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Argentine pianist Martha Argerich will lead a chamber music concert at the Pingtung Performing Arts Center (屏東演藝廳) on Nov. 15 as part of the venue’s 10th-anniversary program. The concert, scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m., will also be one of the main events of the 2026 South Wind Music Festival. Argerich will be joined by Belgian violinists Michael Guttman and Yossif Ivanov, as well as Taiwanese violinist William Wei (魏靖儀), who became a co-concertmaster of the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra in May.

The Cabinet on Thursday outlined a rail development plan aimed at cutting travel time between Kaohsiung and Taitung to about 90 minutes, with a proposed high-speed rail extension through central Kaohsiung to Pingtung forming a key part of the project.

In the recording, the pilot tells the tower that cabin crew had reported a child was not seated and that the aircraft could not land under those conditions. The pilot then requested to circle once before attempting to land again. The tower canceled the approach and instructed the aircraft to turn right for another loop. The flight landed safely at 11:52 a.m. The audio later circulated on Threads, where many users praised the pilot for following safety procedures. Others criticized the child’s parents, though some commenters said people should avoid making assumptions without knowing the full situation on board.

Officers said both drivers violated traffic rules requiring drivers to immediately yield to ambulances, fire trucks, police vehicles, and emergency repair vehicles using sirens. The drivers will be summoned to give statements and face fines of NT$6,000 to NT$30,000. Their driver’s licenses may also be revoked, and their vehicle plates suspended for six months, police said.

Liu’s father told local media that his older son also died last year after riding without a license. He said he had repeatedly warned the 17-year-old not to ride, citing earlier incidents, including one in which he himself had taken a scooter without permission and crashed into a utility pole. The father also said Liu had been drinking before the crash, though police have not announced the official cause.

UPS said the new facility doubles the size and parcel-processing capacity of its southern Taiwan operations, and said the center will serve customers in Gangshan Industrial Park, Gangshan Beizhou Industrial Park, Nanzi Technology Park, and Renwu Industrial Park, all of which are part of the industrial corridor developing around northern Kaohsiung.

The Ciaotou Summary Court said a violation of spousal rights does not depend only on whether sex or physical intimacy occurred. The judge said that, under ordinary social standards, staying overnight in the same room with someone who is married exceeds a reasonable boundary.

Five businesses have been cited for illegal wastewater discharge after about 4,800 kg of dead fish were found in Houjin Creek (後勁溪), the Kaohsiung Environmental Protection Bureau said.

The Central Union Oil (中聯油脂) scandal involves soybean salad oil found to contain excessive benzo[a]pyrene, a carcinogenic compound. Authorities said the company delayed reporting the problem, prompting recalls of affected oil and downstream food products and a review of food safety reporting rules.

Construction crews have begun removing underground foundation piles left from the former Zihciang Overpass in Fongshan District, as work continues on the Kaohsiung MRT Yellow Line. The city said crews will use casing equipment to cut and pull out the old piles, a method intended to reduce noise, vibration, and dust.