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/2026A30W04EA 2026-11-03 1 daily Restaurant with exotic animals opens in Taichung 2026-11-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a70177b2-5bb9-43cc-b8e1-f94b68d5e703.jpg Restaurant with exotic animals opens in Taichung Restaurant with exotic animals opens in Taichung https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a70177b2-5bb9-43cc-b8e1-f94b68d5e703.jpg Restaurant with exotic animals opens in Taichung It seems like dog and cat cafes are everywhere these days. But in Taichung， there’s a new spot that’s going for something a bit more exotic. Instead of dogs and cats， customers can dine alongside meer https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A30W04EA 2026-11-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B02W06EA 2026-11-02 1 daily DPP lawmakers propose bill to deter illegal high tech exports 2026-11-02 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2861ab49-87a0-4d3f-9ae2-cea43571fa98.jpg DPP lawmakers propose bill to deter illegal high tech exports DPP lawmakers propose bill to deter illegal high tech exports https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2861ab49-87a0-4d3f-9ae2-cea43571fa98.jpg DPP lawmakers propose bill to deter illegal high tech exports A smuggling scandal rocked Taiwan earlier this year， after it came to light that Supermicro servers equipped with advanced Nvidia chips were sold illegally to China. The incident came as Taiwan looked https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B02W06EA 2026-11-02 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B02W08EA 2026-11-03 1 daily Hsinchu parking lot is so big， many riders can’t find their bikes 2026-11-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/65134aeb-f441-4024-aaed-94ff2806e6f2.jpg Hsinchu parking lot is so big， many riders can’t find their bikes Hsinchu parking lot is so big， many riders can’t find their bikes https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/65134aeb-f441-4024-aaed-94ff2806e6f2.jpg Hsinchu parking lot is so big， many riders can’t find their bikes Taipei is short of parking spaces but in Hsinchu residents are complaining about too much of a good thing. The newly renovated motorcycle parking lot at Hsinchu Rear Station boasts a whopping 2，300 pa https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B02W08EA 2026-11-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B03W01EA 2026-11-03 1 daily Boat sets off on Taiwan tour with rainbow and O’Shen Wave flags 2026-11-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c687ee74-8e40-4977-b9f0-fe544ad49fbc.jpg Boat sets off on Taiwan tour with rainbow and O’Shen Wave flags Boat sets off on Taiwan tour with rainbow and O’Shen Wave flags https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c687ee74-8e40-4977-b9f0-fe544ad49fbc.jpg Boat sets off on Taiwan tour with rainbow and O’Shen Wave flags Puma Shen’s mayoral run in Taipei has taken on so much steam， that campaign flags for the candidate are cropping up even outside the capital. In one peculiar case， a sailboat set off from Hualien on T https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B03W01EA 2026-11-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B03W02EA 2026-11-03 1 daily Queues of O’shen fans are harassed by borough warden 2026-11-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6dd00078-e2ac-4d61-bd36-1ac2f96cefa9.jpg Queues of O’shen fans are harassed by borough warden Queues of O’shen fans are harassed by borough warden https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6dd00078-e2ac-4d61-bd36-1ac2f96cefa9.jpg Queues of O’shen fans are harassed by borough warden Elections are drawing closer which is turning the heat up in Taipei. The fanbase for DPP candidate Puma Shen continues to grow， and many stores are posting announcements online about selling merchandi https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B03W02EA 2026-11-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B03W03EA 2026-11-03 1 daily Jason Mraz fans fuming as concert seats turn into chaotic free-for-all 2026-11-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ced2c249-7cac-4a79-a401-c7cb8dcaee60.jpg Jason Mraz fans fuming as concert seats turn into chaotic free-for-all Jason Mraz fans fuming as concert seats turn into chaotic free-for-all https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ced2c249-7cac-4a79-a401-c7cb8dcaee60.jpg Jason Mraz fans fuming as concert seats turn into chaotic free-for-all Fans of Jason Mraz were in for a disappointing concert experience in Taipei on Monday. The singer-songwriter came back to Taiwan for the first time in seven years， but poor organizing made for a terri https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B03W03EA 2026-11-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B03W04EA 2026-11-03 1 daily Is wearing Puma brand clothes to the polls illegal? CEC responds 2026-11-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/cdc0fc0f-0c4b-4d83-b062-784ba08f15ee.jpg Is wearing Puma brand clothes to the polls illegal? CEC responds Is wearing Puma brand clothes to the polls illegal? CEC responds https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/cdc0fc0f-0c4b-4d83-b062-784ba08f15ee.jpg Is wearing Puma brand clothes