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Continental Holdings Corp (CHC, 欣陸投控) yesterday said property sales now take longer as buyers have turned cautious amid monetary tightening and economic uncertainty. The conglomerate made the comment after reporting record-high net profit of NT$2.18 billion (US$72.69 million) for the first half of this year, up 171 percent from the same period last year. The results translated into earnings per share of NT$2.65, also a new high for the same period, CHC said. Consolidated revenue totaled ...

Continental Holdings Corp (CHC, 欣陸投控) yesterday said it would consider selling its stakes in four hotels in Taiwan and abroad, but would not accept low-ball offers when offloading investments. The Taipei-based conglomerate owns the site of the newly launched Humble Boutique Hotel (寒居酒店) in Taipei’s Zhongshan District (中山) and 55 percent stakes in both the Capri by Fraser2 in Kuala Lumpur and the upcoming Line Hotel in San Francisco. It also controls a 35 percent stake in Ho...