China has strategically leveraged the ongoing conflict in Ukraine to bolster its global standing and portray itself as a proactive peace broker, all while criticizing the United States for its ...
Bill looks to cut cost of housing
Minister of the Interior Lin Yu-chang (林右昌) yesterday announced a bill that could help reduce house prices. If the bill gets approved it could reduce the ratio of common areas down to about 25 to 30 ...
Tsai lauds progress on justice
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday in Chiayi County outlined the advances on transitional justice made by her administration during her address at a memorial ceremony marking the 77th anniversary ...
Hong Kong scraps three major property taxes
Hong Kong has axed three major property transaction taxes in a bid to revive its depressed housing market, Hong Kong Financial Secretary Paul Chan (陳茂波) said in his annual budget speech yesterday. The ...
Taiwan’s naturalization rules headache for expats
So long as they maintain their household registration in Taiwan, they can vote here and stay enrolled in the National Health Insurance scheme. Taiwanese who move back to Taiwan can keep their second ...
China resumed patrolling near islands under administration of Taiwan
China conducted patrols near Kinmen on February 25. The islands belong to Taiwan, informs Reuters. The China Coast Guard stated that during the patrol, measures were taken "to strengthen law ...
China conducts patrols in waters around Taiwan-controlled Kinmen Islands
China coastguard said it conducted patrols and inspections in the waters around the Taiwan-controlled Kinmen Islands on Sunday Taiwan News reported ...
China warns US to brace for ‘strong, resolute’ response after $75m weapons sale to Taiwan
China claimed the sale 'seriously violates' previous agreements with the US recognising Beijing as the only sovereign state under the name China.
Border has seen a 7,000% spike in Chinese migrants since 2021: Top Republican warns of ‘military-age men’ and spies entering US who would wreak havoc in any war over Taiwan
Beijing has long considered self-governed Taiwan as part of China and has threatened to force ... One migrant this month told Nikkei Asia that China's property bubble had burst and once well-paid jobs ...
House members travel to Taiwan
The delegation, led by Gallagher, R-Wis., and Raja Krishnamoorthi, D.-Ill., was expected to be in Taiwan for three days as part of a larger visit to the Indo-Pacific region. Other members include Reps ...
China’s Hacking and Spying Revealed in Bombshell Leak
The documents in the bombshell 190-megabyte leak on February 16 came from I-Soon (known as Auxun in Mandarin), a private security contractor with ties to China's top spy agency. Detailed within are ...
Taiwan needs to be prudent, but vigilant
Taipei must remain vigilant in its response, and defend its sovereignty and rights in the Taiwan Strait. Gong Lin-dong is a research fellow who focuses on the Chinese Communist Party.
Taiwan seeks to play down China tensions following coast guard incidents
China’s Taiwan Affairs Office accused the government in Taipei of showing “disregard for the safety of lives and property of mainland fisherman”. On Monday mainland Chinese coast guards boarded a ...
Taiwan authorities ‘shoot self in foot’ by concealing facts over fatal boat incident
and urged the DPP to respect the lives and property of mainland fishermen with concrete actions. No doubt, mainland's law enforcement in relevant waters would become a new normal, which would further ...
Man who forecast last two property slumps says house prices will jump 20% before falling in 2026
The house price prophet who forecast the last two property crashes years before they happened, has warned of another impending boom and bust on the horizon.
Chinese mortgage rate cut sets record
China yesterday ramped up support for its property sector with its biggest-ever cut to a key mortgage reference rate, raising expectations for more aggressive measures to support the economy in the ...