Caixin
Chinese developers facing $141 billion in maturing bonds this year
Default risks remain despite government measures, consultant warns
Property
Property
No-bath apartments win over Japan's minimalist youth
Preference for simplicity and social interaction fuel trend
Caixin
Guangzhou records first drop in leased office space in a decade
Business seen warming up this year with COVID curbs ending
Property
Hong Kong property brokerages slash payrolls in choppy market
Layoffs expected to top 3,000 industrywide as transactions plummet
Companies
JD.com REIT wins approval to list on Shanghai exchange
Alibaba rival aims to offset heavy investment in e-commerce infrastructure
Business deals
SBI affiliates to buy real estate loan company for $1.5bn
Keystone Partners and Shinsei Bank eye Tokyo-based Diamond Asset Finance
Women's Wealth
Behind the women billionaires: China receding on gender equality
Economic growth, policy, prove double-edged sword for women in China as historic progress is undone
Property
From Hong Kong to Malaysia, property markets set to decline: IMF
Shift in interest rate cycle creates 'downside risks', organization says
Property
Hong Kong's hybrid work spaces expand despite office glut
Office rents in financial hub were down nearly 30% from April 2019 peak in Q3
China debt crunch
China banks throw $460bn credit lifeline to real estate sector
Fresh aid suggests Xi Jinping's focus is on stabilizing economy
China debt crunch
China property group Sunac unveils $9bn debt restructuring plan
Developer has negotiated with group of offshore bondholders
Property
Top Japanese real estate developer Mitsui Fudosan to name new CEO
Takashi Ueda slated to take reins at Hudson Yards project member
Opinion
China's property market woes are not over yet
Home sales will not rebound until consumers are freed from zero-COVID worries
Companies
Japan's Mitsui O.S.K. to invest $2.9bn in real estate business
Shipping company aiming to shrink volatile sea transportation segment
Economy
China factory, service activity hit 7-month lows on COVID curbs
Virus controls further slow economy hampered by weak property market
Economy
China frees up $70bn for banks to underpin slowing economy
PBOC cuts reserve requirement for banks to improve liquidity
Property
Chinese property stocks rally as banks pledge $38bn in support
Credit lines to developers is latest policy aimed at reviving sector
Business deals
Saudi Arabia inks deals with Samsung, Hyundai and other companies
Crown prince discusses NEOM smart-city project, defense with South Korea's leader
Opinion
Beijing's new tone is not enough to turn property market around
China still must deal with toxic assets and excess of developers
Property
Sumitomo to invest $3.6bn in India office complexes
Japan company expands in country on verge of becoming most populous
