EDITORIAL: KMT’s terminology erodes trust

At a democracy forum in Taipei on Sunday last week hosted by the Taiwan Forever Association legal reform group, Transitional Justice Commission Deputy Chairman Sun Pin (孫斌) said that failure to ... ( read original story ...)

Ex-hermit ‘River Dave’ arrested at cabin site

A former hermit in New Hampshire whose cabin in the woods burned down after nearly three decades on the property that he was ordered to leave has been charged with trespassing there once again, ... ( read original story ...)

Commercial property transactions spike 40.8%

Commercial property transactions last quarter spiked 40.8 percent from three months earlier to NT$46.3 billion (US$1.67 billion), underpinned mainly by demand for industrial properties in northern ... ( read original story ...)

Strong quake hits off Taiwan’s eastern coast

A strong earthquake struck off the coast of eastern Taiwan on Monday evening with shaking felt in the capital Taipei, but authorities said there were no immediate reports of widespread damage or ... ( read original story ...)

Home prices in Q3 rise 7.43 percent

Taiwan’s housing prices in the third quarter of last year picked up 7.43 percent from a year earlier, with the increase most evident in Tainan and Taichung, the Ministry of the Interior said yesterday ... ( read original story ...)