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Issues Year Date Cover Articles
    
Issue 141
2012

1-15 February

Making Waves
   Don’t Look Now
   Happy Medium
   Robert Lau from China Resources Cement
   You Sexy Thing
   In Blume
    
Issue 140
2012

15-31 January

Designer vs Decorator?
   Spotlight on Stanley
   Whistler’s appealing balance
   Bingo Group
   Lunar New Year
   Success & Associates
    
Issue 139
2012

1-15 January

Dragon Slayer
   National Treasure
   Moving Up
   Bull, Bear Contracts Take On Each Other
   Mirror, Mirror on the Wall
   Sparkle. And Fade
    
Issue 138
2011

15-31 December

Goodbye 7.78?
   Bienvenue Nouvel
   The Other City by the Bay
   Clear Media Zhang Huai Jun
   The Mad Scramble
   Something Old Something New
    
Issue 137
2011

1-15 December

Down to Earth
   First on Second
   Russian Roulette
   Yip’s Chemical’s Ho Sai Hou
   Let There Be LED
   Critical Sytlings
    
Issue 136
2011

15-30 November

Second City
   Happy Days
   Danger Zone
   Michael Chan of Café de Coral
   New Tang Dynasty
    
Issue 135
2011

1-15 November

Last Dance
   Showtime
   Taipei Time
   Modern Education Ken Ng
   Pressing Coffee issues
   McCarthy of Charlie & Rose
    
Issue 134
2011

15-31 October

Brand Power
   Triple Threat
   Malaysia’s Hidden Jewel
   Investment experts’ analysis
   Raise a Glass
   The Real Things
    
Issue 133
2011

1-15 October

Twist and Shout
   Hue to Go – Vietnam
   Delta Blues?
   Key Man of GMB
   Never Too Early
   Home Experiments
    
Issue 132
2011

15-30 September

Water World
   High Ritz Venture
   The Golden Coast
   Fishing for Treasure
   Practicality Principles
    
Issue 131
2011

1-15 September

Trash Talk
   Best of the West
   Footloose and Fancy Free
   MPFA Proposes Compassionate Mechanism
   Hemp Day
   Design Committee
    
Issue 130
2011

15-31 August

Danger Zone
   Water Works
   Now and Penh
   Neo-Neon’s CFO Chan Cheung
   Buggin’ Out
   Comfort Zone
    
Issue 129
2011

1-15 August

The Evolution of Private Investment
   You & Yoo
   Full On
   iBond
   Take a Seat
   All Eyes on Menka
    
Issue 128
2011

15-31 July

Charm City
   Relic Hunter
   ‘Bul’s Eye
   MU Hitting Long Cross to HKEX
   Home, Sweat Home
   The Ideology of Space
    
Issue 127
2011

1-15 July

The Next Resort
      Tree of Lifestyle
      iVive Mexicanos!
      Global Sweeteners Kong Zhanpeng
      Italian for Common Sense
      Design Authority
       
Issue 126
2011

15-30 June

Seniority Issues
      For Mature Tastes
      Queen of the Desert - Las Vegas
      Net2Gather - Mobile Game Business
      Senior approved gadgets
      D-Lightful Meet D-Dsign’s Dee Corus
       
Issue 125
2011

1-15 June

Size Doesn’t Matter
     

Lofty Ideals

      Florida Key
     

Singamas Teo Siong Seng

      Bellissimo Spazio
       
Issue 124
2011

15-31 May

At Your Service
     

Off the Road

      Ho Chi Minh Chic
     

Authority on Economics: Gregory C. Chow

     

Coming Home

      Can Do
       
Issue 123
2011

1-15 May

Can you fight City Hall?
     

Fitting In

      Little Big Town
     

Portugal finally comes to a dead end

     

Mother Issues

      Inspired Looks
     


Issue 122
2011

15-30 April

Energy Inefficiency
     

Garden Valley

      The Living Cities
     

Kwok leads Far East Global to its peak

     

Sun Powered

      The Softer Side of Living
     


Issue 121
2011

1-15 April

The Sure Thing
     

King’s Gold

      Seoul Searching
     

Gearing Up

      Smart Set
     


Issue 120
2011

15-31 March

Report Card
     

Invest in The Hideaway Club

      Top of the Heap New York
     

It’s Alive! … Or is it?

