Amid cautious sentiment among developers, new residential property listings in northern Taiwan totaled about NT$30 billion (US$1.06 billion) last month, down from about NT$50 billion in January, Ho ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan advises firms in Myanmar to fly flags and hand signs to distinguish from China
Taiwan's de facto embassy in Myanmar said on Monday that it has advised Taiwanese companies operating in the country to fly the island's flag and hang signs stating they are from Taiwan to avoid being ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan in Time: From place of worship to palace of hell
Although it is often mentioned among Taipei’s most haunted places, the Shizilin Commercial Building (獅子林大樓) was touted as the city’s hippest spot when it was completed in 1976. The 10-story structure ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan investigation spurs fears of China poaching top chip talent
The headhunting move could result in unfair competition and even endanger national security.. Read more at straitstimes.com. ( read original story ...)
Property scandal roils S Korea as home prices soar
Accusations that officials at South Korea’s state housing corporation tried to use insider information to cash in on runaway property prices has thrown new fuel on an issue that is draining support ... ( read original story ...)
Tsai tells women to ‘be whoever they want to be’
President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) yesterday encouraged women to become whoever they want to be, while expressing her hope that the media would stop using the term “strong women” to describe those with ... ( read original story ...)
Cooperation needed to stop house hoarding
Statistics compiled by the Fiscal Information Agency showed that from 2013 to 2019, the number of people who together with their spouse and minor children own four or more residential properties rose ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: The economy is at a turning point
Moody’s Investors Service last week affirmed Taiwan’s sovereign credit rating of “Aa3” and changed its credit outlook for the nation to “positive” from “stable,” which is not only a first since the ... ( read original story ...)
Why are some P.E.I. residents suspicious of Buddhist school? Nuns want to find out
The Guardian has spent months interviewing members of Buddhist organizations and residents of Kings County about the hundreds of Buddhist nuns and monks who now live in P.E.I. The story that has emerg ... ( read original story ...)
Real estate: Taiwan consumer electronics giant grabs Berkeley building
Seattle-based HTC America Holding, a unit of Taiwan-based HTC Corp., has purchased a three-story office building at 1625 Shattuck Ave. in Berkeley. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan: TIPO provides remarks on time limits in invalidation proceedings
Yen-Bin Gu of Saint Island Intellectual Property Group explains how TIPO has reacted to the regulations introduced to counter lengthy invalidation actions ... ( read original story ...)
Why Taiwan-based foreigners prefer to buy real estate in New Taipei
Many members of the foreign community may choose to invest in local real estate due to Taiwan's good geographic location in Asia. ( read original story ...)
Commercial property deals hit record US$5.5 billion
About US$5.5 billion worth of commercial property changed hands in Taiwan last year, soaring 49 percent from a year earlier to a record high, fueled by strong performance in the industrial sector and ... ( read original story ...)
Insto roundup: EPF mulls $110m property sale; Florida pension puts $188m in Asia funds
SWFs eye action on climate change; Westpac bank to sell life insurer unit; QBE names Sue Houghton as new CEO; Allianz to take full control of China insurance JV; Indonesia announces tax incentives for ... ( read original story ...)
TPP denies report of improper use of legislature office
The Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) yesterday rejected a local news report saying that its staff have been using the party’s caucus office in the Legislative Yuan as their working space, while confirming ... ( read original story ...)
EDITORIAL: Taiwan cannot rely only on the US
Guyana’s termination of a deal with Taiwan to open a representative office in the South American country not only insulted Taipei, but was also a slap in the face to the US, especially as US President ... ( read original story ...)