Author: Eryk Michael Smith

In 2002, during the relocation of the 1941 Imperial Crown-style building to accommodate the new underground station, the Red Carp sculpture was moved into storage for safekeeping. It’s remained out of public display for nearly 24 years as the sprawling infrastructure project progressed.

From “Muddy Ditch” in Chiayi County, Lu Ch’ing-an (1944–2011) rose to national fame as Taiwan’s Father of Motorcycle Stunts. The story starts with an apprenticeship at a local scooter repair shop, where the mechanically gifted boy fell in love with motorbikes.

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.

Image shows section of Minzu Rd. that environmental groups say could lose tree coverage due to work on the MRT Yellow Line. The city says it’s aware of the issue and is addressing it.

The proposed expressway would extend from the Zhutian interchange of Freeway 88 (台88線) in Pingtung County to Route 26 (台26線) near Checheng Township, just north of Hengchun (恆春).

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.

Hsu has built a growing international reputation through cross-cultural jazz projects, composition, and performance, frequently collaborating with musicians across Asia, Europe, Africa, and the Americas. His invitation to the Festival Internacional Jazz Plaza places Taiwan on a stage traditionally dominated by North American, Caribbean, and Latin American jazz figures.

By Eryk Michael Smith / Staff KAOHSIUNG — As construction projects across Taiwan stall amid a nationwide shortage of approved soil disposal sites, Kaohsiung City has moved first with a new policy allowing excavated construction soil to be transported directly from worksites to final disposal locations, bypassing private intermediary depots. The new system, known as “A-to-C,” allows soil to move straight from the construction site (Point A) to an approved final destination (Point C), eliminating the need to pass through so-called “soil resource yards” (Point B). City officials say the change has already helped restart projects that had been forced…

The case that has renewed public discussion about social isolation and how easily vulnerable households can disappear from view.

The club became nationally famous during the early COVID-19 period in 2020, when a dancer reported the movements of an infected businessman who allegedly failed to disclose his travel and activity history, a case that helped authorities respond quickly and led to the nickname “national guardian dancer” (護國舞小姐).