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.
Kaohsiung’s new family park at the former TRA workshop drew more than 65,000 visitors during its first weekend, pushing the city to adjust traffic, parking and crowd-control measures.
French luxury house Hermès reopened its renovated two-story boutique at Hanshin Department Store in Kaohsiung on Aug. 7, featuring designs inspired by Kaohsiung Harbor.
Late last week, Kaohsiung held a citywide resilience drill to test civil defense mobilization, disaster response, medical capacity and coordination between central, local, military and civilian agencies.
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.
Police became suspicious after the male rider appeared nervous and struggled to explain who the woman riding behind him was. An officer eventually asked her directly whether she was the person police were looking for. Chen reportedly smiled before admitting her true identity.
The 2026 Cijin Kite Festival will enter its final weekend Aug. 8-9, with giant ocean-themed kites, night displays, a DJ show, and fire dance performances planned near the Gate of Love (鍾愛之門) at Cijin Beach.
