diff --git a/.gitignore b/.gitignore
index 1db2c2f2..d4884f7f 100644
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ data/*.db
 data/*.db-*
 data/*.db.*
 data/*.json
+!data/city_thread_ids.json
 data/*backtest*.csv
 data/logs/
 data/historical/
diff --git a/data/city_thread_ids.json b/data/city_thread_ids.json
new file mode 100644
index 00000000..f62637b6
--- /dev/null
+++ b/data/city_thread_ids.json
@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+{
+  "amsterdam": 116398,
+  "ankara": 116394,
+  "atlanta": 13115,
+  "austin": 13120,
+  "beijing": 116383,
+  "busan": 116381,
+  "chengdu": 116388,
+  "chicago": 13113,
+  "chongqing": 116389,
+  "dallas": 13119,
+  "denver": 13114,
+  "guangzhou": 116385,
+  "helsinki": 116397,
+  "hong kong": 116391,
+  "houston": 13118,
+  "istanbul": 116395,
+  "los angeles": 13112,
+  "miami": 13116,
+  "new york": 13111,
+  "paris": 116399,
+  "qingdao": 116387,
+  "san francisco": 13117,
+  "seattle": 13122,
+  "seoul": 116380,
+  "shanghai": 116384,
+  "shenzhen": 116386,
+  "singapore": 116393,
+  "taipei": 116392,
+  "tel aviv": 116396,
+  "tokyo": 116382,
+  "wuhan": 116390
+}
diff --git a/scripts/create_forum_topics.py b/scripts/create_forum_topics.py
index 4a780325..dbfc2d77 100644
--- a/scripts/create_forum_topics.py
+++ b/scripts/create_forum_topics.py
@@ -41,37 +41,37 @@ BOT_TOKEN = os.getenv("TELEGRAM_BOT_TOKEN", "").strip()
 CHAT_ID = -1003927451869
 
 CITIES: list[tuple[str, str]] = [
-    ("🇰🇷 Seoul", "seoul"),
-    ("🇰🇷 Busan", "busan"),
-    ("🇯🇵 Tokyo", "tokyo"),
-    ("🇨🇳 Beijing", "beijing"),
-    ("🇨🇳 Shanghai", "shanghai"),
-    ("🇨🇳 Guangzhou", "guangzhou"),
-    ("🇨🇳 Shenzhen / Lau Fau Shan", "shenzhen"),
-    ("🇨🇳 Qingdao", "qingdao"),
-    ("🇨🇳 Chengdu", "chengdu"),
-    ("🇨🇳 Chongqing", "chongqing"),
-    ("🇨🇳 Wuhan", "wuhan"),
-    ("🇭🇰 Hong Kong", "hong kong"),
-    ("🇹🇼 Taipei", "taipei"),
-    ("🇸🇬 Singapore", "singapore"),
-    ("🇹🇷 Istanbul", "istanbul"),
-    ("🇹🇷 Ankara", "ankara"),
-    ("🇮🇱 Tel Aviv", "tel aviv"),
-    ("🇫🇮 Helsinki", "helsinki"),
-    ("🇳🇱 Amsterdam", "amsterdam"),
-    ("🇫🇷 Paris", "paris"),
-    ("🇺🇸 New York", "new york"),
-    ("🇺🇸 Los Angeles", "los angeles"),
-    ("🇺🇸 Chicago", "chicago"),
-    ("🇺🇸 Denver", "denver"),
-    ("🇺🇸 Atlanta", "atlanta"),
-    ("🇺🇸 Miami", "miami"),
-    ("🇺🇸 San Francisco", "san francisco"),
-    ("🇺🇸 Houston", "houston"),
-    ("🇺🇸 Dallas", "dallas"),
-    ("🇺🇸 Austin", "austin"),
-    ("🇺🇸 Seattle", "seattle"),
+    ("#seoul", "seoul"),
+    ("#busan", "busan"),
+    ("#tokyo", "tokyo"),
+    ("#beijing", "beijing"),
+    ("#shanghai", "shanghai"),
+    ("#guangzhou", "guangzhou"),
+    ("#shenzhen #LauFauShan", "shenzhen"),
+    ("#qingdao", "qingdao"),
+    ("#chengdu", "chengdu"),
+    ("#chongqing", "chongqing"),
+    ("#wuhan", "wuhan"),
+    ("#HongKong", "hong kong"),
+    ("#taipei", "taipei"),
+    ("#singapore", "singapore"),
+    ("#istanbul", "istanbul"),
+    ("#ankara", "ankara"),
+    ("#TelAviv", "tel aviv"),
+    ("#helsinki", "helsinki"),
+    ("#amsterdam", "amsterdam"),
+    ("#paris", "paris"),
+    ("#NewYork", "new york"),
+    ("#LosAngeles", "los angeles"),
+    ("#chicago", "chicago"),
+    ("#denver", "denver"),
+    ("#atlanta", "atlanta"),
+    ("#miami", "miami"),
+    ("#SanFrancisco", "san francisco"),
+    ("#houston", "houston"),
+    ("#dallas", "dallas"),
+    ("#austin", "austin"),
+    ("#seattle", "seattle"),
 ]
 
 URL = f"https://api.telegram.org/bot{BOT_TOKEN}/createForumTopic"
diff --git a/src/utils/telegram_push.py b/src/utils/telegram_push.py
index d0bcfb2d..e4c53636 100644
--- a/src/utils/telegram_push.py
+++ b/src/utils/telegram_push.py
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ _HTTP_SESSION_LOCK = threading.Lock()
 # Bot send_message rate limiter: max N messages per second across all threads
 _SEND_MSG_LOCK = threading.Lock()
 _SEND_MSG_LAST_TS: float = 0.0
-_SEND_MSG_MIN_INTERVAL_SEC = float(os.getenv("TELEGRAM_SEND_RATE_LIMIT_SEC", "0.05"))
+_SEND_MSG_MIN_INTERVAL_SEC = float(os.getenv("TELEGRAM_SEND_RATE_LIMIT_SEC", "1.1"))
 
 
 def _get_http_session() -> requests_lib.Session: