With Taiwan's local elections approaching, prosecutors in the south are stepping up anti-vote-buying publicity and reporting channels — good news for voters who want a clean ballot, and pressure on those who buy votes.

• The Qiaotou, Kaohsiung, Pingtung and Penghu district prosecutors' offices have enlisted former world number one badminton player Tai Tzu-ying as their anti-vote-buying spokesperson and released a promotional video.
• The Qiaotou District Prosecutors Office has also launched an official anti-vote-buying LINE account, allowing members of the public to take photos or video on their phones and report vote-buying with a single tap.
• Minister of Justice Cheng Ming-chien said vote-buying, violence, illegal gambling on elections, disinformation and "ghost voters" will not be tolerated: every report will be investigated, and every case with evidence will be prosecuted.
• Hsu Hsi-hsiang, acting prosecutor-general at the Supreme Prosecutors Office, singled out China's continued attempts to interfere in Taiwan's elections, stressing that "our elections are our own business."

Outlook: Investigations into vote-buying will keep intensifying as election day nears, and prosecutors will also watch more closely for signs of foreign interference in the vote.