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/2026708W0AEA 2026-07-08 1 daily Banks open doors， insurers offer heat protection to combat extreme temperatures 2026-07-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/587c932e-f891-44e8-ab22-b03f274157a5.jpg Banks open doors， insurers offer heat protection to combat extreme temperatures Banks open doors， insurers offer heat protection to combat extreme temperatures https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/587c932e-f891-44e8-ab22-b03f274157a5.jpg Banks open doors， insurers offer heat protection to combat extreme temperatures As summers get hotter by the year， more businesses are opening their doors to offer relief from the heat. Last year， convenience stores began telling people they could come in to cool off， and this ye https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026708W0AEA 2026-07-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026708W0BEA 2026-07-08 1 daily Many renters face hardships as housing policies are not always effective 2026-07-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9b19ab2e-b045-4849-a29b-b6ed74cb1493.jpg Many renters face hardships as housing policies are not always effective Many renters face hardships as housing policies are not always effective https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9b19ab2e-b045-4849-a29b-b6ed74cb1493.jpg Many renters face hardships as housing policies are not always effective In Taiwan， there’s a large underground rental market. Many landlords do not officially report their rental income to the tax office to avoid paying higher taxes. With housing prices and rents both soa https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026708W0BEA 2026-07-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026708W01EA 2026-07-08 1 daily Sports lottery rep who criticized Olympian apologizes after backlash 2026-07-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/087cb4dc-410a-4421-a56b-5ce9ba0d6c63.jpg Sports lottery rep who criticized Olympian apologizes after backlash Sports lottery rep who criticized Olympian apologizes after backlash https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/087cb4dc-410a-4421-a56b-5ce9ba0d6c63.jpg Sports lottery rep who criticized Olympian apologizes after backlash The altercation between the head of a sports lottery association and the Ministry of Sports has come to an end. In a recent social media post， Ho Yu-chi criticized the leadership of Sports Minister L https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026708W01EA 2026-07-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026708W02EA 2026-07-08 1 daily 72-year-old woman alive after crash sets leaky scooter on fire 2026-07-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/74bd4adc-66dd-4b1d-adf5-13d099f7985c.jpg 72-year-old woman alive after crash sets leaky scooter on fire 72-year-old woman alive after crash sets leaky scooter on fire https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/74bd4adc-66dd-4b1d-adf5-13d099f7985c.jpg 72-year-old woman alive after crash sets leaky scooter on fire It was nothing short of a miracle when a 72-year-old scooter driver made a narrow escape from a traffic accident in New Taipei on Tuesday morning. The scooter crashed into a big truck that was making https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026708W02EA 2026-07-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026708W03EA 2026-07-08 1 daily ITRI develops AI-powered precision fish feeding software 2026-07-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f0db6c90-419c-4bd0-b5a8-f0ebfdfbc4c5.jpg ITRI develops AI-powered precision fish feeding software ITRI develops AI-powered precision fish feeding software https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f0db6c90-419c-4bd0-b5a8-f0ebfdfbc4c5.jpg ITRI develops AI-powered precision fish feeding software Raising fish in aquaculture isn’t as simple as just feeding them. Giving too much feed doesn’t just incur waste， it also pollutes the water. Luckily， the Industrial Technology Research Institute， or I https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026708W03EA 2026-07-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026708W04EA 2026-07-08 1 daily Leisure farm， beekeeper keep their animals safe before Typhoon Bavi 2026-07-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2c731a26-8206-49aa-8741-3a4dd7b04eb5.jpg Leisure farm， beekeeper keep their animals safe before Typhoon Bavi Leisure farm， beekeeper keep their animals safe before Typhoon Bavi https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2c731a26-8206-49aa-8741-3a4dd7b04eb5.jpg Leisure farm， beekeeper keep their animals safe before Typhoon Bavi Typhoon Bavi is gaining power on its approach to Taiwan， as it slows down and expands. Bavi is expected to be closest to Taiwan on Friday and Saturday， and the Central Weather Administration now says https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026708W04EA 2026-07-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026708W05EA 2026-07-08 1 daily Experts and officials from16 countries attend International Ocean Forum 2026-07-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/fdce3ce5-ef5e-4612-916c-f3f73c842f18.jpg Experts and officials from16 countries attend International Ocean Forum Experts and officials from16 countries attend International Ocean Forum https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/fdce3ce5-ef5e-4612-916c-f3f73c842f18.jpg