The Pingtung County Government has deployed a new bilingual travel system featuring multilingual QR codes and staff translation training across 15 major transit hubs to assist foreign visitors.
The 2026 Taiwan Technology X Culture Expo has opened in Kaohsiung, bringing together international tech and cultural exhibits under the theme “All in AI: the Symbiotic Era.” The event runs through Oct. 26.
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On March 23, 1996, with two US carrier groups sent to the region and ROC soldiers on alert, more than ten million Taiwanese went to the polls. The leading candidates were incumbent KMT president Lee Teng-hui and the DPP’s Peng Ming-min, a veteran democracy activist and former political exile.
Residents in Kaohsiung were surprised after dozens of stingrays appeared overnight in a pond near Chengcing Lake. The rays showed up so suddenly, and in such large numbers, that officials suspect they may have been dumped by a breeder.
Seismic retrofitting work at the Caogong branch of the Kaohsiung Public Library has uncovered historical remains believed to be part of the original Fengshan Township Office, dating back nearly a century. Kaohsiung City Councilor Lin Chih-hung inspected the site with local heritage groups and submitted a petition calling to preserve and showcase its historical significance.
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Kaohsiung activists press mayoral candidates for first-year action on PM2.5 pollution
Kaohsiung environmental groups are asking mayoral candidates to promise rapid PM2.5 reductions and protection for wooded land near the Ciaotou Sugar Refinery.
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Siaogang Sports Center officially opens Nov. 2 with a heated indoor pool, a 95-machine gym and multipurpose courts. Free trial access runs through Nov. 1, with standard gym admission then costing NT$50 per hour.
Musa reflects on performing at Weiwuying, collaborating with Indigenous musicians, and finding a life in music without making fame or profit the goal.
Siaogang Sports Center officially opens Nov. 2 with a heated indoor pool, a 95-machine gym and multipurpose courts. Free trial access runs through Nov. 1, with standard gym admission then costing NT$50 per hour.
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The Kaohsiung Chung Hwa warehouse (高雄中華店), which opened in 1997, was Costco’s first store in Taiwan. It is scheduled to close at 6 p.m. on July 2 and reopen July 3 at its new location on Jhihke Road (智科路).
The latest poll found Lai with 47 percent support and Ko with 30.7 percent. Another 22.3 percent of respondents were undecided.
City officials said the road upgrades will make it easier and safer for both residents and tourists to reach the lake’s cycling paths and lakeside walking trails, further strengthening the area’s role as a recreation and eco-tourism destination.
A Ministry of Health and Welfare investigation found problems in surgical assessment, post-operation care and hospital oversight after two patients died following bariatric surgery at a Kaohsiung hospital.




