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/2026826W0AEA 2026-08-27 1 daily Yunlin’s eel town showcases local favorite in 100-person banquet 2026-08-27 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/945aa80f-62dd-4b63-92b4-ca54bead389a.jpg Yunlin’s eel town showcases local favorite in 100-person banquet Yunlin’s eel town showcases local favorite in 100-person banquet https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/945aa80f-62dd-4b63-92b4-ca54bead389a.jpg Yunlin’s eel town showcases local favorite in 100-person banquet The Yunlin County Government recently worked with a local cooperative to host a banquet featuring eel—the pride of Kouhu Township. Using all locally farmed seafood， chefs prepared creative dishes such https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026826W0AEA 2026-08-27 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026827W0AEA 2026-08-27 1 daily NTU student wins runner-up at World Yo-Yo Contest 2026-08-27 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/32b81e11-e09f-4443-a8c4-a98b5b3fffe7.jpg NTU student wins runner-up at World Yo-Yo Contest NTU student wins runner-up at World Yo-Yo Contest https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/32b81e11-e09f-4443-a8c4-a98b5b3fffe7.jpg NTU student wins runner-up at World Yo-Yo Contest Another youngster has emerged as the pride of Taiwan! 20-year-old Chang Hong-lun recently competed in the 2026 World Yo-Yo Contest in Japan， taking home silver in the Offstring Division with his flawl https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026827W0AEA 2026-08-27 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026827W01EA 2026-08-27 1 daily Nvidia posts strong performance in second quarter earnings report 2026-08-27 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/fea69da7-5ed9-4ba6-b8b4-b536c63a9219.jpg Nvidia posts strong performance in second quarter earnings report Nvidia posts strong performance in second quarter earnings report https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/fea69da7-5ed9-4ba6-b8b4-b536c63a9219.jpg Nvidia posts strong performance in second quarter earnings report AI industry bellwether Nvidia has posted strong performance in its latest earnings report. Revenue in the second quarter more than doubled to US$96.22 billion， and adjusted earnings per share came in https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026827W01EA 2026-08-27 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026827W02EA 2026-08-27 1 daily Cyclist collapses next to light rail tracks， people rush to help 2026-08-27 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b9e6e5d9-c8eb-4b49-9646-91c84c48e1fe.jpg Cyclist collapses next to light rail tracks， people rush to help Cyclist collapses next to light rail tracks， people rush to help https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b9e6e5d9-c8eb-4b49-9646-91c84c48e1fe.jpg Cyclist collapses next to light rail tracks， people rush to help Kind-hearted citizens in Kaohsiung are once again proving that Taiwan’s most beautiful landscape is the people. A cyclist suddenly collapsed besides the city’s light rail tracks， just as a train was m https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026827W02EA 2026-08-27 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026827W03EA 2026-08-27 1 daily Kaohsiung road cracks wide open along 50m due to heavy rains 2026-08-27 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8d7cfb01-cfbd-474e-9b5f-e2635dc513d0.jpg Kaohsiung road cracks wide open along 50m due to heavy rains Kaohsiung road cracks wide open along 50m due to heavy rains https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8d7cfb01-cfbd-474e-9b5f-e2635dc513d0.jpg Kaohsiung road cracks wide open along 50m due to heavy rains Days of heavy rains have caused a road in Kaohsiung to crack wide open in Gushan District. A shift in the soil under the road has caused a crack right down the middle that stretches for a whole 50m. A https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026827W03EA 2026-08-27 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026827W04EA 2026-08-27 1 daily South Korean tourists tries to enter Presidential office to get allergy help 2026-08-27 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e9acf07a-dcd7-48b4-9093-0d5b13cc3889.jpg South Korean tourists tries to enter Presidential office to get allergy help South Korean tourists tries to enter Presidential office to get allergy help https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e9acf07a-dcd7-48b4-9093-0d5b13cc3889.jpg South Korean tourists tries to enter Presidential office to get allergy help The Presidential Office has many duties， but treating patients suffering from allergic reactions is not one of them. That’s what a South Korean tourist recently discovered， after getting an allergic r https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026827W04EA 2026-08-27 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026827W05EA 2026-08-27 1 daily Fruit with salt is sweeter， helps body retain water 2026-08-27 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b8328309-27f9-41fc-9803-9b3b142e9c88.jpg Fruit with salt is sweeter， helps body retain water Fruit with salt is sweeter， helps body retain water https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b8328309-27f9-41fc-9803-9b3b142e9c88.jpg Fruit