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Pacific Century Place, Marunouchi, Tokyo (Aug 25)     Singapore's sovereign wealth fund is in talks to buy a Tokyo office tower for about 170 billion yen ($1.6 billion), three people with knowledge of the deal said, in what would be Japan's biggest property transaction since the financial crisis. Singapore's GIC Pte, which... 

(26 Aug, CNBC) - Singapore is synonymous with efficiency and order but rising discontent sparked a recent wave of protests, raising questions about social stability in the tightly controlled city-state. The past year and a half saw numerous public rallies on issues ranging from immigration policies to a lack of transparency... 

HK democracy rally 1 Jul 2014 (AP Photo) (25 Aug) - Hong Kong pro-democracy activists say they want police to use tear gas and water cannon on them if China doesn’t meet their demands for the election of the city’s next leader. A confrontation may come after China’s top political body, the Standing Committee of China’s...