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/2026917W03EA 2026-09-28 1 daily Farmer breeds peanut variety that stays fresh for almost a year 2026-09-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/87058e71-d74c-43d4-8730-57cfa9e501db.jpg Farmer breeds peanut variety that stays fresh for almost a year Farmer breeds peanut variety that stays fresh for almost a year https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/87058e71-d74c-43d4-8730-57cfa9e501db.jpg Farmer breeds peanut variety that stays fresh for almost a year Peanuts are both nutritious and a very common snack. However， ordinary ones can’t be stored for very long or else they go rancid. Now， a young farmer from Citong Township in Yunlin has successfully cu https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026917W03EA 2026-09-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026923W08EA 2026-09-28 1 daily Yilan business wins five international awards for ‘smart’ insole invention 2026-09-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8943cb17-1908-47a1-9ff5-7105ea1ac23b.jpg Yilan business wins five international awards for ‘smart’ insole invention Yilan business wins five international awards for ‘smart’ insole invention https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8943cb17-1908-47a1-9ff5-7105ea1ac23b.jpg Yilan business wins five international awards for ‘smart’ insole invention A local Yilan business has designed a unique insole that not only makes shoes more comfortable， but has also performed spectacularly at international invention competitions， winning a total of five go https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026923W08EA 2026-09-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026925W0BEA 2026-09-28 1 daily Candidates begin deploying their cute kids to gain votes 2026-09-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0c28b5c1-40e9-4d03-add0-f14b5859cd3f.jpg Candidates begin deploying their cute kids to gain votes Candidates begin deploying their cute kids to gain votes https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0c28b5c1-40e9-4d03-add0-f14b5859cd3f.jpg Candidates begin deploying their cute kids to gain votes The nine-in-one local elections are fiercely competitive. Candidates pull out all the stops and employ adorable campaign assistants. Kaohsiung City Councilor candidate， Chang Yi-li， did exactly this w https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026925W0BEA 2026-09-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026925W01EA 2026-09-28 1 daily Expert debunks late luggage check-in， quick pickup theory 2026-09-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e23c5051-562a-49ad-95e8-c0c536bbd1d1.jpg Expert debunks late luggage check-in， quick pickup theory Expert debunks late luggage check-in， quick pickup theory https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e23c5051-562a-49ad-95e8-c0c536bbd1d1.jpg Expert debunks late luggage check-in， quick pickup theory One of the most agonizing parts of international travel is standing in front of the luggage carousel after arrival， waiting for your bags to arrive. A rumor online says that the earlier you check your https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026925W01EA 2026-09-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026928W01EA 2026-09-28 1 daily Key drone hub in Chiayi’s Minxiong begins operations 2026-09-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0387dba9-7b57-4160-b7e4-39972c7255b6.jpg Key drone hub in Chiayi’s Minxiong begins operations Key drone hub in Chiayi’s Minxiong begins operations https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0387dba9-7b57-4160-b7e4-39972c7255b6.jpg Key drone hub in Chiayi’s Minxiong begins operations In a step forward for Taiwan’s nascent drone industry， a section of the Minxiong Aerospace and UAV Industrial Park formally began operations on Monday following three years of construction. President https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026928W01EA 2026-09-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026928W02EA 2026-09-28 1 daily High jumper Fu Chao-hsuan makes history with 2.25m leap 2026-09-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e35be526-90a9-4819-af17-1edd1a1451ad.jpg High jumper Fu Chao-hsuan makes history with 2.25m leap High jumper Fu Chao-hsuan makes history with 2.25m leap https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e35be526-90a9-4819-af17-1edd1a1451ad.jpg High jumper Fu Chao-hsuan makes history with 2.25m leap Fu Chao-hsuan， a 23-year-old Taiwanese high jumper， has won gold at the Asian Games in Nagoya. It was a leap 2.25 meters high that will make it into the history books. It wasn’t only the first time fo https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026928W02EA 2026-09-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026928W03EA 2026-09-28 1 daily Elevator with 7 occupants plunges down 3 floors in Keelung high rise 2026-09-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/574ddf25-e188-4c23-81a2-baa8f6759c41.jpg Elevator with 7 occupants plunges down 3 floors in Keelung high rise Elevator with 7 occupants plunges down 3 floors in Keelung high rise https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/574ddf25-e188-4c23-81a2-baa8f6759c41.jpg Elevator with 7 occupants plunges