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/2026624W05EA 2026-06-24 1 daily 3 days of rain expected as Tropical Storm Mekkhla passes through region 2026-06-24 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/df5b9c94-fd61-43ea-a35a-d187de17ba8e.jpg 3 days of rain expected as Tropical Storm Mekkhla passes through region 3 days of rain expected as Tropical Storm Mekkhla passes through region https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/df5b9c94-fd61-43ea-a35a-d187de17ba8e.jpg 3 days of rain expected as Tropical Storm Mekkhla passes through region Although Typhoon Mekkhala has weakened into a tropical storm and won’t make landfall in Taiwan， it is expected to bring at least three days of rain as it moves toward Japan， starting on Thursday. This https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026624W05EA 2026-06-24 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026624W07EA 2026-06-25 1 daily Local developer donates 109-ping plot to high school 2026-06-25 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7d3a3692-60c3-4de7-9adc-414ff6327cb9.jpg Local developer donates 109-ping plot to high school Local developer donates 109-ping plot to high school https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7d3a3692-60c3-4de7-9adc-414ff6327cb9.jpg Local developer donates 109-ping plot to high school This may be the greatest graduation gift ever given. The National Da-Hu Agricultural and Industrial Vocational High School has been a mainstay of the community for 100 years， cultivating countless you https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026624W07EA 2026-06-25 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026625W01EA 2026-06-25 1 daily Man painstakingly rearranges parked scooters， to neighbors’ annoyance 2026-06-25 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e22a2bd3-d470-4955-a775-dc6226bb8457.jpg Man painstakingly rearranges parked scooters， to neighbors’ annoyance Man painstakingly rearranges parked scooters， to neighbors’ annoyance https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e22a2bd3-d470-4955-a775-dc6226bb8457.jpg Man painstakingly rearranges parked scooters， to neighbors’ annoyance A man living on Huaide Street in New Taipei’s Banqiao District has been a neighborhood nuisance for more than seven years. Whenever he sees scooters parked on the street， even within designated lines， https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026625W01EA 2026-06-25 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026625W02EA 2026-06-25 1 daily Hualien residents evacuated from rural townships， with heavy rains risking flooding 2026-06-25 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/32873457-052d-4885-bb13-406cbbae5457.jpg Hualien residents evacuated from rural townships， with heavy rains risking flooding Hualien residents evacuated from rural townships， with heavy rains risking flooding https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/32873457-052d-4885-bb13-406cbbae5457.jpg Hualien residents evacuated from rural townships， with heavy rains risking flooding The Central Weather Administration issued heavy rain and extremely heavy rain warnings for 18 counties and cities across Taiwan at noon June 25， as the outer circulation of Severe Tropical Storm Mekkh https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026625W02EA 2026-06-25 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026625W03EA 2026-06-25 1 daily Nvidia CEO: The era of AI that thinks and acts on its own has arrived 2026-06-25 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/30c33d66-2195-43f8-98d1-1334d8eca1f6.jpg Nvidia CEO: The era of AI that thinks and acts on its own has arrived Nvidia CEO: The era of AI that thinks and acts on its own has arrived https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/30c33d66-2195-43f8-98d1-1334d8eca1f6.jpg Nvidia CEO: The era of AI that thinks and acts on its own has arrived US tech giant Nvidia held its shareholders meeting， where CEO Jensen Huang declared that the era of agentic AI has arrived. Unlike traditional AI software that simply responds to prompts like a basic https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026625W03EA 2026-06-25 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026625W04EA 2026-06-25 1 daily Vice President Hsiao says she will never allow China to define Taiwan’s identity 2026-06-25 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/09572216-a7e2-43f7-a681-2ab8b38f0bcd.jpg Vice President Hsiao says she will never allow China to define Taiwan’s identity Vice President Hsiao says she will never allow China to define Taiwan’s identity https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/09572216-a7e2-43f7-a681-2ab8b38f0bcd.jpg Vice President Hsiao says she will never allow China to define Taiwan’s identity Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim recently gave an interview to Jan Jakielek， host of The Epoch Times podcast “American Thought Leaders.” She addressed China’s claim that she is a die-hard pro-independence https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026625W04EA 2026-06-25 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026625W05EA 2026-06-25 1 daily Taiwan Railway’s longest branch line reopens ahead of schedule 2026-06-25 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1cf87f8c-27bc-49a7-baf8-bc8adedfb800.jpg Taiwan