Deputy Mayor Lin Chin-rong (林欽榮) previously said the site would include a rope climbing system, bouldering area, balance-bike and inline-skating practice areas, a parkour practice zone, and a pump track: a looping course with bumps and banked turns for balance bikes, scooters, and other small-wheeled activities.

Kaohsiung is reviewing plans to extend its MRT network farther east, with future routes aimed at improving connections to Jiuqutang Station (九曲堂站), Fo Guang Shan Buddha Museum (佛光山佛陀紀念館), Dashu (大樹), and Cishan (旗山).

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An environmental group has criticized the project, saying the sites were originally tree pits and that trees would provide better cooling than umbrellas. The group said the shades block sunlight but do not lower urban temperatures.

The “Friendly Relay Program” will commence on July 1. YouBike members will automatically receive a NT$5 riding coupon when they borrow a bike from a full station, helping free up a dock, or return a bike to an empty station, helping make a bike available for the next rider.

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According to the indictment, Hu went to a hotel on Jianguo 3rd Road on Dec. 17, 2024, showed his police ID and told hotel staff he needed to review surveillance footage for a fraud investigation. Hu was also accused of photographing Sun arriving at Chang’s residence on Jan. 4, 2025, then making or arranging three 110 calls under false names to report that Chang was meeting a woman at home during working hours.

The company recorded an operating loss of more than NT$44 million, plus non-operating losses of almost NT$18 million, bringing its net loss to more than NT$62.18 million. It was the company’s largest annual loss since pandemic restrictions were lifted in 2021. Accumulated losses now stand at more than NT$1.2 billion, reports said.

The Kaohsiung Chung Hwa warehouse (高雄中華店), which opened in 1997, was Costco’s first store in Taiwan. It is scheduled to close at 6 p.m. on July 2 and reopen July 3 at its new location on Jhihke Road (智科路).

Mayor Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁), serving as flag bearer, said before the race that the team had to win after finishing third last year. He joked that if the city team failed to take first place, everyone would have to jump into the Love River.