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 ...)

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 ...)

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 ...)