The global sales of electric vehicles (EV) are growing exponentially. To forge Kaohsiung as an important base for the global EV industry, the Kaohsiung City Government teamed up with Hon Hai Technology Group (Foxconn) to work on several aspects such as smart electric buses and smart city development, with an aim of becoming an experimental field that offers comprehensive business and service model to attract global manufacturers to invest in Kaohsiung and establish a complete industry chain for the EV industry.

The Amazing Twins Sonchat and Sanchai Ratiwatana lifted up their 45th Challenger trophy together following a three set win over Jonathan Erlich of Israel and Alexander Peya of Australia 6-4 1-6 10-6 in the final round of the US$125,000 Kaohsiung OCE Open in Taiwan on Sunday.