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/2026A08W05EA 2026-10-15 1 daily Police seeking owner after huskies cause traffic chaos in Kaohsiung 2026-10-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/bb71ff59-b7ef-4143-8d18-834e085e6372.jpg Police seeking owner after huskies cause traffic chaos in Kaohsiung Police seeking owner after huskies cause traffic chaos in Kaohsiung https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/bb71ff59-b7ef-4143-8d18-834e085e6372.jpg Police seeking owner after huskies cause traffic chaos in Kaohsiung A driver in Kaohsiung recently captured footage of four huskies weaving between traffic on a major road. When they reached an intersection， they suddenly swerved， forcing vehicles to hit the brakes to https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A08W05EA 2026-10-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A14W07EA 2026-10-14 1 daily Busy Puma Shen arrives late to Songshan Airport hearing 2026-10-14 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6175d047-b694-4dc1-928d-e1c16dc1eae8.jpg Busy Puma Shen arrives late to Songshan Airport hearing Busy Puma Shen arrives late to Songshan Airport hearing https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6175d047-b694-4dc1-928d-e1c16dc1eae8.jpg Busy Puma Shen arrives late to Songshan Airport hearing Taipei’s Mayor， Chiang Wan-an， recently proposed shutting down Songshan Airport to build an AI park in the city. KMT legislator， Hsu Chiao-hsin， scheduled a special hearing at the Legislative Yuan tod https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A14W07EA 2026-10-14 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A14W08EA 2026-10-14 1 daily Date set for Kaohsiung mayoral debate: Friday Oct. 30 at 8pm 2026-10-14 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/402d4b27-c84b-43a5-ad60-7a69865939b4.jpg Date set for Kaohsiung mayoral debate: Friday Oct. 30 at 8pm Date set for Kaohsiung mayoral debate: Friday Oct. 30 at 8pm https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/402d4b27-c84b-43a5-ad60-7a69865939b4.jpg Date set for Kaohsiung mayoral debate: Friday Oct. 30 at 8pm With just over a month to go until the local elections， the calendar is filling up with televised debates between the candidates. The first event will be a debate for the candidates for Kaohsiung’s ma https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A14W08EA 2026-10-14 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A14W09EA 2026-10-16 1 daily Next gen Covid vaccine has less side effects: NTU Hospital doctor 2026-10-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e1f6ec9a-e43d-477a-baef-fa4a6acfbad2.jpg Next gen Covid vaccine has less side effects: NTU Hospital doctor Next gen Covid vaccine has less side effects: NTU Hospital doctor https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e1f6ec9a-e43d-477a-baef-fa4a6acfbad2.jpg Next gen Covid vaccine has less side effects: NTU Hospital doctor Autumn and winter are the peak seasons for flu， Covid and other respiratory illnesses in Taiwan. The government has launched free flu and Covid shots for high risk groups but many people are hesitant https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A14W09EA 2026-10-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A15W01EA 2026-10-15 1 daily Designer-clad Taipei 101 chair sparks debate over professionalism 2026-10-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0bfc3663-e2cc-4b5f-8d6c-1eb804924bd7.jpg Designer-clad Taipei 101 chair sparks debate over professionalism Designer-clad Taipei 101 chair sparks debate over professionalism https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0bfc3663-e2cc-4b5f-8d6c-1eb804924bd7.jpg Designer-clad Taipei 101 chair sparks debate over professionalism Who would have thought that dressing well for a public appearance would garner backlash? Taipei 101’s Chairwoman， Janet Chia certainly didn’t. On Wednesday， <br>Chia paid a visit to the Legislative Yu https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A15W01EA 2026-10-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A15W02EA 2026-10-15 1 daily Rescuers find man missing since Tuesday in Pingtung mountains 2026-10-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b54b3638-c49e-4a9b-9565-fe691843e72e.jpg Rescuers find man missing since Tuesday in Pingtung mountains Rescuers find man missing since Tuesday in Pingtung mountains https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b54b3638-c49e-4a9b-9565-fe691843e72e.jpg Rescuers find man missing since Tuesday in Pingtung mountains A desperate search， and a NT$1 million reward. A 36-year-old company executive who vanished in the mountains of Pingtung on Tuesday， has finally been found. Mr. Shin was rescued from the bottom of a s https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A15W02EA 2026-10-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A15W03EA 2026-10-15 1 daily Changhua seniors fight sarcopenia with taekwondo 2026-10-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3acc5677-5c93-4037-bc0f-5aee7d91d5a4.jpg Changhua seniors fight sarcopenia with taekwondo Changhua seniors fight sarcopenia with taekwondo https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3acc5677-5c93-4037-bc0f-5aee7d91d5a4.jpg Changhua seniors fight sarcopenia with taekwondo A