Farglory Group founder Chao Teng-hsiung was sentenced to seven years in jail late last month, in a series of sentencings that also saw former Taipei Department of Finance head Lee Sush-der and KMT New Taipei city councilor Chou Sheng-kao sentenced to nine years and ten years and six months respectively...
Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je has again sought to attack the Tsai administration as attempting to sabotage his mayoral administration, this time regarding approval for the Taipei Dome. Ko most likely has his eyes on finishing the construction of the Taipei Dome during his tenure, in order that he can tout it as an accomplishment for future political endeavors...
With the Taipei city government taking steps to expedite the completion of the Taipei Dome, Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je has seen bipartisan criticism for flip-flopping on the Taipei Dome’s construction...
Anger against Taipei mayor Ko Wen-je broke out last month among local activists in the Songyan area, following the forced removal of historic trees by the Taipei Dome construction area on March 16th...
Longstanding conflict between environmentalists and the Taipei city government over historic trees near the Taipei Dome construction site may come to a head in the near future with the planned completion of the Taipei Dome...
Controversy over the Taipei Dome continues, having dragged out at this point for years, with all members of the Taipei Dome safety review committee listed as defendants in the ongoing criminal investigation into the Taipei Dome’s construction process. The controversy is revealing of the endemic problem of political corruption in infrastructure development projects in Taiwan...
The Ko administration continues to be embattled regarding the longstanding Taipei Dome debacle, the latest chapter of which would be accusations of Ko asking city councillors to resign if they refused to submit to a polygraph test...
