"Two good, three bad," the slogan of the marriage equality advocacy groups, has been frequently heard on the streets of Taiwan ahead of the national referendum on November 24th. There is now exactly seven days before the referendum will take place...
On September 28th, New Bloom editor Brian Hioe interviewed Chen You-xin of the Social Democratic Party, who is running in the Neihu-Nangang area of Taipei. This is part of New Bloom's ongoing series of interviews with independent city councilor candidates, as part of its special 2018 election coverage...
On September 26th, New Bloom editor Brian Hioe interviewed You Yi of the Social Democratic Party, who is running in the Songshan-Xinyi area. This is part of New Bloom's ongoing series of interviews with independent city councilor candidates, as part of its special 2018 election coverage...
On October 23rd, New Bloom editor Brian Hioe interviewed Radical Party candidate Dolly Hsiao, who is running in the Nangang-Neihu area. This is part of New Bloom's ongoing series of interviews with independent city councilor candidates, as part of its special 2018 election coverage...
On October 19th, New Bloom editor Brian Hioe interviewed Obasan Alliance candidate Wen Li-shu, who is running in the Sanchong-Luzhou area of New Taipei City. This is part of New Bloom's ongoing series of interviews with independent city councilor candidates, as part of its special 2018 election coverage...
On October 17th, New Bloom editor Brian Hioe interviewed Lin Yingmeng of the New Power Party, who is running in the Daan-Wenshan area. This is part of New Bloom's ongoing series of interviews with independent city councilor candidates, as part of its special 2018 election coverage...
The televised Taipei mayoral debate broadcast last Saturday was, overall, a non-starter between the five current Taipei mayoral candidates, with no serious debate taking place. However, Ko Wen-Je appears to have been the clear winner, with the other candidates articulating no clear political vision of their own but instead focusing on attacking Ko...
On September 30th, New Bloom editor Brian Hioe interviewed independent candidate Wang Yikai, who is running in the Shilin-Beitou area. This is part of New Bloom's ongoing series of interviews with independent city councilor candidates, as part of its special 2018 election coverage...