NZ CPI and BoJ decision due on Friday

Asia trades mixed after a similar session on Wall St.; China markets rise following data and MLF; UST yields decline amid Powell comments; NZ CPI and BoJ decision due on Fri. - Commodity currencies ... ( read original story ...)

Property investment remains risky

The introduction of the actual-price registration system for all property transactions nationwide and the “Joint Property Tax System 2.0,” effective from this month, together with the COVID-19 ... ( read original story ...)

Building boom widens divide in Tibet

Under towering mountains, cranes and newly built blocks of apartments stretch up to blue skies around the Tibetan capital, Lhasa, as a construction boom creates a two-tier system of property wealth ... ( read original story ...)

CCP cracking down on ‘lying flat’

The phrase “lying flat” has become popular among young Chinese. Rather than toil away at a job that offers limited possibilities for promotion or prosperity, it is better to take it easy and live a ... ( read original story ...)

Housing insanity needs attention

The fact that he never said it does not detract from its meaning. The Taipei Times article “Red-hot housing defies China, virus” (July 5, page 16) correctly pointed out that property prices in Taiwan ... ( read original story ...)

Taiwan monitoring protests in Eswatini: ministry

Taiwan is monitoring the protests in Eswatini, its sole ally in Africa, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs said yesterday, as the pro-democracy demonstrations turned violent. The last absolute monarchy ... ( read original story ...)

One dead after Thai factory explodes

A massive explosion at a Taiwanese firm’s chemical factory on the outskirts of Bangkok early yesterday killed at least one person, injured dozens more and damaged scores of homes, while prompting the ... ( read original story ...)