Browsing: Kaohsiung redevelopment

Kaohsiung plans to spend NT$160 million on a new bridge beside Fongshan’s historic Dongfu Bridge, providing a safer route across Fongshan Creek.

Kaohsiung has several major retail projects in the pipeline, but their opening dates range from this November to 2028, and not all are conventional shopping malls.

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.

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

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.

Officials say the government is considering adding provisions specifically designed to strengthen Taiwan’s startup ecosystem. The proposals follow calls from startup representatives for regulatory sandboxes, tax reforms and better support for entrepreneurs recovering from failed ventures.

The annual Meet Greater South startup conference has opened at the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center, with city and central government officials emphasizing AI applications and financing.

The 23-kilometer freeway would run from the Freeway No. 10 Renwu System Interchange, south through Renwu, Niaosong, Fongshan, Daliao and Siaogang, before connecting with Nansing Road and the Linhai Industrial Park. Its projected cost is about NT$150.1 billion.

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.

Fubon Life’s Aozihdi development will combine offices, a hotel, department store and aquarium beside the MRT and light rail, making it one of north Kaohsiung’s most consequential projects.