Kaohsiung’s semiconductor transition is real, but so are questions over the former refinery site’s cleanup, future water supply and the electricity needed to power the city’s new industries.

Kaohsiung’s Asia New Bay Area is attracting banks and family-office services, but it is too soon to conclude that the financial push has already transformed the local property market.

A Kaohsiung poll puts Mayor Chen Chi-mai’s job approval at 83.5%, but the landline survey is a measure of reported sentiment, not a forecast of November’s mayoral race.

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.

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.