The top headlines this hour with CNBC's Sri Jegarajah.

There are opportunities as the property market slumps, notes Ronnie Chan, chairman of Hang Lung Properties. He tells CNBC's Maura Fogarty & Martin Soong that he is using the slowdown to accelerate land purchases in the mainland. Daryl Guppy, CEO of Guppytraders.com also charts the firm's stock.

DHL has launched its biggest hub in Asia -- the Central Asia Hub, situated at the Hong Kong International Airport. Dan McHugh, CEO of DHL Express Asia Pacific tells Steve Forbes, chairman & CEO of Forbes Inc & CNBC's Martin Soong this is to capitalize on the Asia growth story. He reveals more.

In the short term, the Federal bailout of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac removes the uncertainty from markets. Steve Forbes, chairman & CEO of Forbes Inc, thinks the next step forward should be to split the companies up into pieces, recapitalize them and ship them out into the private markets. Bill Smith, president & senior portfolio manager at SAM Advisors and CNBC's Martin Soong, Maura Forgarty, Steve Liesman join in the discussion.

Bill Smith, president & senior portfolio manager at SAM Advisors says that the government's takeover of Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac is a positive thing for markets. He shares his thoughts with CNBC's Martin Soong, Maura Forgarty and Steve Liesman.