... of $5.1m — who lost the property when the governing board failed to pay a $14-a-year property tax, SF Chronicle reported. Lam, who was born in Taiwan, and Cheng, originally from Hong Kong, came across the deal in April 2015 when looking for property ... ( read original story ...)
High housing price-to-income ratio threat to Taiwan: ratings agency
However, the high housing price-to-income ratio in Taiwan could pose a risk to the local property market in the long term, said Daniel Hsiao (蕭黎明), another credit analyst of Taiwan Ratings, a partner of U.S.-based Standard & Poor's. The housing price ... ( read original story ...)
Residents of an exclusive San Francisco street didn’t pay their taxes. So someone bought their street.
"As legal owners of this property, we have a lot of options," Cheng said, adding that nothing has been decided yet. If the association stopped paying taxes earlier in the 20th century, the Taiwan-born Cheng would have been shut out of the sale until after ... ( read original story ...)
Wealthy San Francisco residents lose private street over tax bill
Mr Cheng is originally from Taiwan, and Ms Lam from Hong Kong ... "The association was shocked. The property management firm was not aware of any sale or of any taxes owed," he said. "It is hard to understand why anyone would buy this property for any ... ( read original story ...)
Financial sector urges eased lending rules for long term care
Taipei, Aug. 8 (CNA) The local financial sector has expressed hope that the government will ease rules on lending in a bid to facilitate the local long term care business in an aging society, according to a white paper from the sector. In the white paper ... ( read original story ...)
China Airlines Business Class Review San Francisco (SFO) to Taipei (TPE) A350 and SFO lounge reviews inc. China Airlines Lounge
I had been looking forward to this flight for quite some time. Ten years ago, China Airlines was THE airline to avoid but the company has had an amazing turnaround; the new business class on the A350 has won several awards already. The Centurion Lounge has ... ( read original story ...)
Chunghwa Telecom Announces Management Changes
Mr. Fu-Kuei Chung, the newly-appointed Chief Audit Executive, is the Chairman of Taiwan International Standard Electronics, a subsidiary company of Chunghwa Telecom. Prior to the Chairman position, Mr. Chung had overseen several major business and ... ( read original story ...)
HTC U11 review: Knight in shining armour
HTC took a 'U' turn this year for its smartphone design philosophy as it ditched metal in favour of glass. The Taiwan based smartphone maker announced the U-Play and U-Ultra smartphones earlier in the year which got a very underwhelming response. ( read original story ...)
Taiwan shares retreat slightly
and Largan Precision Co. (大立光), a smartphone camera lens supplier to Apple Inc., lost 0.79 percent to end at NT$5,650.00. In the non-high-tech sector, China Steel Corp. (中鋼), the largest steel maker in Taiwan, fell 0.39 percent to close at NT$25 ... ( read original story ...)
iPhone 8 rumours we hope are true
More rumoured details of the iPhone 8, Apple’s 10th anniversary smartphone, have surfaced this week, following Apple’s quarterly earnings announcement last week. According to a recent video released by Taiwanese smartphone store Hao, which showed an ... ( read original story ...)
Delegation to Japan expected to sign NT$8 billion in deals
The MOEA said that VR ZONE also represents cooperation between Bandai Namco and Taiwan's smartphone vendor HTC Corp. (宏達電), which has launched its first VR headset, the HTC Vive. ( read original story ...)
Ou-yang Nana swings from Jackie Chan role to Disney album
TAIPEI, Taiwan -- Ou-yang Nana may be the new 'it girl,' with a starring role in the next Jackie Chan movie, but she's returning to her roots and first love: cello. The 17-year-old actress just released her second cello album, "Cello Loves Disney," where ... ( read original story ...)
Taiwanese volunteers in Philippines, Myanmar contract dengue: CDC
Taipei, Aug. 8 (CNA) Two Taiwanese volunteer groups in the Philippines and Myanmar have been infected with dengue fever, CDC Deputy Director-General Chuang Jen-hsiang (莊人祥) said Tuesday in Taipei. The group in the Philippines was hardest hit ... ( read original story ...)
Post office to offer Universiade-themed products and services
Taipei, Aug. 8 (CNA) Chunghwa Post Co., Taiwan's official postal service, said on Tuesday it will provide a wide range of products and services based on the Taipei 2017 Summer Universiade which runs from Aug. 19-30. The company will issue commemorative ... ( read original story ...)
Don’t Say Bojio: Order Food Delivery & Win Return Flight Tickets To HK, BKK Or Taipei!
Did we just said that you can order good food direct to your doorstep and stand a chance to win return flight tickets worth hundreds of dollars? I think we did. And it’s only during the month of National Day can you get such good deals in Singapore. ( read original story ...)
SparkLabs continues global growth with Taipei launch and Hong Kong on the horizon
Accelerator network SparkLabs Global Ventures is launching its Taipei program today, with Hong Kong next on its list. The network’s first accelerator set up shop in Seoul back in 2012, later expanding to the Songdo International Business District in ... ( read original story ...)