taekwondo coach regularly comes from a neighboring community to teach the 23 seniors at a care center in Changhua’s Shengang Township. He tailored a special program for these students aged between 7 https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A15W03EA 2026-10-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A15W05EA 2026-10-15 1 daily Doctors address treating drug addiction amid campaign controversy 2026-10-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/91956592-b428-4447-be00-ba2c7a2ae67d.jpg Doctors address treating drug addiction amid campaign controversy Doctors address treating drug addiction amid campaign controversy https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/91956592-b428-4447-be00-ba2c7a2ae67d.jpg Doctors address treating drug addiction amid campaign controversy Incumbent Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an has been targeting his opponent Puma Shen by attacking a drug policy he wrote 12 years ago. However， as argued， data show that prescribing drug users methadone and https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A15W05EA 2026-10-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A15W06EA 2026-10-15 1 daily Man jumps onto train tracks after pocket money fight with mother 2026-10-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7d20a343-a7bf-4142-9216-50ad4faa2c30.jpg Man jumps onto train tracks after pocket money fight with mother Man jumps onto train tracks after pocket money fight with mother https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7d20a343-a7bf-4142-9216-50ad4faa2c30.jpg Man jumps onto train tracks after pocket money fight with mother An alleged argument over pocket money ended up with a man jumping onto the tracks at Tainan Railway Station on Wednesday evening. The 20-year-old man leapt from the platform just as a train was approa https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A15W06EA 2026-10-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A15W07EA 2026-10-15 1 daily Pepper spray mishap sends 7 middle schoolers to hospital 2026-10-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/059554f8-1fa6-40e1-8448-c935942ce8f4.jpg Pepper spray mishap sends 7 middle schoolers to hospital Pepper spray mishap sends 7 middle schoolers to hospital https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/059554f8-1fa6-40e1-8448-c935942ce8f4.jpg Pepper spray mishap sends 7 middle schoolers to hospital A group of middle school students on Wednesday learned not to play with dangerous chemicals， after a mishap with a pepper spray that sent seven students to the hospital. The incident happened during r https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A15W07EA 2026-10-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A15W08EA 2026-10-15 1 daily CCP label Kevin Tsai as ‘two-faced’ ahead of mayoral elections 2026-10-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/122a080a-e06f-4b73-bd01-aff4dc40c779.jpg CCP label Kevin Tsai as ‘two-faced’ ahead of mayoral elections CCP label Kevin Tsai as ‘two-faced’ ahead of mayoral elections https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/122a080a-e06f-4b73-bd01-aff4dc40c779.jpg CCP label Kevin Tsai as ‘two-faced’ ahead of mayoral elections TV host， Kevin Tsai recently made a discrete appearance at Puma Shen’s campaign event. The move earned him criticism from China’s Taiwan Affairs Office， who said he was a two-faced person. Tsai promis https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A15W08EA 2026-10-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A15W09EA 2026-10-15 1 daily TSMC confirms talks with Musk over Texas fab 2026-10-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/19015d9e-678f-443c-941c-5bdd432a844d.jpg TSMC confirms talks with Musk over Texas fab TSMC confirms talks with Musk over Texas fab https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/19015d9e-678f-443c-941c-5bdd432a844d.jpg TSMC confirms talks with Musk over Texas fab TSMC delivered another stellar performance in the third quarter， with revenue up 50% year-on-year and earnings per share hitting a record NT$29.43. CEO C.C. Wei emphasized that surging AI demand has t https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A15W09EA 2026-10-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A16W01EA 2026-10-16 1 daily Surfing competition to draw top athletes to Taitung in November 2026-10-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8c321b32-9fbf-4649-9340-c5dd904e2d81.jpg Surfing competition to draw top athletes to Taitung in November Surfing competition to draw top athletes to Taitung in November https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8c321b32-9fbf-4649-9340-c5dd904e2d81.jpg Surfing competition to draw top athletes to Taitung in November The 2026 Taiwan Open of Surfing will make an action-packed return to Taitung next month. This year’s upgraded competition in Jinzun has a prize purse of NT$5 million， the highest ever for a surfing op https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A16W01EA 2026-10-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A16W02EA 2026-10-16 1 daily Lala Mountain designated Taiwan’s first ‘Urban Night Sky Place’ 2026-10-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/dedf630f-7292-488a-b3e3-a61efa856d4c.jpg Lala Mountain