SEOUL Cheap Hydro Flask 18 OZ , April 25 (Xinhua) -- Following are the results from the Badminton Asia Championships on Friday (prefix number denotes seeding):


Quarterfinals


Men's singles


Lin Dan, China, bt Wei Nan, Hong Kong, China, 21-10, 21-7


Liu Kai, China, bt R. M. V. Gurusaidutt, India, 22-24, 21-9, 21-13


Hwang Jong-Soo, South Korea, bt Hsu Jen Hao, Chinese Taipei, 21-14, 21-19


Sho Sasaki, Japan, bt Song Xue, China, 16-21, 21-11, 21-19


Women's singles


1-Wang Shixian, China, bt Lee Jang-Mi, South Korea, 21-16, 21-19


P. V. Sindhu, India, bt Ongbumrungpan Busanan, Thailand, 14-21, 21-13, 21-10


4-Sung Ji-Hyun, South Korea, bt Tai Tzu Ying, Chinese Taipei, 16-21, 21-13, 21-18


Sayaka Takahashi, Japan, bt Kim Hyo-Min, South Korea, 21-13, 21-18


Men's doubles


Shi LongfeiChen Zhuofu, China, bt Low Juan ShenHeg Nelson Wei Keat, Malaysia, 21-18, 21-13


Li JunhuiLiu Yuchen, China, bt 4-Hirokatsu HashimotoNoriyasu Hirata, Japan, 21-19, 23-21


3-Jongjit ManeepongPuangpuapech Nipitphon, Thailand, bt Triyachart ChayutDanny Bawa Chrisnanta, Singapore, 21-14, 21-14


Shin Baek-CheolYoo Yeon-Seong, South Korea, bt 2-Keigo Sonoda Takeshi Kamura, Japan, 21-17, 21-14


Women's doubles


Luo YingLuo Yu, China, bt Chan Tsz KaTse Ying Suet, Hong Kong, China, 21-15, 21-10


Ponnappa AshwiniGutta Jwata, India, bt Anscelly Amelia AliciaSoong Fie Cho, Malaysia, 21-12, 21-12


Zhong QianxinHuan Xia, China, bt 4-Ko A-RaYoo Hae-Won, South Korea, 22-20, 23-21


2-Kim Ha-NaJung Kyung-Eun, South Korea, bt Ou DongniXiong Mengjing, China, 21-9, 19-21, 21-17


Mixed doubles


Zhang WenHuan Xia, China, bt Chen Hung LingCheng Wen Hsing, Chinese Taipei, 18-21, 21-12, 21-17


3-Lee Chun HeiChau Hoi Wah, Hong Kong, China, bt Choi Sol-KyuChae Yoo-Jung, South Korea, 21-18, 11-21, 21-13


4-Shin Baek-CheolJang Ye-Na, South Korea, bt Chan Yun LungTse Ying Suet, Hong Kong, China, 21-14, 21-14


2-Prapakamol SudketThoungthongkam Saralee, Thailand, bt Yoo Yeon-SeongEom Hye-Won, South Korea, 13-21, 21-14, 24-22.


A latest study conducted by the Asian Real Estate Association (AREA) shows that investors are keeping on hold short-term allocation of money in non-listed real estate investment funds in Asia but are committing more money for longer terms. Another survey Investment Intentions Asia reveals that nearly 50% of the investors plan to enhance allocations to non-listed real estate investment funds in Asia for medium-term periods of 3 to 5 years, compared to about 24% who intend to invest for short-term periods of 1 to 2 years. This is due to the expectation of fund managers and individual investors that the even the Asian economies that are not doing well right now would recover strongly in 2010, while the marginal decrease in the growth rate of countries like China and India would be reversed to higher growth again.


Strong Recovery of Asian Real Estate Markets


The housing market bubble bursting in the middle of 2008 in the United States initially affected the Asian real estate markets also. However, latest data suggest that these markets recovered much faster than other regions. The first quarter of 2009 witnessed lowest investment levels in Asian real estate markets. However, the investments started improving thereafter in a gradual manner. The main reasons for such a strong recovery was the continuation of the low real estate investment financing costs, a stabilizing price trend across the major segments of the Asian real estate markets, and a recovery in the Asian equity markets.


Higher Investment in Asian Real Estate


A report from Asia Investment Market View provides data that the direct investment in Asian real estate market surged 56% in the second half of 2009 from the same period in 2008. The total investments in Asian property markets had been estimated at $25 billion. The real estate markets of China, Taiwan, and Hong Kong led the recovery, accounting for about 57% of the total volume of investment in Asia during the above period. In Greater China alone, the volume of transactions was $15 billion, a jump of 169% from the second half of 2008. The real estate markets of Japan, Singapore, and Korea accounted for an increase of 17%, 9%, and 8% of the total investment in Asia. Office properties continued to enjoy the preference of investors with more than $10 billion invested in the second half of 2009. This was about 41% of the total investment volume. Residential properties attracted around 20% of the total volume, whil