     

Okay Go

      Package Deal
     


Issue 119
2011

1-15 March

Coast to Coast
     

Hunting Games

      Tipping Point
     

The Art and Science of Luxury

      Design for All
     


Issue 118
2011

15-28 February

Five-year-old TREE effortlessly blends sophisticated style with sustainability
     

The myth of affordable housing gets more and more complex

      Hong Kong retail is looking up
     

Hysan Development continues to recharge Causeway Bay

      Houston primed to be the next great American metropolis
     


Issue 117
2011

1-15 February

Home of a Master
     

Buyer Beware

      Bright New Year
     

Rabbit Run

      London Calling
     


Issue 116
2011

15-31 January

Never Dull
     

Finally working?

      Show Stoppers
     

Season Premier

      Toronto the Good
     


Issue 115
2011

1-15 January

Just Like the Good Ol’ Days
     

What goes up …

      Ghetto Town?
     

Garden Town

      Neighbourhood Watch
     


Issue 114
2010

15-31 December

Fired Up
     

Top of the Heap

      Winter Sun
     

Saint in the City

      Taipei Time
     


Issue 113
2010

1-15 December

Decking the Halls
     

Stamping out Speculation

      Hitting the Slopes
     

Year In Year Out

      Yokoso! Niseko
     


Issue 112
2010

15-30 November

What’s Mine is Mine
     

And the winner is...

      Capitol Gains, Capital Losses
     

Macau’s Crown Jewel

      Bang On
     


Issue 111
2010

1-15 November

Here and There
     

No news is not always good news 

      Too Hot to Cool Down?
     

C’est la Vie

      Getting Smart
     


Issue 110
2010

15-30 October

Fill in the Blank
     

Reaching the Unreachable 

      Islands for Life
     

Green Acres

      Great Cape
     


Issue 109
2010

1-15 October

Office Abode
     

To Bet or Not to Bet 

      Office Dynamics
     

Putting on the Ritz

      Marhaba!
     


Issue 108
2010 15-30 September Home and Auto
     

Mid-term Report Card

     

Digital Domains

     

New Kid in Town

      California’s Finest
     


Issue 107
2010 1-15 September Green Lighting: You’re Gorgeous and You Know It
     

Future Shock

     

Leading the Charge

     

The Long Hello

      Great West Life
     


Issue 106
2010 15-31 August Retro Chic
     

Redevelop. Rethink

     

Urban Re-imaginings

     

The Beautiful South

      Second to None
     


Issue 105
2010 1-15 August Five-star for the Home
     

Where Do We Go From Here?

     

What’s in a Name?

     

Home and Away

      Eastern Star
     


Issue 104
2010 15-31 July The Air you Breathe
     

Paying the Price

     

Home, Green Home

     

Lonely at the Top

      The Lion’s Share
      Design of the times
     


Issue 103
2010 1-15 July The Great Outdoors
     

Smarting in Hong Kong

     

Eternal City

     

The Good Life

      Game, Set, Match at the Pacific Club
      Top Shops
     


Issue 102
2010 15-30 June House Bound
     

Rebirth of a Neighbourhood

     

Over Under

     

House Beautiful

      Sparkle and Shine
      A Home of One’s Own
     


Issue 101
2010 1-15 June 3D Comes Home
     

The URA Gets Tough on Fairness

     

China’s Second Cities

     

To Insure or not To Insure

      Two Sides to Macau
      The definition of ‘service’
     


Issue 100
2010 15-31 May Thoughts for Tots
     

New Plan, New Game

     

Brave Gamblers

     

Rental Rants

      The American Dream
      Mortgages in Thailand
     


Issue 99
2010 1-15 May Ventilation Options
     

What’s in a Name?