down 3 floors in Keelung high rise A terrifying elevator accident trapped a family of seven inside a building in Keelung on Sunday afternoon. The family was riding up to the 26th floor of a hotel when the elevator suddenly plunged down https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026928W03EA 2026-09-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026928W04EA 2026-09-28 1 daily EXO’s Baekhyun drives fans wild with perfect Mandarin JJ Lin duet 2026-09-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/408c9cc7-e85d-4b20-9add-6bfbe081bba7.jpg EXO’s Baekhyun drives fans wild with perfect Mandarin JJ Lin duet EXO’s Baekhyun drives fans wild with perfect Mandarin JJ Lin duet https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/408c9cc7-e85d-4b20-9add-6bfbe081bba7.jpg EXO’s Baekhyun drives fans wild with perfect Mandarin JJ Lin duet EXO’s Baekhyun had fans screaming in Taipei， as the K-pop star showed off his impressive Mandarin in a surprise duet with JJ Lin， a Singaporean singer who rose to fame back in the 2000s. And that was https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026928W04EA 2026-09-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026928W05EA 2026-09-28 1 daily Passenger finds 3-day-old corpse riding bus in Xindian 2026-09-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/d3230f8f-a183-4d21-a5c3-f6e1c6ce3527.jpg Passenger finds 3-day-old corpse riding bus in Xindian Passenger finds 3-day-old corpse riding bus in Xindian https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/d3230f8f-a183-4d21-a5c3-f6e1c6ce3527.jpg Passenger finds 3-day-old corpse riding bus in Xindian Imagine hopping on a bus in the early morning， only to find a 3-day-old dead body curled up on a seat. That’s a scene that happened on a bus in New Taipei’s Xindian District on Sunday. It turns out， t https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026928W05EA 2026-09-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026928W07EA 2026-09-28 1 daily ITRI is spawning new tech that reduces labor for mushroom farmers 2026-09-28 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6d9461e2-a106-4cb0-aa69-1c3a8f37663c.jpg ITRI is spawning new tech that reduces labor for mushroom farmers ITRI is spawning new tech that reduces labor for mushroom farmers https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6d9461e2-a106-4cb0-aa69-1c3a8f37663c.jpg ITRI is spawning new tech that reduces labor for mushroom farmers Growing traditional log-cultivated shitake mushrooms in Taiwan once took up a lot of labor and time. Farmers would have to drill holes in a log， one by one， and inoculate mushroom spawn. Now the Indus https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026928W07EA 2026-09-28 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W0AEA 2026-09-29 1 daily KMT and TPP vote to reject all nominees to lead Control Yuan 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ff54da8d-068a-424f-be29-e23c97f5110d.jpg KMT and TPP vote to reject all nominees to lead Control Yuan KMT and TPP vote to reject all nominees to lead Control Yuan https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ff54da8d-068a-424f-be29-e23c97f5110d.jpg KMT and TPP vote to reject all nominees to lead Control Yuan The new legislative session kicked off on Tuesday， and already it’s off to a turbulent start. The legislature was set to vote on the nominees put forward by the Presidential Office to lead the Control https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W0AEA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W0BEA 2026-09-29 1 daily Ex-inmate makes new life selling grandmother’s rice soup 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a63a8c5f-f134-40ff-9856-d0a943d64dd0.jpg Ex-inmate makes new life selling grandmother’s rice soup Ex-inmate makes new life selling grandmother’s rice soup https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a63a8c5f-f134-40ff-9856-d0a943d64dd0.jpg Ex-inmate makes new life selling grandmother’s rice soup A food stand from Yunlin is bringing the old-fashioned taste of Donggang all around Taiwan. Behind the stand’s bowl of rice soup is an inspiring story of second chances. The owner went to prison young https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W0BEA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W01EA 2026-09-29 1 daily Father arrested after taking daughter out on humiliation parade in Sanchong 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e2c572ff-f42d-4316-8b0a-ec7ea99706de.jpg Father arrested after taking daughter out on humiliation parade in Sanchong Father arrested after taking daughter out on humiliation parade in Sanchong https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e2c572ff-f42d-4316-8b0a-ec7ea99706de.jpg Father arrested after taking daughter out on humiliation parade in Sanchong A girl in Sanchong was being publicly humiliated by her father until a brave bystander stepped in on Sunday afternoon in New Taipei’s Sanchong District. The disturbing incident involved the girl weari https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W01EA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W02EA 2026-09-29 1 daily Thrill-seeking men set off big fireworks in parking lot 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f8214b15-d91b-4a0a-8d0d-58e2e63112aa.jpg