Renting a place can be a big deal, especially in a big city where prices are high. Experts say you shouldn’t spend more than about 30% of what you earn before taxes on rent. A study gathered data from ...
Taipei 2nd most expensive city in Asia to buy property
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The price of purchasing and renting property in Taipei remains a serious problem for the residents living in Taipei, or those hoping to move to Taiwan’s capital city. Based on ...
‘Ghostly’: the Taiwan park keeping 700 statues of late dictator Chiang Kai-shek as row rages over their fate
Tributes that were removed from public spaces after the end of his brutal rule in 1975 now crowd a site west of Taipei ...
Taiwan pursues homegrown satellite network amid tensions with China
Once operational, this system promises to emulate the functionality of Elon Musk's Starlink satellite constellation, albeit on a smaller scale, according to Wu, who has been at the helm of Taiwan's ...
Taiwan pursues homegrown satellite network amid rising tensions with China
With Beijing's persistent claims over Taiwan and threats of military action, the need for an autonomous communication infrastructure is paramount ...
Why Taiwan is pulling down statues of Chiang Kai-shek
While the West obsesses about whether or not China’s supreme leader, Xi Jinping, is going to invade Taiwan, the Taiwanese seemingly have other concerns. Today the hot issue is statues. To be ...
Soldier’s experience underscores rising Chinese threat towards Taiwan
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Financial Times report on Thursday (May 2) highlighted the increasing Chinese threat towards Taiwan through the military experience of an Indigenous soldier.
Taipei MRT catches brothers using fake NT$50 coins
Taipei Police Rapid Transit Division caught a pair of brothers surnamed Tsai (蔡) who used counterfeit NT$50 (US$1.50) coins at EasyCard machines in Taipei MRT stations. Fake coins had been received ...
5,000 runners race up Taipei 101
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taipei 101 Run Up on Saturday (May 4) attracted nearly 5,000 runners from 34 countries.
Taiwan detects 7 Chinese military aircraft, 5 naval vessels around island
According to Taiwan's MND, one of the seven Chinese military aircraft crossed the median line of the Taiwan Strait and entered Taiwan's Southwest Air Defence Identification Zone (ADIZ) ...
Developing Taiwan’s own ‘Starlink’ crucial for island-wide emergency, space agency says
Taiwan’s leaders are working on an ambitious new satellite system to keep the island online in case of disaster, as it deals with the constant threat of hostilities with China.
PLA sticks and trade carrots: Beijing ramps up pressure on Taiwan as William Lai’s inauguration nears
Mainland China sends mixed messages as island’s president-elect William Lai Ching-te prepares to take office, sending PLA planes in closest known fly-by while signalling goodwill through eased tourism and imports.
Wai Ching conquers Taipei 101 to emerge as world champion in tower running
Malaysian towerrunner Soh Wai Ching emerged as the World Champion in the 2024 Towerrunning World Championships after conquering the Taipei 101 in Taiwan, on Saturday (May 4).
Wai Ching conquers Taipei 101 to emerge as world champion in towerrunning
Malaysian towerrunner Soh Wai Ching emerged as the World Champion in the 2024 Towerrunning World Championships after conquering the Taipei 101 in ...
Man sentenced to more than six years for hitting and killing pedestrian in Taipei
A man on Friday was sentenced to six years and eight months behind bars for hitting and killing a Singaporean pedestrian in Taipei while driving under the influence, the Taipei District Court said.
Taiwan, US hold trade talks in Taipei, discuss agricultural products and forced labour
Taiwan's government expressed hope that the US will open its market to Taiwanese mangoes and pineapples, among other agricultural products during the trade talks between the US and Taiwan, Central ...