Taiwan threatens to shoot

BEIJING—Amid speculation over alleged Chinese spy balloons, Taiwan’s Defense Ministry said Tuesday it would shoot down any suspected military object coming close to its shores from mainland China. Maj.

Real-estate transfers as gifts soar

Photo: Hsu Yi-ping, Taipei Times Local administrators raised property taxes to between 1.5 percent and 3.6 percent on a fourth unoccupied home, compared with 1.2 percent for a self-occupied and the ...

Chunghwa eyes big boost to 5G uptake

“We expect 5G subscription to grow at a similar pace as last year,” Chunghwa Telecom chairman Sheih Chi-mau (謝繼茂) told a news conference in Taipei. Chunghwa Telecom Co chairman Sheih Chi-mau, left, ...