In January, John Swire & Sons (China) Chairman, Ivan Chu, paid courtesy calls on senior officials in the Municipality of Chongqing and in Chengdu, the provincial capital of Sichuan Province.

Swire recently announced two initiatives that aim to help Hong Kong's younger generation engage with Mainland China.

A core component of the HK$15 billion Taikoo Place redevelopment project, One Taikoo Place is already 75% pre-leased.

Citi-Fame Development Limited, an indirect wholly owned subsidiary of Swire Properties Limited, has acquired a 50% equity interest in Shanghai Qianxiu Company Limited from Shanghai Newbund Industrial Development Co., Ltd.

The lobby of The Middle House, Shanghai – the fourth property in Swire Hotels' award-winning The House Collective.

Three hotels from Swire Hotels' The House Collective have taken top awards across multiple categories in the 2018 TripAdvisor Travellers' Choice^® Awards.

Cathay Pacific has unveiled The Deck, the airline's newest lounge at Hong Kong International Airport.

On 22nd February 2018, HAECO Xiamen celebrated its 3,000th aircraft input since commencing operations in March 1996.

United States Cold Storage has commenced construction of Phase Two of its warehouse at Lebanon, Indiana.

Seabed Constructor is the most advanced civilian survey vessel on the planet today. If its array of technology cannot find MH370, then it is likely that nothing will, and that the mystery of MH370 will remain unsolved.

On 25th January, Swire Adonai Services Limited, a joint venture between Adonai Shipping Limited and Swire Pacific Offshore Operations Pte Limited, officially opened the new Ghana Marine Training Centre.

In March, The China Navigation Company signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Secretariat of the Pacific Regional Environment to address critical waste management issues in the Pacific islands.

In December, GigaSports, Hong Kong's chain of professional sports superstores, launched a new flagship store at Harbour City in Tsim Sha Tsui, Kowloon.

Swire Properties Guangzhou Community Ambassador team have been extending a helping hand to stray cats and dogs in the Huangpu District of the city, as part of their animal outreach programme.