The Economist Intelligence Unit (EIU) released its annual Global Liveability Index 2024, which evaluates cities worldwide for their livability. EIU’s report examines 173 cities globally based on 30 indicators organized into five different categories: Stability Health care Culture and environment Education and infrastructure The cities were then ranked on a 100-point scale. For the third … Read more
Younger, wealthy shoppers in Asia are splashing their cash on art, according to a longtime collector and senior auction house executive. Nicolas Chow, Sotheby’s chairman for Asia, said more than 40% of its buyers of contemporary art are millennials (born between 1981 and 1996), while Gen X (1965 to 1980) are also likely to be … Read more
NINGBO, China — China’s top leaders will gather from July 15 to 18 for a highly anticipated meeting known as the Third Plenum, state media said Thursday. “The execution of pledged policies, rather than mapping out a laundry list of policy initiatives alone, would be key to shore up confidence and growth momentum,” said Pang … Read more
As a dual citizen of the U.S. and the U.K., Maisy Dewey always dreamed of living in London. Her mother is American and her father was born and raised in London. Dewey’s parents lived between London and the U.S. before eventually settling in New Jersey, where she grew up. She and her sisters would regularly … Read more
Bangkok, Thailand has seen an 18.1% growth in residential rental prices on a year-on-year basis, according to JLL. Alexander Spatari | Moment | Getty Images Singapore and Hong Kong are generally considered Asia’s more vibrant real estate markets. But some up-and-coming cities are giving these traditional hubs a run for their money, with some even … Read more
Passengers of Singapore Airlines flight SQ321 from London to Singapore, which made an emergency landing in Bangkok, greet family members upon arrival at Changi Airport in Singapore on May 22, 2024. Roslan Rahman | Afp | Getty Images SINGAPORE — More than 140 passengers and crew that were on the Singapore Airlines flight that made … Read more
China announced “historic” steps to stabilize the crisis-hit property sector on May 17, 2024, allowing local governments to buy “some” apartments, relaxing mortgage rules and pledging to deliver unfinished homes. Nurphoto | Nurphoto | Getty Images BEIJING — Chinese authorities on Friday pledged new support for state-owned enterprises to enable them to buy unsold apartments, … Read more
Ai Tiecheng, Senior Vice President of NIO and President of ONVO, speaks during the press conference of ONVO, NIO’s new subsidiary brand, on May 15, 2024 in Shanghai, China. NIO launches its second brand ONVO and its first model L60 on May 15. Vcg | Visual China Group | Getty Images SHANGHAI — Chinese electric … Read more
A driverless robotaxi autonomous vehicle developed by Baidu Apollo driving along a street in Beijing. Jade Gao | Afp | Getty Images SHANGHAI — Chinese tech company Baidu said Wednesday its Apollo Go robotaxi arm expects to turn profitable next year. The projection comes as Elon Musk has emphasized his plans to build up Tesla’s … Read more
In August 2022, I quit my dream job. Looking to heal my burnout and find happiness beyond work, I spent a year and a half — and $34,000 — exploring South America and Asia. For the first several months, I dashed through my bucket list destinations, hiking to snow-capped peaks and glacial lakes in Patagonia … Read more
