On Aug. 3, CK Asset Holdings Ltd, the property flagship of Hong Kong’s richest man, Li Ka-shing (李嘉誠), launched presales at 15 percent less than the market price for uncompleted condominiums in the ...
Chinese military hold drills near Taiwan in ‘severe warning’ after candidate’s U.S. stop
Chinese military official announced Saturday they have launched joint air and sea patrols and military exercises around the island of Taiwan in wake of Taiwanese Vice President Lai Ching-te's U.S.
South Korea and Taiwan support for Maui relief effort
As Hawaii continues to grapple with the devastation of the deadliest U.S. wildfire in more than a century, international aid is beginning to roll into the islands to support relief efforts on Maui ...
China launches drills around Taiwan in angry response to V-P William Lai’s US trip
China launched military drills around Taiwan on Saturday as a “serious warning” to separatist forces in an angry but widely expected response to Vice-President William Lai’s visit to the US, drawing ...
North Regina Little League team falls to Chinese Taipei in first game at World Series
The North Regina Little League team, who are representing Team Canada at the Little League World Series (LLWS), fell to Chinese Taipei in their first game at the event.
Taiwan financial firms have US$35 billion exposure to China, regulator says risk “controllable”
Taiwanese banks, insurers and securities firms have more than US$35 billion exposure to China’s financial and property sector, a level that the Financial Supervisory Commission (FSC) considers ...
Former Tainan official given eight years for fraud, corruption
The Tainan District Court on Wednesday sentenced former Tainan Economic Development Bureau director-general Chen Kai-ling (陳凱凌) to eight years in prison and deprived his civil rights for five years on ...
Veterinarian probed over death from unauthorized anesthesia
A vet surnamed Wang (王) said they would make the dog “comfortable and well-behaved” while drawing blood, she said. Shortly afterward, Micky went into shock and died, Chang said, adding that she later ...
Asian Markets Climb On US Tech Rally, China Cuts Rate
Asian markets rose Tuesday as a US tech rally bouyed sentiment although concerns over China weighed on Hong Kong as a surprise rate cut and a batch of weak figures gave little cheer on the economic ...
Taiwan presidential frontrunner says no plans to change island’s formal name
The leading candidate to be Taiwan's new president, Vice President William Lai, said in an interview on Tuesday that he has no plans to change the island's formal name, but reiterated that Taiwan is ...
Sensationalist campaigns are toxic
The Internet is ubiquitous. Inundated with information, people seldom think or use their judgement to discern whether any given piece of information is true or false. In this superficial culture, a ...
Distributed solar as an antidote to illegal roof dwellings
Researchers in Taiwan are proposing a market-based incentive scheme to help property owners to move from using their roofs for illegal dwellings to rooftop solar power generation. They found these ...
Insurance broker lied about owning F1 team, $250M Champagne collection in bid to get on Forbes Billionaires list: report
As part of his campaign to be included on the list of billionaires, Calvin Lo misrepresented parts of his biography to Forbes, the magazine said.
Asian markets struggle after more weak China data
Asian markets wavered Wednesday after data showing the first drop in Chinese consumer prices compounded worries about the world's number two economy.The mood on trading floors was already glum after ...
Recommitting Totaiwan, Chipmaker Tsmc Eyes R&D Lead
The semiconductor industry's leading manufacturer has become one of its top R&D institutions as well, raising the bar for the competition and changi ...
‘No democracy should be threatened by an authoritarian country’: Taiwan foreign minister’s message to China
Joseph Wu, an outspoken member of the Taiwanese government, says his island home is "not safe for us" amid frequent incursions by China's People's Liberation Army aircraft, and a desire from China's ...