with salt is sweeter， helps body retain water Some people swear by sprinkling salt on fruit to bring out its sweetness. The trend was recently endorsed by a Japanese doctor who recommended eating bananas with salt to replenish minerals and help t https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026827W05EA 2026-08-27 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026827W06EA 2026-08-28 1 daily Holiday dessert gift boxes embrace East-West fusion 2026-08-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4b7a2a55-9582-46d2-9df0-eff8ac53ed80.jpg Holiday dessert gift boxes embrace East-West fusion Holiday dessert gift boxes embrace East-West fusion https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4b7a2a55-9582-46d2-9df0-eff8ac53ed80.jpg Holiday dessert gift boxes embrace East-West fusion Competing for a slice of Taiwan’s lucrative NT$5 billion gift market for the Mid-Autumn Festival， bakeries and pastry brands are entering the fray early. This year’s offerings feature many fusion opti https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026827W06EA 2026-08-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026827W07EA 2026-08-27 1 daily Driver protests fine for swerving to avoid pedestrian on narrow roadway 2026-08-27 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/330f77a4-f0d6-4108-b4c2-c58e336e49ba.jpg Driver protests fine for swerving to avoid pedestrian on narrow roadway Driver protests fine for swerving to avoid pedestrian on narrow roadway https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/330f77a4-f0d6-4108-b4c2-c58e336e49ba.jpg Driver protests fine for swerving to avoid pedestrian on narrow roadway Shunxing Street in Taichung’s Beitun District is notoriously narrow and always has cars parked along the side， forcing pedestrians to walk on the roadway. To keep a safe distance， one driver had to mo https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026827W07EA 2026-08-27 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026827W08EA 2026-08-27 1 daily Lifelike beggar statue at Lanyang Museum earns NT$523，000 in donations 2026-08-27 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/12ff7f59-78d7-47fb-aa47-0e54c07d6de4.jpg Lifelike beggar statue at Lanyang Museum earns NT$523，000 in donations Lifelike beggar statue at Lanyang Museum earns NT$523，000 in donations https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/12ff7f59-78d7-47fb-aa47-0e54c07d6de4.jpg Lifelike beggar statue at Lanyang Museum earns NT$523，000 in donations For 16 years， visitors to the Lanyang Museum in Yilan have been greeted at the entrance by a wax statue of a beggar. The lifelike figure leans on a walking cane while a lute hangs from his back， his o https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026827W08EA 2026-08-27 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026827W09EA 2026-08-27 1 daily Chain restaurant makes specialty sauerkraut fish dumplings 2026-08-27 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c45af9cf-ac84-4081-925c-f0bbd08fc5d3.jpg Chain restaurant makes specialty sauerkraut fish dumplings Chain restaurant makes specialty sauerkraut fish dumplings https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c45af9cf-ac84-4081-925c-f0bbd08fc5d3.jpg Chain restaurant makes specialty sauerkraut fish dumplings Businesses are developing new flavors of frozen dumplings， with one suancai yu chain making a dumpling that packs the sour and spicy flavors of the popular hot pot. Hotels are also joining the trend， https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026827W09EA 2026-08-27 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026828W01EA 2026-08-28 1 daily Bus drivers take part in realistic anti-terrorism drills 2026-08-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4da54ee7-fb8d-48e9-8b7b-ee0bfa1cf454.jpg Bus drivers take part in realistic anti-terrorism drills Bus drivers take part in realistic anti-terrorism drills https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4da54ee7-fb8d-48e9-8b7b-ee0bfa1cf454.jpg Bus drivers take part in realistic anti-terrorism drills Bus operators in Taipei on Friday attended an anti-terrorism workshop hosted by the Taipei Department of Transportation. The activities included realistic situations of attacks， with members of the pu https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026828W01EA 2026-08-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026828W02EA 2026-08-28 1 daily Kaohsiung streets flooded and then left caked in mud 2026-08-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/bfd6e016-b2fc-4b19-ba9d-a2bea8ce4b46.jpg Kaohsiung streets flooded and then left caked in mud Kaohsiung streets flooded and then left caked in mud https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/bfd6e016-b2fc-4b19-ba9d-a2bea8ce4b46.jpg Kaohsiung streets flooded and then left caked in mud Residents of Kaohsiung must be getting sick of all this rain. Just a 10-minute downpour is enough to flood their streets， and even though the water quickly recedes， the pavement is left caked in slipp https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026828W02EA 2026-08-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026828W03EA 2026-08-28 1 daily Jail cells and painted squares: Taipei smoking areas leave critics fired up 2026-08-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/22a6d7dc-357c-47a7-8827-47ae4fab94cb.jpg