The volume translated into a 14.2 percent retreat when compared with a year earlier, the data showed. The figures mainly reflect transactions in July and August, given time needed to process the data, ... ( read original story ...)
Interior minister says comment on real-estate sector taken out of context
Hsu on Tuesday last week reportedly told participants at an award ceremony for outstanding real-estate agents that the real-estate industry is like a shield for Taiwan and a locomotive for the ... ( read original story ...)
Tiny island on Taiwan’s frontier with China wants peace – and return of mainland tourists
China looms large in the minds of the residents of Kinmen, Taiwan, which lies just 10 kilometres from mainland China ... ( read original story ...)
Antony Blinken and Wang Yi meet to contain high tensions on Taiwan
The meeting comes just days after President Biden said he will intervene militarily if China uses force in Taiwan. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Taipei office in Macau may lose all Taiwanese staff in visa row over ‘one-China’ principle
Echoing the situation in Hong Kong last year, Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Macau may lose all Taiwanese staff if they do not sign pledge. ( read original story ...)
Here’s what to expect from APAC’s commercial property investment market in H2
The double whammy of inflation and interest rate hikes will further dampen market demand. Commercial real estate markets in Asia Pacific are set to experience moderating demand for the rest of the ... ( read original story ...)
Beijing to toughen punishment for Taiwan’s pro-independence forces, officials say
State Council's Taiwan Affairs Office stresses peaceful reunification with the island is still Beijing's top priority Beijing is unlikely to specify circumstances for taking 'non-peaceful' action ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s house price growth continues to accelerate
The housing market slowed in recent years, after dramatic government measures to curb speculative house purchases. It started to gain momentum again starting the second half of 2020, despite the Covid ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Earthquake Kills 1, Over 70 Aftershocks Recorded: All You Need To Know
The earthquake in Taiwan of 6.8 magnitudes injured at least 146 people. Japan issued a tsunami warning but lifted it later. ( read original story ...)
US President Biden says US would defend Taiwan in event of Chinese invasion
China expells a former Railway Corporation officer Sheng from the Chinese Communist Party citing suspected law violations - Xinhua. - (US) President Biden: US would defend Taiwan if there was a ... ( read original story ...)
PLA leaders not likely to resist any move by Xi Jinping to invade Taiwan, US analyst says
In a report titled 'Gray Dragons', Joel Wuthnow, a National Defence University senior fellow, finds similarities between PLA and Russian military advisers to Vladminir Putin 'How willing would the ... ( read original story ...)
China sanctions heads of Raytheon, Boeing defence over Taiwan arms sales
The Chinese government in Beijing is levying sanctions on two American defence executives following recently announced sales of US arms to Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
China plans sanctions on Boeing Defense, Raytheon CEOs over Taiwan sales
China will impose sanctions on the CEOs of Boeing Defense and Raytheon over their involvement in Washington's latest arms sales to Taiwan, a foreign ministry spokesperson said on Friday. ( read original story ...)
Future of Taiwan lies in China’s reunification: mainland spokesperson
A Chinese mainland spokesperson on Wednesday said that the future of Taiwan lies in China's reunification, and the wellbeing of Taiwan compatriots hinges on China's reunification. Once peaceful ... ( read original story ...)
Legislators vow to pass draft on property flipping
Lawmakers across party lines yesterday pledged to pass a draft amendment during the current legislative session to curb property flipping. They made the pledge during a news conference called by the ... ( read original story ...)
TAMC planning more urban renewal projects
Shih Jun-ji (施俊吉), chairman of the nation’s largest bad-loan operator, said TAMC is seeking to deepen participation in urban renewal projects to boost projects on hand and generate profits on a yearly ... ( read original story ...)