Kaohsiung’s semiconductor transition is real, but so are questions over the former refinery site’s cleanup, future water supply and the electricity needed to power the city’s new industries.

Fubon Life’s Aozihdi development will combine offices, a hotel, department store and aquarium beside the MRT and light rail, making it one of north Kaohsiung’s most consequential projects.

Kaohsiung’s Asia New Bay Area is attracting banks and family-office services, but it is too soon to conclude that the financial push has already transformed the local property market.

Drivers on a stretch of Jiangong Road (建工路) in Sanmin District (三民區) are now subject to a reduced speed limit of 30 kph as construction continues on Yellow Line (黃線) Station Y8, part of the city’s second MRT line.

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.

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.

Changing entry rules and conflicting official information have long confused visitors. The wetland is now completely closed for a major renovation.

A half-paved alley in Fongshan shows how dividing one street among several city offices can leave nobody responsible for fixing it as a whole.

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.

More than 30,000 people visited Kaohsiung’s new family recreation park on opening day, making the former TRA workshop one of the city’s busiest new summer attractions.