Lai Media reported that at least two cars and two scooters had been left in marked parking spaces that were later canceled as part of traffic preparations for the opening. After the spaces were repainted as red lines, the vehicles were classified as illegally parked and towed.

The Cijin Kite Festival drew more than 100,000 visitors on its Aug. 1-2 opening weekend after typhoon-related weather canceled the original July 25-26 dates. Final weekend of events scheduled for Aug. 8-9.

Cijin Beach is undergoing a NT$478 million redevelopment that will add new visitor facilities, showers, restrooms and a rebuilt seaside bar by late 2026.

According to institutional enrollment data, Shu-Te University currently hosts more than 350 students from Cebu, making the campus in Kaohsiung a central hub for Cebuano scholars studying in Taiwan.

The couple’s 12-year-old boy struck the floor with a baseball bat to distract Chen, giving his parents time to escape into the office and call police.

Chen also asked the Transportation Bureau, Mass Rapid Transit Bureau, and Police Department to strengthen traffic control around the site, including nearby roads, public transport links, and parking areas. The city said the goal is to provide a safe, comfortable, and smooth visitor experience for people coming from across Taiwan.

During the trial, the court commissioned Feng Chia University’s Vehicle Accident Investigation Center to review the crash. The center analyzed 186 seconds of dashcam footage, breaking the video into 5,426 frames for comparison. The analysis found that the bus maintained a straight path and did not veer, while Chuang moved into the bus’s right-side blind spot from behind.

The bureau said employers should make “cool downs, hydration breaks, and rest” part of regular summer worksite management.

For Pingtung, the rockets also represent a larger opportunity. The county hopes to combine aerospace research with science education, stargazing, exhibitions, and tourism across the Hengchun Peninsula, turning Taiwan’s southern edge into an important base for the country’s growing space ambitions.

Chen compared the bridge to a successful operation finished with bad stitches. The main engineering work may be good, he said, but people will still notice a poorly finished result. The new bridge is shorter because the railway beneath it has been moved underground. Officials say it will improve traffic and reconnect areas that were previously separated by rail infrastructure