Commercial property transactions in the first quarter shrank 63 percent from a year earlier, while land deals plunged 73 percent, as economic weakness and interest rate hikes sidelined life insurers ...
War in Taiwan will dwarf Ukraine unless the US shows China its teeth
Putin thought he could get away with his invasion. Xi Jinping must be deterred from making a similarly fatal miscalculation ...
Unsold presale houses total 47,108 in northern Taiwan
Property transactions, including presale house contracts ... Fifteen districts in northern Taiwan had more than 2,000 unsold presale units — Tamsui, Sanchong (三重), Tucheng (土城), Linkou (林口), Wugu (五股) ...
Taiwan’s president speaks to her island’s safety on U.S. stop
Taiwan's president addressed members of New York's Taiwanese community in a U.S. stopover on her way to Central America as she seeks to rally allies of the self-ruled island amid tensions with China.
China renews warnings as Taiwan’s Tsai stops over in US
As Taiwan's president began a stopover in the United States on her way to Central America, China said it was closely watching developments ...
Chinese mainland affirms real benefits for Taiwan compatriots after reunification
Provided that China's sovereignty, security, and development interests are ensured, Taiwan's social system and its way of life will be fully respected, and the private property, religious beliefs, and ...
Evertrust forecasts up to 23% drop in housing deals
told a news conference in Taipei. Property deals for this year are likely to total 132,000 to 140,000 units by June — a retreat of 18 to 23 percent from the same period last year, Yeh said. Evertrust ...
Here Is Everything Taiwan Needs to Stop a Chinese Invasion
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 ...