Railway’s longest branch line reopens ahead of schedule Taiwan Railway’s longest branch line reopens ahead of schedule https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1cf87f8c-27bc-49a7-baf8-bc8adedfb800.jpg Taiwan Railway’s longest branch line reopens ahead of schedule After closing in 2021 for repairs after a landslide， Taiwan Railway’s Jiji Line has reopened more than two months ahead of schedule. On Thursday morning， an opening ceremony was held， attended by Taiw https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026625W05EA 2026-06-25 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026625W06EA 2026-06-25 1 daily Goshawk spotted cartwheeling to capture upside-down bat 2026-06-25 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/904a7147-7188-42c5-a880-da47d761e8e5.jpg Goshawk spotted cartwheeling to capture upside-down bat Goshawk spotted cartwheeling to capture upside-down bat https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/904a7147-7188-42c5-a880-da47d761e8e5.jpg Goshawk spotted cartwheeling to capture upside-down bat It’s the middle of breeding season for the Taiwan leaf-nosed bat， when hundreds nurse their pups inside the Four Faced Buddha Temple in Changhua City. A crested goshawk was recently spotted entering t https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026625W06EA 2026-06-25 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026625W07EA 2026-06-25 1 daily Man disrupts Taichung neighborhood with whistle， roundhouse kicks in street 2026-06-25 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/89e4a116-4e83-4659-9bb6-221752a2f31a.jpg Man disrupts Taichung neighborhood with whistle， roundhouse kicks in street Man disrupts Taichung neighborhood with whistle， roundhouse kicks in street https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/89e4a116-4e83-4659-9bb6-221752a2f31a.jpg Man disrupts Taichung neighborhood with whistle， roundhouse kicks in street A man in Taichung recently chose a busy road in South District as his personal dojo， forcing vehicles to avoid him as he practiced roundhouse kicks in the middle of the street. Nearby residents said h https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026625W07EA 2026-06-25 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026625W08EA 2026-06-25 1 daily Taoyuan art festival exhibitions connect people with nature 2026-06-25 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5b661b78-2925-4e83-9cbb-d985f8d9ffae.jpg Taoyuan art festival exhibitions connect people with nature Taoyuan art festival exhibitions connect people with nature https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5b661b78-2925-4e83-9cbb-d985f8d9ffae.jpg Taoyuan art festival exhibitions connect people with nature This year’s Taoyuan Land Art Festival to begin on July 4 is to feature over 70 artworks from Taiwan and abroad. There will be three pieces on display at Guanyin Beach， including a 5-meter-tall humanoi https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026625W08EA 2026-06-25 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026625W09EA 2026-06-25 1 daily Tainan maintenance hole covers replicate historic religious murals 2026-06-25 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1777105f-c122-48d0-b60f-c1d95987d6e9.jpg Tainan maintenance hole covers replicate historic religious murals Tainan maintenance hole covers replicate historic religious murals https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1777105f-c122-48d0-b60f-c1d95987d6e9.jpg Tainan maintenance hole covers replicate historic religious murals In Tainan， the beauty of history lies not just in architecture and artwork， but on the ground too. The city government has made maintenance hole covers replicating the treasured murals of the 12 flowe https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026625W09EA 2026-06-25 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W0AEA 2026-06-26 1 daily Taipei luxury apartments shrink as credit and space tightens 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4ef844be-7ded-44c1-9ff3-99d474139d0e.jpg Taipei luxury apartments shrink as credit and space tightens Taipei luxury apartments shrink as credit and space tightens https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4ef844be-7ded-44c1-9ff3-99d474139d0e.jpg Taipei luxury apartments shrink as credit and space tightens Luxury homes in Taipei are getting smaller. The days of buying properties over 100 ping are fading， as high-end buyers shift toward more compact units. In one major development in Zhongzheng District， https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W0AEA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W01EA 2026-06-26 1 daily Five cutting-edge inventions win ITRI Elite Awards 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4a40407b-35c6-4145-8277-1fbb1f881482.jpg Five cutting-edge inventions win ITRI Elite Awards Five cutting-edge inventions win ITRI Elite Awards https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4a40407b-35c6-4145-8277-1fbb1f881482.jpg Five cutting-edge inventions win ITRI Elite Awards The Industrial Technology Research Institute， or ITRI， unveiled the winners of its prestigious Elite Awards on Thursday， with three top awards offered to outstanding research projects and two for inve https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W01EA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W02EA 