What does Taiwan need in order to defend itself? Growing criticism of the Biden administration’s commitment to Ukraine has begun to coalesce around the idea that supporting the fight against Russia is ...
The Problem With Taiwanese Eyes
much of it being pumped into the Greater Taipei property market. “Most parents think their children’s only way for development is to study for a high diploma to get a job and earn enough money ...
Cabinet mulls draft bill on AI, data protection
A draft bill for the basic laws of AI would be key to bolstering legal protection of personal data, he said, before revealing that he had used ChatGPT to write his speech. The capability of algorithms ...
Notes from Central Taiwan: 2024 election: same as it ever was
Agricultural revitalization, livable cities, food security (no scandal in a while, so no one is paying attention to it): the list of critical issues the DPP and KMT could run on in 2024 is endless.
Taiwan in Time: Promoting Taiwan through Miss China
Taiwan’s Miss China pageant produced three winners that year ... Hawking and Hertog then began working on It’s a fairly common scenario: A property has been foreclosed and sold at auction on behalf of ...
Taiwan’s housing market cooling again
The housing market slowed in recent years, after dramatic government measures to curb speculative house purchases. Surprisingly, it started to gain momentum again during the onset of the Covid-19 ...
Housing Taiwan’s abandoned deities
It’s a fairly common scenario: A property has been foreclosed and sold at auction on ... God Collector” in the Jan. 14 issue of this newspaper). In his book Gods of Taiwan: A Collector’s Account, Neal ...
Taiwanese investors’ demand for industrial property expected to be high: Savills
Chau Duc Industrial Park in Ba Ria-Vung Tau Province. Investors from Taiwan (China) are particularly keen on Viet Nam’s industrial, office and retail real estate. — VNA/VNS Photo Hoang Nhi Investors ...
Fuzhou helps Taiwan people settle on mainland
To help Taiwan residents working on the mainland settle and reduce their living costs, many cities have issued policies that allow compatriots holding a Taiwan residence permit to rent or buy public ...
Taiwan needs a new defence strategy to deal with China
This is Taiwan’s first amphibious warship of such a size, replacing an American one built in 1969. President Tsai Ing-wen praised it as a symbol of Taiwan’s “national defence autonomy”.
U.S.-China Downward Spiral Raises Fresh Fears of Eventual Conflict
Dueling narratives have brought into sharp focus how the U.S. and China increasingly have a growing distrust of the one another ...
Xi Jinping’s third presidential term means his power in China is uncontested. But big problems lie ahead
Domestically, China faces a challenging recovery from three years of the president's draconian and ham-fisted zero-Covid policy and fragile confidence among consumers and businesses ...
February tax revenue rises 24.6 percent
The government last month collected NT$95.6 billion (US$3.1 billion) in tax revenue, up 24.6 percent from February last year, thanks to more working days that boosted personal income, securities ...
Keelung can avoid MRT financial woes, minister says
The plan to construct a 16.5km MRT line connecting Badu Railway Station in Keelung and Nangang Railway Station in Taipei was finalized during the administration of former Keelung mayor Lin Yu-chang ...
Feng Shui-based home in Malibu comes to market for $69M
One all-encompassing feature distinguishes a furnished beachfront home in Malibu now listedfor $68.8 million – feng shui design. Dr. Wei-Tzuoh Chen and his wife, Carrie Chen, have put their ...
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Expanding in the West
Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing may be giving up some of its leading profitability, all in the name of retaining key customers and relationships in the U.S.