Voting Result

11 Mar 2011

If it is true that a house divided against itself cannot stand, as Abraham Lincoln once said, then the Democratic Progressive Party in Taiwan is in trouble.

Pan-democrats to press for a vote of no confidence in John Tsang

9 Mar 2011

Financial Secretary John Tsang Chun-wah is likely to face a confidence motion in the Legislative Council over the budget U-turn that will bring a HK$36 billion handout to permanent residents....

Annette Lu throws hat in ring for 2012 Taiwan poll

1 Mar 2011

Former Taiwanese vice-president Annette Lu Hsiu-lien announced her bid to run in next year's presidential election, calling it her final war in striving to become the island's first female leader...

Leung Chun-ying seeks grass-roots support

23 Feb 2011

Executive Council convenor Leung Chun-ying has vowed to continue seeking the support of the public in response to a poll ranking him bottom among the most widely-tipped candidates in the race to...

New generation aspiring to Taiwan's leadership

1 Feb 2011

Of all the younger members of prominent political families in Taiwan, Eric Chu Li-luan may have the brightest future.

The new mayor of Xinbei is seen as one of Taiwanese President...

Opinion

Wang Xiangwei

Super ministries may not be the right answer for mainland China

Alex Lo

Church developers remain unbowed by government rules

George Chen

A house is not a home until it becomes affordable

Regina Ip launches new political party

Hong Kong has a new major political party.

Legislator Regina Ip Lau Suk-yee yesterday inaugurated the New People's Party, pledging to chart a new path for a 'quality democratic...

Sean Lien shooting not staged, prosecutors say

Taiwanese prosecutors yesterday cleared Sean Lien Sheng-wen, son of Kuomintang honorary chairman Lien Chan, of staging a shooting of himself the day before last month's municipality elections in...

1 in 4 boundaries may be redrawn for district polls

The boundaries of more than a quarter of constituencies may be redrawn ahead of next year's district elections, the results of which will have an unusually big impact on 2012's legislative poll....

Democracy the best cure for Taiwanese ills

That there have now been two important elections marred by assassination attempts casts a sad hue on the short history of Taiwanese democracy.

Sports stars state the case for 2023 Asian Games bid

Hong Kong's sports stars told lawmakers yesterday why they believe hosting the 2023 Asian Games would be a positive move for the city.

But they apparently failed to impress major...

Testing times for KMT in municipal polls

Taiwan's Kuomintang is fighting a tough battle in Saturday's municipality elections, hoping to retain all three of the mayoral posts it currently holds.