EDITORIAL: Challenges in the property market

Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) reiterated last week that the government had not imposed restrictions on housing loans, amid heavy news coverage and online discussion of the issue as the housing market ...

Ko released, ex-deputy mayor detained

Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) Chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) was released without bail early yesterday, while his deputy during his tenure as Taipei mayor was detained and held incommunicado after being ...

Jeremy Lin extends contract with New Taipei Kings

Taiwanese-American basketball star Jeremy Lin (林書豪) confirmed on Monday (Sept. 2) that he will play for the New Taipei Kings in the 2024-25 season alongside his younger brother, Joseph Lin (林書緯). Lin signed a 1+1 contract with the New Taipei Kings in 2023,

Ex-Taipei mayor freed after graft inquiry

TAIPEI—A Taiwanese court on Monday ordered the release of a former Taipei mayor and presidential candidate arrested over the weekend as part of a graft probe, citing insufficient evidence to justify ...