https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/ https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/anchor https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/healthcheck https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/privacy https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A02W0CEA 2026-10-07 1 daily Paper Windmill Theater Troupe tackles the zombie vape crisis 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/381a1832-05d5-4b4e-957a-ccda74edada6.jpg Paper Windmill Theater Troupe tackles the zombie vape crisis Paper Windmill Theater Troupe tackles the zombie vape crisis https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/381a1832-05d5-4b4e-957a-ccda74edada6.jpg Paper Windmill Theater Troupe tackles the zombie vape crisis Zombie vapes are dangerous illegal e-cigarettes laced with a powerful anesthetic called etomidate， and they are causing a public health crisis in Taiwan. In response， the Paper Windmill Theater Troupe https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A02W0CEA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A05W0BEA 2026-10-08 1 daily Police practice safely breaking car windows for DUI cases 2026-10-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6c0601ba-4bcf-4f75-872f-4fc9546d7ce5.jpg Police practice safely breaking car windows for DUI cases Police practice safely breaking car windows for DUI cases https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6c0601ba-4bcf-4f75-872f-4fc9546d7ce5.jpg Police practice safely breaking car windows for DUI cases When people driving under the influence refuse to get out of their car for an inspection， police officers may have to break the window to apprehend them. To help officers do this quickly and safely， p https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A05W0BEA 2026-10-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A06W04EA 2026-10-06 1 daily AMD CEO Lisa Su visits Taiwan amid growing AI chip demand 2026-10-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f160e858-fda9-483e-b5b7-7c01886909b7.jpg AMD CEO Lisa Su visits Taiwan amid growing AI chip demand AMD CEO Lisa Su visits Taiwan amid growing AI chip demand https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f160e858-fda9-483e-b5b7-7c01886909b7.jpg AMD CEO Lisa Su visits Taiwan amid growing AI chip demand Taiwan is once again leading the dialogue for semiconductor chips. AMD CEO Lisa Su has made her second trip to Taiwan this year. Upon her arrival on Tuesday morning， she met with four of Taiwan’s lead https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A06W04EA 2026-10-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A06W05EA 2026-10-06 1 daily Parents furious after son-in-law who killed daughters gets life sentence 2026-10-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a6c2b671-fef8-4be7-be2f-c5837105ba45.jpg Parents furious after son-in-law who killed daughters gets life sentence Parents furious after son-in-law who killed daughters gets life sentence https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a6c2b671-fef8-4be7-be2f-c5837105ba45.jpg Parents furious after son-in-law who killed daughters gets life sentence A man who stabbed his wife and her sister to death last July was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday. But the parents of the deceased， who have been left childless， say that it is not enough. The p https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A06W05EA 2026-10-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A06W08EA 2026-10-07 1 daily Frenetic campaigning causes dramatic weight loss 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/89ad63b3-bb51-442d-8737-14670c9de273.jpg Frenetic campaigning causes dramatic weight loss Frenetic campaigning causes dramatic weight loss https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/89ad63b3-bb51-442d-8737-14670c9de273.jpg Frenetic campaigning causes dramatic weight loss With the local elections approaching at the end of November， candidates are going all out to win over voters. The DPP’s Nantou County Commissioner candidate Wen Shih-cheng is a first-time politician a https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A06W08EA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A06W09EA 2026-10-08 1 daily Cars wrapped in plastic to shield from construction 2026-10-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/66104dcd-2e08-427c-aa3f-28b6ff74ccb1.jpg Cars wrapped in plastic to shield from construction Cars wrapped in plastic to shield from construction https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/66104dcd-2e08-427c-aa3f-28b6ff74ccb1.jpg Cars wrapped in plastic to shield from construction A row of cars parked in an outdoor lot in Kaohsiung were recently all wrapped up in plastic covers. A construction site next to the lot was pouring concrete， and to prevent any dust from being blown o https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A06W09EA 2026-10-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A07W01EA 2026-10-07 1 daily Man steers e-moped with one hand while holding child with the other 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/830692ae-76d1-4aff-96cd-5d9e2af68041.jpg Man steers e-moped with one hand while holding child with the other Man steers e-moped with one hand while holding child with the other https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/830692ae-76d1-4aff-96cd-5d9e2af68041.jpg