Thrill-seeking men set off big fireworks in parking lot Thrill-seeking men set off big fireworks in parking lot https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f8214b15-d91b-4a0a-8d0d-58e2e63112aa.jpg Thrill-seeking men set off big fireworks in parking lot Several men in Pingtung City set off fireworks at each other in a parking lot without permission on Monday evening， sending fireworks in all directions. Onlookers were concerned that the men could be https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W02EA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W04EA 2026-09-29 1 daily Taiwan gears up for exotic fireworks display and to celebrate National Day 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/84b16c5c-028a-4d47-a4cd-ca68ada3be12.jpg Taiwan gears up for exotic fireworks display and to celebrate National Day Taiwan gears up for exotic fireworks display and to celebrate National Day https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/84b16c5c-028a-4d47-a4cd-ca68ada3be12.jpg Taiwan gears up for exotic fireworks display and to celebrate National Day With the mid-Autumn Festival long weekend just ending， Taiwan is now gearing up for the Double Ten National Day long weekend that begins on Friday Oct. 9. This year， the National Day Gala will be held https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W04EA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W05EA 2026-09-29 1 daily Health minister outlines “Health Token” rewards program in FTV exclusive 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/878e77ec-0868-44af-b393-84d84d82319e.jpg Health minister outlines “Health Token” rewards program in FTV exclusive Health minister outlines “Health Token” rewards program in FTV exclusive https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/878e77ec-0868-44af-b393-84d84d82319e.jpg Health minister outlines “Health Token” rewards program in FTV exclusive Taiwan’s Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang marked his first year in office by giving an exclusive interview to FTV， where he elaborated on his “Health Token” policy that rewards the publ https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W05EA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W06EA 2026-09-29 1 daily TSMC rumored to be considering second US site with 6 fabs in Texas 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7c0fa19e-a681-48e8-8c79-8ca6c1e39d9d.jpg TSMC rumored to be considering second US site with 6 fabs in Texas TSMC rumored to be considering second US site with 6 fabs in Texas https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7c0fa19e-a681-48e8-8c79-8ca6c1e39d9d.jpg TSMC rumored to be considering second US site with 6 fabs in Texas Could TSMC be preparing to expand to Texas? As it builds new facilities in Taiwan， Japan， Germany and the US， market rumors have emerged about an extra project in the US. The rumors claim that TSMC is https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W06EA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W07EA 2026-09-29 1 daily Obese dog? This weight loss clinic in Kaohsiung can help 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/cfe4e820-6881-4e56-96b2-2665773341c3.jpg Obese dog? This weight loss clinic in Kaohsiung can help Obese dog? This weight loss clinic in Kaohsiung can help https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/cfe4e820-6881-4e56-96b2-2665773341c3.jpg Obese dog? This weight loss clinic in Kaohsiung can help The Kaohsiung City Government has opened up a weight loss clinic for obese dogs. These pampered pooches are often overfed by their owners and don’t get enough exercise. The process is often more about https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W07EA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W08EA 2026-09-29 1 daily Comedy club feces attack linked back to Chinese Communist Party 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0017f59d-c1a3-43d3-87d5-d7478baa3063.jpg Comedy club feces attack linked back to Chinese Communist Party Comedy club feces attack linked back to Chinese Communist Party https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0017f59d-c1a3-43d3-87d5-d7478baa3063.jpg Comedy club feces attack linked back to Chinese Communist Party Apparently， some people can’t take a joke. Back in May， a comedy club in Taipei， was vandalized with white paint and human feces by a 35-year-old man surnamed Kuo. The incident happened during a stand https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W08EA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W09EA 2026-09-29 1 daily Chiang Wan-an angers temple after leaving behind their gift 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/981c6b62-322d-4078-8c6a-5fdfb970c477.jpg Chiang Wan-an angers temple after leaving behind their gift Chiang Wan-an angers temple after leaving behind their gift https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/981c6b62-322d-4078-8c6a-5fdfb970c477.jpg Chiang Wan-an angers temple after leaving behind their gift Over the long weekend， Mayor Chiang Wan-an attended a banquet at Fude Temple in Zhongshan District. There， he received a festive and impressive sugarcane as a gift from the temple’s chairman. But much https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W09EA 2026-09-29