Author: Eryk Michael Smith

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).

One of the project’s most talked-about features will be an aquarium and ice rink on upper floors. Those may not open until 2028.

People in the city may have finally gotten used to seeing a tram/train glide through city streets.

The festival will be centered at Love River Bay [愛河灣] and Kaohsiung Port Piers 16 through 18 [高雄港16-18號碼頭]. This year’s theme, “Ultraman Descends on the Harbor City,” coincides with the 60th anniversary of the iconic franchise.

The story of a little-known CIA effort to build a “Third Force” – a democratic alternative to both Mao’s Communists and Chiang’s Nationalists.