Vonovia upends German apartment market

German residential property firm Vonovia SE has agreed to acquire rival Deutsche Wohnen SE for about 19 billion euros (US$23 billion) in the biggest-ever takeover in European real estate, a deal that ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan denied access to WHA observer role

The 74th World Health Assembly, or WHA, approved on Monday a recommendation by its general committee not to include the proposal by a few countries for China's Taiwan to be an observer in the WHA ... ( read original story ...)

Commercial property sales surge 60% in Q1

Taiwan started off this year with the fastest increase in commercial property sales, which soared 60 percent from a year earlier to US$1.3 billion last quarter, a report by Real Capital Analytics (RCA ... ( read original story ...)

Central bank urges lenders to reduce risk

The central bank said that some officials have suggested more drastic steps to rein in the property market, while others believe ... Final decision will be at the discretion of the Taipei Times. ( read original story ...)