1945 December, Resumption of United States Trade with the Far East: Reopening of Commercial Channels and Relaxation of Trade Controls[1], Far Eastern Unit, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, →OCLC, page 3:
Formosa: Prewar conditions in Formosa were described in an article in FOREIGN COMMERCE WEEKLY of January 1, 1944. According to an announcement of the official Chinese News Service, there are to be 8 chief administrative subdivisions of Formosa. Although it is not known that their boundary lines will exactly coincide with those of the provinces under Japanese rule, this is probable. Names of the new hsien (districts), with corresponding Japanese province names in parentheses, are as follows: Taipei (Taihoku); Hsinchu (Shinchiku); Taichung (Taichu); Tainan (Tainan); Kaohsiung (Takao); Hwalienkan (Karenko); and Taitung (Taito). The Pescadores Islands form the eighth hsien. Nine cities will continue to be recognized as municipalities: Taipei (Taihoku); Taichung (Taichu); Tainan (Tainan); Chilung (Kiirun or Keelung); Kaohsiung (Takao); Hsinchu (Shinchiku); Chiayi (Kagi); Changhua (Shoka); and Pintung (Heito).
Although many factors in the industrial picture remain unfavorable, the Government reportedly is taking steps toward rehabilitation of industry. Repairs to the oil refinery at Kaohsiung (Takao) in Taiwan (Formosa) are being made, reportedly under the direction of engineers of the Anglo-Iranian Oil Company, under the auspices of the China Petroleum Corporation, a subsidiary of the National Resources Commission. This plant, formerly owned by the Japanese, was damaged during the war.
§325.15 Designation of differential posts. The following places are designated as differential posts at which each eligible employee shall be paid additional compensation in the form of a foreign post differential in accordance with the regulation in this part: (a) At the rate of 25 percent of basic compensation:[…] Chia-Yi, Taiwan, China.[…] Kaohsiung, Taiwan, China.
During the period June 20-26, the midshipmen embarked in various operating units of the U. S. Seventh Fleet, including 1 cruiser, 3 carriers, and 18 destroyers at Pearl Harbor, Yokosuka, Sasebo, Guam, Buckner Bay, Subic Bay, and Kaohsiung. During the period June 26 to August 12, these Seventh Fleet ships participated in fast carrier Task Force operations with occasional visits to the following Far East ports: Buckner Bay, Okinawa Guam, Mariana Islands Hong Kong, British Crown Colony Kaohsiung, Formosa Sasebo, Japan Yokosuka, Japan
The “Beautiful Island” wears a necklace of rails and new roads dangling from Taipei, such as the 17-mile MacArthur Expressway linking the capital to the seaport of Chilung. Taiwan has two other international seaports —recently opened Hualien, on the east coast, and Kaohsiung, facing the mainland a scant 200 miles away.
The Exchange facilities are located on Taiwan wherever there is a major U. S. military installation. The U. S. serviceman is seldom far from a retail store, barbershop, cafeteria, or whatever he needs in the line of exchange services. These services begin on the northern shore of Taiwan at Keelung, which is the port of entry for all exchange merchandise. From there, the goods are moved south to outlets at Taipei, Taichung, Kung Kuan, Chia Yi, Tainan and Kaohsiung.
1976 February 1, “Kaohsiung shipyard nearing completion”, in Free China Weekly[7], volume XVII, number 5, Taipei, page 4:
Construction of the giant shipyard in Kaohsiung, one of the nation's 10 major economic development projects, is now 96.7 per cent completed, about seven months ahead of schedule, the China Shipbuilding Corp., said Jan. 26.
The existing steel industry is centered at Kaohsiung and is based mainly on local and imported scrap. An integrated steelworks being built by CI&S, also at Kaohsiung, will have an annual ingot capacity of 1.5 million tons by 1977 and, it is hoped 6 million tons by 1983; the bulk of the raw materials needed will be from foreign sources. Meanwhile, large tonnages of finished steel produced are imported.
Finally we crossed over the Choshui River. I guessed that the truck had been following was headed for Kaohsiung, a huge seaport at the southern end of the island, but I turned off and went into a small place called Huwei.
Kaohsiung is the second largest city in Taiwan and has the biggest seaport.
2014, “Condolences for the gas explosion in Kaohsiung”, in GOV.UK[11], Government of the United Kingdom:
The British Trade & Cultural office was deeply saddened to learn this morning of the gas explosion in Kaohsiung late last night, and of the heavy loss of life and the injuries caused to so many people. We pay tribute to the courage of the emergency services who are dealing with this crisis. Our thoughts are with all the families and friends of those who have lost their lives, and with the injured.
