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 ...
China violates Japanese and Taiwanese airspace with more spy balloons
A BBC investigation has revealed that Chinese spy balloons targeted Asian nations and the continental United States. Some spy balloons were spotted, reported the BBC, trespassing in Japanese and ...
Singapore tops the list of most expensive cities in the world for luxury living
A report by Julius Baer Group has ranked Singapore as the most expensive city in the world followed by Shanghai, Hong Kong. See the full list ...
PVC ban, other measures to take effect on July 1
A number of new measures are to take effect on Saturday, including a ban on the use of polyvinylchloride (PVC) packaging by online retailers. E-commerce platforms should prioritize the use of ...
‘Proof of Chinese spy programme unveiled’ with new images of balloons over Asia
Monday’s images of alleged spy balloons in Japan and Taiwan are being dubbed as more evidence that China is running a global surveillance programme – something the country has firmly denied in the ...
The “X-Day” when Xi Jinping decides to advance will surely come: “China’s Invasion of Taiwan” Japan will be involved in this way
Following the completion of a series of pre-landing preparatory strikes, landing ships with approximately 160,000 personnel of the primary invasion force departed one after another from the Eastern ...