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/2026814W0AEA 2026-08-20 1 daily Historic shops in Xinzhuang Temple Street get trendy makeovers 2026-08-20 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/32f3cdab-d37e-4ddd-8dd0-c8a0cbd269c5.jpg Historic shops in Xinzhuang Temple Street get trendy makeovers Historic shops in Xinzhuang Temple Street get trendy makeovers https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/32f3cdab-d37e-4ddd-8dd0-c8a0cbd269c5.jpg Historic shops in Xinzhuang Temple Street get trendy makeovers Historic Xinzhuang Temple Street in New Taipei City is getting a makeover! The city government is revitalizing five traditional heritage shops – from a traditional glutinous rice ball store to a Chine https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026814W0AEA 2026-08-20 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026820W0AEA 2026-08-20 1 daily Candidates make custom Kuai Kuai， drink cup lids to reach voters 2026-08-20 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/42eafef6-c106-48fd-a841-bc2ea10ae712.jpg Candidates make custom Kuai Kuai， drink cup lids to reach voters Candidates make custom Kuai Kuai， drink cup lids to reach voters https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/42eafef6-c106-48fd-a841-bc2ea10ae712.jpg Candidates make custom Kuai Kuai， drink cup lids to reach voters As election season draws near， candidates are pulling out all the stops to make an impression on voters. Traditional items like tissue paper and fans no longer cut it. In Pingtung， a county councilor https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026820W0AEA 2026-08-20 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026820W02EA 2026-08-20 1 daily New Red Line station on Taipei MRT to open on Aug. 30 2026-08-20 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/afb756e5-dde1-4cd2-b9b8-df891391828d.jpg New Red Line station on Taipei MRT to open on Aug. 30 New Red Line station on Taipei MRT to open on Aug. 30 https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/afb756e5-dde1-4cd2-b9b8-df891391828d.jpg New Red Line station on Taipei MRT to open on Aug. 30 The Taipei Metro’s Red Line is about to get longer， after more than 10 years of construction. The extra track section on Taipei’s Xinyi District has been granted an operation permit by the transport m https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026820W02EA 2026-08-20 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026820W04EA 2026-08-20 1 daily CEC ramps up preparations for local elections on Nov. 28 2026-08-20 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f6103ebe-35d4-4523-ad9c-88e867615345.jpg CEC ramps up preparations for local elections on Nov. 28 CEC ramps up preparations for local elections on Nov. 28 https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f6103ebe-35d4-4523-ad9c-88e867615345.jpg CEC ramps up preparations for local elections on Nov. 28 Taiwan will pick its local government representatives in just 100 days. The Central Election Commision on Thursday put up the election notice， meaning election season has officially started. Among som https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026820W04EA 2026-08-20 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W0AEA 2026-08-21 1 daily Forensic institute holds ceremony for over 9，000 deceased 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2b8417c8-3194-4072-9438-b06eb8726608.jpg Forensic institute holds ceremony for over 9，000 deceased Forensic institute holds ceremony for over 9，000 deceased https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2b8417c8-3194-4072-9438-b06eb8726608.jpg Forensic institute holds ceremony for over 9，000 deceased The Institute of Forensic Medicine， Taiwan’s only institution that does forensic examinations， is responsible for determining causes of death and conducting DNA testing for prosecutors’ offices nation https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W0AEA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W01EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Etihad Airways arrival announcement says “Welcome back to Taiwan， China” 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ab57de63-2b49-4d4a-96f2-bc8c66def2d2.jpg Etihad Airways arrival announcement says “Welcome back to Taiwan， China” Etihad Airways arrival announcement says “Welcome back to Taiwan， China” https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ab57de63-2b49-4d4a-96f2-bc8c66def2d2.jpg Etihad Airways arrival announcement says “Welcome back to Taiwan， China” Taiwanese travelers on an Etihad Airways return flight from Abu Dhabi were welcomed back to “Taiwan， China.” What’s more， during the same arrival announcement， passengers were then warned that bringin https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W01EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W02EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Nearly every city and county in Taiwan hit with heavy rains 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4fab5f32-0015-4462-aeda-8c304445bb0b.jpg Nearly every city and county in Taiwan hit with heavy rains Nearly every city and county in Taiwan hit with heavy rains https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4fab5f32-0015-4462-aeda-8c304445bb0b.jpg Nearly every city and county in Taiwan hit with heavy rains Get the rain boots ready and have an umbrella on hand， because the moisture-laden southwesterly winds and low-pressure system are going to keep drenching Taiwan until next Tuesday. And don’t expect th https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W02EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W03EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Preserving Taiwanese WWII voices in?