Man steers e-moped with one hand while holding child with the other A reckless balancing act on an electric moped turned heads in Kaohsiung in the evening rush hour. A man was spotted with one hand steering the vehicle， while holding a young child with the other. Onlo https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A07W01EA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A07W02EA 2026-10-07 1 daily Lost egret gives Kaohsiung cops a run for their money 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2ebe77a8-8f73-4455-9285-6f9330d4d223.jpg Lost egret gives Kaohsiung cops a run for their money Lost egret gives Kaohsiung cops a run for their money https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2ebe77a8-8f73-4455-9285-6f9330d4d223.jpg Lost egret gives Kaohsiung cops a run for their money There’s never a rest day for the Taiwanese police. Yesterday evening， an egret was spotted hopping through traffic in the busy streets of Kaohsiung. Police officers put on their birdhunting hats as th https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A07W02EA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A07W03EA 2026-10-07 1 daily Arizona attends Taiwan representative office ceremony despite China warning 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/31ffd839-5bcc-4a16-9662-c669aa6a058f.jpg Arizona attends Taiwan representative office ceremony despite China warning Arizona attends Taiwan representative office ceremony despite China warning https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/31ffd839-5bcc-4a16-9662-c669aa6a058f.jpg Arizona attends Taiwan representative office ceremony despite China warning A new chapter in Taiwan-US relations is opening in Phoenix， Arizona. Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung joined Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs to officially unveil Taiwan’s new representative office in the s https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A07W03EA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A07W05EA 2026-10-07 1 daily Super Junior members thrill local fans by wearing high-school uniforms 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7d6b6b0d-c9e2-47d4-8053-f864e8fcfd44.jpg Super Junior members thrill local fans by wearing high-school uniforms Super Junior members thrill local fans by wearing high-school uniforms https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7d6b6b0d-c9e2-47d4-8053-f864e8fcfd44.jpg Super Junior members thrill local fans by wearing high-school uniforms Leeteuk and Heechul of the South Korean boy band Super Junior recently performed at the Kaohsiung Music Center. During the show， for their exit， and even at a hot pot restaurant afterward， the duo del https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A07W05EA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A07W07EA 2026-10-07 1 daily NTUT engineering students deliver electric， futuristic racecar 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/33e20f86-4984-415b-8b2b-5d753046e33e.jpg NTUT engineering students deliver electric， futuristic racecar NTUT engineering students deliver electric， futuristic racecar https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/33e20f86-4984-415b-8b2b-5d753046e33e.jpg NTUT engineering students deliver electric， futuristic racecar Taiwanese students are hitting major milestones in engineering! Established just 12 years ago， the Taipei Tech Racing team at National Taipei University of Technology unveiled their 9th-generation all https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A07W07EA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A07W08EA 2026-10-07 1 daily ‘Handsome firefighters’ help free cat with head stuck in carrier 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/00ae6b04-2c72-4253-983d-bdf0c4373f0a.jpg ‘Handsome firefighters’ help free cat with head stuck in carrier ‘Handsome firefighters’ help free cat with head stuck in carrier https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/00ae6b04-2c72-4253-983d-bdf0c4373f0a.jpg ‘Handsome firefighters’ help free cat with head stuck in carrier And while police proved they could catch a bird in Kaohsiung， firefighters in Yilan proved they could save a cat. A British shorthair that had just gotten spayed at the vet was so traumatized that she https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A07W08EA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A07W09EA 2026-10-07 1 daily Matai’an Bridge northbound lanes slated to reopen to traffic this year 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7137790c-1cdc-4245-acdc-64ca01f4f85d.jpg Matai’an Bridge northbound lanes slated to reopen to traffic this year Matai’an Bridge northbound lanes slated to reopen to traffic this year https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7137790c-1cdc-4245-acdc-64ca01f4f85d.jpg Matai’an Bridge northbound lanes slated to reopen to traffic this year Guangfu Township in Hualien was devastated last year by a deadly flood caused by the collapse of a barrier lake in the Matai’an River. One of the critical pieces of infrastructure destroyed was the Ma https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A07W09EA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A08W01EA 2026-10-08 1 daily Religious group stopped in time to avert ecological disaster 