Young Taekwondo stars bag medals in Serbia

Young Taekwondo stars bag medals in Serbia

2025-04-16

Young Taekwondo competitors from Taiwan shone bright at the ISF U15 Gymnsiade in Serbia. All in all the young athletes bagged six medals, more than half of which were gold. Three girls in the team won one gold each, while the boys snatched one gold, one silver and one bronze. Their coaches are ecstatic with the results.

Applause fills the airport hall as Hsinchu County Commissioner Yang Wen-ko presents flowers to the young athlete. She’s Chao Tzu-liang, a 13-year-old student from Chudong Junior High who just returned from her first trip abroad, during which she won a gold medal for taekwondo at the ISF U15 Gymnasiade.

Chao Tzu-liang
Taekwondo gold winner
The toughest match was the final, where I was up against Iran. She was taller and bigger than me, and the winner was only decided in the third round. I am super happy, and proud to represent my country. This is the best memory of my entire life.

Wu Shao-yen
Taekwondo gold medalist
I was really emotional. I wasn’t expecting to win the championship title. In the final match, I was one point behind when I lost another point. But I put up an offensive and forced my opponent out of the ring. That’s how I managed to turn it around and win.

It was an impressive medal haul for the event. Wu Shao-yen, Chao Tzu-liang and Chang Wei-ni picked up golds in the girl’s 55kg, 37kg and 44kg divisions respectively. The boys in the team won a gold, a silver and a bronze.

Yang Chien-chih
Taekwondo coach
They exceeded our expectations. They worked really hard. I think it’s because they all trusted us, believed in themselves and gave it their all.

Their outstanding performance at such a young age has put Taiwan on the international spotlight once again.

For more Taiwan news, tune in:
Sun to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152
Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53

#sports #taekwondo #taiwan #跆拳道

台灣之光! 竹東國中13歲小將趙子靚奪U15跆拳道"金牌"

2025-04-16

今年跆拳道女子組，在U15運動會，成績相當亮眼！奪下3金，其中一名來自新竹竹東國中的選手"趙子靚"，年僅13歲，首次出國參賽，就在跆拳道女子37公斤級項目，拿下金牌，另外男子組，也摘下一金一銀一銅，教練楊建治說，孩子們的成績，比預期來的更好。

桃園機場裏頭，掌聲不斷，就連新竹縣長楊文科都來獻花，因為眼前這位，頭戴花圈的小女生趙子靚，來自新竹竹東國中體育班，年僅13歲，首次出國參加，U15世界中學運動會，跆拳道女子組勇奪金牌。

[[摘金選手趙子靚]]
“我覺得最難的一場，最後冠軍戰那一場對伊朗，伊朗的身材，她比較高大，打到第三回合才分出了勝負，非常開心，為國爭光，我覺得這是我人生中，最好的一個回憶”

[[摘金選手巫少妍]]
“很激動，沒有想到，自己可以拿到冠軍，最後一場，冠亞軍的時候，落後一分，後面自己又犯規，又被扣掉一分，持續攻擊，然後讓對手出界這樣，然後後面就逆轉了”

這回U15跆拳，女子組金牌得主，分別由參加，55公斤級的巫少妍；37公斤級的趙子靚；44公斤級張唯倪奪得，另外，男子組成績也很亮眼，奪下一金一銀一銅。

[[跆拳道隊教練楊建治]]
“成績超乎我們的預測，選手的表現都很努力，我相信是孩子們，很相信教練，相信自己，拚到最後”

小小年紀就為國爭光，前途無量，也讓世界再度，看見台灣。

更多新聞內容，請鎖定：
民視台灣台（152頻道）週日至週五晚上9:30
民視新聞台（53頻道）週二至週六凌晨1:00

Related News

NTU performs world’s first heart transplant with 0 ischemia time

2025-04-16

Car owner tapes piece of A4-sized paper in place of missing license plate

What would you do if one day you go to your car and find out that the license plate is missing? Well, one unlucky car owner in Kaohsiung got a piece of paper and wrote a note explaining that his vehicle was missing a license plate. Fellow drivers might’ve felt sympathy for the car owner, but to the police, a hand-written note placed where the license plate should be, could be cause for a very expensive fine.

This driver on their morning commute couldn’t believe their eyes when they saw that the car in front of them had a rather unusual license plate. On closer inspection the driver saw that the plate was actually a piece of A4 paper.

Su Sheng-wei
FTV reporter
A person filmed saw a car that was missing its license plate. This vehicle had a piece of paper taped over where the license plate goes, and the note was asking for others to be sympathetic towards the driver’s loss. We might just end up shedding a tear on behalf of this driver, yet, the problem is, this driver’s actions may be a traffic violation.

A stolen license plate really is rotten luck, and people can have sympathy for the driver’s plight, but this might lead to others mistakenly believing that all they have to do in this situation is write up a note like this and then hit the road.

Member of public
This is ridiculous. What will happen if there’s an accident, right? I don’t think people should do stuff like this, because a license plate is like a car’s ID card.

Ma Pai-chun
Kaohsiung City Police
Our precinct hasn’t had a citizen report a traffic violation related to this, but our precinct will notify the owner to come in and provide an explanation.

