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Castles in the air: Innovative designs for communal living

As cities around the world try to cope with housing and land shortages, the need for apartment buildings has never been greater.

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Welcome to Pyonghattan: Kim Jong-un puts DPRK progress on show with new skyline

Hoping to show the world his country is doing just fine despite sanctions and outside pressure over its nuclear weapons programme, DPRK leader Kim Jong-un has put his soldier-builders to work on yet another major project – a series of apartments and high-rises that are once again changing the Pyongyang skyline.

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Unsold apartments in S.Korea post fastest growth in November last year

The number of unsold apartments in South Korea posted the fastest monthly increase in November 2015, indicating a home glut amid rising concerns about the property market slump, a government report showed Wednesday.

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Tianjin sets buyback price for apartments damaged by blasts

The Tianjin government on Monday announced the price owners can expect for apartments damaged in last month's fatal explosions.

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Tianjin starts appraising apartments damaged by blasts

​The Tianjin government has started appraising apartments damaged in last month's massive blasts, local authorities said on Sunday.

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Beijing debuts price-capped housing

Beijing on Monday made nearly 1,880 affordable commercial apartments available to buyers, rekindling average income-earners' hopes of having a house of their own.