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Poll taken pre-KMT-TPP fallout shows Ko as Taiwan presidential frontrunner

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) is the favorite in Taiwan’s presidential election, according to a poll taken before Ko’s Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) and the Kuomintang&r...

Ko names Cynthia Wu as running mate for Taiwan presidency

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan People's Party (TPP) candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) on Friday (Nov. 24) revealed that his running mate is TPP Legislator Cynthia Wu (吳欣盈). When appearing at the C...

Taiwan's 3 opposition candidates split on bad terms, to register separately

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Three-way talks on devising a joint ticket broke down on Thursday (Nov. 23) on bad terms leaving Taiwan People's Party (TPP) candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) and the Kuominta...

Final countdown: Hou, Ko, Ma, and Gou hold last-ditch meeting at Grand Hyatt Taipei

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — As the public remains in suspense as to whether there will be some sort of joint ticket involving two or more opposition candidates, four key players are reportedly schedu...

War with China is not an option, Taiwan ruling party VP candidate says

TAIPEI, Nov 23 (Reuters) - The vice presidential candidate for Taiwan's ruling party in a January election said on Thursday that war with China is not an option, pointing to cross-strait communica...

Poll shows opposition narrow gap with frontrunner in Taiwan presidential race

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — What was once a wide gap between Taiwan’s presidential candidates has significantly narrowed, according to a new poll that shows all major party candidates within ab...

50,000 attend DPP campaign rally in Kaohsiung

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Approximately 50,000 people attended a campaign rally for Democratic Progressive Party (DPP) presidential candidate Lai Ching-te (賴清德) in Kaohsiung on Sunday (Nov. 19), ac...

Taiwan People’s Party presidential candidate Ko has late-night meeting with Terry Gou

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) presidential candidate Ko Wen-je (柯文哲) held a private meeting with independent presidential candidate Terry Gou (郭台銘) late Sunday evening...

KMT puts former Kaohsiung mayor at top of legislator-at-large list

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Kuomintang (KMT) Central Standing Committee announced on Sunday (Nov. 19) a list of legislator-at-large candidates, with former Kaohsiung Mayor Han Kuo-yu (韓國瑜) at the...

KMT, TPP fail to field Taiwan presidential candidate over poll results discrepancy

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP) have been unable to agree on a presidential candidate due to disagreements over polling data. Originally,...

Ex-President Ma gallops into unity fray on side of TPP's Ko

TAICHUNG (Taiwan News) — The press across party lines uniformly described it as a “bombshell.” No one saw it coming. Jaws dropped. Taiwan’s armies of political analysts and ...

All 3 opposition candidates appear together at Taipei event

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — All three of the main opposition candidates in Taiwan’s upcoming presidential election appeared together at a religious service and parade organized by a temple in T...

Opposition parties form coalition ahead of Taiwan's national elections

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan's opposition Kuomintang (KMT) and the Taiwan People's Party (TPP) reached an agreement on Monday (Oct. 30) to work together ahead of January's national ...

Facing 'complicated' negotiations with KMT, Ko Wen-je may deal with Terry Gou instead

TAICHUNG (Taiwan News) — On October 23, the nationalistic Chinese state-owned Global Times wrote the following: “At present, the ruling secessionist DPP's candidate for the island...

Foxconn founder Terry Gou lies low in Taiwan election as China tax probe reverberates

TAIPEI, Oct 25 (Reuters) - After mastering making iPhones, Taiwan's Terry Gou, the billionaire founder of major Apple supplier Foxconn, wanted to turn his entrepreneurial skills elsewhere - to be ...