to the polls illegal? CEC responds One of Taipei’s mayoral candidates happens to share a name with a popular international sports brand. No， it’s not Chiang Wan-an， but Puma Shen. The coincidence has left people wondering about the leg https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B03W04EA 2026-11-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B03W05EA 2026-11-03 1 daily NET 86% cotton polo shirt turns out to be 0% cotton and 97.6% polyester 2026-11-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/50d5d503-5667-4535-8848-b12d147ba287.jpg NET 86% cotton polo shirt turns out to be 0% cotton and 97.6% polyester NET 86% cotton polo shirt turns out to be 0% cotton and 97.6% polyester https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/50d5d503-5667-4535-8848-b12d147ba287.jpg NET 86% cotton polo shirt turns out to be 0% cotton and 97.6% polyester With a growing number of people looking for natural fibers in their clothing， more and more shoppers are checking the labels when buying garments. But what if the labels are not true? Taiwanese clothi https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B03W05EA 2026-11-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B03W06EA 2026-11-03 1 daily Life or death building crash in Beitou Market hospitalizes 4 2026-11-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/729da5aa-3881-48e1-a8e3-08f520b64c5b.jpg Life or death building crash in Beitou Market hospitalizes 4 Life or death building crash in Beitou Market hospitalizes 4 https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/729da5aa-3881-48e1-a8e3-08f520b64c5b.jpg Life or death building crash in Beitou Market hospitalizes 4 Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an’s wife， Shih Fang-hsuan campaigned with KMT councilors at Beitou’s old market on Tuesday morning. When， all of a sudden， a scaffolding of five floors come crashing down and https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B03W06EA 2026-11-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B03W07EA 2026-11-03 1 daily Kaohsiung touts achievements in AI urban management 2026-11-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0c7a086f-9020-45d1-af17-64f86902d759.jpg Kaohsiung touts achievements in AI urban management Kaohsiung touts achievements in AI urban management https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0c7a086f-9020-45d1-af17-64f86902d759.jpg Kaohsiung touts achievements in AI urban management The Kaohsiung City Government recently held a presentation touting its Smart Lighthouse Project， which harnesses the ability of AI to manage traffic， inspect roads， monitor flooding， and maintain the https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B03W07EA 2026-11-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B04W0AEA 2026-11-04 1 daily KMRT unveils adorable Mikan x Hello Kitty train 2026-11-04 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5c7b40d3-979e-499f-befb-3937be302cef.jpg KMRT unveils adorable Mikan x Hello Kitty train KMRT unveils adorable Mikan x Hello Kitty train https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5c7b40d3-979e-499f-befb-3937be302cef.jpg KMRT unveils adorable Mikan x Hello Kitty train Everyone’s favorite stationmaster in Kaohsiung， Mikan the cat， is getting the full celebrity treatment! He is paired with the immensely popular Hello Kitty， and the duo are making their livery debut o https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B04W0AEA 2026-11-04 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B04W0BEA 2026-11-04 1 daily Two restaurants in Taoyuan popular for NT$10 items 2026-11-04 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/bda1deae-5bb8-4f4a-988c-2b8eaf721274.jpg Two restaurants in Taoyuan popular for NT$10 items Two restaurants in Taoyuan popular for NT$10 items https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/bda1deae-5bb8-4f4a-988c-2b8eaf721274.jpg Two restaurants in Taoyuan popular for NT$10 items With prices soaring everywhere， it’s becoming harder and harder to find cheap， good food. In Taoyuan’s Guishan District， one shop sells handmade soup dumplings for just NT$10 each. A breakfast shop in https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B04W0BEA 2026-11-04 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B04W01EA 2026-11-04 1 daily Is Mayor Chiang copying Shen’s newsletter idea? 2026-11-04 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3f7de145-d04f-4448-a245-e7548574fffb.jpg Is Mayor Chiang copying Shen’s newsletter idea? Is Mayor Chiang copying Shen’s newsletter idea? https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3f7de145-d04f-4448-a245-e7548574fffb.jpg Is Mayor Chiang copying Shen’s newsletter idea? Running for Taipei Mayor， DPP’s Puma Shen will publish the third issue of his newsletter next week. The new issue will be edited by well-known astrologer， Jesse Tang， and will include horoscope predic https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B04W01EA 2026-11-04 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B04W02EA 2026-11-04 1 daily Man caught with turtles in his pants， marmot taped to body 2026-11-04 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/87395598-49db-4cc8-8574-3dfa39540faa.jpg Man caught with turtles in his pants， marmot