Taipei, Jan. 28 (CNA) Premier-designate Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) on Saturday named former Keelung Mayor Lin Yu-chang (林右昌) as interior minister and Deputy Minister of Culture Hsiao Tsung-huang (蕭宗煌) as director of the National Palace Museum (NPM).
Taipei, Jan. 17 (CNA) Taiwan's opposition lawmakers on Tuesday bashed the Ministry of the Interior for what they saw as its reversal of one of several new rules approved by the Legislature earlier this month aimed at deterring speculative behavior in the housing market.
Taipei, Jan. 10 (CNA) The Legislative Yuan has passed revisions aimed at curbing speculation in the property market, including the introduction of a repeatable NT$50 million (US$1.64 million) fine for market manipulators, to bring down Taiwan's high housing prices.