One Threads user said a room that normally costs around NT$2,000 per night appeared to rise to NT$18,000 after midnight, accusing hotels of exploiting demand and calling on city authorities to investigate.

Taiwan’s military and coast guard widened a sea and air search off Hualien after an F-16V lost contact on Jan. 6. Rough seas and the fast-moving Kuroshio current are complicating efforts, even as crews add drift buoys, modeling and a newly disclosed tactical drone.

Foxconn will invest NT$15.9 billion (US$509.94 million) to build its Kaohsiung headquarters in southern Taiwan. That would include a mixed-use commercial and office building and a residential tower, it said. Construction is scheduled to start in 2027, with completion targeted for 2033.

Next Digital founder Jimmy Lai Chee-ying (黎智英) and three companies linked to the now-closed Apple Daily were charged with conspiracy to collude with foreign forces and conspiracy to print and publish seditious materials, including allegations of requesting foreign sanctions against Hong Kong and mainland China.

Following a 156-day trial, three judges designated under Hong Kong’s national security law, Esther Toh Lye-ping (杜麗冰), Susana D’Almada Remedios (李素蘭), and Johnny Chan Yung-ban (李運騰), delivered their verdict after more than two months of deliberation.

The court found Lai guilty on two counts of collusion with foreign or external forces and one count related to seditious publications. The three associated companies were each convicted on one count of conspiracy to print and publish seditious materials, as well as conspiracy to collude with foreign or external forces endangering national security.

The case has been adjourned until next month, when Lai and other defendants are scheduled to make sentencing submissions. The sentencing date has yet to be set.

Kaohsiung officials say the Christmas Festival at Central Park now ranks as southern Taiwan’s largest year-end cultural gathering.

Y4 Chang Gung Memorial Hospital Station (長庚醫院站) will include a direct underground passageway to the hospital’s B1 level. Riders will be able to exit the station and reach the medical campus without crossing traffic or being exposed to weather conditions.

Agriculture Minister Chen Chien-ji previously warned lawmakers in October that, without intervention, macaques could expand across Taiwan “within the next five years.”

According to the city, the error originated from a 29-year-old research assistant who altered testing instrument settings.

Authorities note that only designated zones are open; military activities continue in other sections of the base.

The Marine Debris Recycling Coalition has grown to more than 70 members since its founding in 2021. The exhibition is free and open to the public through November 2, at Pinway Warehouse No. 8 (Pinway 八號倉庫).