Experts and officials from16 countries attend International Ocean Forum Top officials and think tank experts from 16 countries gathered in Taipei on Wednesday for the opening of this year’s edition of the Taiwan International Ocean Forum. This year， the event will focus o https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026708W05EA 2026-07-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026708W06EA 2026-07-08 1 daily Massive sinkhole causes gas leak Taipei’s busy Dunhua North Road 2026-07-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e9082090-2aa8-47d4-bc33-906e0817ea9a.jpg Massive sinkhole causes gas leak Taipei’s busy Dunhua North Road Massive sinkhole causes gas leak Taipei’s busy Dunhua North Road https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e9082090-2aa8-47d4-bc33-906e0817ea9a.jpg Massive sinkhole causes gas leak Taipei’s busy Dunhua North Road Another massive sinkhole has destroyed a road in downtown Taipei. At around 11:00 on Wednesday morning， an alley along Dunhua North Road in Songshan District caved in， leaving a 4-by-2-meter gap with https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026708W06EA 2026-07-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026708W09EA 2026-07-08 1 daily Hsinchu borough has highest average household income in Taiwan 2026-07-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6cca94c5-30e3-4961-9fa5-a2b723e9d6fe.jpg Hsinchu borough has highest average household income in Taiwan Hsinchu borough has highest average household income in Taiwan https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6cca94c5-30e3-4961-9fa5-a2b723e9d6fe.jpg Hsinchu borough has highest average household income in Taiwan The Ministry of Finance has published the latest statistics on income taxes for the year 2024. According to the document， the richest neighborhood in Taiwan is once again in Hsinchu’s East District. H https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026708W09EA 2026-07-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026709W0AEA 2026-07-09 1 daily Hualien Bus Station adopts cat that stole its snacks 2026-07-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e3d93df3-172b-4c7d-ba15-20a178f183fb.jpg Hualien Bus Station adopts cat that stole its snacks Hualien Bus Station adopts cat that stole its snacks https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e3d93df3-172b-4c7d-ba15-20a178f183fb.jpg Hualien Bus Station adopts cat that stole its snacks Last June， an orange tabby stole four bags of dried fish strips from Hualien Bus Station. Rather than having the cat taken away， the station adopted him， naming him Egg Tart. Egg Tart now calls the st https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026709W0AEA 2026-07-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026709W0BEA 2026-07-09 1 daily Professional smellers test odors to hold businesses accountable 2026-07-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/26b76586-42b5-4dd7-8fb4-c30362a60abd.jpg Professional smellers test odors to hold businesses accountable Professional smellers test odors to hold businesses accountable https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/26b76586-42b5-4dd7-8fb4-c30362a60abd.jpg Professional smellers test odors to hold businesses accountable Residents frequently complain about the stench of a famous stinky tofu restaurant from Hualien. This is not the only strong odor in the area that people have reported， with other restaurants， manufact https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026709W0BEA 2026-07-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026709W01EA 2026-07-09 1 daily Chimei Museum staff tie down hippo to prevent typhoon escape 2026-07-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/735dd409-0ef6-46d7-abae-b1657b885b61.jpg Chimei Museum staff tie down hippo to prevent typhoon escape Chimei Museum staff tie down hippo to prevent typhoon escape https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/735dd409-0ef6-46d7-abae-b1657b885b61.jpg Chimei Museum staff tie down hippo to prevent typhoon escape Staff at Tainan’s Chimei Museum are taking no chances of another hippo escape， as Typhoon Bavi approaches Taiwan. We don’t mean a real hippo， of course， but their now-famous hippo sculpture， which mad https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026709W01EA 2026-07-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026709W02EA 2026-07-09 1 daily June inflation hits 17-month high as CPI rises 2.6% from 2026 2026-07-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/879f7e1a-3f2e-4d7e-bfd6-80eb85fc898a.jpg June inflation hits 17-month high as CPI rises 2.6% from 2026 June inflation hits 17-month high as CPI rises 2.6% from 2026 https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/879f7e1a-3f2e-4d7e-bfd6-80eb85fc898a.jpg June inflation hits 17-month high as CPI rises 2.6% from 2026 June’s inflation has hit a 17-month high. Prices rose 2.6% from a year ago， staying above the government’s warning threshold for a second straight month. At the same time， the New Taiwan dollar has we https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026709W02EA 2026-07-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026709W03EA 2026-07-09 1 daily President invites DPP mayoral candidates to hospital groundbreaking ceremony 2026-07-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1031406f-a0bc-462e-b538-9af72dcf0801.jpg President invites DPP mayoral