     

The 10 Commandments

     

Indulgent Living

      Shanghai Showdown
      Best of Both Worlds
     


Issue 98
2010 15-30 April Going Al-fresco
     

Property Rules

     

Office for rent

     

An Ill Charm

      Home is Where the Heart is
     


Issue 97
2010 1-15 April Sustainable Style
     

Property Leg-up

     

The Seven Deadly Sins

     

Mass market Movement

      Dubai’s Charm
     


Issue 96
2010 15-31 March Outdoor Oasis
     

Money Matters

     

Overpriced, Over-Leveraged and Over a Barrel

     

Garugone

      Absolutely Yoo
     


Issue 95
2010 1-15 March Art Supply
     

Real Estate Gets Real

     

At Your Service

     

The latest UK Update

      Reach for the Star
     


Issue 94
2010 15-30 February Cellar Chic
     

The Collapse of To Kwa Wan

     

Getting Home Safe

     

Roaring Again

      Seventh Heaven
     


Issue 93
2010 1-15 February Living in Harmony
     

Art Attack

     

Predictions for the Year of the Tiger

     

What’s on Sale?

      The US Housing Market Update
     


Issue 92
2010 15-30 January That’s Entertainment
     

Going Once, Going Twice

     

Luxury Property Watch

     

Million Dollar Homes

      Engel & Völkers expands its global portfolio
     


Issue 91
2010 1-15 January New Year, New Look
     

Going Green

     

Targets for 2010

     

On the Bubblet

      Investing in Australia
     


Issue 90
2009 December  15-30 Accentuate your home with stylish furniture and
home accessories
     

Dubai’s property prices are tumbling down

     

Upgrading the value of your home

     

Living in style at Hong Kong’s luxury serviced
apartment

     

Investing in UK

       
Issue 89
2009 December  1-15 Xmas decorating trends
     

How Mong Kok is getting a facelift

     

A key to maintaining a steady property market

     

Get set to review your property portfolioy

     

Investing in Sri Lanka

       
Issue 88
2009 November 15-31 Making the most of wall space
     

Singapore’s green building bonanza

     

Village houses in demand

     

Tips on spotting a bargain property

     

Investing in Germany

       
Issue 87
2009 November 1-15 Designing the perfect closet
      Saving Central Market
      Luxury leasing at Bel-Air No.8
      Retail sector still soaring
      How to restore a period home
      Investing in France
       
Issue 86
2009 October 15-31 Decorating with plants
      Asia’s top green builds
      Singapore rebounds alongside Hong Kong
      Home office how to
      Investing in Cambodia
       
Issue 85
2009 October 1-15 Innovative bathroom design
      Apple-inspired architecture in Dubai
      The latest from the serviced-apartment sector
      Beginners guide to investing II
      Prime New Zealand property
       
Issue 84
2009 September 15-30 Extreme makeovers for an immediate sale
      Why the greenest roofs are white
      China’s real estate reviva
      Hot property: Pokfulam
      Beginners’ guide to investing
      Investing in Japan
       
Issue 83
2009 September 1-15 Erect a canopy to add value
      Changes afoot along Kowloon’s harbour front
      HK’s urban regeneration under review
      Tips on buying-to-let to students
      Transactions on the up in Canada
       
Issue 82
2009 August 15-31 Self-contained dining room design
      Preserving the Wanchai Market building
      Is the rebound in Hong Kong property for real?
      Tips on inspecting a home prior to purchase
      Hot gossip about Vietnamese property investment
       
Issue 81
2009 August 1-15 Balcony design basics
      Derelict Hong Kong’s hidden value
      Why the only way is up in China
      Options for retirement living
      Buying a vacation home in the U.S.
       
