Mortgage burden rose in first quarter

Housing affordability grew worse in the first quarter, as the average mortgage burden climbed by 0.52 percentage points to 38.35 percent nationwide, a report released yesterday by the Ministry of the ... ( read original story ...)

Accusations of plagiarism by mayor spark a fracas

Accusations of a plagiarized report sparked a denial and a war of words — along with promises to sue and defiance in the face of such threats — as politicians clashed yesterday. Taipei City Councilor ... ( read original story ...)

Japan’s No. 2 telecom hit by outage

Japan’s second-largest mobile carrier by subscribers fell in Tokyo trading after a nationwide disruption of its services over the weekend. As many as 39 million mobile lines were affected, preventing ... ( read original story ...)