Sky is falling for prime property prices

The value of a luxury apartment in Dazhi has dropped by half its original price amid the slipping property value of other buildings and apartments in greater Taipei. According to a Taiwan Realty statement released Wednesday, a top-of-the-market Dazhi ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan: Can a product package be an artistic work?

Generally, when faced with competitor's illegal copying of a product's package, unless the design of such package is a registered design patent or a trade mark, the claimant used to rely on Article 22 of Taiwan's Fair Trade Act to seek injunctive relief. ( read original story ...)

Taipei third from bottom in global luxury home price growth index

Taipei, Feb. 25 (CNA) The prices of prime residential property in Taipei have fallen faster over the past year than in any major global city with the exception of Tokyo and Moscow, according to real estate market consulting agency Knight Frank. The average ... ( read original story ...)

Dubai Property Show heading to Mainland China

as well as Hong Kong and Taipei, are connected to Dubai with more than 100 weekly flights. The visa on arrival facility for Chinese visitors is also going to boost their property transactions. "Due to the high demand from Chinese investors in Dubai's real ... ( read original story ...)

Property market may be on rebound: analyst

"Before SARS hit Taiwan in 2003, for instance, Da Cin Construction share price plummeted to only NT$0.7, but it rebounded sharply later to NT$50 after the threat of the epidemic eased," he said. Remaining in Low Gear Hsieh said the local property market ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan achieves best ever ranking in economic freedom index

Among the 12 sub-indexes, Taiwan showed improvement in the areas of property rights, government integrity, government spending, business freedom, labor freedom, and monetary freedom. The country's performance was unchanged in the area of financial freedom ... ( read original story ...)

Digital Property Systems

This startup is using blockchain technology to protect intellectual property online. Based in Taiwan, Bitmark is a property system for the digital space, protecting personal data and your digital assets. Currently in beta, the new venture "is using a ... ( read original story ...)

Meet The Funniest Tourist Attraction In Taiwan

Travelers in Taiwan who are keen on history often visit the central ... The visit is a hoot because so many statues and head-shoulder busts of the same guy occupy the property that it often appears Chiang is talking to his double, his triple and more. ( read original story ...)

Taiwan’s finance, insurance workers saw pay cuts

To make things worse, several financial firms have also pulled out businesses in Taiwan or cut their workforce. In the real-estate front, the drop in residential and commercial property transactions was mainly due to the government’s measures to rein in ... ( read original story ...)

Employees in financial sector suffer steepest salary drop: poll

Lee said that the local property market suffered a drop in residential and commercial ... felt the pinch resulting from a fall in the number of Chinese visitors to Taiwan. In 2016, transactions of homes, shops and offices in Taiwan totaled 245,396 units ... ( read original story ...)