The President has approved the resignation of former Kaohsiung mayor Chen Chu (陳菊) as president of the Control Yuan after more than a year on leave.
The “KMT–CCP Think Tank Forum” is scheduled for Feb. 2-4 in Beijing and has drawn scrutiny amid heightened cross-strait tensions and the approaching 2026 local elections.
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New projects in northern Kaohsiung are bringing in higher-income workers and dual-income households whose consumption profiles differ markedly from traditional local retail demand.
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Kaohsiung and Tainan Taxi Fares to Include NT$50 Lunar New Year Surcharge From Feb. 13
From 12:00 a.m. on Feb. 13 through midnight on Feb. 22, covering 10 days from three days before Lunar New Year’s Eve through the sixth day of the holiday, taxis will continue to charge regular daytime and nighttime rates, with an additional NT$50 added to the base fare.
Hotels themselves propose the registered maximum price when submitting pricing for record. The local authority reviews the submission for formality and compliance, but does not set or “approve” an arbitrary cap based on economic fairness. Authorities may reject filings for procedural issues, but they do not set price levels based on “market fairness.”
The “540” hand gesture seen in the video is not an officially recognized emergency signal in Taiwan. However, some individual schools have introduced the gesture during safety or life-skills education, meaning familiarity can vary by age, school, and location.
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