2017, Huei-Ru Hsieh et al., “Lessons Learned from the 0801 Petrochemical Pipeline Explosions in Kaohsiung City”, in Fire Science and Technology 2015: The Proceedings of 10th Asia-Oceania Symposium on Fire Science and Technology[12], →DOI, →ISBN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 183:
On 1 August 2014 at approximately 12 am, in Lingya and Chienchen Districts of Kaohsiung City, a series of explosions from underground pipelines and sewer system occurred.
SEC. 1270A. NAVAL PORT OF CALL EXCHANGES BETWEEN THE UNITED STATES AND TAIWAN. The Secretary of Defense shall— (1) reestablish regular ports of call by the United States Navy at Kaohsiung or any other suitable port or ports on the island of Taiwan; and (2) permit the United States Pacific Command (PACOM) to receive ports of call by the navy of Taiwan in Hawaii, Guam, and other appropriate locations.
2020 August 15, “Taiwan's Kaohsiung city holds mayoral by-election”, in huaxia, editor, Xinhua News Agency[14], archived from the original on 11 January 2022:
Citizens of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan voted Chen Chi-mai of the Democratic Progressive Party to be their mayor in a by-election Saturday.
2021 May 15, Lily Kuo, “Taiwan raises coronavirus alert level as residents stockpile toilet paper and food”, in Washington Post[15], archived from the original on 08 August 2021[16]:
The mayor of Kaohsiung, Chen Chi-mai, said the southern port city on Saturday also implemented new rules requiring face masks and social distancing.
2021 October 14, Huizhong Wu, “At least 46 killed in Taiwanese apartment building inferno”, in AP News[17], archived from the original on 16 October 2021[18]:
At least 46 people were killed and another 41 injured after a fire broke out early Thursday in a run-down mixed commercial and residential building in the Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung, officials said.[…] The decades-old apartment building is one of many in the Yancheng district, an older part of Kaohsiung, a city of some 2.8 million people in southwestern Taiwan.
2022 March 9, “'Lithuania mania' sweeps Taiwan as China spat sizzles”, in France 24[19], archived from the original on 09 March 2022[20]:
Within Taiwan however, Lithuanians say they have been greeted with toasts, handshakes from strangers, and free taxi rides. "Feels like we are now celebrities," Sedinkinas said. "We receive so much love." Other public displays of affection include a drone show in February, when a massive yellow, green and red heart was formed in Kaohsiung city's night sky -- the colours of Lithuania's flag.
2022 April 3, Ben Blanchard, “Taiwan says new COVID cases won't affect re-opening plans”, in Simon Cameron-Moore, editor, Reuters[21], archived from the original on 03 April 2022[22]:
Speaking to reporters in the southern city of Kaohsiung, Su said the "new Taiwan model" in combating COVID-19 was a "normal life, active epidemic prevention and steady opening".
2022 August 3, Amy Qin, Paul Mozur, “After Pelosi’s arrival, China announced military drills in nearby waters.”, in The New York Times[23], archived from the original on 03 August 2022[24]:
Beijing announced plans for six zones encircling Taiwan where it said it would carry out live-fire military drills from Thursday to Sunday, according to a statement released by Xinhua, China’s state news agency. Ships and aircraft were warned against trespassing those areas — some of which overlap with the island’s territorial waters — for “safety reasons,” the statement said. One of the areas of the planned drills appeared to be less than 12 miles from Kaohsiung, a southern port city, according to a map released by Xinhua.
2023 January 14, Ting-ting Han, Frances Huang, “ASE's plant in Kaohsiung selected as WEF 'lighthouse factory'”, in Focus Taiwan[25], archived from the original on 14 January 2023, Science & Tech[26]:
A high-end IC packaging and testing plant in Kaohsiung owned by Advanced Semiconductor Engineering, Inc., a 100-percent-owned subsidiary of ASE Technology Holding Co., has been selected as a "lighthouse factory" by the World Economic Forum (WEF).
The PLA posted videos of a fighter jet taking off from the carrier. On Sunday the Eastern Theatre Command published an animated video of missiles being launched from the ground, sea and air and simulated images of Taiwan’s capital, Taipei, and the city of Kaohsiung in flames.
2023 August 10, Chang Hsiung-feng, Tsai Meng-yu, Hung Hsueh-kuan, Ko Lin, “Heavy rain forecast across much of Taiwan Thursday”, in Focus Taiwan[28], archived from the original on 10 August 2023, Society[29]:
In Kaohsiung, flooding has been reported across multiple locations in the city and the Water Resources Agency (WRA) has issued Level 1 flood alerts for Hunei and Cieding districts.
2024 April 3, “Several killed as strongest earthquake in 25 years hits Taiwan”, in EFE[30], archived from the original on 03 April 2024[31]:
Metro lines in Taipei, Taichung, and Kaohsiung were suspended, according to CNA, but most have resumed service, aside from some sections of the tracks in Taipei.
