New Zealand home prices dropped by 2.3% in the second quarter of 2022, the largest quarterly decline since 2009, according to a report released Tuesday by CoreLogic NZ. Property prices fell in all ... ( read original story ...)
Mortgage burden rose in first quarter
Housing affordability grew worse in the first quarter, as the average mortgage burden climbed by 0.52 percentage points to 38.35 percent nationwide, a report released yesterday by the Ministry of the ... ( read original story ...)
Accusations of plagiarism by mayor spark a fracas
Accusations of a plagiarized report sparked a denial and a war of words — along with promises to sue and defiance in the face of such threats — as politicians clashed yesterday. Taipei City Councilor ... ( read original story ...)
Increase in profits still too slow for Taiwan’s insurance industry
For a developed country, insurance penetration remains low at 1%. On the surface, Taiwan’s insurance industry may appear to be winning in terms of its financial report. But GlobalData is reporting ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan official proposes to reduce sales of semiconductor chips to China
Taiwan officials have proposed to reduce sales of semiconductor chips to China to counter Beijing ban on Taipei agricultural and fishery products ... ( read original story ...)
Manila among cheapest cities to live in for the global rich: Report
Manila was the 21st most expensive city for wealthy people in 2022, out of 24 cities across the globe ranked by private bank Julius Baer. ( read original story ...)
Capital returning from China drives Taiwan property boom | Video
In Taiwan, a once-sleepy municipality is seeing a property boom as investors seek a safe haven outside mainland China amid rising labour costs, worsening trade relations with the US and its zero-COVID ... ( read original story ...)
Which Are Some Of The Most Expensive Cities To Live In In 2022? – Breezyscroll
Shanghai has topped the list of the world's most expensive cities to live in for the rich, as per Julius Baer Group's 2022 global wealth and lif ... ( read original story ...)
Shanghai world’s most expensive city for 2nd straight year: Report
Prices of cars and residential property in Shanghai rose 11% and 28% ... Asia had four cities in the top five – Taiwan's Taipei, Hong Kong, Singapore, along with Shanghai. Europe, the Middle East, and ... ( read original story ...)
Tiananmen Square ‘Pillar of Shame’ replica in Taipei smeared with paint
Taiwanese police have detained a 19-year-old man for spraying black paint on a replica of the "Pillar of Shame" statue honoring the victims of the 1989 Tiananmen Square incident. ( read original story ...)
Biden must reject China’s illegal claim over the Taiwan Strait
Escalating its global assault on democratic sovereignty and international law, China has now declared sole ownership over the Taiwan Strait. ( read original story ...)
Top 5 world’s most expensive cities to live in
The list has been compiled by analysing the cost of residential property, cars, airfare, business school and other luxuries. ( read original story ...)
‘Nobody’s immune to inflation’: These are the most expensive cities for the world’s wealthy
A new report shows even the uber wealthy aren't immune to inflationary pressures on their most prized luxury goods. ( read original story ...)
Send an international maritime flotilla through the Taiwan Strait
China is upping the ante against Taiwan and democracies the world over. Beijing confirmed on Monday that it now asserts formal sovereignty over the entirety of the Taiwan Strait, an area of ... ( read original story ...)
They Inhabited Separate Worlds in Taiwan. Decades Later, They Collided in a California Church.
The 68-year-old suspect in a May mass shooting harbored resentment dating back to his formative years in Taiwan. ( read original story ...)
Lackluster stock trading, tariffs limit tax gains
The national coffers last month swelled by NT$293.9 billion (US$9.93 billion) in tax revenue, up a fractional 0.2 percent from a year earlier, but slowing from April due to of a plunge in securities ... ( read original story ...)