It’s great to find a blog about Taiwan that is interested in some of the things I am about Taiwan life. Today I’m recommending Taoyuan Nights which includes lots of great posts on a wide range of topics: Finance, Taiwan, UK, etc. I enjoyed his skeptical treatment of the local real estate market which I…
For most people in the Western world and in many dozens of other countries, the mantra of one person one vote is taken for granted. Not so in China, Hong Kong, Macau, or Singapore. In fact, yesterday’s election for the presidency of the Republic of China underscores how democratic change has become part and parcel…
A recent report in Taiwan stated: As of the end of March, 3.81 million cash cards were issued in Taiwan, with an outstanding loan figure of about NT$270.5 billion. A cash card in Taiwan is a form of unsecured loan, in the form of a credit card, and much like the cash advance features of…