NY removes nuke fallout shelter signs
NEW YORK -- New York City has quietly begun removing some of the corroding yellow nuclear fallout shelter signs that were appended to thousands...
Bethlehem hotels teem with tourists, defying tensions over Jerusalem
JERUSALEM 鈥 In the West Bank town revered as Jesus鈥檚 birthplace, hotels were at full capacity for Christmas despite simmering Israeli-Palestinian tensions over President...
Russians, Chinese seek out Greek properties for bargains, visas
ATHENS 鈥 George Kachmazov, a Russian realtor, is buying up property in Athens.
The Moscow-based chief executive officer of real-estate platform Tranio.com has bought a...
East Coast鈥檚 biggest mall looks beyond retail space
NEW YORK 鈥 The scene at the East Coast鈥檚 largest mall one recent Friday morning would seem to fly in the face of the...
Hong Kong鈥檚 house-price curbs aren鈥檛 working 鈥 Carrie Lam
HONG KONG 鈥 Hong Kong鈥檚 red-hot housing market can鈥檛 be tamed.
For the first time since taking office last July, Hong Kong chief executive Carrie...
Stalled Las Vegas resort a go on tax-law fervor
NEW YORK 鈥 For New York developer Steven Witkoff, the tax overhaul signed on Dec. 23 by President Donald Trump will have an immediate...
Trump hotel among federal properties in flood zones
WASHINGTON 鈥 The worst hurricane season in memory has spurred President Donald Trump to consider new ways to prod private homeowners to move out...
London鈥檚 expensive boroughs show signs of life
LONDON -- Prime London property has had a tough year, but there are signs that the slump is easing.
The capital鈥檚 three most expensive boroughs...
In Kashmir, Pakistan and India race to tap the Himalayas for fresh water
MUZAFFARABAD -- Several hundred meters underground, thousands of laborers grind away day and night on a mammoth hydroelectric project in contested Kashmir, where India...
Japan鈥檚 Tokutokuya partners with Gaisano shopping malls
DAVAO CITY 鈥 Japan鈥檚 ECI Co. Ltd., owner of the Tokutokuya chain of retail stores, has tapped Gaisano-owned DSG Sons Group as the exclusive...
Filinvest to transform 201-hectare Clark estate into new business hub
THE FILINVEST GROUP said it is breaking ground next year on a 201-hectare estate in Clark, Pampanga it bought in 2016, transforming the sprawling...
Filling Spaces (12/12/17)
MHE-Demag鈥檚 new partner
The Philippine unit of crane hoist manufacturer MHE-Demag said it has partnered with Wacker Neuson in its bid to venture into 鈥渟maller-scale鈥...