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Pan Pacific Hotels aims to expand in China

KUALA LUMPUR: Pan Pacific Hotels Group, a Singapore-listed hotel subsidiary of UOL Group Ltd, wants to expand to more than 10 Chinese cities over the next five years. It currently has a presence three cities but expects demand from travellers to grow rapidly, reports the ShanghaiDaily.Com.

Japan Properst says filed for bankruptcy protection

TOKYO: Japanese real estate developer Properst Co said on Friday, May 14, it had filed for bankruptcy protection with ¥55.4 billion (RM1.9 billion) in debt after a drastic restructuring failed to offset weak condominium sales.

The announcement came as Japan's property market starts to recover after a prolonged slump in prices and demand in the wake of the global financial crisis.

Shanghai steps up land sale to curb property prices

SHANGHAI: The Shanghai municipal government is putting up nearly 40 lots of land for sale in a week, the city's most extensive land sale ever, as it moves to curb housing prices by increasing available supply, the China Securities Journal said on Friday, May 14.