Taipei, Jan. 27 (CNA) Transactions of residential and commercial property in Taiwan staged a rebound in 2017, ending three straight years of declines, according to the Ministry of the Interior (MOI). After transactions of homes, offices and shops in Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Property magnet promises to raise wages at Eastern Broadcasting
Taipei, Jan. 24 (CNA) Property magnet-led investment firm Mao Te International Investment Co. has promised to raise the monthly minimum wage to NT$30,000 (US$1,000) and increase investment in content production as part of its plan to acquire Eastern ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan banks’ exposure to bankrupt U.K. property developer limited
Taipei, Jan. 19 (CNA) The exposure of the local banking sector to the collapsed U.K. property developer Carillion Plc is limited, according to the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC). FSC Chairman Wellington Koo (顧立雄) cited data compiled by the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s property market shows contraction: survey
Taipei, Jan. 6 (CNA) Taiwan's property market flashed a "blue light" in December, pointing to contraction as the number of new residential listings dropped, according to a survey by the real estate magazine My Housing. Citing the survey, the magazine said ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei comes bottom in property outlook rankings for region: survey
property developers, real estate agencies, mortgage providers and financial consultants, PwC said. PwC Taiwan said as Taipei is the most watched property market in Taiwan, the results show investors remain downbeat about the property market in the country ... ( read original story ...)
Manufacturers cautious in November but property sellers upbeat
The TIER's sub-index for the property market hit a 55-month high, however, after a significant rebound in residential and commercial housing transactions in the six largest cities in Taiwan in November, the organization said. TIER, one of the leading ... ( read original story ...)
Commercial property transactions up only slightly in 2017
Taipei, Dec. 19 (CNA) Transactions of commercial properties around Taiwan rose only slightly in 2017, as a fall in investment by life insurers compromised growth, property management firm Savills plc said Tuesday. Transactions in Taiwan of large commercial ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s Antitrust Decision Devalues U.S. Intellectual Property
On October 20, 2017 the Fair Trade Commission of the Republic of China (Taiwan) issued a decision against U.S. technology company Qualcomm Incorporated. By a divided 4–3 vote, the Commission concluded that certain of the company’s longstanding and ... ( read original story ...)
Property market continues to flash ‘yellow-blue’ light in November
Taipei, Dec. 9 (CNA) Taiwan's property market continued to flash a "yellow-blue" light in November, pointing to sluggish growth partly due to a fall in potential buyer visits, according to real estate magazine My Housing. In addition, the amount of ... ( read original story ...)
Lè Architecture in Taipei, Taiwan
6th December 2017 – At this year?s International Property Awards held in London, UK, Aedas-designed Lè Architecture in Taipei, Taiwan, first beat other office projects in Asia Pacific to become the Best Office Architecture Asia Pacific, and later topped ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan property sales celebrating end of year boost
Property transactions in Taiwan are currently enjoying a busy streak, with local government data showing a 10 percent increase since October due to peak season. In six of the country’s special municipalities, transactions of residential, retail and ... ( read original story ...)
Housing transactions in Taiwan’s 6 major cities rebound
Charlene Chang (張旭嵐), a spokesperson for Taiwan Realty Enterprise, said demand in the local property market tended to be strong at the end of a year since Taiwanese consumers like to buy a new house before the arrival of a new year. In addition ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan, Japan sign agreements on customs enforcement, cultural exchanges
The Taiwan-Japan Economic and Trade Conference was first staged in 1976. This year’s meeting, held Nov. 21-22, addressed topics spanning agriculture, aquaculture, intellectual property and pharmaceuticals. ( read original story ...)
Hong Kong and Taipei hold the solutions to Singapore’s broken MRT
Sources: MTR, SMRT This business model is called “rail plus property”. Hong Kong’s MTR owns many retail ... Adopting fault repair strategies from the Taipei MRT would benefit the Singapore system Taipei’s MRT system enjoys a customer satisfaction ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan manufacturing, service sector confidence cools in October
TAIPEI -- Taiwan's manufacturing and service sectors are less confident ... dropping 2.41 points from September due to a damp outlook in project implementation and the local property market. "The island's economic recovery is mainly driven by exports ... ( read original story ...)
Building of fatal fire houses Southeast Asian nationals
Taipei, Nov. 23 (CNA) The building whose top two stories were ... The building was an investment property. I thought they (the landlords) all bought it for investment," Liu said. ( read original story ...)