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Authorities remind all to be careful during holiday season and never drink and drive.
Under this scenario, Taoyuan would function as a northern spillover hub absorbing industry and population growth, Taichung would consolidate its role as a central Taiwan manufacturing and livability center, and Kaohsiung would emerge as a southern gateway tied to industrial upgrading and international connectivity.
Taiwan’s Highway Bureau is promoting spring holiday discounts on intercity express buses, saying operations have been smooth so far and seat supply remains ample.
By KHT Staff KAOHSIUNG — Twenty-six hospitals across Kaohsiung will remain open during the Lunar New Year holiday, maintaining 24-hour emergency room services and limited outpatient clinics to ensure uninterrupted access to medical care, according to the city’s Health Bureau. Officials said that 23 designated emergency-response hospitals will also run special infectious-disease clinics from Feb. 17 to Feb. 19 (Lunar New Year’s Day through Day Three). These clinics will treat patients presenting symptoms such as cough, sore throat, headache, fatigue, vomiting, and diarrhea. To relieve pressure on major medical centers during the holiday surge, the city has established a light-emergency…
Total system ridership last year reached almost 85 million passenger trips, averaging about 232,000 daily riders. The Red Line accounted for some 54 million trips, the Orange Line about 12 million, and the Circular Light Rail over 13 million.
An exhibit of the “Tentacles” art attack series by Filthy Luker and Pedro Estrellas is now on display at Kaohsiung’s Chengcing Lake Tourist Center.
Under Japan’s bicameral system, legislation rejected by the House of Councilors (Upper House) can still become law if the House of Representatives passes it again with a two-thirds majority. With 316 seats, the LDP alone now clears that threshold.
Taiwan’s investment in non-China destinations has continued to rise. In 2016, investment in non-China regions surpassed investment in China for the first time, marking a key turning point. By 2022, the share had further increased to 66.4%. In 2025, investment in non-China regions accounted for as much as 96.2% of Taiwan’s total outward investment—around 12 times the level invested in China—demonstrating a highly diversified and multi-pronged outward investment pattern.
Taiwan became Singapore’s largest merchandise trading partner in 2025, surpassing China and Malaysia. Notably, just one year earlier in 2024, Taiwan ranked only fourth. This sharp rise does not reflect a short-term anomaly, but rather the combined outcome of supply chain realignments and structural changes in trade patterns.
According to local media reports, the customer posted on Threads after noticing a dark shape inside one tart and breaking it open to find a AA-size battery.
