Without Movement Restrictions, the Wealthy Are Turning Their Attention to Taipei’s Real Estate Taipei luxury real estate sees surge of interest despite global downturn. Read More The house in the U.K. ( read original story ...)
The US Will Help a Taiwan Firm Build a Chip Plant in Arizona
The announcement comes as the Commerce Department issues new restrictions on sales to Huawei, the latest sign of US-China friction. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Cooperative Financial stands by profit expectation
State-run Taiwan Cooperative Financial Holding Co (TCFH, 合庫金控) yesterday said that it stands by its goal to pursue stable profit growth this year, despite the COVID-19 pandemic, which has prompted ... ( read original story ...)
The U.S. Must Beat China at its Own Game in South China Sea
To date, diplomacy has not worked to roll back China’s actions in the South China Sea, nor will it so long as China believes its salami-slicing works. Perhaps, then, to be effective and to signal ... ( read original story ...)
US push for Taiwan WHO observer status seen falling flat in Southeast Asia
Diplomatic observers said that the sway China holds over many economies in the region would preclude them offering their support to the US-led recognition effort. ( read original story ...)
How Taiwan Is Becoming a Global Hub for Creative Content
The creative class in Taiwan has been pushing the boundaries in culture for decades with groundbreaking films, books, music and, more recently, virtual reality projects. The nation is investing ... ( read original story ...)
Independence advocate decries court ruling
Chen and From Ethnos to Nation filed a lawsuit, citing a breach of freedom of expression, physical assault causing injury, illegal seizure of personal property, kidnapping and forced confinement. ( read original story ...)
Virus Outbreak: TPP calls for landlords to reduce ‘outrageous’ rents
Photo: George Tsorng, Taipei Times Over the past few years, not only have property prices soared, but rent has also gone up “outrageously,” TPP Legislator Jang Chyi-lu (張其祿) said. Now, in the midst of ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s successful coronavirus response is likely to boost its retail, hotel segments
Taiwan’s successful response to the Covid-19 pandemic is likely to boost interest in its retail and hotel segments, as its property market is tipped to be one of the quickest to bounce back once the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan belongs in the WHO
The answers are obvious and do not need to be spelled out. China continually plays zero-sum games in various world organization memberships, because it covets Taiwan’s property, location and assets. ( read original story ...)
Lam Wing-kee: CCP behind rival ‘Causeway Bay Books’
Public records on Taiwan's Intellectual Property Office reveal that someone had also registered the name "Causeway Bay Books Co Ltd" as a trademark on April 7. The letter accused Lam of trademark ... ( read original story ...)
Rents set to fall in Hong Kong but could rise in Singapore and Taipei, predict forecasters, as expats flee coronavirus
“Future years may lead to more stability in the rental market though, with the local government making efforts to increase the availability of land for new property construction,” he says. Taipei was ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan takes down top piracy site
One of Taiwan's top movie and TV download sites, 8maple.ru, has been shut down and the assets of two engineers have been frozen on suspicion of infringing intellectual property rights. According to a ... ( read original story ...)
US sees coronavirus window to push Taiwan’s global status
The Trump administration is seizing the opportunity of the coronavirus pandemic to push a cause that has long been an irritant in U.S. relations with China: Taiwan. The virus has added yet another ... ( read original story ...)
Conservatives Call on Trump to Establish Free Trade Agreement With Taiwan
“The Taiwanese economy has been rated mostly free for a decade. [Gross Domestic Product] growth over the past five years has been steady.” Taiwan receives high marks for its property rights, amount of ... ( read original story ...)
Pandemic To Quicken Supply Shift From Mainland China, Benefit Taiwan R&D — Amcham Taipei
Besides tension with the U.S., China’s investment climate has become less appealing for some manufacturers due to rising costs ... ( read original story ...)