Author: kht-root

Changing entry rules and conflicting official information have long confused visitors. The wetland is now completely closed for a major renovation.

A half-paved alley in Fongshan shows how dividing one street among several city offices can leave nobody responsible for fixing it as a whole.

Released after serving 10 years, a Kaohsiung woman completed her final care-worker placement the following morning and later received a NT$36,000-a-month job offer.

The Big Media poll points to a question that has followed Lai’s campaign for months: Why has he not built a more comfortable lead in a city where the DPP holds the mayor’s office, all eight district legislative seats and a strong local organization?

A new lakeside sidewalk on Wenqian Road (文前路) in Niaosong District (鳥松) has opened, adding another piece to Kaohsiung’s walking network around Chengcing Lake (澄清湖). The Kaohsiung Public Works Bureau said the new section gives pedestrians a safer route along the lake, where residents previously had to walk beside traffic.

Pingtung has removed more than 90,000 invasive green iguanas so far this year, with trained civilian hunters accounting for most captures.

Kaohsiung has received 29 reports of biting midges across 13 districts this year, prompting the city to step up spraying, source control and a soil restoration trial near Fongshan Creek.

A Kaohsiung audit report found city-issued concert economy coupons had low distribution rates in some projects and were used mostly at night markets, raising questions about whether the program is reaching broader business districts.

A Ministry of Health and Welfare investigation found problems in surgical assessment, post-operation care and hospital oversight after two patients died following bariatric surgery at a Kaohsiung hospital.

Kaohsiung traffic police say deaths of older adults at intersections fell about 40% from January to May after officers began assisting seniors at risky crossings.