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Harbour dreams

21 February 2013

The city of Kaohsiung in southern Taiwan is considerably more relaxed than the capital Taipei. But behind city hall doors, a formidable team is seeing through some ambitious plans.

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Despite being one of the world’s shipbuilding powerhouses, in the past few years Kaohsiung has suffered with the highest debt per capita of Taiwan’s six major cities – but the game has now changed. The city has delivered…

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Taiwan’s turning tide

11 March 2013

Under the leadership of a progressive mayor, Kaohsiung in the south of Taiwan is no longer the neglected sibling of the capital Taipei. With its harbour being redeveloped and refreshed infrastructure within the city, Mon…

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Ports of call

5 September 2016

Panama City, Liverpool, Marseille, Da Nang and Kaohsiung: no, we’re not talking about an alternative cruise itinerary for jaded 21st-century travellers. These less familiar world cities share something in common besides the…

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Port of call

29 July 2016

Taiwan’s southern port of Kaohsiung duked it out with the world’s biggest container kings back in the 1990s but it simply hasn’t kept pace as seaports in China and South Korea have boomed. An injection of interest from…

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Executive revision

20 June 2019

Some cities are shedding unwanted legacies while others cater to 18 million visitors per year, only to see some of the income generated by tourists ending up elsewhere. We meet five mayors facing the challenges – and making…

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Travel

17 April 2008

Italy's Malpensa airport loses out to Rome, Taiwan's airline face turbulent times and Japan re-enters the regional aircraft market.

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Asia

21 February 2011

China finds itself left behind in the race to develop Mongolian resources, but its home-grown film industry will get to double in size.

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Open secret

16 March 2016

This year’s World Design Capital has much to showcase. Its new mayor is keen to advance the city’s liberal credentials, cultivate a creative class and put a stop to the exodus of young talent. How far can Ko Wen-je go?

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Calm before a storm

21 March 2019

The president of Taiwan is softly spoken and unassuming but that hasn’t stopped her from ruffling a few feathers. We speak to her as she gears up for the 2020 election.

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Design

9 September 2015

A collection of postwar UK architecture offers a trove of ideas, plus our creative round-up.

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Design

21 September 2023

The practice revitalising a Taiwanese waterfront, an impressive new concrete bridge in Aarau and creative takeaways from Mallorca.

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Asia

17 February 2007

The semiotics of President Ahmadinejad's wardrobe, plus the high seas of Indonesian piracy.

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Bold moves

20 August 2020

Whether by plane, train or e-tractor, cities and nations are rising to the challenge of getting the world from A to B.