Taipei, Aug. 16 (CNA) An oil producing subsidiary of the Ting ... Each complainant will be entitled to NT$10,000 compensation for property loss and NT$20,000 punitive compensation in the class action suit brought by the Consumer Protection Association ... ( read original story ...)
Where To Stay In Yilan, Taiwan: 10 Hotels & Vacation Rentals
Along with the Jimmy Park, this property is also close to Luna Plaza and Taiwan Theatre. The entire studio apartment is at the disposal of tired travelers, who have their own bed in the city of Yilan. There are four separate single beds which can ... ( read original story ...)
No man is an island, but Taiwan is, and so are Cabo Verde, Fiji, the Maldives, the Solomon Islands and Vanuatu
The one-year “convention period” refers to the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property. Taiwan has never signed on to the treaty, but has made a separate agreement with the US in 1996 establishing priority between the two countries. ( read original story ...)
CitizenM North Gate, Taipei, Taiwan
Since launching its first property in Schiphol airport in 2008 ... This past month, it opened its eleventh – and first Asian – outpost in Taipei, ahead of Shanghai and Kuala Lumpur. Rising 26 stories above the historic North Gate, the 267-room hotel ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan concerned by U.S. plan for unfair trade probe against China
Fearing that Taiwan could be hit by retaliatory actions by Washington if it finds forced technology transfers or intellectual property theft by China, Bureau of Foreign Trade Director-General Yang Jen-ni (楊珍妮) said Sunday the agency will carefully ... ( read original story ...)
Okura to open third spa hotel in Taiwan as part of Asian expansion
Japan-based Okura Hotels & Resorts has announced plans to open its third spa hotel on the island of Taiwan. The company has signed a deal ... As well as the new Taichung property, the group has eight properties planned in other Asian metropolises. ( read original story ...)
Govt auctions street for $90,000 due to $994 unpaid taxes, fines and interest
... of $5.1m — who lost the property when the governing board failed to pay a $14-a-year property tax, SF Chronicle reported. Lam, who was born in Taiwan, and Cheng, originally from Hong Kong, came across the deal in April 2015 when looking for property ... ( read original story ...)
High housing price-to-income ratio threat to Taiwan: ratings agency
However, the high housing price-to-income ratio in Taiwan could pose a risk to the local property market in the long term, said Daniel Hsiao (蕭黎明), another credit analyst of Taiwan Ratings, a partner of U.S.-based Standard & Poor's. The housing price ... ( read original story ...)
Residents of an exclusive San Francisco street didn’t pay their taxes. So someone bought their street.
"As legal owners of this property, we have a lot of options," Cheng said, adding that nothing has been decided yet. If the association stopped paying taxes earlier in the 20th century, the Taiwan-born Cheng would have been shut out of the sale until after ... ( read original story ...)
Wealthy San Francisco residents lose private street over tax bill
Mr Cheng is originally from Taiwan, and Ms Lam from Hong Kong ... "The association was shocked. The property management firm was not aware of any sale or of any taxes owed," he said. "It is hard to understand why anyone would buy this property for any ... ( read original story ...)
Curing the ‘Ghost Island’: Why Taiwan Needs Basic Income
Sun Yat-sen believed that the benefits from natural resources, monopolies, and property should be shared amongst all citizens. This is precisely the philosophy behind UBI, argues Tyler Prochazka. Ask any college aged student in Taiwan about their financial ... ( read original story ...)
Hotel Okura announces its third luxury hotel property in Taiwan.
Source : Hotel Okura Co., Ltd. Hotel Okura announced that it will open The Okura Prestige Taichung, in 2021, for the operation and management of The Okura Prestige Taichung, Hotel Okura has signed a contract with Goldman International Hotel Management ... ( read original story ...)
Economic Daily News: Beware stumbling blocks on path to free trade
If we look at Taiwan, then although its trade surplus with the U.S. was cut to US$13.3 billion in 2016, the country could still face U.S. demands for the removal of non-tariff barriers in sectors related to intellectual property rights, pork and beef ... ( read original story ...)
Property transactions in Taiwan’s 6 major cities down in July
Taipei, Aug. 5 (CNA) Transactions of residential and commercial property in Taiwan's six major metropolitan areas fell in July from a month earlier as the property market entered its traditionally slow time of the year. A total of 17,062 homes, offices and ... ( read original story ...)
Miss Hong Kong Contestant Juliette Louie Has a Rich Dad
During their trip in Taiwan, a gossip magazine covered Juliette Louie’s (雷莊兒) wealthy father Henry Louie (雷葆文), a product designer who owns about a hundred million dollars in property. Juliette also had a boyfriend Brandon, who was reported ... ( read original story ...)
Uber knowingly rented out faulty cars, WSJ says; firm says problem fixed
Authorities in places such as Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea and Taiwan have questioned the legality of its ... It is also involved in an intellectual property lawsuit filed by the self-driving car unit of Google parent Alphabet Inc (GOOG.O). ( read original story ...)