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/2026722W07EA 2026-08-12 1 daily Kaohsiung vendor sells football-sized rice balls 2026-08-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/bfe4d961-691d-4edb-8692-f41b2ad3c76c.jpg Kaohsiung vendor sells football-sized rice balls Kaohsiung vendor sells football-sized rice balls https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/bfe4d961-691d-4edb-8692-f41b2ad3c76c.jpg Kaohsiung vendor sells football-sized rice balls There’s a food stand near Fongsi Elementary School in Kaohsiung that sells traditional rice balls so huge they’ve sure to leave you in a food coma. The owner doesn’t skimp on the fillings at all， with https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026722W07EA 2026-08-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026810W0AEA 2026-08-13 1 daily Yilan youth band performs in US， charms expats with classic song 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/43af673d-fabd-46ee-99f6-064cf0cee168.jpg Yilan youth band performs in US， charms expats with classic song Yilan youth band performs in US， charms expats with classic song https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/43af673d-fabd-46ee-99f6-064cf0cee168.jpg Yilan youth band performs in US， charms expats with classic song The M&Ocean Youth Band from Yilan’s Yue-Ming Elementary and Junior High School consists of 17 young musicians. After raising travel funds through their own performances to go perform in the US， they f https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026810W0AEA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026812W0AEA 2026-08-12 1 daily Invasive giant snakehead fish eats own kind at Sun Moon Lake 2026-08-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3458bf82-95e3-4984-88b8-bffb6ac8b66c.jpg Invasive giant snakehead fish eats own kind at Sun Moon Lake Invasive giant snakehead fish eats own kind at Sun Moon Lake https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3458bf82-95e3-4984-88b8-bffb6ac8b66c.jpg Invasive giant snakehead fish eats own kind at Sun Moon Lake The hot summer months are breeding season for giant snakeheads， an invasive fish in Sun Moon Lake. One fisherman was surprised to discover that larger giant snakeheads were attacking and eating smalle https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026812W0AEA 2026-08-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026812W01EA 2026-08-12 1 daily Oil spill deathtrap causes 7 scooter crashes in just 1 hour 2026-08-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ef1eb2d4-c728-47d7-adde-dd37b8eb3de3.jpg Oil spill deathtrap causes 7 scooter crashes in just 1 hour Oil spill deathtrap causes 7 scooter crashes in just 1 hour https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ef1eb2d4-c728-47d7-adde-dd37b8eb3de3.jpg Oil spill deathtrap causes 7 scooter crashes in just 1 hour As if Taiwan’s roads weren’t dangerous enough already， an oil spill at a busy Taipei intersection made things worse on Tuesday evening. Seven scooters took a spill on the slippery surface within just https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026812W01EA 2026-08-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026812W02EA 2026-08-12 1 daily Yuck! Freeloaders put half-eaten beef sushi back on sample tray 2026-08-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ee654c15-3eff-4c55-af60-15942246094b.jpg Yuck! Freeloaders put half-eaten beef sushi back on sample tray Yuck! Freeloaders put half-eaten beef sushi back on sample tray https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ee654c15-3eff-4c55-af60-15942246094b.jpg Yuck! Freeloaders put half-eaten beef sushi back on sample tray Picky eaters left a sushi chef heartbroken， after they helped themselves to sushi samples， and then put their half-eaten sushi pieces back on the tray. The incident happened at a Japanese food festiva https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026812W02EA 2026-08-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026812W03EA 2026-08-12 1 daily KMT caucus whip Fu Kun-chi has missed 5 straight budget meetings 2026-08-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6d8e53f1-2b23-4c1c-ab58-da8d89f5de3c.jpg KMT caucus whip Fu Kun-chi has missed 5 straight budget meetings KMT caucus whip Fu Kun-chi has missed 5 straight budget meetings https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6d8e53f1-2b23-4c1c-ab58-da8d89f5de3c.jpg KMT caucus whip Fu Kun-chi has missed 5 straight budget meetings The government’s general budget was supposed to be approved at the end of last year， but now， eight months later， this year’s budget has yet to be approved. This explains why many， including Legislati https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026812W03EA 2026-08-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026812W04EA 2026-08-12 1 daily Cleaner finds bag stuffed with NT$1 million cash in HSR toilet 2026-08-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8f305d2f-f21c-424a-9893-9a57a12db766.jpg Cleaner finds bag stuffed with NT$1 million cash in HSR toilet Cleaner finds bag stuffed with NT$1 million cash in HSR toilet https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8f305d2f-f21c-424a-9893-9a57a12db766.jpg