Author: Eryk Michael Smith

Kaohsiung, Tainan and Pingtung all lean DPP, but their 2026 local races will be shaped by different candidates, issues and local political networks.

By KHT Staff KAOHSIUNG — City officials have announced cash relief for farmers after extreme rain damaged crops across the city, with applications opening Monday, Aug. 25, and continuing through Sept. 7. In a separate disaster-response briefing, Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) said the Nanzih District (楠梓區) monitoring station recorded 567 mm of rain in 24 hours and 913 mm over three days. CNA reported that Chen described both totals as records for the station. The city’s agricultural-relief statement gives the same three-day total, 913 mm, but does not identify the station. The figure should not be read as meaning all…

Business Traveller has highlighted Kaohsiung’s transformed waterfront, major event venues and growing selection of international hotels, presenting the city as a business destination with its own trajectory.

Independent musician and rapper KE Ko-hsiao has launched the second season of his podcast, using Taiwanese Hokkien conversations to explore music, theater, baseball, film and underground culture.

Dalinpu residents are objecting to 19 proposed replacement lots located directly in front of where a road ends. In Taiwan, this arrangement is known as luchong (路沖) and is often considered undesirable under traditional feng shui beliefs.

The event will proceed as scheduled on August 1 and 2. For more information, please visit the Kaohsiung Travel website or the ‘FUN Cijin’ Facebook page

Startup World Cup Kaohsiung segment finishes with panel of experts telling local firms hoping to enter international markets to question familiar assumptions and seek advice beyond their existing professional circles.

After the Kaohsiung Incident of December 1979, Chen was sentenced to twelve years, and would spend more than six years behind bars – much of that time isolated with fellow prisoner and future vice president Annette Lu.

A yellow wind advisory is in effect Friday and Saturday for Kaohsiung and Pingtung, as well as several northern and eastern areas and offshore islands. Sustained winds could reach 39 kilometers per hour or more, with gusts exceeding 62 kilometers per hour. The outer circulation of Typhoon Noul (紅霞颱風) will bring prolonged rainfall to Hualien County, Taitung County, Kaohsiung City, and Pingtung County on July 24 and July 25, according to weather forecasters.

The two-day competition began Thursday and wraps up today at InterContinental Kaohsiung (高雄洲際酒店). It is part of a global series organized by Pegasus Tech Ventures, which brings together startups, venture capital firms, and technology executives. Organizers say the Startup World Cup includes more than 100 regional competitions across six continents. The winner in Kaohsiung will advance to the global competition, scheduled for Nov. 4–6 at Hilton Union Square in San Francisco.