Kaohsiung Faces Housing, Environmental Challenges
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Kaohsiung, Taiwan, is experiencing shifts in its housing market, with gifts and inheritances comprising a significant portion of property transfers. Meanwhile, a hazardous waste plant fire in the city has led to a shutdown order and maximum fines due to air pollution concerns.
Heavy rain and severe thunderstorms forecast for southern Taiwan counties
- Taiwan's Meteorological Service issued heavy rain advisories for four southern and eastern counties, including Taitung. - Tainan City and Kaohsiung City have also received immediate severe thunderstorm warnings. - Residents in affected areas are warned of potential flash floods, strong winds, lightning, and landslides due to low pressure and southwest winds.
Kaohsiung industrial park fire leads to fine for Dalian Chemical
- Kaohsiung's Ren-Da Industrial Park experienced a fire and emitted black smoke on August 19, 2026. - The Environmental Protection Bureau identified Dalian Chemical's Kaohsiung plant as the source, ci…
Kaohsiung Man's Modified Hospital Wheelchair Goes Viral: 'Ageless Rider' Stuns Onlookers
- An elderly man in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, was filmed riding a modified hospital wheelchair at high speed on public roads. - The wheelchair, marked with "Chang Gung Hospital" and a serial number, appeared…
Kaohsiung attracts over 2.7 trillion yuan in investment in 6 years; Mayor says pace must quicken
- Kaohsiung has attracted over 2.7 trillion yuan in investment over the past six years, with per capita disposable income and median income growing significantly. - The city's industrial parks have ad…
Kaohsiung City households see record disposable income but savings decline
- Kaohsiung City households saw their disposable income reach a record high of over NT$1.2 million last year. - Despite the income increase, average household savings decreased due to rising consumpti…