Fourteen people were injured after a pre-dawn fire and explosions at an Anan District lot where officials found hazardous industrial waste. The cause and responsibility remain under investigation.

Six passengers climbed out of a stalled elevator by ladder after waiting nearly 90 minutes for rescue at Kaohsiung Main Station.

The widow of a Kaohsiung teacher has requested an inquiry into his treatment at work. His death is the second apparent suicide involving a city elementary school teacher reported this year.

Kaohsiung expects more shared tax revenue in 2027 but says a larger loss of central project grants will leave its overall budget NT$4.9 billion smaller. The opposition Kuomintang (KMT) disputes that explanation, arguing that the law increased Kaohsiung’s share of national tax revenue and that the reduction in project grants was a separate decision by the central government.

Business Traveller has highlighted Kaohsiung’s transformed waterfront, major event venues and growing selection of international hotels, presenting the city as a business destination with its own trajectory.

Released after serving 10 years, a Kaohsiung woman completed her final care-worker placement the following morning and later received a NT$36,000-a-month job offer.

Independent musician and rapper KE Ko-hsiao has launched the second season of his podcast, using Taiwanese Hokkien conversations to explore music, theater, baseball, film and underground culture.

A new lakeside sidewalk on Wenqian Road (文前路) in Niaosong District (鳥松) has opened, adding another piece to Kaohsiung’s walking network around Chengcing Lake (澄清湖). The Kaohsiung Public Works Bureau said the new section gives pedestrians a safer route along the lake, where residents previously had to walk beside traffic.

Late last week, Kaohsiung held a citywide resilience drill to test civil defense mobilization, disaster response, medical capacity and coordination between central, local, military and civilian agencies.

Officials are urging visitors to use public transportation, particularly during the opening period. The park is about a one-minute walk from the C35 Kaisyuan Wuchang light rail station (凱旋武昌站).