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 ...)
China flags Taiwan as core issue, asks US to rectify ‘mistakes’ of Trump admin’s aggressive policies
China resents US support for Taiwan, which Beijing views as a rebel province that must be reunified with the mainland, even by force. ( read original story ...)
China flags Taiwan as core issue, asks US to rectify ‘mistakes’ of Donald Trump administration’s aggressive policies
China resents US support for Taiwan, which Beijing views as a rebel province that must be reunified with the mainland, even by force. ( read original story ...)
A US Navy destroyer challenged China’s sweeping South China Sea claims a day after sailing past Taiwan
The moves come as President Biden signals that the US is prepared to confront China's aggression and "economic abuses." ... ( read original story ...)
USS John S. McCain demonstrates near South China Sea islands a day after Taiwan Strait passage
The guided-missile destroyer USS John S. McCain steamed past a disputed island chain in the South China Sea on Friday, a day after transiting the Taiwan Strait, moves that challenge Chinese claims in ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwan museums shake off fusty image to lure new audience
With museums across the world shut down to crimp the spread of the virus, these institutions are fighting for survival by devising creative ways to reach audiences, such as making their collections ... ( read original story ...)
In first foreign policy address, President Biden calls China the ‘most serious competitor’ to the US
Biden pledges to ‘take on directly the challenges posed [to] our prosperity, security and democratic values’ raised by Beijing. ( read original story ...)
US Urges China To Engage In Taiwan Dialogue
This comes after China’s top foreign policy adviser Yang Jiechi urged closer ties with the U.S. under the Biden administration, while saying Washington must “effectively respect China’s position and ... ( read original story ...)
Taipei sees biggest land index gains
and a stabilization of property prices later in the year, the ministry said in a statement. Commercial and residential buildings are pictured in Taipei in an undated photograph. Photo: Hsu Yi-ping, ... ( read original story ...)