(RTTNews) - Taiwan's economy expanded in the second quarter after remaining ... equipment, and intellectual property. Data showed that both exports and imports dropped by 6.6 percent and 7.7 percent, ...
Hong Kong stocks gain 4% as China vows support for ailing property market
Mainland Chinese stocks were also all higher, with the Shanghai Composite up 2.13% to close at 3,231.52, its highest one day gain since February. Meanwhile, the Shenzhen Component rose 2.55% and ended ...
Davids and Goliaths: The Case Studies of Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine
The similarities among Israel, Taiwan, and Ukraine end there. It is their differences that might illuminate how the United States can optimize its defense assistance in an increasingly interconnected ...
China’s property meltdown is gathering pace — and it’s bad news for Australia
China's economy is in serious trouble. The country's property sector, once a powerhouse of national economic growth, is in meltdown — and there are predictions of worse to come, writes Ian Verrender.
Taipei MRT Wanda Line plan unlawful, court says
Taipei City Government’s domain claims in connection to the Taipei Mass Rapid Transit (MRT) Wanda Line extension were unlawful, the Taipei High Administrative Court ruled yesterday. The verdict could ...
‘I was paying off his loan’: Taiwan woman pays rent for 10 years then discovers boyfriend owns flat after he dumps her
A woman renting a flat with her boyfriend discovered after he ended the relationship that he is the owner and her half of the rent covered the whole mortgage repayment.
China’s second quarter GDP figures show a faltering post-COVID economic recovery
The disappointing numbers come amid dropping property sales, weak exports and a stagnant retail environment in the world's second-biggest economy.
Candidates join in protest over housing justice
Hundreds of protesters yesterday marched on Taipei’s Ketagalan Boulevard to express frustration over the government’s handling of housing and judicial issues. Presidential candidates and lawmakers ...
Lee Teng-hui memorial library planned to be in National Taiwan University
A memorial library in honor of former president Lee Teng-hui(李登輝) is to be located in a property owned by National Taiwan University’s College of Bio-Resources and Agriculture, Lee’s daughter Annie ...
Front runner in Taiwan presidential race pledges steady hand while rivals rally for reforms
Vice-President William Lai reiterated an offer to talk to China on an equal basis. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Front runner in Taiwan presidential race pledges steady hand as opposition rallies
Vice-President William Lai reiterated an offer to talk to China on an equal basis. Read more at straitstimes.com.
Hiking in Taiwan: how 2 popular trails, in Taipei and Guguan, highlight the variety of options on offer
A growing number of hikers have been heading to Taiwan, lured by its vast nature reserves, forested mountains and hot springs towns Our correspondent hikes up Elephant Mountain in the capital, then ...
Taipei REIT deal boosts commercial property sales
global commercial property broker Cushman & Wakefield Taiwan said yesterday. The Shin Kong No. 1 REIT (新光一號) fund sold its six buildings in Taipei for NT$30.7 billion that accounted for 60 percent of ...
Property deals drop due to government measures
Property deals retreated 24 percent annually in the first quarter, narrowing to 13 percent year-on-year last quarter, Taiwan’s sole listed broker Sinyi Realty Inc (信義房屋) said, citing data from the ...
Singer Wang Leehom’s divorce with estranged wife Lee Jinglei approved in US
The acrimonious divorce battle between American-Taiwanese singer Wang Leehom and his wife Lee Jinglei showed no signs of abating in their latest salvo, with lawyers from both sides refuting each other ...
Weaker China offers opportunities to US and allies
The failed mutiny against Vladimir Putin hasn’t just weakened the Russian president. It is also a setback for his most important ally, Chinese President Xi Jinping. At the same time, China is ...