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...
Keen observers of Hong Kong localism would probably remember the Legislative Council election of September 2016 as a watershed marking the political movement’s much coveted entry into the parliamentary institution...
With the blockade of Wukan village by 2,000 police officers and use of violence against townspeople, it would be that China’s Wukan village is once again under siege...
Civic participation that is merely “surface-level” and “high-tech” will only make hardworking public officials frustrated, and cause the public to distrust the government...
