Tag: government accountability
Taiwan Fines Oil Supplier Record NT$165 Million Over Carcinogen-Tainted Cooking Oil
Taiwan's Ministry of Health and Welfare has imposed its largest-ever fine on a single company under the...
China Rolls Out New Rules Blocking Petitioners From Reaching Beijing
On June 26, China’s National Administration for Letters and Calls (国家信访局) — the central agency that handles...
The Engineers Who Predicted the Three Gorges Dam Would Fail — and Were Silenced for It
The Three Gorges Dam, completed in 2006 after more than a decade of construction on the Yangtze River...
Yoon Suk Yeol Sentenced to 30 Years for Ordering Drone Operation Against North Korea
According to Reuters, a Seoul court sentenced impeached South Korea's former president Yoon Suk Yeol...
Wang Fuk Court Fire Commission Holds First Hearing, Cites Human Failures
The Independent Commission on the Tai Po Wang Fuk Court Fire held its first hearing on Thursday, March...
Wang Fuk Court Fire Probe Moves Forward as Residents Question Transparency
By Lu Yixin, Vision Times On Feb. 5, the independent commission established to investigate the deadly...
Hong Kong Official Removed as Government Denies Rumors of Senior-Level Shake-Up
By Lu Yixin Hong Kong Chief Executive John Lee said on Jan. 27 that Tsang Kwok-wai, Secretary for...
Beijing Threatens Critics Following Hong Kong Fire
Beijing’s Office for Safeguarding National Security in Hong Kong issued a strongly worded statement on...
Michael Sussman: A Lifelong Advocate Seeks to Lead Orange County
“I decided that ending barriers to participation and inclusion was the most important thing I could try...