Premier Frank Hsieh, DPP election organizer and former mayor of Kaohsiung twice tendered a verbal resignation immediately following the election, but his resignation was not accepted by President Chen until January 17, 2006 after the DPP chairmanship election had concluded.

The Kaohsiung Mass Rapid Transit, the city's subway system, was launched in early 2008.

Kaohsiung was upgraded to a special municipality on July 1, 1979, by the Executive Yuan, which approved this proposal on November 19, 1978.

Frank Hsieh of the Democratic Progressive Party was reelected twice as Mayor of Kaohsiung, where he was widely credited for transforming the city from an industrial sprawl into an attractive modern metropolis.

Following the success of the first park, the Southern Taiwan Science Park ( STSP ), consisting of the Tainan Science Park and the Kaohsiung Science Park, was established in 1996.

The city of Taipei was split off to become a province-level municipality in 1967, and the city of Kaohsiung was split off in 1979 to become another province-level municipality.

* Kaohsiung City, formerly a provincial city of Taiwan Province, was elevated as a special municipality in 1979.

In 2010, a new Kaohsiung special municipality was established by merging former Kaohsiung County of Taiwan Province with the existing Kaohsiung City.

On 1 October 2007, Taipei County was upgraded to a quasi-municipality ( 準直轄市 ) on the same level as Kaohsiung City and Taipei City.

* Kaohsiung County was merged with the special municipality of Kaohsiung to form a single special municipality

* Kaohsiung County was merged with the special municipality of Kaohsiung to form a single special municipality

A continuous section from Paghuashan in Changhua County to Zuoying in Kaohsiung was the world's longest elevated rail line section at the time of opening.

The Kaohsiung Incident also known as the Formosa Incident, the Meilidao Incident or the Formosa Magazine incident was the result of pro-democracy demonstrations that occurred in Kaohsiung, Taiwan on December 10, 1979.

The magazine's Kaohsiung service center applied for a permit to hold a human rights forum on December 10, 1979 at an indoor stadium, and after that it was denied to applied for a permit to hold the event at the Fu Lun Park ( 扶輪公園 ), which was also denied.

In response, it was decided to hold the demonstration at the Kaohsiung headquarters.

Chen Shui-bian who was elected ROC president had been one of the defense lawyers, while his running mate, Annette Lu had been one of the “ Kaohsiung Eight .” She was sentenced to 12 years, of which she served five and one half.

Kaohsiung (; old names: Takao, Takow, Takau ) is a city located in southwestern Taiwan, facing the Taiwan Strait on the west.

Kaohsiung is the second largest city in Taiwan, with a population around 2. 9 million.

Kaohsiung International Airport serving the city is the second largest airport in Taiwan.

Zuoying Military Harbor lies to the north of Kaohsiung Harbor and the city center.

* In Taiwan ( Republic of China ), a special municipality ( 直轄市 in Wade-Giles: chih-hsia-shih ) is a city with equal status to a province: Kaohsiung, New Taipei, Taichung, Tainan and Taipei.

The KMT retained a clear majority in the capital, while the DPP and the KMT obtained very close results in the southern city of Kaohsiung.

Some believe that the PFP's lack of experienced candidates in the December 2002 mayoral elections in Taipei and Kaohsiung ( the PFP supported the KMT's candidates ), and the PFP's poor performance the city council elections in those cities at the same time were major setbacks to Soong's chances of being the KMT-PFP candidate for president.

The organization also has a small branch office in Taiwan's southern port city of Kaohsiung.

Taiwan High Speed Rail ( abbreviated THSR or HSR ) is a high-speed rail line that runs approximately along the west coast of the Taiwan, from the national capital of Taipei to the southern city of Kaohsiung.

Taichung ( 臺中 or 台中 ; literally " Central Taiwan ") is a city located in west-central Taiwan, with a population of just over 2. 6 million people, making it the third largest city on the island after Taipei and Kaohsiung.

Nicknamed the Rainy Port for its frequent rain and maritime role, the city is Taiwan's second largest seaport ( after Kaohsiung ).

In 2000, out of the three consortia that submitted bids, Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation ( KRTC ) was awarded the contract received priority negotiating rights with the city government in constructing the system.

It runs from the northern harbor city of Keelung to the southern harbor city of Kaohsiung, while there was an branch ( No. 1A ) connecting to Chiang Kai-shek International Airport ( now Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport ).

Although Fengshan is the capital of Kaohsiung, it has become a de facto satellite city of Kaohsiung City.

In recent years, Uni Air has launched services to international destinations from the southern Taiwanese port city of Kaohsiung.

Based on its mission objective of contributing to the development of its home city, China Steel sponsored the establishment of the provisional office of the Kaohsiung Rapid Transit Corporation in February 1999 and lodged an application to invest in the project following the solicitation of the Kaohsiung Municipal Government.

In 2009, scientists at the Kaohsiung Medical University in Taiwan reported that the roots of Asafoetida produce natural antiviral drug compounds that kill the swine flu virus, H1N1.

Pokarekare Ana was also sung at the opening of the 2009 World Games in Kaohsiung by Hayley Westenra and Russell Watson.

Taiwan's Techno Prince Nezha dance groups () were invited to perform in the opening ceremonies of the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung and the Deaflympics 2009 in Taipei, presenting a fusion of popular culture and Taiwanese traditional art.

The FITB will be integrated in the 2009 World Games, which will take place in Kaohsiung ( Taiwan ).

In 2009, at age 81, Agam created a monument for the World Games in Kaohsiung, Taiwan titled “ Peaceful Communication with the World ”.

In July 2009, he performed at the opening ceremony of the World Games 2009 in Kaohsiung, Taiwan.

The National Little League of Trumbull defeated the Kang-Tu Little League of Kaohsiung, Taiwan, in the championship game of the 1989 Little League World Series.

* Kaohsiung National Stadium ( a. k. a. World Games Stadium ) ( football and athletics )

* 2008 World Games Stadium in Kaohsiung, Taiwan

NKB branches in Taipei, Hsinchu, Taichung, Tainan and Kaohsiung were taken over by the ROC government following the end of World War II, to facilitate the implementation of land policies such as land-rights equalisation and the land-to-the-tiller programme.

* Little League World Series: Fu-Hsing, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

* Little League World Series: Li-Teh, Kaohsiung, Taiwan

* Little League World Series: Kaohsiung, Taiwan