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Speculation that Wanda is preparing for A$2bn Australian exit

Beijing's tough measures to secure China’s economy and currency are beginning to filter through

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Southeast Asia increasingly in the investor spotlight, reveals data from real estate firm JLL

Hong Kong and mainland Chinese investors active in Singapore; also looking at Indonesia, Vietnam and the Philippines

Design

Drones give perspective to real estate through different angles

Drone footage shows skyscrapers in Hong Kong and Heatherwick Studio's "tree-covered mountains" in Shanghai.

News Roundup

http://variety.com/2017/biz/asia/china-wanda-shuffles-theme-park-hotel-assets-1202521561/

China’s Wanda Makes $1 Billion Reshuffle of Theme Park, Hotel Assets

Wanda Hotel Development, a Hong Kong-listed unit of China’s entertainment to property giant Dalian Wanda group, is to spend $1 billion to buy theme park and hotel management businesses from other parts of the group. Currently under siege, Dalian Wanda says that the moves will make Wanda Hotel an offshore “strategic platform.”

Variety

http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/business/2017-08/09/content_30390601.htm?utm_source=ExactTarget&utm_medium=Email&utm_term=3896314&utm_content=5252001&utm_campaign=Savills%20China%20Daily%20News%20Highlights%20%2810%20August%2C%202017%29

Outbound investment expected to swell to $1.5 trillion, despite blocks

Chinese outbound investment is forecast to reach $1.5 trillion during the coming decade, a 70 percent increase on its level during the period 2007-16, according to a new report by leading British law firm Linklaters.

China Daily

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/08/05/polytechnic-dedicated-to-tourism-to-be-constructed-in-lombok.html

Polytechnic dedicated to tourism to be constructed in Lombok

The Tourism Ministry is set to kick off the construction of the Lombok State Tourism Polytechnic in Puyung village, Central Lombok regency, West Nusa Tenggara (NTB), on Aug. 10.

The Jakarta Post

http://www.thejakartapost.com/news/2017/08/03/ibm-indonesia-shifts-focus-to-cognitive-systems.html

Google, Twitter Agree to Help Indonesian Government Fight Negative Content

Tech giant Google and microblogging site Twitter have agreed to support the Indonesian government's efforts to curb content deemed inappropriate or against the law by providing special reporting channels, a minister said on Friday (04/08).

The Jakarta Post

http://jakartaglobe.id/news/bali-set-2017-ubud-village-jazz-festival/

Bali Set for 2017 Ubud Village Jazz Festival

Jazz enthusiasts can prepare for another treat during this year's Ubud Village Jazz Festival, scheduled to take place at the Agung Rai Museum of Art in Bali on Aug. 11-12.

Jakarta Globe

http://www.thejakartapost.com/travel/2017/07/31/ministry-partners-with-airasia-to-promote-indonesian-destinations.html

Ministry partners with AirAsia to promote Indonesian destinations

“Both the airline and the ministry have the same goal, which is to bring in tourists. The Central Statistics Agency [BPS] data shows that in the first semester of 2017, a total of 745,000 Singaporean tourists came to Indonesia,”

The Jakarta Post