Author: kht-root
The 2026 Kaohsiung mayoral race heated up on Feb. 3 as DPP candidate Lai Jui-lung and KMT candidate Ko Chih-en traded sharp criticism over stalled budget negotiations, policy substance, and Kaohsiung’s relationship with the central government, with Ko dismissing what she called “inviting Taylor Swift” spectacles in favor of what she described as serious governance.
The investigation revealed that a criminal syndicate had mined gravel from agricultural lands in Meinong District (美濃區) since October 2017.
The system offers five AI-assisted functions, including converting visit recordings into verbatim transcripts, generating visit records, drafting intervention plans, automatically creating family genograms, and integrating searches for social welfare resources.
Recent housing transaction data suggest that enthusiasm around so-called “TSMC concept housing” is easing in parts of northern Kaohsiung, particularly in the Kaohsiung University District (高雄大學特區), even as prices remain relatively firm.
A 71-year-old scooter rider was killed in a suspected red-light crash in Yanpu Township, Pingtung County, on Jan. 27. Police said the driver fled but was arrested about five hours later in Kaohsiung’s Fengshan District. Investigators reported positive drug screening and seized suspected drugs and multiple guns from the car.
Prosecutors in Taiwan have indicted a former Kaohsiung mental health official accused of using his access to government systems to identify and assault a 16-year-old girl. The case has widened into a dispute over when the city disciplined the suspect and why a major administrative penalty became public months later.
Kaohsiung is facing a spike in deadly traffic crashes dubbed “Black January” [黑一月] by local coverage. Reports counted as many as 11 A1 crashes and 12 deaths by Jan. 30, prompting the city to convene an emergency road safety meeting as a new police chief takes office.
Bai Ding Technology (佰鼎科技), part of Zhen Ding Group (臻鼎集團), will invest NT$80 billion to build a smart FCBGA substrate production base at the Southern Taiwan Science Park Kaohsiung Park (南科高雄園區). The plan targets AI and high performance computing packaging demand, with automation, solar power, and wastewater recycling.
Kaohsiung will stage its third “French Festival in Kaohsiung” on May 22-24, 2026, moving for the first time to Weiwuying National Kaohsiung Center for the Arts (衛武營國家藝術文化中心). The city finalized a NT$3.75 million service procurement award on Jan. 30, 2026, formally launching event preparations.
The high-visibility red and blue pavement that guided drivers through the new main station are being removed. City officials say traffic has stabilized, and the costly surface has worn down under heavy use.