Issue 80
2009 July 15-31 Getting lighting right
      Al fresco dining under threat
      Why value seekers are looking beyond Hong Kong
      Self storage: an essential extension of the home
      Caribbean hotspots
       
Issue 79
2009 July 1-15 Decorating for pets, and their owners
      Home-exchange holiday mania
      Crackdown on illegal renovations steps up
      Making an offer on a home
      Why investing in Malaysia is a good bet
      Hot property: Pokfulam
       
Issue 78
2009 June 15-30 Decorating kids’ rooms
      Beckham fans bid too low for his childhood home
      How to buy a village house in the New Territories
      Securing your home for the holidays
      Investing in Dubai
       
Issue 77
2009 June 1-15 Beach-house style made simple
      Harbour-front parks in need of a revamp
      Macau market update
      Residential rebound – fact or fiction?
      Investing in Singapore
       
Issue 76 2009 May 15-31 Cheap and chic makeovers
      Wacky ways to achieve a home sale
      Achieving home health
      Office real-estate update
      Phuket property market under siege
       
Issue 75 2009 May 1-15 Windows: what to consider
      Real estate and marrying well
      Relocation A to Z
      Choosing the right mortgage
      Avoiding the pitfalls of building in Thailan
       
Issue 74 2009 Apr 15-30 Gardening to conserve water
      Industry best practices and recent reforms
      How to home stage your home
      Mortgage tips for first-time buyers
      Investing in UK property
       
Issue 73 2009 Apr 1-15 10 ways to style up your home-theatre experience
      Cybertecture comes to Mumbai
      Tips on negotiating the rent on a new flat
      Increased flexibility in the serviced sector
      Sydney – the hottest place to invest down under
       
Issue 72 2009 Mar 15-31 Window gardening made easy
      How Lantau homes just got more accessible
      Budget bonuses for homeowners
      Can pet bans be enforced in your building?
      Invest in a holiday home that pays for itself
       
Issue 71 2009 Mar 1-15 How to take your home on an eco trip
      Reducing built density to improve air quality
      Cut-price new properties outside the city
      Are Hong Kong developers experiencing a green awakening?
      Green guide to the US’ most sustainable new projects
       
Issue 70 2009 Feb 15-28 Creating a colour scheme
      Smog-eating cement (and why we need some of it in Hong Kong)
      Buy right and it's always the right time to buy
      Why life is getting easier for office tenants (after a record-breaking string of rent hikes)
      Hot properties in the Dominican Republic
       
Issue 69 2009 Feb 1-15 Russia's retail expansion
      Mainland firms investing in local office space
      Wages and wage hikes - predictions for 2009
      How retail real estate is outperforming
      Top tips on greening your life
       
Issue 68 2009 Jan 15-31 Decorating for Chinese New Year
      Tailor-made property tours of the US
      Why a downturn is the right time to buy a second home
      Changes in China's property market to boost Hong Kong's real-estate sector
      Australia's coastal hotspots
       
Issue 67 2009 Jan 1-15 Step-by-step painting guide
      Design trends of the moment
      Home improvement tips
      Renovating to add value
      Investment hotspots for 2009
       
Issue 66 2008 Dec 15-31 Investor's guide 2008/2009
      Market forecast for the year ahead
      Why Japan's ski resorts are looking hot
      Wallet-conscious decorating for the holidays
      Hong Kong's Christmas lights, the best in Asia
       
Issue 65 2008 Dec 1-15 The growth of branded private real estate in South East Asia
      Using your home as collateral for a small business loan
      Splashing out on a holiday home in Sanya
      Achieving international style
      New energy law to slow global warming
       
Issue 64 2008 Nov 15-30 Bathroom renovation to add value
      Reaching for the stars with the world's first kilometre-high tower
      In seeking a mortage, which bank can you trust?
      How to buy and sell property in a downturn
      Investing in New York, London and Hong Kong
       
Issue 63 2008 Nov 1-15 Designing the workplace for improved efficiency
      Local retail space gets a revamp to boost sales
      Why Macau's commercial market is holding firm
      Falling rentals to give blue-chip tenants more bargaining power
      How mainland malls (and offices) are getting a makeover
       
Issue 62 2008 Oct 15-31 How prestige home prices remain stable
      Prime local penthouses and where to find them
      The appeal of high-end property search
      Turning your kitchen into a status symbol
      What's making waves in the luxury boat market
       
Issue 61 2008 Oct 1-15 Island living in Mui Wo
      Mainland money and the local property market
      Capital gains in the Ukraine
      Boutique hotels take off in China
      Top tips for investing overseas
       
