Huang Wei-che

Huang Wei-che

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Huang Wei-che is the mayor of Tainan, Taiwan, who has recently addressed concerns regarding a tragic incident involving the death of a junior-high school student allegedly due to bullying and the use of narcotics by classmates.

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Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che said the Tainan City Government had traveled to South Korea to seek assistance for the tariff extension.

South Korea extends preferential tariff on Taiwan fruit imports
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-06-19
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Chen Ting Fei
Chen Ting Fei

Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che prayed at the temple for a safe and smooth two days of activities before lighting a string of firecrackers.

Yanshui fireworks festival begins in Tainan
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-03-02
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Huang Wei-che said that fully funding school lunches was not ideal, but a necessary response to 'an opened Pandora’s box.'

EDITORIAL: New school lunch policies create risk
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-01-19
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Chiang Wan An
Chiang Wan An

Huang is the incumbent Tainan Mayor whom Chen Ting-fei hopes to succeed.

DPP’s Chen Ting-fei to run for Tainan mayor
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2026-01-15
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Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che welcomed travelers arriving in the city and presented them with a souvenir.

Tigerair launches Tainan-Okinawa flight - Taipei Times
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-12-26
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Huang Wei-che is the DPP incumbent who previously defeated Hsieh Lung-chieh in the 2022 Tainan mayoral election.

KMT Tainan mayoral nominee brandishes prop gun at rally
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-12-26
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Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che wrote on Facebook that the city government would support the injured officer.

Tainan police officer hurt in axe attack
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-12-08
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Mayor Huang Wei-che said this year's celebrations carried special meaning in recognition of city residents' voluntary participation in post-disaster relief efforts.

Local governments hail unity during National Day events
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-10-10
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Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che pledged to donate to the cause.

Donation drive launched for Hualien flooding relief
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-25
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Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che’s photo was used in a false information post about school cancellations due to the typhoon.

Typhoon Ragasa set to peak through today, CWA predicts
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-22
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Huang Wei-che is the Mayor of Tainan who inspected the drugs seized from the Cambodian fishing boat.

Coast guard seizes 718kg of drugs from Chinese-crewed boat
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-09-22
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Hsu Che Li
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Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che expressed hope the partnership would foster continued exchanges and deepen bilateral relations.

Tainan establishes sisterhood ties with Philippine province Aklan
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-29
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Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che inspects damage and reconstruction efforts after Typhoon Danas hit the city last month.

NT$60-billion Typhoon Danas relief budget passed by legislature
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-29
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Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che said at a post-disaster meeting that multiple power outages occurred due to Typhoon Podul.

Nearly 6,000 households in Tainan still without power after Podul
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-14
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Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che accompanied President William Lai during his inspection of areas affected by Typhoon Danas.

President Lai apologizes over typhoon damage
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-10
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William Lai
William Lai

Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che participated in the disaster briefings via video conferencing.

Torrential rain causes three deaths, 50 injuries
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-04
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Huang Wei-che is the Tainan Mayor criticized for supporting recalls while ignoring disaster relief.

EDITORIAL: Dealing with flood of misinformation
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-08-04
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Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che visited Baihe and Houbi districts to inspect drainage improvement efforts.

Response center to direct flood relief work: premier
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-07-29
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Huang Wei-che, the Mayor of Tainan, welcomed participants and emphasized the city's role as the 'baseball capital' of Taiwan.

U-12 Baseball World Cup kicks off in Tainan
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-07-25
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Huang Wei-che, the Mayor of Tainan, called the move a 'breakthrough' for Taiwan's tilapia exports to Singapore.

Tainan exports 5 tons of Taiwan tilapia to Singapore
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-07-02
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Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che commented on the impact of protectionist policies on rice imports from Southeast Asian countries.

Taiwanese rice gains popularity in Japan
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-06-21
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Taiwan's Tainan City Mayor Huang Wei-Che commented on the rice import situation in Japan.

日本進口台米紓米荒  前5月7759噸按年暴增5倍 (19:06) - 20250620 - 兩岸 - 即時新聞
明報 (Ming Pao)·Hong KongHong Kong· 2025-06-20
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Mayor Huang Wei-che said on Tuesday that Tainan will launch a pilot program using AI-driven face identification technology at ATMs to fight fraud.

City to trial ATM AI to fight fraud
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-04-16
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Meng Chih Cheng

Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che announced the launch of a pilot program using face identification technology at ATMs.

Tainan to pilot face ID system at ATMs
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-04-16
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Meng Chih Cheng
Meng Chih Cheng

Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che urged financial institutions to help local industries.

Cabinet approves NT$88bn aid plan
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-04-10
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Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che said the government must use the delay to better understand US policy.

NT$88 billion stimulus package approved to counter tariffs
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-04-10
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Huang Wei-che attended the ceremony at WorldVeg’s headquarters.

WorldVeg restarts operations at gene bank for vegetables
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-04-08
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Huang said that Tainan is at the core of the 'S-shaped semiconductor industry corridor' in southern Taiwan.

AMD launches new Tainan office
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-03-24
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Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che said the drills would simulate disasters such as earthquakes and tsunamis.

Tainan civil defense drills to test emergency response capabilities
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-03-19
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Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che has set a goal of welcoming more than 350,000 visitors to this year’s event.

Government eyes using AI to boost orchid plantations
Taipei Times – major English newspaper in Taiwan, est. 1999·TaiwanTaiwan· 2025-03-07
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William Lai
William Lai