So one company that has found a nice balance is Clarizen, which is a provider of cloud-based project management tools.

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Also trying to cater to demand from Chinese buyers, Shanghai-based Greenland Group said in March it bought a residential and hotel project in Sydney from Canadian firm Brookfield Asset Management Inc.

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