapore’s Novena neighbourhood was sold for S$402 million ($299 million) in a … Read More>>
Projects
$300M Novena Site Adds to Singapore’s $2.1B Week of Land Sales
A privatised government-built estate in Singapore’s Novena neighbourhood was sold for S$402 million ($299 million) in a collective sale tender late … Read More>>
UOL-Led Group Pays $771M for Housing Site Near Downtown Singapore
Singapore-listed property firm UOL Group and its affiliates have won a large residential parcel on Silat Avenue, just south of Singapore's General … Read More>>
New World, FEC, SC Global Win Orchard Road Site for $309M
Hong Kong’s New World Development and Far East Consortium (FEC) have teamed up with Singapore’s SC Global Developments to win a luxury residential … Read More>>
Retail
Henderson Land Buys Four HK Department Stores from FamilyMart Uny for HK$300M
A retail unit of blue-chip developer Henderson Land is acquiring Japanese retailer FamilyMart Uny Holdings Co’s operations in Hong Kong for HK$300 … Read More>>
FILA Relaunches Shanghai Flagship Store on East Nanjing Road
Global sportswear brand FILA has relaunched its flagship store in Shanghai, celebrating the opening of its largest retail space in Greater China. The … Read More>>
Carrefour, Tencent Open First Le Marche Smart Supermarket in Shanghai
Carrefour has opened its first-ever smart supermarket in Shanghai in partnership with Tencent, four months after the parent company of China's … Read More>>
Asia Outbound
Canada Blocks CCCC’s Acquisition of Aecon Over National Security Concerns
China’s overseas acquisition drive has suffered another blow amid scrutiny by foreign regulators, with the Canadian government rejecting the proposed … Read More>>
CEFC Europe Deals Hit the Wall as Investment Firm Defaults on $327M in Bonds
One of China’s most troubled cross-border investors became the mainland’s latest default story this month as a unit of China CEFC Energy informed the … Read More>>
GIC Invests in Rockwood Capital’s $355M LA Office Portfolio
GIC, Singapore’s sovereign wealth fund, has formed a joint venture to acquire a stake in a high tech office portfolio in the Playa Vista area of … Read More>>
Hong Kong
Henderson Land Buys Four HK Department Stores from FamilyMart Uny for HK$300M
A retail unit of blue-chip developer Henderson Land is acquiring Japanese retailer FamilyMart Uny Holdings Co’s … Read More>>
Alibaba-Backed Kr Space Debuts in Hong Kong with 7-Floor Wan Chai Lease
Kr Space, the co-working spinoff of Alibaba-backed technology platform 36Kr, has picked Hong Kong for its first centre … Read More>>
Stefan Leser Takes the Reins as CEO of Langham Hospitality Group
Langham Hospitality Group, the luxury hotel arm of Hong Kong-listed Great Eagle Holdings, has named travel and … Read More>>
Co-Working & Flexible Office
Alibaba-Backed Kr Space Debuts in Hong Kong with 7-Floor Wan Chai Lease
Kr Space, the co-working spinoff of Alibaba-backed technology platform 36Kr, has picked Hong Kong for its first centre … Read More>>
Flexible Office Space in Asia Surges 150% in 3 Years, Operators Double, JLL Finds
Asia Pacific is leading the global surge in flexible offices, with total co-working and serviced office space in the … Read More>>
Shanghai’s Distrii Opens First Overseas Co-Working Centre in Raffles Place
Shanghai-based flexible office provider Distrii opened its first overseas location today in Republic Plaza in Singapore. … Read More>>
Research & Policy
Shanghai Existing Home Sales Fell 22% in April Amid Credit Clampdown
Sales of existing homes in Shanghai fell by almost one-fourth last month as the Chinese government continues to clamp down on sales of pricey housing … Read More>>
Anbang’s Wu Xiaohui Sentenced to 18 Years in Prison, $1.6B in Assets Confiscated
Anbang Insurance Group’s founder and former chairman Wu Xiaohui has been sentenced by a Chinese court to 18 years in prison for fraud and … Read More>>
Beijing Restricts Building Heights in Prime District — Derails RMB 8.6B in Office Projects
The Beijing government has retroactively restricted the height of buildings in a prime plot of the city’s core business district to as low as 100 … Read More>>
Design & Construction
Benoy to Design COFCO’s 300,000 SQM Suzhou Complex
Architecture firm Benoy has won an international competition to design a 300,000 square metre, mixed-use project in the eastern Chinese city of Suzhou … Read More>>
KPF-Led Group Wins Bid to Design Changi Airport Terminal Five in SG
Global architecture firms Kohn Pedersen Fox Associates (KPF) and Heatherwick Studio have won a bid to design the next major extension for Singapore's … Read More>>
Benoy Wins Design and Masterplanning for AI Park in Shanghai
Global design firm Benoy has won a competition to serve as masterplanner and architect for a 367,000 square metre research and commercial hub near the … Read More>>
