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‘Upstairs’ moves downstairs: Hong Kong shops head to street level as rents fall
Retailers and restaurants adjust to lower rents and weaker demand, with operators expanding at ground level and testing pop-up formats.
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Brother of Great Eagle chairman sells Hong Kong flats amid deleveraging trend
20 Mar 2026 - 5:30PM
Office vacancy rate in Hong Kong’s Central drops to single digits after 2 years
20 Mar 2026 - 5:45PM
Business
Hong Kong’s CK Hutchison reports 7% gain in underlying profit
Diversified business mitigates impact of adverse developments including ‘legal conflict’ over Panama ports, chairman says.
19 Mar 2026 - 6:31PM
Flags fly outside Cheung Kong Center in Central on February 4, 2026. Photo: Jelly Tse
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Singapore-headquartered GLP eyes 50% rent surge as China demand fuels growth
Firm will ride Beijing’s push for domestic demand by expanding logistics, data centres and renewable energy capacity, GLP China CEO says.
19 Mar 2026 - 5:00PM
Arts
Pony Ma’s new museum takes shape in Shenzhen, led by Pi Li
Rong Museum of Art, a flower-like structure within the M80 Campus in Shenzhen’s Houhai district, will open in 2027.
19 Mar 2026 - 10:53AM
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Shanghai joins major cities in loosening commercial property loan rules
Beijing remains the lone top-tier holdout as other cities ease their down payment requirements.
17 Mar 2026 - 4:38PM
Shanghai’s move marks its first adjustment to commercial property lending rules in more than a decade. Photo: Reuters
Business
Hong Kong businessman expected to take loss on Peak sites he bought for US$255m
Tender for three Peak Road lots follows sale by Chan King-wai’s family of another Peak property last year at estimated 56 per cent loss.
16 Mar 2026 - 7:58PM
Business
China’s first-tier home prices stabilise in February after a 9-month decline
Annual price declines deepen nationwide, with policy support and supply reforms seen as key to recovery.
16 Mar 2026 - 4:28PM
Business
China mall shuffle: as EVs exit, who’s filling the ground-floor showrooms?
New demand for mall space comes from brands riding fresh trends, including Unitree Robotics, Pop Mart and Lululemon.
15 Mar 2026 - 12:00PM
Markets
Japan hotels luring Hong Kong families, global investors
Record tourism, limited supply and a weak yen lift returns as institutional capital pours into the hospitality sector.
15 Mar 2026 - 11:00AM
Visitors walk along Nakamise-dori street as they visit Sensoji temple at Asakusa district, a popular sightseeing spot in Tokyo, on March 10, 2025. Photo: Reuters
Business
Hong Kong buyers snap up most of 360 flats at 2 projects as confidence returns
Buyers snapped up most units on sale, even though one agent said the Middle East conflict was ‘like a bucket of cold water’ on demand.
14 Mar 2026 - 8:01PM
Business
JPMorgan signs up as anchor tenant for SHKP’s West Kowloon office development
The US investment bank is leasing 250,000 sq ft in Artist Square Towers, which will house its Kowloon operations from late 2028.
13 Mar 2026 - 6:30PM
Business
Hong Kong developers Swire, Wharf report profit growth amid valuation pressure
Swire’s underlying profit rose on asset disposals, while falling property valuations weighed on results at both Swire and Wharf.
12 Mar 2026 - 8:30PM
Business
Chinese developer Sunshine 100 to oppose winding-up petition in Hong Kong
HTI Financial Solutions and Haitong International Financial Products filed the petition over a debt due in March last year, firm says.
12 Mar 2026 - 6:00PM
Sunshine 100 China Holdings has defaulted on multiple redemptions since 2021. Photo: Handout
Banking & Finance
Hong Kong property could gain as Middle East turmoil reshapes global wealth
Prolonged conflict in the Gulf could shift investor sentiment, though clear evidence of new capital inflows has yet to emerge.
11 Mar 2026 - 5:45PM
Companies
Middle East tensions add uncertainty to Hong Kong retail rents, Wharf REIC says
The landlord of Harbour City and Times Square says retail recovery remains fragile, with higher mall traffic failing to boost spending.
10 Mar 2026 - 7:01PM
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Spending
Why restaurants are replacing shops, changing Hong Kong’s retail landscape
The mix of tenants in malls and at street level is changing as restaurateurs pounce on slumping rents to expand, often taking the spaces left behind by retailers forced to leave during the pandemic.
9 Aug 2022 - 8:07AM
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Business
Magnate warns of tough times as Hang Lung kicks off results season
The comments by Chan showed how Hong Kong has been caught since 2019 by a series of turbulent events, including months of anti-government protests, US sanctions and a Covid-19 pandemic in its third year.
28 Jul 2022 - 9:08PM
Business
Hong Kong, mainland cities worst performers in index tracking home rent growth
Upmarket home rents in Hong Kong and Shenzhen declined in the year’s first half, bucking the global trend of increases among 30 cities tracked by property consultancy Savills.
3 Aug 2022 - 11:00AM
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Hong Kong’s Peak Lookout restaurant has rent halved as Covid wipes out tourism
The owners of the iconic Hong Kong restaurant, previously a huge draw for tourists with its prime location, are now paying less than half the monthly HK$230,000 (US$29,300) they were forking out on a lease signed pre-pandemic.
26 Jul 2022 - 8:36PM
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5 reasons Australia’s physical retail is uniquely resilient
2 Mar 2026 - 3:06PM
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Hong Kong’s housing market recovery rests on solid foundations
2 Feb 2026 - 4:30PM
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Why Thailand, India and Japan’s hotel sectors deserve a closer look
26 Jan 2026 - 4:30PM
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3 factors Asia’s real estate investors must watch in 2026
12 Jan 2026 - 6:45PM
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Hong Kong commercial property mired in downturn as stock market booms
27 Oct 2025 - 7:53PM
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Why Thai property investors can find reason for cheer in dismal 2025
20 Oct 2025 - 4:30PM
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