A demonstration of several thousand workers against planned cuts to public holidays by the Tsai administration took place today, including an attempt to occupy the Legislative Yuan...
The death of French-born Jacques Picoux has led to criticisms of the Tsai administration for a failure to fulfill campaign promises suggesting the legalization of marriage equality. Picoux’s death after falling from a ten story building, with no signs of struggle, has been interpreted as a suicide by friends and acquaintances...
Controversy over localist lawmakers-elect Yau Wai-Ching and Baggio Leung’s oath taking continues in Hong Kong, with attempts by the pro-Beijing camp to hinder their being sworn in through a walkout of LegCo and a last minute interim injunction by the Ministry of Justice aimed at preventing them from taking office...
Protests in Vietnam against fish die-offs caused by Taiwan-owned Formosa Steel and the attempts of the Vietnamese government to cover up for Formosa Steel continue, with over 10,000 reportedly having demonstrated against the company on October 2nd...
The rape scandal at Fu Jen Catholic University that began in April of this year continues to unfold, with recently removed university dean Hsia Lin-Ching coming under fire for a television appearance in which she tried to defend her handling of the case...
After much waffling on the matter, it would be that Tsai Ing-Wen has taken a hard line against Taiwanese labor with planned changes to labor policy which Tsai has ordered to be forced through the Legislative Yuan. This has provoked outrage from labor groups...
With more than sixty civic groups rallying on Ketagalan Boulevard against forced evictions and demolitions on Sunday, civil society groups and youth activists continue to push the Tsai administration regarding issues of urban and rural gentrification in Taiwan...
