... 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 ...)
Country Garden tweaks prices for Forest City units
The company is aggressively diversifying its customer base in the region and will be opening over eight sales offices across new focus markets including South Korea, Japan, Taiwan, Thailand, the Philippines and the United Arab Emirates. In an interview ... ( read original story ...)
Owners of Callaway complex tear down obsolete office space in Chicopee (photos)
Callaway continued leasing space in the property and recently extended that lease, Flynn said. He declined to give details. According to published accounts, Callaway has 135 employees in Chicopee. The company has golf ball plants in Taiwan, China and in ... ( read original story ...)
Relocation of Taiwan’s representative office in Nigeria in progress
The property will undergo renovation, which is expected to take two months, Chen said. After that, staff at the Abuja office will relocate to the new office, he added. The Nigerian government ordered Taiwan in January to move its office from the capital ... ( read original story ...)
The Okura Prestige Taichung Hotel to Open 2021 in Taiwan
The Okura Prestige Taichung will join The Okura Prestige Taipei and the Hotel Royal Nikko Taipei as the group’s third luxury property in Taiwan. “It will be a great pleasure to open the third member hotel in Taiwan,” said Toshihiro Ogita, president ... ( read original story ...)
Tokyo to welcome Fujita Kanko’s 7th Hotel Gracery in fall 2018
The hotel will be the seventh and newest property for the Hotel Gracery Group ... Future scheduled Gracery openings include Hotel Gracery Seoul in 2018 and Hotel Gracery Taipei in 2019. The Seoul location was signed with a management agreement between ... ( read original story ...)
The Okura Prestige Taichung to Open in 2021
Embodying the proud traditions of Hotel Okura’s signature Japanese hospitality, The Okura Prestige Taichung will join The Okura Prestige Taipei and the Hotel Royal Nikko Taipei as the group’s third luxury property in Taiwan. “It will be a great ... ( read original story ...)