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Formosa Plastics’ “Sunshine Project” Would Be a Climate Disaster, and Must Be Stopped

Erich Hellmer07/29/2021

Formosa Plastics' Sunshine Project angles to put a toxic facility in St. James Parish, Louisiana—a region with a long legacy of working communities, especially communities of color, that have been poisoned by corporations so extensively that it has become one of the US’ leading industrial “sacrifice zones”....

EnglishEnvironmentalJuly 2021Social Movements10 min read

Construction Plans by Formosa Plastics in Louisiana Call Attention to the Company’s Human Rights Abuses

Brian Hioe01/18/2020

Plans by Taiwanese company Formosa Plastics to build a 9.2 billion USD plastics complex in the St. James Parish in Louisiana should once again call attention to Formosa’s blatant disregard for the environment and human life in other countries...

EnglishEnvironmentalJanuary 2020Social Movements5 min read

Dismissal of Formosa Plastics Lawsuit is Appalling for Taiwan’s Human Rights Record

Brian Hioe11/14/2019

The decision of the Taipei District Court in mid-October to dismiss a lawsuit filed by close to 8,000 Vietnamese fishermen against Taiwanese company Formosa Plastics claim proves an appalling move where Taiwan’s international human rights record is concerned. The ruling was handed down on October 14th...

EnglishEnvironmentalNovember 2019Social Movements5 min read

Victims of 2016 Vietnam Marine Life Disaster Submit Lawsuit Against Formosa Plastics

Truc Nguyen06/19/2019

On June 11th, victims of the marine life disaster submitted a transnational lawsuit against Formosa Plastics Group, the corporation responsible for causing massive fish deaths in the oceans near Ha Linh, Quang Linh, Quang Tri, and Thua Thien-Hue in Vietnam in 2016...

EnglishEnvironmentalJune 2019Social Movements4 min read

Demonstration Against Fish Die-Offs Caused By Formosa Plastics In Vietnam

Brian Hioe06/22/2018

Several dozen gathered outside of a Formosa Plastics’ shareholders meeting yesterday in order to demonstrate the fish die-offs which began in Vietnam in April 2016. The fish die-offs began after construction of a steel mill by Formosa Steel, a subsidiary of Formosa Plastics...

EnglishEnvironmentalJune 2018Social Movements6 min read

Arrest Of 22-Year-Old Vietnamese Blogger For Reporting On Wrongdoings Of Taiwanese Company

Brian Hioe12/05/2017

The sentencing of 22-year-old Nguyen Van Hoa to seven years in jail for online reporting on the massive fish die-off caused by pollution caused by a steel plant operated by the Taiwanese-owned company, Formosa Ha Tinh Steel, should be something that the Taiwanese public pays more attention to...

December 2017EnglishEnvironmentalSocial Movements6 min read

Formosa Steel Saga Continues To Be Unresolved In Vietnam

Brian Hioe02/24/2017

The Formosa Steel saga continues to be unresolved in Vietnam, with minimal payouts to victims and the use of physical force by the Vietnamese government to prevent attempts to file a lawsuit against the Vietnamese government and Formosa Steel’s handling of the disaster...

EnglishEnvironmentalFebruary 2017Social Movements5 min read

Continued Protests In Vietnam Against Formosa Steel

Brian Hioe10/14/2016

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...

EnglishEnvironmentalOctober 2016Social Movements9 min read

Formosa Plastics Group’s Long History of Wrongdoing in Taiwan, Vietnam, and Elsewhere

Brian Hioe09/09/2016

Whether in Taiwan, Vietnam, or elsewhere, Taiwanese company Formosa Plastics has a long history of environmental scandal. With recent fish deaths in Vietnam caused by a Formosa-owned plant raising the issue of Formosa's history of environmental wrongdoing, we might take a look at this history...

EnglishEnvironmentalSeptember 2016Social Movements9 min read

Continued Lack of Discussion in Taiwan Regarding Fish Die-Offs in Vietnam

Brian Hioe07/07/2016

Mass fish die-offs in Vietnam caused by Taiwanese-owned companies continue to suffer from lack of discussion in Taiwan...

EnglishEnvironmentalJuly 2016Social Movements6 min read

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International

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After Nine Years, Second Ma-Xi Meeting Occurs in Beijing

DPP Aims to Strengthen Laws Regarding Treason, Leaks

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Politics

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KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

Social Movements

Formosa Steel

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KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

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KMT Leans Into Calls for Capital Punishment Against Child Abusers

Han Kuo-yu Becomes Chair of the Taiwan Foundation for Democracy