candidates to hospital groundbreaking ceremony President invites DPP mayoral candidates to hospital groundbreaking ceremony https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1031406f-a0bc-462e-b538-9af72dcf0801.jpg President invites DPP mayoral candidates to hospital groundbreaking ceremony President Lai Ching-te on Thursday attended the groundbreaking ceremony for a new building at National Taiwan University Hospital’s Jinshan Branch in New Taipei’s north coast. Once completed， the new https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026709W03EA 2026-07-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026709W04EA 2026-07-09 1 daily CWA issues sea warning for biggest typhoon in 25 years 2026-07-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/edc249ca-195e-44a1-969f-3f08cc9213df.jpg CWA issues sea warning for biggest typhoon in 25 years CWA issues sea warning for biggest typhoon in 25 years https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/edc249ca-195e-44a1-969f-3f08cc9213df.jpg CWA issues sea warning for biggest typhoon in 25 years The biggest typhoon in 25 years is approaching Taiwan. The Central Weather Administration issued a sea warning for Typhoon Bavi at 2:30 in the afternoon. The area includes waters off the northeast and https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026709W04EA 2026-07-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026709W05EA 2026-07-09 1 daily Construction workers catch windfall removing banners before typhoon hits 2026-07-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4b62cdbc-3d21-4a5c-a65b-29da5df3174b.jpg Construction workers catch windfall removing banners before typhoon hits Construction workers catch windfall removing banners before typhoon hits https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4b62cdbc-3d21-4a5c-a65b-29da5df3174b.jpg Construction workers catch windfall removing banners before typhoon hits Typhoon Bavi is coming， and preparation is key. For businesses， it means that it’s time to remove added-on structures that could be hazardous， such as ad banners and signboards. In the past few days， https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026709W05EA 2026-07-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026709W06EA 2026-07-09 1 daily Clear skies before typhoon let people see the Philippines 2026-07-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/beec6114-c8dd-4e63-a612-ba23cb69bc9e.jpg Clear skies before typhoon let people see the Philippines Clear skies before typhoon let people see the Philippines https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/beec6114-c8dd-4e63-a612-ba23cb69bc9e.jpg Clear skies before typhoon let people see the Philippines And although a typhoon is on the way， the sky was clearer than ever in many parts of Taiwan， especially on the east coast. Visibility was so good that you could spot Green Island and Orchid Island fro https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026709W06EA 2026-07-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026709W07EA 2026-07-09 1 daily Londoner becomes traditional Chinese medicine practitioner 2026-07-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/74b27084-96f2-4df6-b7d8-4cba77e167b0.jpg Londoner becomes traditional Chinese medicine practitioner Londoner becomes traditional Chinese medicine practitioner https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/74b27084-96f2-4df6-b7d8-4cba77e167b0.jpg Londoner becomes traditional Chinese medicine practitioner Sean Dyer from London has become something of a local celebrity in Kaohsiung， for working at a traditional Chinese medicine clinic. He initially moved to Taiwan after falling in love and getting marri https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026709W07EA 2026-07-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026709W08EA 2026-07-09 1 daily Kinmen to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Kinmen Marathon 2026-07-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c5e1ccc6-5f89-4006-a827-b6ab3abd9e49.jpg Kinmen to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Kinmen Marathon Kinmen to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Kinmen Marathon https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c5e1ccc6-5f89-4006-a827-b6ab3abd9e49.jpg Kinmen to celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Kinmen Marathon The Kinmen Marathon will hold its 20th anniversary on January 16 next year. The Kinmen county government has announced various activities， including a nostalgia exhibition area and upgraded Kaoliang l https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026709W08EA 2026-07-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026709W09EA 2026-07-09 1 daily Diving captain saves two sea turtles entangled in fishing net 2026-07-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/40699fd5-5016-4acc-957c-6ec827975aec.jpg Diving captain saves two sea turtles entangled in fishing net Diving captain saves two sea turtles entangled in fishing net https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/40699fd5-5016-4acc-957c-6ec827975aec.jpg Diving captain saves two sea turtles entangled in fishing net Touching sea turtles while snorkeling or diving is subject to a NT$300，000 fine， but this doesn’t apply when saving them. A snorkeling guide in Penghu recently encountered two sea turtles trapped in f https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026709W09EA 2026-07-09