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By KHT Staff TAINAN — Taiwan’s High Administrative Court has upheld the Tainan City Government’s decision to forcibly demolish the Lai-Ya Building (來亞大樓), rejecting a lawsuit filed by several property owners who argued the order unfairly stripped them of their property rights. The 12-story residential and commercial building, located on Fucian Road Section 2 (府前路二段) in Tainan’s West Central District, was severely damaged during the Nanxi Earthquake (楠西地震) in January 2025. Falling exterior walls from the ninth floor damaged vehicles below, prompting an emergency structural assessment. According to the court ruling, an independent safety evaluation conducted by nine licensed civil…
Kuomintang (KMT) mayoral hopeful Ko Chih-en (柯志恩) says there must be cooperation between the KMT and the Taiwan People’s Party (TPP).
Vietnam Airlines (越南航空) plans to increase its direct service between Ho Chi Minh City (胡志明市) and Kaohsiung (高雄) for the Northern summer 2026 flight season, reflecting growing demand between southern Taiwan and Vietnam.
Kaohsiung’s Fongshan District (鳳山區) will switch on its annual “Fongshan Light Season” (鳳山光之季) on Feb. 7, turning Dadong Park (大東公園) into a dedicated lighting zone while extending a separate “light environment” along the Caogong Canal (曹公圳) corridor, including Syehhe Road (協和路) and Jhonghua Street (中華街).
Within hours, social media users responded to the delay with comments emphasizing caution and respect for environmental conditions.
Taiwan has its own Esperanto history dating back to the Japanese colonial period, and the community remains active today. The Pingtung Esperanto Club meets about once a month, usually in the Pingtung area, with an annual gathering held each year. Attendance ranges widely, from small discussions to meetings of several dozen participants.
One standout section features translations from the Philippines, with more than 70 versions represented from that country alone. Visitors can also find multiple Chinese translations, along with portions of the Bible rendered in Taiwan’s Indigenous languages.
Via KH City Govt KAOHSIUNG — Cheers erupted in classrooms across Kaohsiung’s Cianjhen District (前鎮區) as students received a milestone many had been eagerly awaiting: their very first national ID cards. Through a mobile household registration service operated by the Cianjhen Household Registration Office (前鎮戶政事務所), completed national ID cards were delivered directly to junior high school campuses, allowing students to receive the documents without missing class or requiring parents to take time off work. The initiative, officially titled the “On-Campus First-Time National ID Application Program,” was recently rolled out at seven schools within the district, including Rueisiang, Rueifong, Guanghua, Shihjia,…
Qualified applications will be reviewed and entered into a lottery-based selection process, the bureau said. Successful applicants will be offered a two-year lease, with the option to renew up to three times, subject to a review of their eligibility.
Alex Honnold rose to international fame through his many free-solo ascents. His most famous – free soloing El Capitan’s 900 metre granite in Yosemite National Park – not only cemented his reputation in the climbing world but was documented in the oscar winning film Free Solo (2018).
