U.S. House of Representatives Speaker Nancy Pelosi was set to visit Taiwan on Tuesday, two people briefed on the matter said, as China warned that its military would never "sit idly by" if she visited ... ( read original story ...)
China’s Rebound Remains Fragile as Manufacturing, Property Slump
China’s factory activity unexpectedly contracted in July while property sales continued to shrink, highlighting the fragility of the economy’s recovery amid sporadic Covid outbreaks and adding to ... ( read original story ...)
Presale and new housing prices climb by 6 percent
Presale and new housing prices last quarter climbed 6.01 percent to NT$458,600 (US$15,323) per ping (3.3m2), although transactions slumped 29.71 percent as COVID-19 infections and interest rate hikes ... ( read original story ...)
Nancy Pelosi’s badly timed Taiwan visit may have the US and China quietly walking into a crisis
Nancy Pelosi is set to be the most senior US politician to visit Taiwan since 1997, much to the chagrin of the Chinese Communist Party. And while Joe Biden has hinted he supports the disputed island's ... ( read original story ...)
China warns US will face ‘serious consequences’ if Pelosi visits Taiwan
Biden Admin. attempting to convince House Peaker Pelosi of the dangers of visiting Taiwan during this period of tensions with China. ( read original story ...)
Ukraine’s lessons for Taiwan grow more ominous
The longer the Biden administration continues delaying and stinting its support for Ukraine without enabling Kyiv to halt and reverse Russia’s invasion, the more precarious both Ukraine’s and ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan Holds Drills amid Mounting China Tensions
Taiwan has performed a series of military services drills aimed at repelling a likely Chinese incursion amid soaring tensions with the mainland, as very well as reports that a leading US lawmaker ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan’s house price growth accelerating
The housing market has slowed in recent years, after dramatic government measures to curb speculative house purchases. It started to gain momentum in the second half of 2020, despite the pandemic. In ... ( read original story ...)
China’s suspected IP thieves targeted by US start-up
Oak Ridge National Laboratory in Tennessee has for decades been a hotbed of US nuclear experimentation. It is also a target for countries seeking to steal US intellectual property (IP). More than ... ( read original story ...)
Intel Vs. Taiwan Semiconductor: Which Giant Chip Company Is The Best Investment Choice By The End Of 2025?
Both Intel and Taiwan Semiconductor have fallen in price by more than 25% since January. Which is the best long-term investment choice? Click to read my take. ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese prosecutors accuse Chinese Apple supplier of stealing commercial secrets, charges 14
New Taipei prosecutors have now charged 14 people in connection ... said in a statement it continues to implement and optimize the protection of trade secrets and intellectual property rights, and ... ( read original story ...)
S&P forecasts 2.8% GDP growth amid export jitters
S&P Global Ratings yesterday kept its forecast for Taiwan’s GDP growth this year at 2.8 percent, in contrast to last year’s 6.6 percent growth, as global inflation and geopolitical tensions hit export ... ( read original story ...)
Excerpt: CCIA Comments to USTR on the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade
CCIA released a report in 2017 on the economic contribution of fair use industries which found that these industries account for 16 percent of the U.S. economy and generate $5.6 trillion in annual ... ( read original story ...)
Rep. Mike Waltz: ‘Instead of defunding police, how about we defund dictatorships’ like China
Fla., discussed the ongoing international and military conflict between the United States and China on “Sunday Night in America with Trey Gowdy.” ... ( read original story ...)
China ‘cushioning itself from sanctions’ ahead of threatened Taiwan invasion
FBI warns the communist state is drawing lessons from Russia’s invasion of Ukraine by trying to insulate its economy from economic reprisals ... ( read original story ...)
Mansion Global’s daily round-up of the latest luxury real estate news from around the world
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 ...)