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A Kaohsiung court extended the detention of a man charged in a 2024 fatal shooting, citing the risk that he could flee to avoid retaliation and legal liability.

Kaohsiung’s KMT and DPP mayoral candidates want to accelerate separate MRT projects despite a former Cabinet official’s warning about rising costs and weak returns.

The skeleton of a Formosan black bear that lost a paw to a trap is on public display for the first time at Shoushan Zoo’s renovated education center.

Four incumbent councilors face no challengers in Kaohsiung’s District 6, but each must still clear a minimum vote threshold to be elected.

A recent Facebook post about a strange, dome-like structure beside Feiji Road (飛機路) has drawn new attention to one of Kaohsiung’s less visible World War II legacies: concrete shelters built to hide military aircraft.

AmCham Kaohsiung, Formosa Files and Kaohsiung Times will present 30 Years of Democracy: How Taiwan Has Changed Since 1996 at The Hub, Wukuaicuo Park (五塊厝公園), on Friday, Sept. 18.

Unsecured banquet tables flew from a pickup on Provincial Highway 88 near Daliao Interchange, prompting emergency braking and a collision.

A stopped cart escalator at Kaohsiung’s new Costco store forced some customers to carry their purchases by hand until the equipment was restored.

A survey of older Kaohsiung residents has prompted calls for AI training, human assistance and safeguards covering health information, fraud and personal data.

Kaohsiung has several major retail projects in the pipeline, but their opening dates range from this November to 2028, and not all are conventional shopping malls.