The same dataset showed that several other parts of Taiwan were also shrinking. Kaohsiung was listed at 2,713,913, down 0.32 percent, while Tainan was listed at 1,849,281, down 0.25 percent.

The project is expected to be finished by the end of June, with trial operations likely during the summer vacation period. All facilities will be free to use.

Chen said staffing remains central to the city’s childcare policy. He said the city has raised salaries for public childcare workers three times during his term and increased pay for other professional staff. He added that quasi-public childcare workers are eligible for long-service bonuses, while staff at public and private infant care centers can access free psychological counseling.

According to the airport, AirAsia (亞洲航空) is scheduled to launch a Kuala Lumpur-Kaohsiung-Osaka route on June 15, with seven flights per week. T’way Air (德威航空) began operating a Kaohsiung-Busan route on March 29, also with seven weekly flights. Spring Airlines (春秋航空) is scheduled to open a Kaohsiung-Ningbo route on July 4, with two flights per week.

The department said it would continue reviewing medical records related to treatments such as body sculpting, laser procedures, and Botox injections. Officials said they are checking whether the clinics collected advance payments, charged more than legally permitted, or created unauthorized fee items.

The facility, which bills itself as Taiwan’s only waterfront retail hub of its kind, launched its full operations following a trial period that drew over one million visitors.

Neimen Wild Forest Animal School (內門野森動物學校) has drawn more than 120,000 visitors since beginning trial operations in January, prompting Kaohsiung city councilors to call for expanded parking and stronger shuttle services as the site grows into a new attraction in the eastern part of the city.

The Kaohsiung District Court found that the messages between Chang and the junior-high-school classmate included expressions of longing, references to meeting at a motel, and a late-night meeting near the woman’s home. The judge said the content was not consistent with ordinary joking between old classmates and was enough to show conduct similar to that of romantic partners.The Kaohsiung District Court found that the messages between Chang and the junior-high-school classmate included expressions of longing, references to meeting at a motel, and a late-night meeting near the woman’s home. The judge said the content was not consistent with ordinary joking between old classmates and was enough to show conduct similar to that of romantic partners.

A recent travel guide has named 10 family-friendly attractions in Kaohsiung, highlighting theme parks, interactive indoor venues, ecological sites, and free destinations for visitors planning family trips around the city.

On Songyi Road (松藝路) in Niaosong District (鳥松區), cameras record when a vehicle enters and exits a 1.3-kilometer monitored section. If the time it takes to travel through the section shows the vehicle’s average speed was over the 50-kilometer-per-hour limit, the driver can be fined.