Taiwan: Taipei and New Taipei housing, the science-park corridors, and the rules governing purchases.
Taiwan and Paraguay are to cooperate in environmental governance with a pilot carbon credit project covering five hectares of woodland in Paraguay, the Climate Change Administration said yesterday. Deputy Minister of Environment Hsieh Yein-rui led a delegation to visit Paraguay’s Ministry of Environment and Sustainable Development from Monday to yesterday, during which they exchanged views on environmental governance. Minister of Environment Peng Chi-ming and Paraguayan Minister of Environment and Sustainable Development Rolando de Barros Barreto in October last year signed a memorandum of understanding on carbon credits.
Ministry of the Interior data shows single-person households reached about 3.99 million last year, accounting for 40.5 per cent of all registered households and surpassing the combined share of two-person and three-person households for the first time. A real estate analyst attributes the trend to f
Taiwan's population is projected to shrink by nearly half over the next five decades, falling to 12.15 million by 2075. The National Development Council warns of deepening labour shortages and a rapidly aging workforce that will challenge the economy's growth model.
The US Marine Mineral Administration has proposed auctioning deep sea mining leases for 28m hectares of seabed near the Northern Mariana Islands and Guam. Governors of both US territories have voiced strong opposition, citing insufficient environmental safeguards and risks to marine ecosystems.
Average total household income in Taiwan reached NT$1,529,000 last year, up 3.3% year on year, according to the Directorate-General of Budget, Accounting and Statistics. Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County posted the highest incomes, driven by the technology sector, while Taipei led in property income a