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    NT$1,800 Fine ‘May Have Saved My Life,’ Says Kaohsiung Rider After Red-Light Citation

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    This Week on FORMOSA FILES: Lu Ching-an, the Chiayi Motorcycle Stuntman Who Surpassed Evel Knievel’s Bus Jumping Record.

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    12 Indicted in “Meinong Grand Canyon” Illegal Dumping Case

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    Have Kaohsiung Residents Finally Learned Not to Crash Into the Light Rail?

    How Taiwan’s “Hotel Registered Price Ceiling” System Actually Works

    New 10 P.M. HSR Service Will Skip Taichung, Take 83 Min to Tainan, 95 Min to Zuoying

    ‘Inviting Taylor Swift Isn’t a Policy’: Budget Dispute Sharpens Kaohsiung Mayoral Race

    NTHU AI System Aims to Support Social Workers While Protecting Privacy

    Kaohsiung University District Home Prices Cool as “TSMC Effect” Softens

    Guns and drugs discovered after a red-light crash that kills 71-year-old

    Kaohsiung mental health center executive secretary indicted in teen sexual assault case

    NT$80B Bet in Kaohsiung: Bai Ding Builds an AI Packaging Substrate Base

    E-DA water ride briefly stalls in cave, boy flashes “540” help hand sign

    NT$500 “Sports Coin” opens for signup in Taiwan, with Kaohsiung gyms and pools among places to spend it

    Teen Uses His Bicycle as a Shield to Help Disabled Man Cross a Busy Road in Taiwan

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    Tainan Rivers Show Major Water Quality Gains After Two Decades of Cleanup

    Environmental officials said ecological recovery is now visible. A 2025 survey recorded 47 fish species, the highest number observed since monitoring began in 1996.

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    Kaohsiung Allows Construction Soil to Move Directly From Site to Disposal, Breaking Nationwide Work Stoppage

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    Hit Three Times, Now on the Same Side: Baseball Feud Turns Friendly as Huang Tzu-peng Joins TSG Hawks

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    Sun Star Marks 20 Years with Return to Kaohsiung for 2025 Celebrity Charity Baseball Game

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    Breathing with Kaohsiung: The Yoga Movement’s Quiet Influence in the City

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    Kaohsiung Athletes Ready for the 2025 National Games in Yunlin, Says Mayor

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    The Incredible People Who “Wrote the Textbooks” on Taiwan Sign Language (TSL)

    2018年,台灣通過《國家語言發展法》,正式將台灣手語 (Taiwan Sign Language, TSL)納入國家語言之一。臺灣聾教育,以及臺灣手語的發展,都是從日治時期開始。而在臺灣聾教育的歷史中,有一位相當重要的人士:林文勝先生。他是創立於日治時期,現今臺北市立啟聰學校的第二任校長,同時也是位聾人。究竟臺灣聾教育與這位林校長有些什麼關係呢?這次的FORMOSA FILES中文版在2025年12月時來到臺南,訪問兩位臺灣手語教育的先驅:史文漢(Wayne H. Smith)老師以及丁立芬老師,由他們來與我們一起聊聊,臺灣聾教育與這位「三個第一」的林文勝林校長。

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    Is Taiwan Truly Inclusive? A Report on Racism and Colorism in Taiwanese Society.

    Belle Ng and Emily Liu — Grade 9 students from Kaohsiung American School — investigate colorism and racism in Taiwan.

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    Kaohsiung University District Home Prices Cool as “TSMC Effect” Softens

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    Recent housing transaction data suggest that enthusiasm around so-called “TSMC concept housing” is easing in parts of northern Kaohsiung, particularly in the Kaohsiung University District (高雄大學特區), even as prices remain relatively firm.

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    “Jin Bali” Grand Dance Hall Closes After More Than 30 Years as City Nightlife Landmark

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    TPEx Brings Startup Fundraising to Kaohsiung: 2026 DEMO DAY Sets a Fast Track to Capital

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    NT$1,800 Fine ‘May Have Saved My Life,’ Says Kaohsiung Rider After Red-Light Citation

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    Police explained that riders at the intersection must follow the traffic signal positioned at the “11 o’clock direction,” rather than the signal directly ahead. Only then did she realize she had misread the lights. People are urging city authorities to review and improve the traffic light design.

    Real Estate

    Kaohsiung University District Home Prices Cool as “TSMC Effect” Softens

    Events

    Kaohsiung’s French Festival is Back in May 2026 After City Awards NT$3.75 Million Contract

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    Taiwan High Speed Rail Upgrades Crew Facilities as Next-Generation Trains Near Arrival

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    Pingtung to Open Hengchun Fire Geological Park, Showcasing Rare “Fire-from-the-Ground” Phenomenon

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    How Taiwan’s “Hotel Registered Price Ceiling” System Actually Works

    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.”

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    Do You Know the “540” Hand Gesture? Many Taiwanese Kids Do

    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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