Once a magnet for young shoppers, Kaohsiung’s Yu-Chu district has spent years in decline. Lower rents and a wave of bars, music events and independent shops have brought people back at night, but the city still needs a credible plan to make the area work in daylight too.

A Tainan court granted NT$30,000 bail to a man accused of releasing more than 100 live cockroaches inside a restaurant in Anping District.

Kaohsiung is offering vouchers for certified members of the public who capture adult green iguanas, hoping to reduce breeding before mating season.

A China Times commentator questions whether the DPP’s treatment of Kaohsiung has depended on which party controls City Hall.

Kaohsiung’s August rainfall broke a record dating to 1931 and reached 93% of the southern Taiwan city’s annual average.

Ko also wrote a card saying, “Mayor Chen, I’ll take care of Kaohsiung. It’s your turn to travel around the world,” according to the KMT caucus. The message referred to her bid to succeed him, but the card was not ultimately presented with the backpack.

By KHT Staff KAOHSIUNG — Swiss train manufacturer Stadler has presented a full-size mock-up of the driverless metro trains it is building…

Taiwan Railway plans to replace Luzhu Station’s earthquake-damaged 1966 building as local residents document its role in Kaohsiung’s former salt industry.

Taitung was placed under an extremely heavy rain advisory Monday morning, with six localities also covered by a severe thunderstorm alert.

Taiwanese startups looking to expand overseas met international investors, industry leaders and startup ecosystem partners at the 2026 Taiwan Startup World Cup Taipei, a two-day event organized by CnC Venture that brought together startups and international judges and guests from the United States, Germany, Israel, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam.