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...
On September 28th, New Bloom editor Brian Hioe interviewed Jerry Liu of the Social Democratic Party, 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...
Concerns are on the rise that the unexpected popularity of Han Kuo-yu, the KMT’s candidate for Kaohsiung mayor in this year’s election, is the result of Chinese election interference...
A total of ten referendum questions are up for the vote in local elections at the end of this month, during which a nationwide referendum will also be held regarding these ten questions. Some confusion remains about how voters will tackle these questions...
The disqualification of a Taiwanese team, Sad Story, for the Intel Extreme Masters Katowice esports competition next year sets a negative precedent for not only future Taiwanese participation in esports, but sporting events more broadly...