The police said that they didn’t receive a traffic violation report the day the video was filmed, yet a situation like this isn’t uncommon, as vehicles lose their license plates in situations like typhoons and floods. People walking down the street pick up license plates all the time. The Kaohsiung Motor Vehicles Office advises car owners who have missing license plates to report the matter at a police station as soon as possible.

Kaohsiung Motor Vehicles Office
Ling Ching-ming
A temporary license plate can be applied for and owners can also go to a motor vehicles office, where they can receive a new plate after having their car inspected. If you have a police report for a missing plate and you go to a motor vehicles office, then of course it’s no problem to have your vehicle inspected and receive a new plate. If a license plate is not displayed according to the law, then the owner will be fined between NT$3,600 and NT$10,800.

A fine up to NT$10,800 can be charged to car owners who don’t report their vehicle’s missing license plate or get a new plate as soon as possible. And a fine that large surely can’t be paid for with tears of sympathy.

For more Taiwan news, tune in:
Sun to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152
Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53

#licenseplate #traffic violation #motor vehicles office #無車牌

2025-04-16

Light rail train overshoots stop and blocks busy road

2025-04-16

Spring season brings theater art festival to Dadaocheng

Theater performances and workshops will be taking over Dadaocheng in Taipei this spring season. The historic neighborhood will host activities ranging from Taiwanese operas to puppet DIYs. For foreign visitors, there will also be tours given in English to get everyone immersed in Taiwan’s stage performance culture. FTV reporter Stephany Yang has the highlights!

Theater is in the air this spring at Dadaocheng. For the first time, 100 dancers from Tokyo’s Koenji Awa Odori will perform on Dihua Street. In addition, Visitors can listen to Taiwanese opera performances and even try on traditional costumes. There’s also DIY activities such as puppet-making from recycled materials.

Titan Wu
Dadaocheng Creative District Development Association
There’s puppet shows, Taiwanese opera… You can wear the costumes and learn to sing. Also, learn the poses and even go on the street to take pictures. Of course, you have to drink Taiwanese tea when you come to Taiwan. After drinking tea, the most relevant opera to pair with tea is Nanguan, which is a bit like Western jazz, a little chill, a little slower. You can experience it in a very leisurely and classy space.

The festival aims to showcase Dadaocheng’s rich history as a hub for traditional Taiwanese opera. The event will also offer English tours to attract more international visitors. To sing up, visit the event’s official website.

Titan Wu
Dadaocheng Creative District Development Association
Many foreigners visit Taipei or even Dadaocheng when they first come to Taiwan. The main reason is that there are traditional things here, and it is not enough to just take a quick look. Last year, we began offering English tours and opera experiences. We found that the response was excellent. They want to know what the history of Taipei is. A large part of Taipei’s history is actually related to Dadaocheng. You can learn about which houses used to sell Chinese medicine, and hear their stories. You can also learn that the temple worshipps the God of Marriage, and explore the close relationship between tea and Dadaocheng, and how the tea from here was sold all over the world in the 1860s.

The Spring Theatrical Art Festival in Dadaocheng will be held from April 18 until April 27.

For more Taiwan news, tune in:
Sun to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152
Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53

2025-04-16

SK cheerleaders thank fans for support over past 2 years

2025-04-16

Kaohsiung farm recaptures meerkats after tunnel escape

Two meerkats at a farm in Kaohsiung recently tunneled underground, looking to escape from their enclosure. Luckily, the farm discovered their plan and met the creatures on the other side, ready to scoop them right back into their pen.

Just underneath this brick is a meerkat. He was trying to escape, but farm workers were standing guard at the end of his tunnel. One grabbed his behind while the other grabbed his tail before putting him right back into his enclosure.

Just after him was another meerkat looking to follow suit.

Seeing there was no way out, the meerkat obediently turned tail and went back. This failed prison break took place at a farm in Kaohsiung.

Ms. Tseng
Farm animal manager
Two meerkats dug a tunnel out of their enclosure, then pushed their way past the sidewalk bricks. We caught the first one. That one belongs to our breeder. They raised him, so he’s comfortable with people and won’t bite. The second one I captured with a net.

The meerkats at this farm are lively. When they see people nearby, they’ll reach out toward them. Their enclosure is made of transparent glass and netting. But they naturally tunnel, and almost escaped by digging a route under the glass and through the bricks on the other side.

Farm owner
There’s a tunnel underneath they used to get to the other side. We’ll put a new concrete barrier here.

Ms. Tseng
Farm animal manager
This is the second time something like this has happened. It’s in their nature to dig. They’re digging tunnels. Each one has different uses.

Visitor
They’re cute from far away, but a little scary up close.

Meerkats are known for standing upright and looking around with their searching eyes. But if you look a little closer, you’ll find that most of the time, they’re tunneling. To accommodate this habit, the Shoushan Zoo in Kaohsiung has a large water pipe for them to use as their very own tunnel.