Cleaner finds bag stuffed with NT$1 million cash in HSR toilet Did you lose a bag with NT$1 million on the high speed rail? That was the question everyone was asking at the central standing committee meeting the DPP held in Kaohsiung on Wednesday. A bag full of c https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026812W04EA 2026-08-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026812W05EA 2026-08-12 1 daily Temple makes unprecedented change to ceremony due to drills 2026-08-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/825ed4c8-1fe9-4f83-8ce2-c9b3de665684.jpg Temple makes unprecedented change to ceremony due to drills Temple makes unprecedented change to ceremony due to drills https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/825ed4c8-1fe9-4f83-8ce2-c9b3de665684.jpg Temple makes unprecedented change to ceremony due to drills A temple in Keelung has been forced to make changes to a traditional Ghost Month ceremony due to Taiwan’s military exercises. This Thursday is the first day of the Seventh Month of the Chinese calenda https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026812W05EA 2026-08-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026812W06EA 2026-08-12 1 daily PX Mart gets clicks and comments for AI video depicting ghosts 2026-08-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1eeea33e-8396-486c-8c3b-08137f354e69.jpg PX Mart gets clicks and comments for AI video depicting ghosts PX Mart gets clicks and comments for AI video depicting ghosts https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1eeea33e-8396-486c-8c3b-08137f354e69.jpg PX Mart gets clicks and comments for AI video depicting ghosts AI videos of people? Nothing new. But AI videos of immortal spirits in a Ghost Month commercial for a supermarket chain? Well， for PX Mart it was an original concept that involved a team of real peopl https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026812W06EA 2026-08-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026812W07EA 2026-08-12 1 daily Driver in Changhua nearly hits goat crossing the road 2026-08-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/04591115-4877-4454-90b5-94fdc026eae2.jpg Driver in Changhua nearly hits goat crossing the road Driver in Changhua nearly hits goat crossing the road https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/04591115-4877-4454-90b5-94fdc026eae2.jpg Driver in Changhua nearly hits goat crossing the road A car salesperson was driving through Yongjing Township in Changhua County when a goat suddenly crossed the road， forcing her to slam on the brakes. She later posted online， saying the goat nearly cau https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026812W07EA 2026-08-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026812W09EA 2026-08-12 1 daily Sun Moon Lake is cultivating ride leaders to lead cycling tours 2026-08-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/51b51ead-4e7d-46d0-9949-dd91a9444afe.jpg Sun Moon Lake is cultivating ride leaders to lead cycling tours Sun Moon Lake is cultivating ride leaders to lead cycling tours https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/51b51ead-4e7d-46d0-9949-dd91a9444afe.jpg Sun Moon Lake is cultivating ride leaders to lead cycling tours Cycling around Sun Moon Lake in Central Taiwan is always a joy. Now， to enhance cyclists’ experience， the Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Administration is training ride leaders to act as tour guid https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026812W09EA 2026-08-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W01EA 2026-08-13 1 daily Taiwan puts wartime readiness to the test in urban resilience drill 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5e00080e-7488-4857-a0cd-1acdfae41ea8.jpg Taiwan puts wartime readiness to the test in urban resilience drill Taiwan puts wartime readiness to the test in urban resilience drill https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5e00080e-7488-4857-a0cd-1acdfae41ea8.jpg Taiwan puts wartime readiness to the test in urban resilience drill Taiwan is putting its emergency preparedness to the test. The 2026 Urban Resilience Exercises got underway in Northern Taiwan Thursday， simulating everything from the distribution of essential supplie https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W01EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W02EA 2026-08-13 1 daily Brother drills ceiling hole in bizarre escalation of 20-year feud 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f1cc6efe-27df-433a-abfb-4f4522e85186.jpg Brother drills ceiling hole in bizarre escalation of 20-year feud Brother drills ceiling hole in bizarre escalation of 20-year feud https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f1cc6efe-27df-433a-abfb-4f4522e85186.jpg Brother drills ceiling hole in bizarre escalation of 20-year feud A 20-year family feud that started because of a leaky ceiling has literally broken through the floor and escalated into a bizarre war between neighbors. The principal factions are led by two brothers https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W02EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W03EA 2026-08-13 1 daily MOFA minister