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Six passengers climbed out of a stalled elevator by ladder after waiting nearly 90 minutes for rescue at Kaohsiung Main Station.

More than 150 coffee, dessert, agricultural and craft vendors will gather at Aozihdi Forest Park for Kaohsiung’s two-day iced-coffee festival.

The widow of a Kaohsiung teacher has requested an inquiry into his treatment at work. His death is the second apparent suicide involving a city elementary school teacher reported this year.

Taiwan High Speed Rail Corp. says station-area growth is shifting from commuting to full-time living ahead of the line’s January 2027 anniversary, with Taoyuan and Hsinchu posting the youngest populations of the network’s 12 stops.

Drivers on a stretch of Jiangong Road (建工路) in Sanmin District (三民區) are now subject to a reduced speed limit of 30 kph as construction continues on Yellow Line (黃線) Station Y8, part of the city’s second MRT line.

Kaohsiung expects more shared tax revenue in 2027 but says a larger loss of central project grants will leave its overall budget NT$4.9 billion smaller. The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) disputes that explanation, arguing that the law increased Kaohsiung’s share of national tax revenue and that the reduction in project grants was a separate decision by the central government.

Military commentator Chris Clifford, better known in Taiwan as YouTuber Uncle Topher, argues that PLA leadership purges may be one explanation for why Beijing’s military spectacle around Taiwan has faded.

Kaohsiung police released a viral anti-drug driving video featuring a zombie passenger for Ghost Month. The campaign highlights stricter 2026 penalties after authorities intercepted 897 drug-driving cases in the first half of the year.

Chiayi police offered a Hong Kong family tea and arranged transportation after communication problems left the mother distressed beside a road near the HSR station.

A century-old portable shrine used to carry a deity during religious processions is on public display for the first time at a Donggang cultural exhibition