Homes sales in Singapore hit 2-decade low in first 6 months of year
Developers sold 228 units last month, up from 221 in May, figures from the Urban Redevelopment Authority showed on Monday.
Development asian news
China’s Communist Party will signal its approach to the country’s challenges at a meeting this week
BEIJING (AP) — China’s ruling Communist Party started a four-day meeting Monday that is expected to lay out a strategy for self-sufficient economic growth in an era of heightened national security concerns and restrictions on access to American technology.
China land sales tumbled by more than a third in first half of 2024
Plummeting home sales and a reluctance by developers to start new projects led to a 35% drop in land sales in China in the first half of this year, according to a report by Huatai Securities.
South Korea to mass produce lasers that can take out drones at $1.50 a hit
Seoul, South Korea CNN —
Philippines-Japan troop pact 'launchpad' for more defense ties
MANILA -- The newly signed agreement allowing Japanese troops to visit the Philippines for joint drills and training is seen as a potential launchpad to develop a robust security partnership between the two countries, as tensions in the South China Sea, most of which is claimed by China, continue to simmer.
How powerful are chaebols, South Korea’s family-run business groups?
Chaebols are family-owned conglomerates in South Korea that have long been at the centre of public interest. Their outsized influence skyrocketed as the country rapidly emerged from post-war poverty to become a major developed economy.
China blasts U.S. over Tibet dispute bill, vows to defend interests
(Reuters) -- China expressed strong opposition on Saturday to a U.S. law signed by President Joe Biden that presses Beijing to resolve a dispute over Tibet's demands for greater autonomy, vowing to "firmly defend" its interests.
Boeing begins 777-9 certification flight trials with FAA
Boeing has started certification flight testing of its long-delayed 777-9 with U.S. aviation regulators onboard, the U.S. planemaker said in an emailed statement.