designated Taiwan’s first ‘Urban Night Sky Place’ Lala Mountain designated Taiwan’s first ‘Urban Night Sky Place’ https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/dedf630f-7292-488a-b3e3-a61efa856d4c.jpg Lala Mountain designated Taiwan’s first ‘Urban Night Sky Place’ Want to see a night sky full of stars? Head over to Lala Mountain in Taoyuan， which was recently designated an official Urban Night Sky Place. The hard-won honor involved retrofitting over 400 streetl https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A16W02EA 2026-10-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A16W03EA 2026-10-16 1 daily A new chapter begins for Tainan Railway Station 2026-10-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f2279992-1bbd-4200-b68f-7f372314c254.jpg A new chapter begins for Tainan Railway Station A new chapter begins for Tainan Railway Station https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f2279992-1bbd-4200-b68f-7f372314c254.jpg A new chapter begins for Tainan Railway Station Locals in Tainan are witnessing a historic moment! At 10:29 on Friday evening， the century-old Tainan Railway Station will bid farewell to its final train and become a historical landmark. The closing https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A16W03EA 2026-10-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A16W04EA 2026-10-16 1 daily Security guard takes advantage of new hire to steal NT$14.5 million 2026-10-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/00a4831c-a2e1-4d1e-bc35-5c10956d23c8.jpg Security guard takes advantage of new hire to steal NT$14.5 million Security guard takes advantage of new hire to steal NT$14.5 million https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/00a4831c-a2e1-4d1e-bc35-5c10956d23c8.jpg Security guard takes advantage of new hire to steal NT$14.5 million A security guard in a cash pickup run took advantage of a newly hired colleague to make off with millions in cash. The heist happened on Oct. 8 in Tainan. The security guard distracted his colleague a https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A16W04EA 2026-10-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A16W05EA 2026-10-16 1 daily Spanish drag couturier creates dazzling Taiwan-inspired designs 2026-10-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/99317b23-65fa-4a25-9c43-d06a0a8cdd04.jpg Spanish drag couturier creates dazzling Taiwan-inspired designs Spanish drag couturier creates dazzling Taiwan-inspired designs https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/99317b23-65fa-4a25-9c43-d06a0a8cdd04.jpg Spanish drag couturier creates dazzling Taiwan-inspired designs A self-taught drag costume designer from Spain is turning heads with his over-the-top creations， blending traditional Asian motifs and European flair into dazzling stage outfits. From flamenco dresses https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A16W05EA 2026-10-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A16W06EA 2026-10-16 1 daily Supporters flock to Shen’s final soapbox event at Linsen Park 2026-10-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ac3811be-cb6a-4a9d-a1e9-f11bd6103b11.jpg Supporters flock to Shen’s final soapbox event at Linsen Park Supporters flock to Shen’s final soapbox event at Linsen Park https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ac3811be-cb6a-4a9d-a1e9-f11bd6103b11.jpg Supporters flock to Shen’s final soapbox event at Linsen Park One key part of Puma Shen’s campaigning for Taipei mayor has been his soapbox events， where he addresses questions and complaints from citizens. The final event took place took place on Thursday eveni https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A16W06EA 2026-10-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A16W07EA 2026-10-16 1 daily Chiang and Shen buckle down in preparation for first debate 2026-10-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4804a4c7-c8b3-4f5d-af80-3f35fb67084a.jpg Chiang and Shen buckle down in preparation for first debate Chiang and Shen buckle down in preparation for first debate https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4804a4c7-c8b3-4f5d-af80-3f35fb67084a.jpg Chiang and Shen buckle down in preparation for first debate The much-awaited mayoral debate between Chiang Wan-an and Puma Shen will be held on the 31 of this month at noon. Eight media outlets including FTV News issued a joint statement inviting Puma Shen and https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A16W07EA 2026-10-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A16W08EA 2026-10-16 1 daily TPP and KMT pass bill to exempt more seniors from NHI premiums 2026-10-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/25370e2d-2974-4c4b-b8f2-8035d8be57a5.jpg TPP and KMT pass bill to exempt more seniors from NHI premiums TPP and KMT pass bill to exempt more seniors from NHI premiums https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/25370e2d-2974-4c4b-b8f2-8035d8be57a5.jpg TPP and KMT pass bill to exempt more seniors from NHI premiums With just weeks to the local elections， the KMT and TPP have passed a bill to exempt senior citizens from paying health insurance premiums. When it enters effect， people aged 65 and older whose income https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A16W08EA 2026-10-16