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By KHT Staff. Images via the exhibition’s official Facebook page KAOHSIUNG — The Mundo Pixar Experience will open in Kaohsiung on Dec. 18, bringing life-size recreations of scenes from 10 Pixar films to a temporary waterfront venue near the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center. The exhibition will run through April 18, 2027, at the intersection of Haibian Road and Chenggong 2nd Road, close to the Kaohsiung Exhibition Center light rail station (C8). Organizers said the Taiwan edition will include 13 themed rooms based on films including Toy Story, Monsters, Inc., Inside Out and Finding Nemo. Visitors will be able to enter recreated…

A Kaohsiung Grand Hotel package for Sept. 1 to Nov. 30 is priced at NT$5,999, with the NT$2,799 minimum limited to guests who qualify for NT$3,200 in combined discounts.

Pingtung County is working with conservationists and local volunteers to curb invasive frog populations that officials say threaten native species and compete for food and habitat.

The 23-kilometer freeway would run from the Freeway No. 10 Renwu System Interchange, south through Renwu, Niaosong, Fongshan, Daliao and Siaogang, before connecting with Nansing Road and the Linhai Industrial Park. Its projected cost is about NT$150.1 billion.

Mayor Chen Chi-mai said crews are actively repairing roads damaged by torrential rain.

Ko Chih-en and Lee Hong-yuan called for an integrated review of the Dianbao River’s flood-control system after renewed flooding in Ziguan District.

Maroon 5 will return to Kaohsiung on Jan. 24, 2027, for a concert at Kaohsiung National Stadium (高雄國家體育場), while Japanese singer and actor Tomohisa Yamashita (山下智久) has added an afternoon performance to his sold-out Nov. 14 show at the Kaohsiung Music Center (高雄流行音樂中心).

Kaohsiung Mayor Chen Chi-mai urged caution after KMT candidate Ko Chih-en climbed from a stalled car during a flood inspection in Alian District.

Kaohsiung, Aug. 25 – A preliminary magnitude 5.5 earthquake struck southeastern Taiwan at around 3 p.m. Tuesday, according to initial earthquake detection data. There were no immediate reports of damage or injuries. The earthquake was detected near Taitung County, with its estimated epicenter about 5 kilometers from the county. Preliminary estimates showed shaking across parts of southern and eastern Taiwan, including the Kaohsiung area. Official information on the earthquake’s magnitude, depth, epicenter and intensity levels had not yet been released by Taiwan’s Central Weather Administration (CWA) as of shortly after the quake. The initial magnitude and location may be revised…

By KHT Staff KAOHSIUNG — A woman was found dead in a pond beside Zhuliao Road (竹寮路) in Dashu District (大樹區) on Tuesday morning, with police investigating whether she accidentally rode a scooter into the water. A passerby reported seeing the woman floating in the pond at about 10 a.m. Police and firefighters recovered her, but she showed no signs of life. Police said the woman, believed to be about 70, was wearing a motorcycle helmet. She had no identification with her. Investigators were searching the pond for a motorcycle and have not determined how she entered the water. Prosecutors…