It was a late afternoon (5:30PM to be exact) on Friday (the 13th 🐈‍⬛) March 2020. I had ended a meeting with a student and was tidying my office desk in anticipation of ushering the workday to a close. As I glanced over my email inbox one last time before logging out, an unread message…

“Location, location, location” is the timeless mantra that circulates routinely and repetitively within the real estate arena. When scenic vistas are added to this location-equation, a price premium is then, more often than not, consequently commanded by the views. One might therefore expect many of such prime properties to constitute the ‘luxury’ range of the…

Shanghai was a vast, sprawling megalopolis on the banks of the Huangpu River, the “Paris of the East,” where hyperbole-defying skyscrapers vied for attention with stately early-twentieth-century European façades. – Kevin Kwan, China Rich Girlfriend In China Rich Girlfriend—the second volume in the Crazy Rich Asians trilogy which has become a mainstream literary phenomenon—author Kevin Kwan…

Shanghai is a super-megacity with a population of approximately 24 million people. In December 2017, the State Council approved strategic plans to limit Shanghai’s growth to 25 million people by 2035 in order to control pressures that are mounting on urban resources and infrastructure. Some skeptics hold the belief that Shanghai’s population has well-surpassed the…

Bangkok is reputably a city with the largest urban concentration of night markets in Southeast Asia, becoming something of a nexus for bargain hunters and savvy entrepreneurs. From long-time fixtures such as the Chatuchak Weekend Market to purpose-built commercial developments like the Asiatique Riverfront Market and niche markets that include the Rod Fai Market with its focus on…