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Business
Asia’s former richest woman donates 55% of her company, or $826 million, to charity
Yang Huiyan, Asia’s former richest woman, is donating over half of her company to a charity founded by her sister amid China’s real estate c...
Michelle De Pacina
Embattled Chinese real estate giant Evergrande sees debt soar to $340 billion
China Evergrande Group, one of the country’s leading property developers stuck in a massive liquidity crisis, has reported seeing its debt r...
Carl Samson
China
Florida bill banning Chinese citizens from buying land passes, moves to Gov. DeSantis
A Florida bill banning Chinese citizens from owning land in the state has passed the Florida Legislature and will head to Gov. Ron Desantis ...
Editorial Staff
Economy
Japanese woman spent $1.50 a day on food to buy 3 houses by age 34
Saki Tamogami, 37, lived extremely frugally for 16 years to achieve her dream of owning three houses by age 34. Tamogami’s dream first manif...
Iris Jung
Judge reverses fraudulent sale of Las Vegas apartment after owner Tony Hsieh’s death
A Las Vegas judge has ruled that the sale of an apartment building owned by the late Tony Hsieh was fraudulent, leaving its buyer without o...
Crime
Boyfriend killed Oakland dentist to get her $12 million estate: police
Nelson Chia, 73, allegedly plotted the murder of his longtime girlfriend Lili Xu, 60, to take control of her $12-$14 million estate. Xu, a...
Asia’s richest woman loses half her $24 billion fortune due to China’s growing real estate crisis
Asia’s wealthiest woman, Yang Huiyan, lost over half of her $24 billion fortune in the past year as China’s property crisis has continued t...
Jane Nam
Chinese investors lead foreigners with $6.1 billion in purchased US real estate last year
Buyers from China, including those from Taiwan and Hong Kong, acquired $6.1 billion in U.S. real estate in the last 12 months, the most out...
‘I have nothing left to live for’: Evergrande meeting descends into chaos as investor pulls knife and threatens to kill herself
A compilation video that shows desperate investors confronting Evergrande staff amid the company’s financial issues has gone viral on Chines...
Bryan Ke
Evergrande founder sparks backlash after asking employees to ‘work hard’ through ‘adversity’
China Evergrande Group’s former chairman Xu Jiayin has earned the ire of Chinese social media users after a letter he allegedly sent to empl...
Ryan General
Chinese real estate company — whose ex-chairman is worth an estimated $11.2 billion — is accused of swindling investors
The second-largest real estate developer in China, China Evergrande Group, is facing a massive liquidity crisis that has sparked anger among...
Feature
California Realtor Loses Job After Racist Video Harassing Asian Woman Goes Viral
A real estate agent from the Brentwood neighborhood of Los Angeles was fired recently after a video of him hurling racist comments at an Asi...
News
Real Estate Agent Targeted With Racist Graffiti in North Carolina
A real estate agent in North Carolina has spoken up after finding her business sign defaced with a racial slur over the weekend. Zhengzheng ...
Uncategorized
Asian Canadian Realtor Warned ‘Ch*nks and G*oks’ Not Welcome in Racist Letter
A Canadian realtor shared an extremely racist letter addressed to her and “all the other Asian realtors” in British Columbia. “Chinks and go...
Khier Casino
Entertainment
Lil Tay’s Mom Fired From Property Agent Job for Making Her Daughter Famous
Editor’s Note: Angela Tian resigned and was not fired from her job. She debunked the rumor in a November 2018 interview with NextShark...
Asia
China’s Richest Woman Made $2.1 Billion in 4 Days
China’s billionaires have been making more money than the rest of the world, with one recently adding $2.1 billion to her pool of wealth in ...
Mob of Eager Chinese Homebuyers Caught on Video Breaking Down Doors to Buy a House
Eager Chinese homebuyers stormed into a residential building to buy flats that went on sale at around 9 a.m. on Saturday. In the mad dash t...