Taipei Mayor Ko takes office

TAIPEI, Taiwan - New Taipei Mayor Ko Wn-je (R) receives the official seal from outgoing Mayor Hau Lung-pin (D) during an inauguration ceremony in Taiwan's capital Taipei on Dec. 25, 2014. Ko won the election as an independent candidate with support from the pro-independent Democratic Progressive Party.

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