For more Taiwan news, tune in:
Sun to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152
Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53

#meerkats #leisurefarm #escapeartist #zoo #tunneling #animals #cute #Kaohsiung

2025-04-16

Malayan tapir at Taipei Zoo Limulu is all grown up

2025-04-16

Concerts boost Kaohsiung to Taiwan’s top travel destination

Kaohsiung welcomed 69.23 million visitors last year, the most in Taiwan. Events large and small were the biggest draw, including the New Year’s Eve concert, Kaohsiung Wonderland, and Cijin Kite Festival. That’s not to mention the enormous business opportunities brought by hosting major concerts. Hotels have seen the benefits with significant increases in occupancy rates. Travelers themselves are also impressed with the changes they’ve seen in the southern port city.

Pop star Jeannie Hsieh headlines Kaohsiung’s festivities to welcome 2024.

Kaohsiung Wonderland was a sensation around Taiwan, and 9 million people came to see the adorable yellow ducks. In the summer, families flocked to the Cijin Kite Festival.

Thanks to these events, Kaohsiung is on people’s radar more than ever before. And that’s in addition to the crowds who take the light rail to the Pier 2 Art Center every day.

Chen Pei-yi
FTV reporter
Kaohsiung regularly holds all sorts of arts and cultural events, attracting lots of visitors. Concerts are an especially big draw.

In 2023, Kaohsiung hosted 117 concerts. By last year, that had increased to 157. Domestic and foreign bands alike have graced stages in the city, even drawing fans from abroad. Hoteliers say they can see the effect from occupancy rates alone.

Lien Hsiao-chi
Fullon Hotel marketing associate
Occupancy increased 30% in 2023 and 13% in 2024. In the first quarter of this year, it’s already increased by nearly 50% from the same period in 2022.

Liu Chia-chen
Howard Plaza Hotel marketing manager
The hotel also offers package tours in conjunction with events in the city, which in turn has boosted occupancy rates by 10 to 20% or more over the past few years.

Local business owners are also feeling the benefits of this recent influx of tourism.

Lin Chih-hung
DPP Kaohsiung City Councilor
More people means more spending. All kinds of industries are making money. It turns out that the city government led by Chen Chi-mai is really making Kaohsiung richer.

Huang Wen-yi
DPP Kaohsiung City Councilor
Some people have trouble accepting all the achievements from these past few years. They don’t want to admit the massive advances in Kaohsiung’s tourism industry. But the people of Kaohsiung know it to be true.

Kaohsiung was even named among the top 10 travel destinations in the world, the only place in Taiwan to make the list.

For more Taiwan news, tune in:
Sun to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152
Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53

#Kaohsiung #tourism #travel #concerts #traveldestination #hotels #hoteloccupancy #culturalevent #festivals

2025-04-16

Make your own matcha and play with meerkats here

Today we take you to an animal cafe in Taipei that sells matcha desserts and allows patrons to make their own matcha. Aside from desserts, visitors can also play with meerkats, dogs, and cats. FTV reporter Stephany Yang takes us in for a look!

Pour hot water into the bowl and start whisking matcha with a bamboo whisk until it becomes frothy. At this store, visitors can make their own matcha and participate in a Japanese tea ceremony.

Their matcha desserts are just as mouth-watering. Popular desserts include matcha tiramisu, matcha swiss rolls, matcha cheesecake, matcha ice cream with adzuki beans, and more.

Want something savory? There’s salmon and truffle chazuke and Japanese-style butter sauce pan-seared fish. The owner admires Japanese culture and the animal cafes there. Therefore, he decided to recreate one in Taiwan.

Liu Tzu-chieh
Manager
The owner likes Japanese culture very much, and he will fly to Japan from time to time. In Japan, animal cafes are very popular. There are also many varieties. He hopes that there can be a space like that in Taiwan. For drinks or desserts, guests are provided with the whisks to try out. We use higher-grade matcha so that there is a richer tea aroma.

Visitor
I came here because I like matcha. Compared with Japan, I feel that the matcha here is not inferior to Japan’s matcha because the quality here is very good.

Stephany Yang
FTV reporter
This animal cafe in Taipei allows patrons to play with meerkats.

The store also allows patrons to play with meerkats, dogs, and cats. Visitors must register in advance to play with meerkats for a maximum of five minutes. To ensure that animals are treated well, a animal caretaker will be around to give patrons advice.

Visitor
I thought it was pretty good, the meerkat and the cats were very cute. I didn’t order anything to eat or drink this time.

Visitor
The environment is very good, and it’s cute to interact with them. They are very well-behaved. The desserts are delicious.

Liu Tzu-chieh
Manager
The animals are free to move around, and if they come close to you, you can touch them a little. The site will ask special animal caretakers to take care of these animals. On the one hand, we are worried that some guests simply think the animals are cute, but may not have enough knowledge about animals. There are animal caretakers there to advise patrons how to treat animals to protect both patrons and animals.

The cafe hopes to provide matcha and animal lovers with a relaxing and safe place to eat and drink while spending time with adorable animals.

For more Taiwan news, tune in:
Sun to Fri at 9:30 pm on Channel 152
Tue to Sat at 1 am on Channel 53

2025-04-16

Forestry agency gives survival tips for human-black bear encounters

2025-04-16