Hundreds of prospective buyers gravitated to a Sun Hung Kai Properties’ (SHKP’s) project in the New Territories on Saturday, keen to view the 121 flats on offer in a fresh sign that Hong Kong’s home market is on a sustained upwards cycle despite risk caution. As of 2pm, more than 80 per cent of the homes at Lime Spark in Tsuen Wan had found buyers, while some bullish investors offered to buy more ...
Hundreds of prospective buyers gravitated to a Sun Hung Kai Properties’ (SHKP’s) project in the New Territories on Saturday, keen to view the 121 flats on offer in a fresh sign that Hong Kong’s home market is on a sustained upwards cycle despite risk caution. As of 2pm, more than 80 per cent of the homes at Lime Spark in Tsuen Wan had found buyers, while some bullish investors offered to buy more than one unit, according to property agents. The buying euphoria surrounding the project came one...
Social Security, the foundation of retirement income for many, faces intense financial pressures as the program's trust funds are projected to be depleted by 2033. If Congress is unwilling to find a bipartisan solution, benefits are expected to be cut by 20% to 25%. However, there's a diverse coalition of lawmakers, policy experts, and senior advocacy groups stepping up with their visions for ensu...
Social Security, the foundation of retirement income for many, faces intense financial pressures as the program's trust funds are projected to be depleted by 2033. If Congress is unwilling to find a bipartisan solution, benefits are expected to be cut by 20% to 25%. However, there's a diverse coalition of lawmakers, policy experts, and senior advocacy groups stepping up with their visions for ensuring the program's solvency. Here, we break down ideas from all sources and viewpoints, including progressives, conservatives, and centrists. The eventual solution may result from suggestions from each group. Image source: Getty Images. Continue reading
Cannes film festival: The actor’s role in Jorge Thielen Armand’s Venezuela-set surrealist thriller explores deep-rooted tensions of ownership and colonialism In Death Has No Master, Asia Argento stars as an anxious foreigner in Venezuela. Her character, Caro, is on a harried mission to reclaim inherited property from the local caretakers who still reside there. That’s the setup in a surrealist psy...
Cannes film festival: The actor’s role in Jorge Thielen Armand’s Venezuela-set surrealist thriller explores deep-rooted tensions of ownership and colonialism In Death Has No Master, Asia Argento stars as an anxious foreigner in Venezuela. Her character, Caro, is on a harried mission to reclaim inherited property from the local caretakers who still reside there. That’s the setup in a surrealist psychological thriller, in which Venezuelan-Canadian film-maker Jorge Thielen Armand unpacks personal history alongside deep-rooted and “eternal” tensions that still affect the country today. “The film has multiple layers of meaning,” says Armand, ahead of the film’s premiere in the director’s fortnight section at Cannes. “Recent events only make those multitudes greater.” Continue reading...