Taiwan records uptick in transactions in six housing markets

Property transactions overall have been on the ascent over the last year in Taiwan, the Taipei Times reported, citing municipal government data. Transactions in the island-nation’s six special municipalities totalled around 17,775 units last month ... ( read original story ...)

UPDATE: Taiwan Must Be Brave on Cryptocurrency Stance

Financial Supervisory Commission chairman Wellington Koo today pledged to leave space open for the development of cryptocurrency and distributed ledger technology in Taiwan. Responding to a request for clarification on Taiwan's stance on crypto from ... ( read original story ...)

The ultimate guide to shopping in Taipei

Songshan, near Taipei International Airport, is the business hub but is also a hugely popular shopping district with a giant wholesale clothing market and an equally impressive mall, the Core Pacific City Living Mall (above), which has thousands of ... ( read original story ...)

Fast Asia Open: Malaysia trade data, Taiwan CPI

Senior administration officials at the White House are pushing to toughen Iran policy without destroying a historic nuclear deal with Iran that US President Donald Trump has called an “embarrassment” and threatened to scrap. Mr Trump has until October ... ( read original story ...)

Vatican promises continued commitment to partnership with Taiwan

The Vatican, Oct. 5 (CNA) The Vatican said Thursday that it will remain committed to its partnership with the Republic of China (Taiwan), as the two sides mark their 75th anniversary of diplomatic relations this month. In a speech at a banquet to celebrate ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan stocks higher at close of trade; Taiwan Weighted up 0.14%

Investing.com – Taiwan stocks were higher after the close on Friday, as gains in the , and sectors led shares higher. At the close in Taiwan, the gained 0.14%. The best performers of the session on the were ChipMOS Technologies (TW:), which rose 9.97% or ... ( read original story ...)

EDITORIAL: Taiwan Must Be Brave on Cryptocurrency Stance

AMIS, a Taipei-based blockchain consultancy and sister company of MaiCoin. is attempting to engage financial institutions in a private blockchain consortium proposition. So far, and to their credit, only Taipei Fubon Bank and Taishin International Bank ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan banks’ pretax earnings up 2.7%

Domestic banks in Taiwan earned in the first eight months of the year 2.7% more than they did in the same period last year, thanks to a nearly four-fold increase in contributions from Chinese branches. According to data from the Financial Supervisory ... ( read original story ...)

House Republicans are right to support Taiwan

House Republicans appear ready to increase U.S. support for Taiwan. That was the eye-raising thread throughout speeches Wednesday by top Republicans in foreign affairs. House Foreign Affairs Committee Chairman Ed Royce and committee member, Ileana Ros ... ( read original story ...)

Does India need a bullet train?

Taiwan’s $14 billion HSR service between Taipei and Tainan virtually became bankrupt after ... it was decided that the two countries would co-finance a joint feasibility study for the Mumbai-Ahmedabad high-speed corridor. It is unfortunate that despite ... ( read original story ...)