The outlook for the property market remains buoyant in Europe and Asia while the United States welcomes a return to a buyer’s market. We share which cities are in demand for commercial and residential investments around the globe.

Rotorcraft Asia 2019 and Unmanned Systems Asia 2019 held in conjunction with the 7th World Civil Aviation Chief Executives Forum debut the latest electric Vertical Take-off and Landing (eVTOL) technologies to show how the twin worlds of rotorcraft and unmanned technologies are coming together to revolutionise the way we work and travel. We get the low down from Asian Sky Group Chairman Max Buirski on APACs Rotary Market, an introduction by Volocopter’s CEO Christian Bauer on the debut of their eVOTL urban aircraft and the latest in Drone technology from Periculum Labs Board Advisor Markus Scherer on the plethora of business opportunities Drone Technology brings to market.

Asia is dominating Intellectual Property Rights markets taking up a whopping 65% of the total patents filed globally. This was a jump of 15% over 2007 levels, with China contributing to over two-thirds of the same. The estimated number of patents reached almost 14 million, a massive increase over 8.5 million in 2008.

India’s General Election heats up as Prime Minister Narendra Modi’s pledge to create 20 million jobs annually while he was a prime ministerial candidate five years ago is facing criticism over the Government’s perceived failure to live up to a cornerstone election promise. The Government says it’s a made-up crisis based on a lack of credible employment data.