Lin Chia-lung speaks to big group of youth ambassadors 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/26edd844-0697-49da-bc28-21c8f873edb9.jpg MOFA minister Lin Chia-lung speaks to big group of youth ambassadors MOFA minister Lin Chia-lung speaks to big group of youth ambassadors https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/26edd844-0697-49da-bc28-21c8f873edb9.jpg MOFA minister Lin Chia-lung speaks to big group of youth ambassadors Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung carved time out of his schedule to speak to a special group of young people， who are either in this year’s class of International Youth Ambassadors or part of the Taiwan https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W03EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W04EA 2026-08-13 1 daily Australian padawan steals lightsaber， embracing dark side 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/edb6d602-4c5c-4438-8bb2-ea01df3ed980.jpg Australian padawan steals lightsaber， embracing dark side Australian padawan steals lightsaber， embracing dark side https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/edb6d602-4c5c-4438-8bb2-ea01df3ed980.jpg Australian padawan steals lightsaber， embracing dark side Star Wars enthusiast Makoto Tsai has been making realistic-looking lightsabers for over two decades， but recently he met a Sith lord for the first time. Tsai had lent a friend in Australia a red light https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W04EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W05EA 2026-08-13 1 daily Man with 500 turtles pleads government to take som 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9cff712d-641e-4d90-b738-eee797ab34ae.jpg Man with 500 turtles pleads government to take som Man with 500 turtles pleads government to take som https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9cff712d-641e-4d90-b738-eee797ab34ae.jpg Man with 500 turtles pleads government to take som How many pets is too many pets? For a turtle owner in Yilan， the answer is more than 500. Mr. Lin has been breeding yellow pond turtles for years. He has a permit to keep them， as they are a Class I p https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W05EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W06EA 2026-08-13 1 daily Trash collector faces jail after taking discarded pots home 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7f68ef61-faf3-4bbc-bd43-03326c0b0d63.jpg Trash collector faces jail after taking discarded pots home Trash collector faces jail after taking discarded pots home https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7f68ef61-faf3-4bbc-bd43-03326c0b0d63.jpg Trash collector faces jail after taking discarded pots home One man’s trash can be another man’s prison sentence. A garbage collector in Taichung has been indicted for corruption， after taking discarded pots and pans home to use in the kitchen and to turn into https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W06EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W07EA 2026-08-13 1 daily People try pan-frying Hakka brown sugar cake 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/88d29644-5413-4899-8b9e-90e9003866f4.jpg People try pan-frying Hakka brown sugar cake People try pan-frying Hakka brown sugar cake https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/88d29644-5413-4899-8b9e-90e9003866f4.jpg People try pan-frying Hakka brown sugar cake Hakka brown sugar cake can be enjoyed at room temperature， but some people like eating it hot. Recently， another way of eating it has gotten popular: pan-frying it to make the outside crispy while kee https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W07EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W08EA 2026-08-13 1 daily Miaoli dessert shop offers enormous shaved ice 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/de73e4fe-9015-4547-b06e-431f96bc95cf.jpg Miaoli dessert shop offers enormous shaved ice Miaoli dessert shop offers enormous shaved ice https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/de73e4fe-9015-4547-b06e-431f96bc95cf.jpg Miaoli dessert shop offers enormous shaved ice A dessert shop in Miaoli’s Gongguan District is offering an enormous portion of shaved ice served in a huge bowl， complete with syrup and a whopping 16 toppings. The promotion has proven incredibly po https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W08EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W09EA 2026-08-13 1 daily Angry at speeding fines， man takes a grinder to a speed camera pole 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/62e62661-1eaa-4c80-9021-cb26d02be087.jpg Angry at speeding fines， man takes a grinder to a speed camera pole Angry at speeding fines， man takes a grinder to a speed camera pole https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/62e62661-1eaa-4c80-9021-cb26d02be087.jpg Angry at speeding fines， man takes a grinder to a speed camera pole A 60-year-old man surnamed Yang took a handheld grinder to a speed camera pole on a road in Hsinchu. Then， in a fit of rage， he hacked away at it in the dead of the night. He was allegedly afraid of b https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W09EA 2026-08-13