taped to body Man caught with turtles in his pants， marmot taped to body https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/87395598-49db-4cc8-8574-3dfa39540faa.jpg Man caught with turtles in his pants， marmot taped to body A shocking smuggling attempt was uncovered in Kinmen. A man arriving from China by ferry was caught with eight protected turtles and a live marmot that was strapped to his body. The turtles were wrapp https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B04W02EA 2026-11-04 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B04W03EA 2026-11-04 1 daily Former CCTV presenter critical of Xi seeks temporary asylum in Taiwan 2026-11-04 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/33670d45-de80-434a-a6e4-eec7c086a2f3.jpg Former CCTV presenter critical of Xi seeks temporary asylum in Taiwan Former CCTV presenter critical of Xi seeks temporary asylum in Taiwan https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/33670d45-de80-434a-a6e4-eec7c086a2f3.jpg Former CCTV presenter critical of Xi seeks temporary asylum in Taiwan Another Chinese exile has come to Taiwan to seek refuge. This time it’s Cheng Wanjun， who was a talk show host on China’s state television channel CCTV. He previously served six years in prison in Chi https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B04W03EA 2026-11-04 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B04W04EA 2026-11-04 1 daily Candidate crosses a line by putting flyers inside a house 2026-11-04 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/58dfc592-c363-4e9b-8639-17df77dd04c3.jpg Candidate crosses a line by putting flyers inside a house Candidate crosses a line by putting flyers inside a house https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/58dfc592-c363-4e9b-8639-17df77dd04c3.jpg Candidate crosses a line by putting flyers inside a house Is this taking campaigning too far? In Puli Township， one local resident angrily posted on social media about a candidate who crossed the line. The day before， seeing that no one was home， the politic https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B04W04EA 2026-11-04 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B04W05EA 2026-11-04 1 daily NT$40 million disappear from 419 Bank SinoPac accounts 2026-11-04 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e301bd6f-0ba6-408b-b743-ccd4fc870ea1.jpg NT$40 million disappear from 419 Bank SinoPac accounts NT$40 million disappear from 419 Bank SinoPac accounts https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e301bd6f-0ba6-408b-b743-ccd4fc870ea1.jpg NT$40 million disappear from 419 Bank SinoPac accounts A Yunlin resident made a shocking post on social media on Tuesday， saying that NT$100，000 had mysteriously disappeared from his bank account. The account was with Bank SinoPac， and the money was gone https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B04W05EA 2026-11-04 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B04W06EA 2026-11-04 1 daily CBA-4589 is an obviously fake number plate. Do you know why? 2026-11-04 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4adc2a22-47fb-44fd-aa56-0db7e8c1dc67.jpg CBA-4589 is an obviously fake number plate. Do you know why? CBA-4589 is an obviously fake number plate. Do you know why? https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4adc2a22-47fb-44fd-aa56-0db7e8c1dc67.jpg CBA-4589 is an obviously fake number plate. Do you know why? Can you look at a car’s license plate and tell whether it’s a fake? Well， a shoddy counterfeit is really easy to spot. A car in Yilan was recently seen on the streets with a glaringly fake license pla https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B04W06EA 2026-11-04 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B04W08EA 2026-11-04 1 daily Sakura season Wuling Farm rooms sell out in four minutes 2026-11-04 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0e811b9b-914e-44d8-a979-cc92f2baef58.jpg Sakura season Wuling Farm rooms sell out in four minutes Sakura season Wuling Farm rooms sell out in four minutes https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0e811b9b-914e-44d8-a979-cc92f2baef58.jpg Sakura season Wuling Farm rooms sell out in four minutes Reservations for the annual Wuling Farm Cherry Blossom Season have sold out instantly， yet again! The farm’s 1，972 available rooms were snatched up in just four minutes. But if you missed out， don’t b https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B04W08EA 2026-11-04 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026B04W09EA 2026-11-04 1 daily Cancer survivors， families cycle 1，100km around Taiwan 2026-11-04 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4a5f0a7d-d532-443f-86ad-d2d7120a4ecf.jpg Cancer survivors， families cycle 1，100km around Taiwan Cancer survivors， families cycle 1，100km around Taiwan https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4a5f0a7d-d532-443f-86ad-d2d7120a4ecf.jpg Cancer survivors， families cycle 1，100km around Taiwan The annual round-the-island cycling event held by the Taiwan Anti-Cancer Association has kicked off its 14th edition. This year， 45 cancer survivors and their family members are challenging themselves https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026B04W09EA 2026-11-04