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Kaohsiung’s final water-themed event of the summer will bring giant sea-creature installations, children’s activities, performances and a food market to Singguang Waterfront Park this weekend.

By KHT Staff. AI illustration image. TAIPEI — Mandarin Airlines (華信航空) and UNI Air (立榮航空) have applied to the Civil Aeronautics Administration (民航局) to suspend all domestic flights to Hualien County (花蓮縣). The carriers cited rising international fuel costs and domestic ticket prices that have remained unchanged for 26 years. The applications, submitted in late June, are currently under review. Data provided by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications (交通部) shows that passenger load factors on routes to Hualien have consistently remained below 50 percent. Between 2023 and 2025, the Taipei (台北) to Hualien route averaged a 36 percent load…

A Pingtung album pairs the unvarnished voices of Hengchun tradition bearers with contemporary arrangements, earning seven nominations at Taiwan’s leading traditional-arts awards.

A man claimed he drunkenly mistook a Kaohsiung police car for his ride. Officers let him leave, but reconsidered after his friends posted a video of the apparent prank.

Chen Chi-mai’s new book recounts six years of Kaohsiung projects, political negotiations and late-night calls that former president Tsai Ing-wen jokingly described as “torture.”

Police took more than 200 people in for questioning after raiding a makeshift weekend nightclub in Daliao. The same venue was reportedly shut down following a major drug investigation in 2024 but later reopened.

Taiwan’s first N700ST high-speed train has arrived through the Port of Kaohsiung, beginning a major expansion that will eventually increase the railway’s peak-hour capacity by about 25%.

Kaohsiung has introduced scooter parking areas without individual spaces, saying the design can accommodate different vehicle sizes. Some riders fear the result will be scooters packed too tightly to remove safely.

Kaohsiung residents who complete an eligible health check between Aug. 15 and Oct. 20 can enter drawings for gift cards worth NT$1,500 or NT$3,000.

More than 50 millimeters fell at several southern weather stations Friday, while stronger southwest winds could bring heavier rain Saturday.