China investors prefer Malaysia over more expensive Australia and HK


Chinese developers have increasingly made their presence felt especially in the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula where since the early 2010s, a number of them have bought land in Iskandar Malaysia, the country

PETALING JAYA: Mainland Chinese investors are now favouring Malaysia for real estate over more expensive Australia and Hong Kong, says the Financial Times (FT) in a report.

Chinese developers have increasingly made their presence felt especially in the southern tip of the Malay Peninsula where since the early 2010s, a number of them have bought land in Iskandar Malaysia, the country’s most established economic zone located in Johor.

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