Issue 60 2008 Sept 15-30 How eco-friendly is Hong Kong's residential real estate?
      Green building solutions for Hong Kong and beyond
      5 eco-friendly cities worth investing in
      Hong Kong' Green Building Award winners
      Step-by-step guide to eco-friendly living
       
Issue 59 2008 Sept 1-15 Admiralty's expanding residential sector
      Why parking spaces are an increasingly sound investment
      The five hottest places to buy property in Asia
      How vertical farming could save the world
      Decorating a roof terrace
       
Issue 58 2008 Aug 19-31 Commercial expansion around Lan Kwai Fong
      Why decentralised offices are right on trend
      How India is making the leap from markets to malls
      Central's region-topping street-front rentals
      Restaurant design
       
Issue 57 2008 Aug 1-19 Shatin residential still a sure bet
      Positive forecasts for the local property market
      Buying in Beijing
      How Hong Kong transformed into an equine capital
      Modern Chinese style
       
Issue 56 2008 Jul 15-31 Happy Valley property prices a sure bet
      Do you need to factor in feng shui?
      Why Brazilian investment is pain free
      Welcoming in skyscrapers in motion
      Selling your home for a profit
       
Issue 55 2008 Jul 1-15 Home quest: Quarry Bay
      Serviced-apartment sector soaring
      Dare to invest in Abu Dhabi
      Award-winning feats of engineering
      No sweat tropical style
       
Issue 54 2008 Jun 15-30 What's happening in Ho Man Tin
      Mortgage tips, news and advice
      Why Poland is showing plenty of promise
      The battle of the Kwoks
      Storage solutions with bags of style
       
Issue 53 2008 Jun 1-15 Why Sai Ying Pun is set for gentrification
      Record-breaking local real estate
      Investing in Mexico
      Saving our city's parks and public spaces
      Reworking classic Chinese cabinets
       
Issue 52 2008 May 15-31 Crowd-free living in Discovery Bay
      Office space reaching record highs
      Investing in India
      Height limitations hitting home
      Giving ceilings a boost
       
Issue 51 2008 May 1-15 Tai Tam housing: the most exclusive on the South-Side
      Hong Kong property and the U.S. credit crunch
      London rentals in short supply
      The growing net worth of green views
      Designing children's rooms
       
Issue 50 2008 Apr 15-30 Macau housing odds-on as prices soar
      Choosing property for investment purposes
      Cashing in on the U.S. sub- prime
      Why it's easier than ever to buy UK property
      Japanese home decorating
       
Issue 49 2008 Apr 1-15 Renting a bachelor pad in the Mid-Levels
      Is it the right time to get on the property ladder?
      New Zealand - a buyer's market
      Local industrial land prices highest in the world
      Store more - stress less
       
Issue 48: 2008 Mar 15-31 Grade-A homes in short supply
      How to buy into a booming property market
      Singapore soaring at the luxury high end
      Buying an apartment at auction
      Showing art
       
Issue 47: 2008 Mar 1-15 Detox your deco
      Asia's world city, Asia's costliest
      Shenzhen's plummeting property prices
      Residential renovation guide
      Buy-to-flip in Morocco
       
Issue 46: 2008 Feb 1-28 Decorating with mirrors
      Redevelopment versus demolishment
      outh-side speeding up as prices soar
      Anticipating a budget bonanza for property owners
      Investing for the future: buy-to-let
       
Issue 45: 2008 Feb 1-15 Incorporation Chinese calligraphy
      High court rulings in favour of developers
      Strong demand for Park Island property
      Buying an apartment at auction
      Showing art
       
Issue 44: 2008 Jan 15-31 Ornamenting to add value
      Redevelopment to boost South-Side serviced sector
      Record price increases in Aberdeen
      Futuristic eco-projects on the mainland
      Investing in Malta
       
Issue 43: 2008 Jan 1-15 Making an entrance
      Luxury sector set to soar further
      Why SoHo is still hot
      2008 investor's guide
      Thinking global
       

 

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