Taipei, July 7 (CNA) Transactions of commercial property in Taiwan hit a 15-year high in the second quarter of this year, according to commercial real estate services and investment firm CBRE Group In... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan ranked 15th globally in number of ultra-rich individuals
Taipei, June 30 (CNA) Taiwan was ranked 15th in a report on ultra-rich people by country in 2017, with the number up 26 percent from the previous year, according to property market consulting firm REPro Knight Frank. In its latest wealth report ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan needs foreign investors for growth, but hurdles remain
Worries about the island’s longer-term economic outlook and the trend of local companies investing abroad also make foreigners pessimistic about pursuing their business ideas in Taiwan. Finally, there is the issue of intellectual property rights ... ( read original story ...)
Reed Cavendish Wealth Management – China’s Property Prices Rise
TAIPEI CITY, Taiwan, June 29, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Analysts at Taipei ... Reed Cavendish Wealth Management analysts say that, on a yearly basis, property prices increased 4.7 percent last month, a slight decline from 4.9 percent annual growth in March. ( read original story ...)
Almost half of Taiwanese expect home prices to fall
Unless sellers are willing to slash prices by 15 percent from the peak in 2014, property seekers would prefer to hold out on purchases. Housing prices have fallen 13 percent in Taipei and 11.6 percent in New Taipei City over recent years, the Times noted ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s first settlers camp out in city for land rights
We will not stop protesting until the regulation is repealed" By Rina Chandran TAIPEI, June 11 (Thomson Reuters Foundation ... In poorer countries in Asia and Latin America, tribal people lack property rights and face violence from state officials ... ( read original story ...)
The Politics of the Upgrade of the American Institute in Taipei
The center is staffed by US diplomats, and some local guards are hired to protect the property. "They have different titles ... is whether the US will send marines to guard the building in Taipei City, but some people expect that since there is a new ... ( read original story ...)
Northern Taiwan property market remained sluggish in May: poll
Taipei, June 11 (CNA) The property market in northern Taiwan flashed a "yellow-blue" light in May for the third consecutive month, pointing to sluggish growth, according to a poll reported in the real estate magazine My Housing. Citing the survey, the ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan property transactions in May the highest in two years
Taiwan’s six major cities staged a rebound in transactions of residential and commercial property in May. Together the municipalities of Taipei, New Taipei, Taoyuan, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung recorded 20,409 transactions for homes, offices and shops ... ( read original story ...)
Housing transactions in Taiwan’s 6 major cities rebound in May
Taipei, June 2 (CNA) Transactions of residential and commercial property in Taiwan staged a rebound of more than 36 percent in May from the previous month, with sales in Taipei, the most closely watched market, soaring more than 46 percent from a month ... ( read original story ...)
Abandoned Taiwan: The Old Liu Family Mansion at Minxiong
The property is completely enclosed by a patch of dense forest ... Tourist Information Centres in Taiwan are excellent and reliable with their information and at the one in Chiayi, we were told the only way to reach the mansion if we didn’t have our ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel Check: Hotel Indigo Kaohsiung, Taiwan
PROPERTY HIGHLIGHTS This is the city’s only hotel from an international brand, and its location near Central Park and a popular night market along with its unique interior design make it a favorite of business and leisure travelers to Taiwan’s third ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Left At Health Assembly Door; Police Ask Activists To Remove Political T-Shirts
You may also offer additional support with your subscription, or donate. For the second year in a row, Taiwan has not been invited to participate as an observer at the World Health Assembly taking place this week. Political dissent with China borne out of ... ( read original story ...)
Pillsbury Prepares New Taiwan Office After Raid on V&E
Intellectual property litigators Christopher Kao and David Tsai have left Vinson & Elkins to join Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman as partners in San Francisco. Kao and Tsai, both of whom are among the fewer than 50 registered foreign lawyers in Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)
Hyatt With Big Expansion Plan In Taiwan: Park Hyatt & Andaz Taipei Scheduled For 2021 In Xinyi, Next To Current Grand Hyatt
Hyatt Hotels has managed to secure a site for two future hotels in Taiwan where both a Park Hyatt as well as an Andaz property will be accommodated in the planned Taipei Sky Tower by 2021. The Sky Tower will cost one Billion US$ and the site has been ... ( read original story ...)
OPINION: Canada should embrace Taiwan as China slides further into despotism
Unfortunately, this is complicated by international politics. Modern Taiwan is the only multi-party democracy in the Chinese-speaking world. It has strong intellectual property laws that are compatible with Canada’s. Canada and Taiwan have many shared ... ( read original story ...)