Jail cells and painted squares: Taipei smoking areas leave critics fired up Jail cells and painted squares: Taipei smoking areas leave critics fired up https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/22a6d7dc-357c-47a7-8827-47ae4fab94cb.jpg Jail cells and painted squares: Taipei smoking areas leave critics fired up Talk about a smoking hot controversy! Taipei is cracking down on smoking， but some of the city’s designated smoking areas are leaving people pretty fired up. One is located at a 240-year-old historic https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026828W03EA 2026-08-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026828W04EA 2026-08-28 1 daily Popular Hualien breakfast shop to take 3-year break for reno 2026-08-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/88debe8c-8229-4732-81ce-535cc6d6db48.jpg Popular Hualien breakfast shop to take 3-year break for reno Popular Hualien breakfast shop to take 3-year break for reno https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/88debe8c-8229-4732-81ce-535cc6d6db48.jpg Popular Hualien breakfast shop to take 3-year break for reno Some loyal food fans have traveled great distances to return to Hualien before a beloved breakfast and brunch eatery closes its doors for three years. The restaurant has been around since 1951， but it https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026828W04EA 2026-08-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026828W05EA 2026-08-28 1 daily Charging power bank catches fire in sleeping kid’s bedroom 2026-08-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b53782e7-ae4c-40d7-9732-f499366719ed.jpg Charging power bank catches fire in sleeping kid’s bedroom Charging power bank catches fire in sleeping kid’s bedroom https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b53782e7-ae4c-40d7-9732-f499366719ed.jpg Charging power bank catches fire in sleeping kid’s bedroom And once again， a reminder to be extremely careful with charging power banks. A family from Taichung posted a video online of a fire that started in their own kid’s bedroom due to a power bank that ha https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026828W05EA 2026-08-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026828W06EA 2026-08-28 1 daily 3-storey-tall retaining wall collapses in landslide 2026-08-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1a94279d-28b1-4a94-bafe-9a3d79503c38.jpg 3-storey-tall retaining wall collapses in landslide 3-storey-tall retaining wall collapses in landslide https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1a94279d-28b1-4a94-bafe-9a3d79503c38.jpg 3-storey-tall retaining wall collapses in landslide Heavy downpours have battered Southern Taiwan for days now， and the mountains are absolutely saturated with water. Besides flooding， the showers caused a retaining wall to collapse without warning in https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026828W06EA 2026-08-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026828W07EA 2026-08-28 1 daily Mooncakes made by Taitung inmates sell out 2026-08-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/bcc65d9f-fda2-4a84-af33-0903e7030b99.jpg Mooncakes made by Taitung inmates sell out Mooncakes made by Taitung inmates sell out https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/bcc65d9f-fda2-4a84-af33-0903e7030b99.jpg Mooncakes made by Taitung inmates sell out To celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival， inmates at Taitung’s Taiyuan Prison make and sell mooncakes. This year their cakes sold out fast! The program helps inmates learn marketable skills， and one even https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026828W07EA 2026-08-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026828W08EA 2026-08-28 1 daily Yilan farmer grows mini watermelons with edible rind 2026-08-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/65387132-4a9b-4232-8877-f8afd7066c16.jpg Yilan farmer grows mini watermelons with edible rind Yilan farmer grows mini watermelons with edible rind https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/65387132-4a9b-4232-8877-f8afd7066c16.jpg Yilan farmer grows mini watermelons with edible rind A farmer in Yilan grows mini watermelons that are just 5 to 15 cm in diameter. Not only are they juicy and sweet， but the rind is even edible! The Yilan branch of the Agriculture and Food Agency held https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026828W08EA 2026-08-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026828W09EA 2026-08-28 1 daily Neihu most popular among redesigned wedding photo backdrops in Taipei 2026-08-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/73c2285f-0860-4c40-a82b-da4b0e9e7815.jpg Neihu most popular among redesigned wedding photo backdrops in Taipei Neihu most popular among redesigned wedding photo backdrops in Taipei https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/73c2285f-0860-4c40-a82b-da4b0e9e7815.jpg Neihu most popular among redesigned wedding photo backdrops in Taipei After registering their marriage， it’s tradition for newlyweds to take photos with their friends and family in front of the special wedding backdrop set up inside the household registration office. Al https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026828W09EA 2026-08-28