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Mainland brides complain about discrimination in Taiwan - Feature
Taipei - Wang Hsiu-lien, a mainland Chinese woman who married a man from Taiwan and has been living on the island for eight years, hates going to the market to buy vegetables. Some vegetable selle...

[Posted on : 2009-10-28 ] Category : [ Homes (General) ]

Hong Kong implements measures to prevent property bubble
Hong Kong - Regulators introduced measures Saturday aimed at curbing a rising bubble in Hong Kong's property market. The Hong Kong Mortgage Corporation said it is no longer offering mortgage insurance to people who buy homes as investment properties ...

[Posted on : 2009-10-24 ] Category : [ Homes (General) ]

'Lucky' luxury flat may not be so lucky after all
Hong Kong - A mainland Chinese buyer who paid a record 56 million Hong Kong dollars (7.2 million dollars) last week for a lucky flat Hong Kong may be regretting his purchase, a media report said Tuesday. The buyer paid the equivalent of 88,000 Hong...

[Posted on : 2009-10-21 ] Category : [ Homes (General) ]

US to aid housing market, encourage energy efficiency
Washington - The US government launched a new effort Monday to revive the country's flagging housing market, which lies at the heart of the economic crisis. The Treasury Department will offer state and local authorities new bonds and other financing ...

[Posted on : 2009-10-19 ] Category : [ Homes (General) ]

Taipei to enact law to protect household pets
Taipei - The Taipei City government plans to enact laws to protect household pets by requiring ample living space and proper food, a newspaper said on Monday. The Taipei Municipal Institute for Animal Health is drafting the bill on raising pets, whic...

[Posted on : 2009-10-19 ] Category : [ Homes (General) ]

Five-bedroom Hong Kong flat sells for a record 56 million dollars
Hong Kong - A five-bedroom luxury duplex in Hong Kong has set a new world record after selling for 56.6 million US dollars, news reports said Thursday. The price, which works out at almost 99,000 dollars per square metre, is believed to have been pai...

[Posted on : 2009-10-15 ] Category : [ Homes (General) ]

Malaysian grandpa, son and grandson hold triple wedding ceremony
Kuala Lumpur - A Malaysian man, his son and his grandson all got married together in a triple-wedding ceremony in a village in the central Selangor state, a news report said Tuesday. Mohamed Osman, 78, wed 70-year-old Sawiyah Awang on Sunday in a joi...

[Posted on : 2009-10-13 ] Category : [ Homes (General) ]

Recreating the scent of old Vienna
Vienna - With his shaved head, tight jeans and fashionable sneakers, Alexander Lauber does not appear like the sort of person who would recreate a Vienna perfume in the fashion of the late 19th century. As the smell of coffee wafted across the tradit...

[Posted on : 2009-10-08 ] Category : [ Homes (General) ]

Argentine architect invents takeaway house
Buenos Aires - Matias Konstandt has travelled a lot, but he has always kept his base in Buenos Aires. I love crossing the Andes or walking in the desert, Konstandt said. But I don't like tents or caravans quite that much. It's always so tight in t...

[Posted on : 2009-10-08 ] Category : [ Homes (General) ]

Grey nomads: Australia's roving retirees
Sydney - Early morning in South West Rocks on the east coast of Australia: James and Mary carefully sweep out and clean their Roadstar Dreamtime camper and enjoy a coffee on their camping chairs. The view of the white beach and the deep blue Pacific ...

[Posted on : 2009-10-08 ] Category : [ Homes (General) ]

 

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