In news from and about Taiwan this morning,

The Taoyuan District Court has ordered Cheng Wen-tsan to be detained as part
of an investigation into alleged corruption.

The decision by the court comes after it opted to release the former vice
premier on bail during to two previous hearings.

The Taoyuan District Prosecutors' Office appealed both of those rulings.

According to the district court, it ruled in favor of a request by the
prosecutors for a detention order after agreeing that Cheng could use his
political and business ties to influence the ongoing investigation.

The court says prosecutors' arguments were supported by messages Cheng sent
to his secretary before he was questioned on July 5, which showed he had
already received information about the investigation.

Prosecutors say they believe Cheng accepted a bribe, leaked information to
other suspects in the case, and laundered money.

The D-P-P's Anti Corruption Committee has also announced that Cheng's party
membership will be suspended for three years starting today following his
being detained.

Meanwhile, Cheng's lawyers say they will appeal the court's decision.