2026-06-26 1 daily Hsinchu mayors slammed for late decision to suspend work and classes 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/32d80166-7a5b-4e64-8963-be573a0f610e.jpg Hsinchu mayors slammed for late decision to suspend work and classes Hsinchu mayors slammed for late decision to suspend work and classes https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/32d80166-7a5b-4e64-8963-be573a0f610e.jpg Hsinchu mayors slammed for late decision to suspend work and classes Residents in Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County are furious at their mayors for only announcing the suspension of work and classes around noon， when the heavy downpours had already caused severe flooding https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W02EA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W03EA 2026-06-26 1 daily Taipei City Government slammed for holding kids’ track meet in downpour 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/d416b58d-cba5-4958-8453-f1d75674199c.jpg Taipei City Government slammed for holding kids’ track meet in downpour Taipei City Government slammed for holding kids’ track meet in downpour https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/d416b58d-cba5-4958-8453-f1d75674199c.jpg Taipei City Government slammed for holding kids’ track meet in downpour Heavy rainstorms hit Neihu District in Taipei City early Thursday morning， causing widespread flooding. However， a track-and-field tournament organized by the Taipei City Government Education Departme https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W03EA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W04EA 2026-06-26 1 daily Taiwanese researchers play major role in Japanese space mission 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c186b95a-0c62-4953-9674-17bc351395d0.jpg Taiwanese researchers play major role in Japanese space mission Taiwanese researchers play major role in Japanese space mission https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c186b95a-0c62-4953-9674-17bc351395d0.jpg Taiwanese researchers play major role in Japanese space mission Taiwanese developed software has successfully been launched into space. A Japan-led mission in collaboration with researchers from Taiwan’s National Chung Hsing University and National Tsing Hua Unive https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W04EA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W05EA 2026-06-26 1 daily Offices and schools shut down across Taiwan amid heavy rain 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3609aa5d-10b0-4eca-ad8e-626420e1ef37.jpg Offices and schools shut down across Taiwan amid heavy rain Offices and schools shut down across Taiwan amid heavy rain https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3609aa5d-10b0-4eca-ad8e-626420e1ef37.jpg Offices and schools shut down across Taiwan amid heavy rain Heavy rains plummeted all of Taiwan on Friday under the influence of a tropical storm， a weather front and southwesterly winds. Taoyuan， Hsinchu， and southern Taiwan were particularly hard hit， with m https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W05EA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W06EA 2026-06-26 1 daily New York Yankees sign 18-yo pitcher Lai Chien-fan 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0dd751c3-f96e-4905-bc2c-496605a0d801.jpg New York Yankees sign 18-yo pitcher Lai Chien-fan New York Yankees sign 18-yo pitcher Lai Chien-fan https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0dd751c3-f96e-4905-bc2c-496605a0d801.jpg New York Yankees sign 18-yo pitcher Lai Chien-fan An 18-year-old has been signed to the New York Yankees. After 16 years， Lai Chien-fan has become the third Taiwanese player to join the Yankees， after Wang Chien-ming in 2000 and Kuo Fu-lin in 2009. L https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W06EA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W08EA 2026-06-26 1 daily Nigerian child flies to Taiwan for life-changing surgery 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a85fc3a2-f2d2-4c15-808f-eb1611543777.jpg Nigerian child flies to Taiwan for life-changing surgery Nigerian child flies to Taiwan for life-changing surgery https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a85fc3a2-f2d2-4c15-808f-eb1611543777.jpg Nigerian child flies to Taiwan for life-changing surgery A seven-year-old girl from Nigeria named Miracle， born with a rare condition that left her dependent on a colostomy， underwent life-changing reconstructive surgery in Taiwan. Miracle’s mother sold her https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W08EA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W09EA 2026-06-26 1 daily Taiwan’s Irwin mangoes fly off French shelves 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/602b9599-f336-40d4-b555-843cd1bb9f13.jpg Taiwan’s Irwin mangoes fly off French shelves Taiwan’s Irwin mangoes fly off French shelves https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/602b9599-f336-40d4-b555-843cd1bb9f13.jpg Taiwan’s Irwin mangoes fly off French shelves Taiwan’s Irwin mangoes were sold in France for the first time this year， offered at high-end supermarkets for over NT$2，000 per kilogram. Despite the high price， the first shipment sold out within two https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W09EA 2026-06-26