‘The Day the War Ended’ 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f92ec677-7765-4205-bd11-be7dfae0e4dd.jpg Preserving Taiwanese WWII voices in?‘The Day the War Ended’ Preserving Taiwanese WWII voices in?‘The Day the War Ended’ https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f92ec677-7765-4205-bd11-be7dfae0e4dd.jpg Preserving Taiwanese WWII voices in?‘The Day the War Ended’ “The Day the War Ended” is a documentary playing across select theaters in Taiwan. It sheds a unique light on Taiwan’s experiences of World War II through the personal accounts of elderly survivors， i https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W03EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W04EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Elementary school diabolo team wins 22 awards at Osaka competition 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9d319a11-5901-4c24-ad81-6a67d831ee4d.jpg Elementary school diabolo team wins 22 awards at Osaka competition Elementary school diabolo team wins 22 awards at Osaka competition https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9d319a11-5901-4c24-ad81-6a67d831ee4d.jpg Elementary school diabolo team wins 22 awards at Osaka competition A team of students from Miaoli’s Houlong Elementary School recently won 22 awards at an international diabolo competition in Osaka， including 11 first-place victories， proudly representing Taiwan over https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W04EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W05EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Customers clean up spilled drink at self-serve shop 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/00346641-1a0a-44da-adb9-b6bceb868b74.jpg Customers clean up spilled drink at self-serve shop Customers clean up spilled drink at self-serve shop https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/00346641-1a0a-44da-adb9-b6bceb868b74.jpg Customers clean up spilled drink at self-serve shop Two men in Kaohsiung were praised by a flower store owner after they thoroughly cleaned up a drink they spilled in her shop. The store is autonomous， so there was no staff on-site to alert about the s https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W05EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W06EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Adorable and poisonous green-spored parasol mushrooms on Kaohsiung road 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/53d7a177-6bf3-4a72-a1ed-c10c80fa2709.jpg Adorable and poisonous green-spored parasol mushrooms on Kaohsiung road Adorable and poisonous green-spored parasol mushrooms on Kaohsiung road https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/53d7a177-6bf3-4a72-a1ed-c10c80fa2709.jpg Adorable and poisonous green-spored parasol mushrooms on Kaohsiung road After days of torrential rain， a road divider in Kaohsiung is blooming with something you definitely don’t want to pick. Huge clusters of white mushrooms have popped up along Fengnan Road， turning the https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W06EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W07EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Disregard for safety! Uproar after kids skip stones at Yilan beach 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/454c787b-5741-4315-8c1b-e7ddfdb4f35c.jpg Disregard for safety! Uproar after kids skip stones at Yilan beach Disregard for safety! Uproar after kids skip stones at Yilan beach https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/454c787b-5741-4315-8c1b-e7ddfdb4f35c.jpg Disregard for safety! Uproar after kids skip stones at Yilan beach Of all the dangerous things you can do at the beach， stone skipping is at the top of the list in Yilan. A group of kids at Su’ao’s Tofu Cape got caught skipping stones into the water， despite there be https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W07EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W08EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Taiwan’s international aid organization celebrates 30 years with book launch 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8e3bf68d-2bbb-4ae7-8a94-fce7e7c6858b.jpg Taiwan’s international aid organization celebrates 30 years with book launch Taiwan’s international aid organization celebrates 30 years with book launch https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8e3bf68d-2bbb-4ae7-8a94-fce7e7c6858b.jpg Taiwan’s international aid organization celebrates 30 years with book launch The International Cooperation and Development Fund， also known as TaiwanICDF， recently celebrated its 30th anniversary with a book launch. The book describes how Taiwan transformed from being a foreig https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W08EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W09EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Bizarre crash as wheelchair and scooter collide in rush hour traffic 