HONG KONG: JP Morgan Asset Management has invested almost a quarter of its $860 million Asian infrastructure fund in China and India assets, as part of efforts to complete investments in the next two years.

LONDON: The annual growth in asking prices for residential property in England and Wales slowed in March for the first time in a year after a glut of houses came on to the market, property website Rightmove said on Monday (March 15).

Year-on-year price growth slowed to 5.3% from February's 6.1% -- the first fall in the annual rate since it reached its nadir of -9.1% in February 2009.

The temperature in Ho Chi Minh City (HCMC) is rising as the dry season nears.

Visitors to the gated and guarded Seri Pilmoor development in Ara Damansara, Petaling Jaya, are greeted by an unusual looking guardhouse. Not only does it sit on elevated land, but its walls are almost completely camouflaged with creepers. The boom barriers are also located further away from the small structure, making it a far less imposing sight.

Taking advantage of the recession and snapping up a Fifth Avenue apartment is the goal of many high net worth individuals. So why is Fifth Avenue so coveted? According to The New York Times, Fifth Avenue combines the best of city, country (Central Park) and culture. It says it feels like Paris at night because of how quiet it becomes.

Mutiara Goodyear Development Bhd is preparing to move on to the next level of growth.

The rise in interest rates in Malaysia is not likely to have an adverse impact on the property sector as the percentage of increase is not high, managing director of property consultancy CB Richard Ellis Malaysia (CBRE Malaysia) Allan Soo tells City & Country.  Although the domestic property market is easily influenced by factors such as interest rates and the performance of the global econ

HONG KONG: Richard Li Tzar-kai's property arm has been banned from buying or selling land in Beijing as part of government efforts to crack down on perceived land speculation.

Pacific Century Premium Developments (PCPD) and its subsidiaries are temporarily prohibited from land transactions, a sign Li's previously rocky relationship with mainland authorities is set to continue.

TAWAU: Tawau Hill Park, 23km from the town, has large potential to be a tourist destination, said Tourism Minister Datuk Seri Dr Ng Yen Yen. 

She said several exotic draws, be they from the flora or fauna aspects, that were in the area including orchid species can be made tourism attractions for both locals and foreigners.

YANGON: An earthquake struck Monywa, Myanmar's northwestern Sagaing division, early March 13 morning but caused no serious damage and casualties, local residents told Xinhua in a telephone interview.

The quake was not much felt in the area where population was not dense, said a Monywa resident.