The Ministry of Education has called on schools at all levels to update their regulations and ban e-cigarette use on school property. K-12 Education Administration Division Head Huang Ching-i ... ( read original story ...)
Japan delegation visits Taiwan, ‘attempt to rope in island delusional’
For example, chip manufacturing as part of the industrial chain is the leading industry in the island, which is hot property for Japan and the US. Second, to pave the way for potential visits by ... ( read original story ...)
Housing sales in six cities fall as buyers turn cautious
Property transfers in New Taipei City were relatively resilient, posting a 5 percent decline to 6,113 units, Tseng said, adding that Taichung posted an 8 percent fall to 4,570 units. Tseng voiced ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Fire not the only threat to old homes
unsafe property. Fire is also a safety concern for older residential areas due to building density, the use of flammable materials in construction, and insufficient or blocked fire-escape routes. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan commercial property transaction volumes reach USD1.25b in Q1
This is the second highest Q1 volume on record. Taiwan’s total property transaction volume hit TWD36.3 billion (USD1.25 billion) in Q1 2022, driven by large commercial property deals. This is the ... ( read original story ...)
dentsuMB Taiwan and Sinyi Realty release sequel to last year’s Cannes Lions Grand Prix winning ‘In Love We Trust’ campaign
Sinyi Realty has backed up the success last year of its ‘In Love We Trust’ campaign via dentsuMB Taiwan (a Cannes Lions Grand Prix winner) with a sequel that has spurred another round of discussion on ... ( read original story ...)
3 Midcap Dividends That Defy Inflation (and Putin And Xi, Too)
In China, Xi, sitting on a trillion dollars of US Treasuries, gazes across the Taiwan Strait. He let his pal Putin make his land grab first—and watched as sanctions locked up th ... ( read original story ...)
Russia’s war on Ukraine makes China’s attack on Taiwan more likely
World leaders were universally shocked by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, with two exceptions. President Biden said U.S. intelligence gave him plenty of advance notice. China’s Xi Jinping met ... ( read original story ...)
Joe Biden Wants More Defense Contractors to Fight the New Cold War
"We undoubtedly have 20th-century contracting rules and regulations in a 21st-century world," Congressman Jason Crow told Newsweek. ( read original story ...)
The Day When China Regained Taiwan
The employee was in a state of panic. He couldn’t believe the incoming sentences. He read them again and again. The president must be awakened no matter how tired he is. Information poured from the ... ( read original story ...)
TSMC Founder Says US Silicon Fab Expansion Plans ‘an Exercise in Futility’
TSMC's founder has argued US fabs are expensive, unnecessary, and a waste of manufacturing. The company has its own reasons for its view. ( read original story ...)
Top Factors for Choosing a Home
My friends Who Bought a US$1.5 million Home in the Bay Area. The first family we visited has bought a home very close to the Apple Park headquarters at Cupertino. Housing prices h ... ( read original story ...)
TSMC’s Morris Chang explains WaferTech’s failure in Camas, calls push for U.S. chip revival an ‘exercise in futility’
TSMC never built any of those factories, though, and the company’s founder gave a frank explanation this month of why most of WaferTech acreage remains empty – and why he thinks the current push to ... ( read original story ...)
Union bargaining brings railway corp a step closer
The legislature’s Transportation Committee yesterday voted nine to five to grant preliminary approval to a draft statute establishing a state-run Taiwan Railway Corp. The government is proposing ... ( read original story ...)
Eng building sold to a Korean company after a fire
Two years ago, a fire destroyed the Eng Suey Sun Plaza at 815 South Weller. The estimated loss of the property was about $2.5 million in addition to the loss of 13 businesses with heavy medical ... ( read original story ...)
International buyers lead the way in snapping up pricey pieds-à-terre
Many of the building's other buyers don't even live in the U.S. The Manhattan address has become a hot spot for pieds-à-terre, or spare homes for wealthy individuals whose primary residence is ... ( read original story ...)