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0a908eb8-ad89-403f-9bf2-d14cb8b981ad.jpg Bizarre crash as wheelchair and scooter collide in rush hour traffic Bizarre crash as wheelchair and scooter collide in rush hour traffic https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0a908eb8-ad89-403f-9bf2-d14cb8b981ad.jpg Bizarre crash as wheelchair and scooter collide in rush hour traffic Rush hour traffic can get pretty intense sometimes， but a recent crash in Kaohsiung was not anything any road user had been expecting. The two parties involved are a scooter driver and a wheelchair us https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W09EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026824W01EA 2026-08-24 1 daily Sinkhole swallows excavator， mountain road collapses 2026-08-24 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0e0c41fe-19c8-4742-87d8-9442105053cf.jpg Sinkhole swallows excavator， mountain road collapses Sinkhole swallows excavator， mountain road collapses https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0e0c41fe-19c8-4742-87d8-9442105053cf.jpg Sinkhole swallows excavator， mountain road collapses Heavy downpours pelted Kaohsiung all night， leaving many downtown areas flooded in the early hours of Monday. The situation was especially bad in Cianjhen District， where a road caved in， causing a 3m https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026824W01EA 2026-08-24 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026824W02EA 2026-08-24 1 daily Historic Tainan city gate collapses amid downpour 2026-08-24 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1a3e64e5-d53c-41cc-ba6f-41c02e15252c.jpg Historic Tainan city gate collapses amid downpour Historic Tainan city gate collapses amid downpour https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1a3e64e5-d53c-41cc-ba6f-41c02e15252c.jpg Historic Tainan city gate collapses amid downpour Heavy rains have battered Tainan， leaving a wake of destruction in the city， even causing damage to historic sites. A 275-year-old city gate partially collapsed in the early hours of Monday， after wat https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026824W02EA 2026-08-24 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026824W03EA 2026-08-24 1 daily Rains to ease in Southern Taiwan on Monday night 2026-08-24 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4aa03edb-88ef-4e12-84e1-c4f4069f5e96.jpg Rains to ease in Southern Taiwan on Monday night Rains to ease in Southern Taiwan on Monday night https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4aa03edb-88ef-4e12-84e1-c4f4069f5e96.jpg Rains to ease in Southern Taiwan on Monday night Heavy rains have battered Taiwan over the past few days， as a broad low-pressure system and strong southwesterly winds bring instability. Widespread flooding has been reported in Southern and Eastern https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026824W03EA 2026-08-24 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026824W04EA 2026-08-24 1 daily Long-term care of pets becomes central as ownership increases 2026-08-24 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6d30f030-3b7c-410d-8bb5-2afd6bac47ae.jpg Long-term care of pets becomes central as ownership increases Long-term care of pets becomes central as ownership increases https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6d30f030-3b7c-410d-8bb5-2afd6bac47ae.jpg Long-term care of pets becomes central as ownership increases In Taiwan， the number of pet cats and dogs have surpassed the number of children aged 14 and under. Instead of having children， more and more people are keeping pets， treating them like their own furb https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026824W04EA 2026-08-24 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026824W05EA 2026-08-24 1 daily China-made ingredients found in Taitung farmers’ association product 2026-08-24 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/836af472-fbb7-4e84-aeed-0fa4a50e63b7.jpg China-made ingredients found in Taitung farmers’ association product China-made ingredients found in Taitung farmers’ association product https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/836af472-fbb7-4e84-aeed-0fa4a50e63b7.jpg China-made ingredients found in Taitung farmers’ association product An instant rice soup product from the Chishang Farmers’ Association has raised up a storm online， after a buyer discovered that some of its ingredients were not from Taitung or even Taiwan， but from C https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026824W05EA 2026-08-24 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026824W06EA 2026-08-24 1 daily Global financial summit to boost Taiwan’s international visibility 2026-08-24 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3ed84e52-0f3c-4566-af21-82bf453f410d.jpg Global financial summit to boost Taiwan’s international visibility Global financial summit to boost Taiwan’s international visibility https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3ed84e52-0f3c-4566-af21-82bf453f410d.jpg Global financial summit to boost Taiwan’s international visibility An international financial summit known as Taiwan Weeks 2026 will be held in November. At a recent press event， Financial Supervisory Commission Chairman Peng Jin-lung said the upcoming series of even https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026824W06EA 2026-08-24