2026-10-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9be2a1e9-9546-4934-af1a-a525e18b6294.jpg Religious group stopped in time to avert ecological disaster Religious group stopped in time to avert ecological disaster https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9be2a1e9-9546-4934-af1a-a525e18b6294.jpg Religious group stopped in time to avert ecological disaster A group of religious practitioners nearly caused an ecological disaster in Yilan. Dozens of worshippers gathered on the banks of the Dongshan River to release captive animals to the wild to earn good https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A08W01EA 2026-10-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A08W02EA 2026-10-08 1 daily High tide and monsoons cause seawater flooding in Pingtung 2026-10-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0231e419-10d1-43ef-9934-a1c344ad7109.jpg High tide and monsoons cause seawater flooding in Pingtung High tide and monsoons cause seawater flooding in Pingtung https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0231e419-10d1-43ef-9934-a1c344ad7109.jpg High tide and monsoons cause seawater flooding in Pingtung Imagine the road you take home suddenly flooded? This was the case for some locals in at the creek located at the border of Taitung and Pingtung. The water here is normally clear and calm， but on Wedn https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A08W02EA 2026-10-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A08W03EA 2026-10-08 1 daily Presidential Office light show tells Taiwan’s democracy story 2026-10-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/91087503-e3f0-406e-ba2a-fb59300feeaa.jpg Presidential Office light show tells Taiwan’s democracy story Presidential Office light show tells Taiwan’s democracy story https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/91087503-e3f0-406e-ba2a-fb59300feeaa.jpg Presidential Office light show tells Taiwan’s democracy story This year marks the 10th anniversary of the National Day light shows at the Presidential Office. And it so happens to be the 30th year since Taiwan held its first democratic presidential election. Tha https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A08W03EA 2026-10-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A08W06EA 2026-10-08 1 daily Crocodile YouTuber holds event for children at Hualien mall 2026-10-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4177c7cb-ee83-4d85-a340-a359b0a03267.jpg Crocodile YouTuber holds event for children at Hualien mall Crocodile YouTuber holds event for children at Hualien mall https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4177c7cb-ee83-4d85-a340-a359b0a03267.jpg Crocodile YouTuber holds event for children at Hualien mall A crocodile was spotted in downtown Hualien?! Don’t worry， it was an official event organized by the city office and a local department store. YouTuber Sashimi brought a crocodile for the event to giv https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A08W06EA 2026-10-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A08W07EA 2026-10-08 1 daily Tsai Ing-wen shares on Taiwan at DEFCON address in Stanford 2026-10-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/d0848393-d376-46d3-bc4b-33d2833cb5e0.jpg Tsai Ing-wen shares on Taiwan at DEFCON address in Stanford Tsai Ing-wen shares on Taiwan at DEFCON address in Stanford https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/d0848393-d376-46d3-bc4b-33d2833cb5e0.jpg Tsai Ing-wen shares on Taiwan at DEFCON address in Stanford Former president， Tsai Ing-wen made her first trip to the US since her presidency. She delivered a keynote at Stanford University， sharing Taiwan’s strengths and challenges and underscored its importa https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A08W07EA 2026-10-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A08W08EA 2026-10-08 1 daily Chiang Wan-an suddenly proposes shutting down Songshan Airport 2026-10-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ad8c978c-2a9c-4afe-a2b7-bcca743d9a30.jpg Chiang Wan-an suddenly proposes shutting down Songshan Airport Chiang Wan-an suddenly proposes shutting down Songshan Airport https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ad8c978c-2a9c-4afe-a2b7-bcca743d9a30.jpg Chiang Wan-an suddenly proposes shutting down Songshan Airport Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an dropped an eyebrow-raising campaign proposal on Thursday， with just 51 days to go until Election Day. The mayor， who is seeking reelection， said he planned to shut down Taip https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A08W08EA 2026-10-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A08W09EA 2026-10-08 1 daily NT$10，000 cash handouts could be distributed before LNY 2027 2026-10-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/90beb293-3b3a-4b9d-b21b-48d254fe481b.jpg NT$10，000 cash handouts could be distributed before LNY 2027 NT$10，000 cash handouts could be distributed before LNY 2027 https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/90beb293-3b3a-4b9d-b21b-48d254fe481b.jpg NT$10，000 cash handouts could be distributed before LNY 2027 The Executive has finalized its plans for a universal cash handout of NT$10，000 next year. The money could hit bank accounts as early as Jan. 26， so long as the Legislative Yuan passes the general bud https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A08W09EA 2026-10-08