Rattled Taiwan hit by more aftershocks

lated southeastern Taiwan continues to be rattled by a series of jolts since Saturday. The most powerful, a six. 9-magnitude quake, struck on Sunday mid-day, tearing up roads and bringing down a handful of houses in the town of Yuli where at least one person has been killed. Four othersContinue Reading

China’s mortgage boycott quietly regroups as construction idles

BEIJING: Two months since many Chinese homeowners stopped repaying mortgage loans to protest stalled construction on their properties, a lack of progress in more sites today threatens to intensify the boycott, regardless of assurances from authorities. The particular mortgage protest became a rare act associated with public disobedience within China,Continue Reading