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On Friday, the husband of the victim, surnamed Li, and their three children returned to the crash site to perform a traditional seventh-day spirit-calling ritual, which in Taiwanese mourning customs marks the first week after a death. Witnesses said the children called out for their mother to come home while kneeling beside her memorial tablet.

The expansion added roughly 270 ping of immigration and customs processing space and 215 ping for baggage claim, along with new passenger corridors and covered walkways connecting the two buildings. The facility now includes 14 manual inspection counters and four automated clearance systems to improve passenger flow.

According to the Taiwan Water Corporation (台灣自來水公司), water service will be fully suspended from 8 a.m. to 8 p.m. in parts of Fongshan District (鳳山區), Niaosong District (鳥松區), and Sanmin District (三民區). Meanwhile, water pressure will drop across several other districts, including Sinsing District (新興區) and Renwu District (仁武區), along with parts of Sanmin, Fongshan, Zuoying District (左營區), Cianjhen District (前鎮區), and Gushan District (鼓山區).

By Eryk Michael Smith / Staff. Images via KH City Govt. KAOHSIUNG — A former railway maintenance complex in Kaohsiung…

The woman, identified in court documents by the pseudonym “Xiao Xuan,” attempted to toss her garbage bag into the truck’s open rear compartment before the vehicle had fully stopped. Witness accounts and surveillance footage showed she swung her arm backward and threw the bag forward “using inertia,” in a motion resembling a basketball shot.

Unlike conventional taxis, “multi-service taxis” must be pre-booked through an app or dispatch system. They cannot accept street hails or wait in taxi ranks and typically use platform-based pricing rather than a meter. Under current rules, such taxis are generally not allowed to pick up passengers directly at airports.

Plans call for three towers rising 28 and 31 stories above ground with four basement levels. The development will combine office space, a business hotel, retail shops, and residential units in what officials describe as a mixed-use landmark integrating commercial services with sports and recreation facilities. Construction is expected to begin in August 2027 and be completed by October 2033.

This might be a revelation to most; but horse racing was hugely popular across the island during the later Japanese colonial period.

The NT$610 million Nanzihkeng facility is the flagship project for North Kaohsiung. Located near the Nanzih Interchange, the 8,932-square-meter building is positioned to support the influx of workers from the TSMC Kaohsiung Plant and the surrounding semiconductor S-corridor.

City officials said the road upgrades will make it easier and safer for both residents and tourists to reach the lake’s cycling paths and lakeside walking trails, further strengthening the area’s role as a recreation and eco-tourism destination.