In new twists and turns in the murder case of a couple allegedly killed by people working at a coffee shop in Bali District (八里) of New Taipei City, the Shilin District Court will review today an earlier decision to release three suspects, including shop owner Lu Bing-hong and another two men named Ou Shi-cheng and Chung Dian-fong, on bail.

Taipei City said yesterday said the Xinyi metro line (信義線) will be operational before the end of December, adding that the city government will remove temporary structures on Xinyi Road used in the metro's construction by the end of June.

Hundreds of activists and pro-Tibet groups in Taiwan marched in downtown Taipei Sunday to mark the 54th anniversary of the 1959 Tibetan uprising against China's invasion.

Prosecutors will next week arraign the detained manager of a coffee shop in New Taipei City, Hsieh Yi-han, to determine the truth surrounding the murder of a couple who frequented the cafe, and to find out the reason behind her flip-flop in confessions to prosecutors and court judges, according to the Shihlin District Prosecutors' Office.

The New Taipei City Government touted enhanced price transparency as one of the key improvements at Fuji Harbor, as its renowned seafood market in Northern Taiwan reopened recently after renovations.

New Taipei City yesterday held a job exposition at the square in front of city hall, with nearly 2,000 people handing in their resumes, and 602 people possibly finding positions.

New Taipei City's mounted police unit has expanded its force to 49 members, whose major work is to patrol major tourist spots during holidays.

The Taipei City Department of Transportation (DOT) yesterday called on citizens who have borrowed books from the “mobile library” on buses to return books once they have finished reading them, as the amount of books for the program is insufficient.

The Shihlin District Court yesterday ordered a New Taipei City coffee shop owner to be detained after she confessed to killing a wealthy businessman and his professor wife who were found dead in city's Bali District (八里) recently.

Taipei topped the 2012 list of cities with the most public nuisance disputes, the Environmental Protection Administration (EPA) announced yesterday.