Court rejects appeal of Ko’s detention

The High Court late on Saturday night rejected appeals against the detention of former Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) chairman Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) and three other suspects, who are being held as part of an ...

Mortgage rates rise to 15-year high

Mortgage interest rates last quarter spiked to a 15-year high of 2.23 percent despite a decline in loan applications, as local lenders slowed real-estate lending to support the central bank’s credit ...