1945 December, Resumption of United States Trade with the Far East: Reopening of Commercial Channels and Relaxation of Trade Controls[32], Far Eastern Unit, Bureau of Foreign and Domestic Commerce, →OCLC, page 3:
Formosa: Prewar conditions in Formosa were described in an article in FOREIGN COMMERCE WEEKLY of January 1, 1944. According to an announcement of the official Chinese News Service, there are to be 8 chief administrative subdivisions of Formosa. Although it is not known that their boundary lines will exactly coincide with those of the provinces under Japanese rule, this is probable. Names of the new hsien (districts), with corresponding Japanese province names in parentheses, are as follows: Taipei (Taihoku); Hsinchu (Shinchiku); Taichung (Taichu); Tainan (Tainan); Kaohsiung (Takao); Hwalienkan (Karenko); and Taitung (Taito). The Pescadores Islands form the eighth hsien. Nine cities will continue to be recognized as municipalities: Taipei (Taihoku); Taichung (Taichu); Tainan (Tainan); Chilung (Kiirun or Keelung); Kaohsiung (Takao); Hsinchu (Shinchiku); Chiayi (Kagi); Changhua (Shoka); and Pintung (Heito).
1973 May 13, “New zones slated for industries”, in 自由中國週報 [Free China Weekly][33], volume XIV, number 18, Taipei, →ISSN, →OCLC, page 4, column 1:
The provincial government said three more industrial zones will be developed next year in southern Taiwan. They are located at Pingtung, Kangshan and Luchu in Kaohsiung county.
Of the Four Great Ancestral Daochang, the Chaofeng Temple is the only one in the southern half of Taiwan; it sits on the slopes of Dagang Mountain in the Alian Rural District of Kaohsiung County.
September 1988 marked the occurrence of the Linyuan incident, a major accident that polluted inland and ocean waters over a broad area when an underground oil distribution pipe at a China Petroleum Company plant in Kaohsiung County Linyuan Village burst.
The tremor hit at 4:17am, with its epicenter 16km south of Chiahsien in Kaohsiung County and 6.9 kilometers underground, according to the Seismology Center.
2008, Sheng-Tun Li, Li-Yen Shue, Shu-Fen Lee, “Business intelligence approach to supporting strategy-making of ISP service management”, in Expert Systems with Applications[38], volume 35, number 3, →DOI, →ISSN, →OCLC, archived from the original on 09 August 2017, page 748, column 2:
In terms of districts, Daliao Township has the highest network usage in Kaohsiung county and is followed by Fongshan city, Ciaotou, Gangshan, Hunei, and Dashu townships.
2008 December 21, Ralph Jennings, “Taiwan confirms bird flu case in poultry”, in Nick Macfie, editor, Reuters[39], archived from the original on May 15, 2021, Africa Crisis[40]:
Inspectors named the H5N2 strain of avian influenza as the cause for the sudden deaths of poultry on Oct. 21 in Luzhu, Kaohsiung county, the council said in a statement.
2010 January 27, “BlackRock clean fund targets Asian solar stocks”, in Reuters[41], archived from the original on 03 September 2023, Behind the Scenes[42]:
A worker checks a panel at a high-concentration photovoltaic (HCPV) solar energy power plant in Lujhu Township of Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan, January 22, 2010.
2010 September 20, Ralph Jennings, “Typhoon injures 107, shuts plants in Taiwan; China next”, in Chris Lewis, Ron Popeski, editors, Reuters[43], archived from the original on 10 September 2022, World News[44]:
A handout photograph taken on September 20, 2010 shows an aerial view of the flooding caused by Typhoon Fanapi when it hit Nanzih District in Kaohsiung County, southern Taiwan.
2013, Chen Su-Chin et al., “Catastrophic Deep-Seated Landslide at Xiaolin Village in Taiwan Induced by 2009.8.9 Typhoon Morakot”, in Progress of Geo-Disaster Mitigation Technology in Asia[45], Springer, →DOI, →ISBN, →ISSN, →LCCN, →OCLC, page 402:
Xiaolin village is located in the northeast of Chiahsien Township, Kaohsiung County, Taiwan (Fig. 1).
2018 August 6, “Brief Introduction of Nansi”, in Nansi District Office, Tainan City[46], archived from the original on 16 February 2022:
The Nansi District was formerly known as the "Jiaba Community", and was one of the early territories of the Taivoan, as well as where the Zou resided. Later, due to the invasion of the Siraya tribe, the community members later migrated out to regions such as Gongguan, Paoziliao (Kaohsiung County), and Daciouyuan.
