Commercial property sales plunge in H1: advisory firm

Taipei, July 1 (CNA) Commercial property sales in Taiwan for the first half of this year plunged almost 60 percent from a year earlier, according to a report released Saturday by commercial real estate advisory firm Colliers International. The steep ... ( read original story ...)

Property tycoon detained on bribery, embezzlement allegations

Taipei, July 1 (CNA) A district court in Taipei on Saturday approved a request made by prosecutors to detain a property tycoon for his role in allegations of bribery and embezzlement. The Taipei District Court said that it has handed down a ruling to ... ( read original story ...)

Unclaimed land in Japan equivalent to size of Taiwan

That is roughly 11% of Japan's total area and larger than Kyushu's land area of 3.7 million hectares or Taiwan's 3.6 million hectares. Some property registers date back so far that the address of the owner is listed in Manchukuo, a region in northeast ... ( read original story ...)

2 indicted for vandalism of Japanese engineer statue in Taiwan

TAIPEI (Kyodo) -- Prosecutors in southern Taiwan on Monday indicted two pro-China activists ... were indicted on suspicion of criminal property damage for beheading the bronze statue of Yoichi Hatta on April 15. "Because their subsequent actions showed ... ( read original story ...)

Winston & Strawn Shutters Beijing, Taipei Offices

Senior intellectual property associate Gino Cheng moved to Hong Kong from Taipei. And several other lawyers, including former resident partner Horng-Dar Lin, have left the firm. A Chicago-based representative said the consolidation enables the firm to ... ( read original story ...)

Taipei European School Yangmingshan Campus Redevelopment

Andy Wen of Aedas-designed Taipei European School Yangmingshan Campus Redevelopment ... The project was recently named the 5-star Best Public Service Architecture in Taiwan at Asia Pacific Property Awards 2017 and will represent Asia Pacific to compete ... ( read original story ...)

Extremely heavy downpour expected around Taiwan

Heavy downpour slammed Taiwan over the past two days, triggering massive flooding and causing casualties and substantial property losses. As of 5 p.m. Saturday, two people had been killed, five had been injured and one was still missing after heavy rain ... ( read original story ...)

Singapore property, Asia looking up: Fidelity

SINGAPORE property is starting on a long uptrend ... which he says have a structural story, or cyclical plays like Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. Tech can permeate through sectors previously not considered part of it, such as the travel ... ( read original story ...)

1930s art deco: Four-bedroom property in Margate, Kent

Example of what can be done with a limited space i... Example of what can be done with a limited space in order to create an complete apartment Architects: Alfonso Ideas Location: Taipei, Taiwan Year: 2016 Photo courtesy: Alfonso Ideas Thank you for ... ( read original story ...)

South Korea, Taiwan, Turkey: Design law updates

Taiwan, and Turkey, are discussed below. Each of these may help design owners expand the range of protectable designs and of available design protections. South Korea—Broadened Scope of Designs Eligible for Registration The Korean Intellectual Property ... ( read original story ...)

Aedas projects shine at Asia Pacific Property Awards 2017

More than ten Aedas-designed projects won this year’s Asia Pacific Property Award, among which Taipei’s Lè Architecture, Taipei European School – European Secondary Campus Redevelopment, Shanghai SCE Hongqiao North Plot 01 & 03 and Zhuhai Holiday ... ( read original story ...)