Taipei, Taiwan (CNN) — In the foothills leading to Dasyueshan National Park in eastern Taiwan, Mei-Hsiu Hwang points to the pear, tea and betel nut plantations patchworking the slopes. "All this used ... ( read original story ...)
Tracking Taiwan’s dwindling bear population
In the foothills leading to Taishueshan National Park in eastern Taiwan, Mei-Hsiu Hwang points to the pear, tea and betel nut plantations patchworking the slopes. "All this used to be bear habitat," ... ( read original story ...)
Crowds rally in eastern Taiwan for Kaohsiung mayor’s presidential bid
If elected, Han said, he will push an improvement project for the Suhua Highway ... supporters from central and southern Taiwan to the city. The KMT is set to release a final list of candidates ... ( read original story ...)
Northern Taiwan property market improves further in May
Taipei, June 8 (CNA) The property market in northern Taiwan showed signs of improving further as transactions increased in May, but while an index gauging the market climate moved higher, it still ... ( read original story ...)
Housing transactions in 6 major cities up 15% month-on-month in May
Taipei, June 7 (CNA) Transactions of residential and commercial property in Taiwan's six largest cities rose about 15 percent from a month earlier in May with momentum extending from April on ... ( read original story ...)
94 Taiwanese telecom fraud suspects extradited from Spain arrive in Beijing
Chinese authorities said on Friday that a plane carrying 94 Taiwanese suspected of telecom fraud had landed in Beijing from ... from Spain – is likely to heighten cross-strait tensions as Taipei ... ( read original story ...)
COLUMN-China president’s favourite general trips up over Taiwan: Peter Apps
LONDON, June 7 (Reuters) - As head of Beijing’s strategic nuclear forces and its fastest rising general, Chinese Defence Minister Wei Fenghe had a reputation for “doing more and saying less”. It was a ... ( read original story ...)
Spain Deports 94 Taiwanese to Beijing for Telecom Fraud
SHANGHAI — Ninety-four people from Taiwan landed in Beijing on Friday after being deported from Spain as part of a joint operation against telecom fraud launched three years ago, the Chinese police ... ( read original story ...)
Regulator Calls Out Himself Over Taiwan’s Insurance Obsession
(Bloomberg) -- Taiwan’s chief financial regulator is urging people to stop using life insurance as a way to make money and he points to his own family as part of the problem. The widespread use of ... ( read original story ...)
Huawei cuts orders to key suppliers after US blacklisting
HSINCHU, Taiwan/TAIPEI -- Huawei Technologies has reduced or canceled orders to top suppliers for components that go into its smartphones and telecom equipment following its U.S. blacklisting ... ( read original story ...)
Trump Administration Plans to Sell More Than $2 Billion of Arms to Taiwan
PARIS — The Trump administration is proposing to sell more than $2 billion worth of tanks and other military equipment to Taiwan, American officials said on Thursday. The sale would add to tensions ... ( read original story ...)
Regulator calls out himself over Taiwan’s obsession on insurance
Taiwan’s Financial Supervisory Commission Chairman Wellington Koo calls out himself over the Island’s insurance obsession. TAIWAN’S chief financial regulator is urging people to stop using ... ( read original story ...)
U.S. pursuing sale of more than $2-billion in weapons to Taiwan, sources say
The United States is pursuing the sale of more than $2-billion worth of tanks and weapons to Taiwan, four people familiar with the negotiations said, sparking anger from Beijing which is already ... ( read original story ...)
Candidate Seeks Closer China Ties, Shaking Up Taiwan’s Presidential Race
TAIPEI, Taiwan — A cacophonous sea of tens of thousands of people, dressed in red and waving flags, chanted and blasted air horns in Taipei, Taiwan’s capital. After waiting for hours through rain and ... ( read original story ...)
Property the Relative Bright Spot Amid Asia Rout: Taking Stock
Property and utilities stocks are traditionally seen as bond ... Shanghai Composite down 0.8%; CSI 300 down 1.1%Taiwan’s Taiex index up 0.5%South Korea’s Kospi index up 0.4%; Kospi 200 up ... ( read original story ...)
Chart of the Day: Which country dominated foreign property purchases in Q1?
On the other hand, transactions from other nationalities also rose 31.9% in the same period. Also read: Property buyers from Taiwan and Korea grew in Q1 Overall, there are 179 foreign property ... ( read original story ...)