Pingtung has removed more than 90,000 invasive green iguanas so far this year, with trained civilian hunters accounting for most captures.

Officials hope Pingtung’s location in southern Taiwan, along with its beaches, mountain scenery, Indigenous cultures and local food, can help attract Philippine travelers looking beyond Taiwan’s major cities.

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.

County transportation officials said traffic deaths and injuries had declined in June from both the previous month and the same period last year. However, they said increased travel during the summer holiday period appears to have raised road safety risks in July.

Relationship began through migratory bird conservation work linked to Kenting National Park. The new agreement turns those earlier exchanges into a broader long-term partnership.

Sea turtles are commonly seen around Xiaoliuqiu, but visitors are not allowed to touch, feed, or disturb them. Under the law, harassing protected wildlife can lead to up to one year in prison or detention, and a fine of up to NT$300,000.

Argentine pianist Martha Argerich will lead a chamber music concert at the Pingtung Performing Arts Center (屏東演藝廳) on Nov. 15 as part of the venue’s 10th-anniversary program. The concert, scheduled to begin at 2:30 p.m., will also be one of the main events of the 2026 South Wind Music Festival. Argerich will be joined by Belgian violinists Michael Guttman and Yossif Ivanov, as well as Taiwanese violinist William Wei (魏靖儀), who became a co-concertmaster of the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra in May.

The Cabinet on Thursday outlined a rail development plan aimed at cutting travel time between Kaohsiung and Taitung to about 90 minutes, with a proposed high-speed rail extension through central Kaohsiung to Pingtung forming a key part of the project.

Each offense carried a sentence ranging from three years and eight months to eight years, producing a cumulative total of 663 years and nine months. The court, however, did not combine the terms into a single enforceable sentence. Under Taiwan’s Criminal Code, the maximum combined enforceable term for fixed-term imprisonment is capped at 30 years.

His best-known work, Cage Piece, was performed from 1978 to 1979. Hsieh locked himself in a wooden cage for one year, during which he did not speak, read, write, watch television, or listen to the radio. A friend delivered food and helped with basic needs, while the process was photographed and notarized.