In a decisive move to protect its high-tech industry, Taiwan’s Ministry of Justice’s Investigation Bureau (MJIB) has initiated a comprehensive investigation into alleged corporate espionage by Chinese ...
Taiwan’s Housing Prices are High Because of its High Profits and Low Taxes
Taiwan's housing prices have soared, becoming one of the highest among advanced countries, with minimum wages finding it hard to catch up.
Ex-Taipei mayor released after questioning in graft probe
A court 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 his detention.
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 ...
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 ...
Why Are Taiwan’s Giant Trees Dying? – TaiwanPlus News
Taiwan is home to fewer than 1,000 trees over 65 meters high—and that number is now dwindling. TaiwanPlus meets the scientist trying to find out why.
Taiwan opposition leader Ko Wen-je released after questioning in corruption probe
Ko Wen-je, mayor from 2014 to 2022 and who came third in January’s presidential election, was arrested on Saturday after investigators raided his home and his Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) and ...
Ex-Taipei mayor released after questioning in corruption probe
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 his ...
Taiwan opposition’s Ko Wen-je released after questioning in graft probe
The TPP and KMT joined forces this year to push through reforms to give parliament greater oversight power that prompted mass protests. Those reforms, opposed by President Lai Ching-te's DPP, are ...
Former Taipei Mayor arrested amid Taiwan property development probe
Ko, who garnered significant support as a third-party candidate in Taiwan’s recent presidential election ... a move that reportedly benefitted property developers by expanding the project’s ...
Taipei prosecutors respond to TPP accusations of misconduct
TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Taipei District Prosecutors Office responded to accusations of misconduct by the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) in the ongoing investigation of former Taipei Mayor and TPP ...
Taiwan People’s Party say charges against Ko Wen-je ‘fabricated’
In the statement, the TPP says that Ko has been “framed with fabricated charges despite his cooperation” with authorities. The party also alleges that before his arrest, prosecutors and journalists ...
Former Taiwan Presidential Hopeful Arrested for Corruption
(Bloomberg) -- Ko Wen-je, former leader of Taiwan’s opposition party, was arrested after almost 19 hours of interrogation in connection with a property development scandal that occurred while he was ...
Ex-Taipei mayor arrested in corruption probe
A former Taiwan presidential candidate was arrested Saturday after he was questioned over his alleged role in a property scandal that occurred when he was mayor of Taipei.Ko Wen-je, a former ...
Taipei’s former mayor Ko Wen-je arrested in graft probe
Ko Wen-je, a former mayor of Taipei and opposition party leader, has been arrested as part of a graft investigation involving a major property development in the Taiwanese capital.
Property limits
as more people own one or two residential properties that are not in use. The government is raising property taxes on multiple-home ownership to curb house hoarding, which takes effect in May next ...