Asia Pacific

Amid heightened government controls on the property market and a dimmer outlook for the sector next year, talk of “transition” and “differentiation” has resurfaced among China’s real estate developers.

Fewer companies in Hong Kong are looking to hire in the next three months compared to a year ago, although certain sectors are bucking the trend with plans to increase staffing levels over the Lunar New Year holiday.

The Chinese traveller has become one of the most sought-after patrons in the hotel business.

Greater China is facing an increasing number of cyberattacks on online transactions, with e-commerce websites being the most vulnerable, according to a recent cybersecurity report.

Blue skies created by short-term air pollution fixing campaigns ahead of political events are usually followed by a dramatic deterioration in air quality – often worse than before – when the events are over, a study has found.

China’s financial technology (fintech) sector has leapfrogged competitors in the United Kingdom and United States in terms of numbers and innovation and sophistication, a report by EY and Singaporean banking giant DBS has found, by offering tailored

The Chinese authorities are about to halve the amount of cash China UnionPay bank card holders can withdraw from ATM machines in Macau, the South China Morning Post has learned.

Twenty-two Hongkongers accused of laundering HK$13 million through their bank accounts were rounded up in a series of police raids across the city on Wednesday.

The authorities in Wuhan, the capital of central China’s Hubei province, called off a prime city-centre land auction on Tuesday, fearing its price was likely to hit a record high – the latest move by officials across the country to clamp down on surg

One of Asia’s most influential gaming industry figures has been forced to flee the Philippines after becoming a prime target of President Rodrigo Duterte’s crackdown on drugs and gambling.