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Safe as car parks? Hong Kong parking spaces outperform home prices over 12 year period

Justin Chin | Bloomberg | Getty Images The plot of land that the Murray Road multi-story car park stood on in the Central district of Hong Kong, China, was sold for $3 billion earlier this year. Underscoring the heated market, Hong Kong took the No 1 spot globally for car …

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What’s on TV Tuesday: ‘Queen Sugar,’ ‘Paterson’ and ‘Wendy and Lucy’

Photo From left, Kofi Siriboe, Ethan Hutchison and Bianca Lawson in “Queen Sugar.” Credit Alfonso Bresciani/Warner Bros. Ride the rush of “Queen Sugar” as a second season begins. Or opt for the quiet charm and scene-stealing dog performances of “Paterson” and “Wendy and Lucy.” What’s on TV QUEEN SUGAR 10 …

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Macron’s vision to make France a tech leader requires a big mentality shift

Marlene Awaad | Bloomberg | Getty Images Emmanuel Macron, France’s president, speaks on stage at the Viva Technology conference in Paris, France, on Thursday, June 15, 2017. Also, a lot of money raised by start-ups in France has come from corporates. Around $1.1 billion of capital raised in 2016 by …

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Singapore PM responds to abuse of power claims

Pete Marovich | Pool | Getty Images Singapore Prime Minister Lee Hsien Loong greets guests during an official visit to the White House on August 2, 2016. In a video message on Monday, the PM said he would first deliver a ministerial statement on July 3 to refute the “baseless …

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Li Ka-shing, storied tycoon, reportedly plans to retire from CK Hutchison by next year

Getty Images Billionaire Li Ka-shing, chairman of CK Hutchison, reacts as he leaves a news conference in Hong Kong, China, on Thursday, Feb. 26, 2015. Billionaire Li Ka-shing, nearly 89 years old, plans to retire as chairman of conglomerate CK Hutchison by next year, the Wall Street Journal reported on …

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Review: Specters of the Stage Enchant in ‘Ghost Light’

Featuring sets by Brett J. Banakis and lighting by Eric Southern, “Ghost Light” transforms the compact, contemporary Claire Tow into a labyrinthine, old-fashioned show palace. Audience members are led in groups onstage and backstage; through dressing, storage and rehearsal rooms; and only at the very last into the sort of …

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Protectionism would compromise China’s financial sector, says PBOC governor

Lintao Zhang | Getty Images Zhou Xiaochuan, governor of the People’s Bank of China, speaks during a press conference at the media center on March 10, 2017 in Beijing, China. Healthy financial institutions are a prerequisite for preventing a financial crisis and further opening will strengthen the sector, China’s central …

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A Big Beneficiary of 2017 Tony Awards? ‘Oslo,’ a Play About Diplomacy

Photo Jennifer Ehle in “Oslo,” which has experienced an increase in ticket sales since it won a major Tony Award. Credit Sara Krulwich/The New York Times The big money and the media attention at the Tony Awards are invariably directed at the musicals and the host, but the biggest short-term …

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Bill Dana, Comic Best Known for José Jiménez Character, Dies at 92

“I’ve always detested a certain type of dialect that’s an unkind caricature,” he said in a 1964 interview with The New York Post. “José is not a caricature. He’s the closest representation of a real human being that I can create.” On another occasion, he explained that José was “not …

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Nuclear energy is on the ‘front burner,’ says Sec Rick Perry

The Trump administration sees nuclear power as “a very important part” of an all-of-the-above energy strategy, Department of Energy Secretary Rick Perry said Monday. “Bringing our nuclear energy industry back, small modular reactors for instance, that’s on the front burner so to speak,” he told CNBC’s “Squawk Box” on the …

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