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/2026528W08EA 2026-06-16 1 daily Retiree builds electric miniature railway park 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e489b37e-6c56-4d7a-bd9d-b34965d53183.jpg Retiree builds electric miniature railway park Retiree builds electric miniature railway park https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e489b37e-6c56-4d7a-bd9d-b34965d53183.jpg Retiree builds electric miniature railway park A retired civil servant in Pingtung built a miniature railway park that takes up his entire living room， with high-speed and normal train models running along the tracks. While helping his grandson as https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026528W08EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W0AEA 2026-06-16 1 daily Lai visits Greater Taipei troops ahead of Dragon Boat Festival 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2ace6138-f880-48ed-94b9-b2ff7a817b93.jpg Lai visits Greater Taipei troops ahead of Dragon Boat Festival Lai visits Greater Taipei troops ahead of Dragon Boat Festival https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2ace6138-f880-48ed-94b9-b2ff7a817b93.jpg Lai visits Greater Taipei troops ahead of Dragon Boat Festival Ahead of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival holiday， President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday visited two troops in Greater Taipei， the Navy’s Shongshan Radar Station and the Army’s Guandu Area Command， where https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W0AEA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W01EA 2026-06-16 1 daily AmCham releases 2026 Taiwan White Paper， lauds ‘golden age’ for economic relations 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/13f7ea51-e8fa-4c60-9306-234c4266c74c.jpg AmCham releases 2026 Taiwan White Paper， lauds ‘golden age’ for economic relations AmCham releases 2026 Taiwan White Paper， lauds ‘golden age’ for economic relations https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/13f7ea51-e8fa-4c60-9306-234c4266c74c.jpg AmCham releases 2026 Taiwan White Paper， lauds ‘golden age’ for economic relations The American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan has released the 2026 Taiwan White Paper on Tuesday. According to AmCham Taiwan President Carl Wegner， Taiwan-US economic relations could be said to have ent https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W01EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W02EA 2026-06-16 1 daily Wild culinary mashups at Pingtung University turn heads 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/fb6e44ad-1f8f-46f5-813e-050459c1f190.jpg Wild culinary mashups at Pingtung University turn heads Wild culinary mashups at Pingtung University turn heads https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/fb6e44ad-1f8f-46f5-813e-050459c1f190.jpg Wild culinary mashups at Pingtung University turn heads The cafeteria at National Pingtung University has shot to fame on and off campus for its unusual sweet and savory combinations. They not only offer milk hot pot noodles with boba or fresh slices of st https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W02EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W03EA 2026-06-16 1 daily Truck scares fellow drivers with precariously stacked scooters 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/93e1748d-560f-44c8-aa8e-7579373181cb.jpg Truck scares fellow drivers with precariously stacked scooters Truck scares fellow drivers with precariously stacked scooters https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/93e1748d-560f-44c8-aa8e-7579373181cb.jpg Truck scares fellow drivers with precariously stacked scooters Drivers in Nantou’s Mingjian Township were met with a frightening sight recently， when a flatbed truck roared by with six scooters stacked up on the back， seemingly without anything tying them down. P https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W03EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W04EA 2026-06-16 1 daily Wealth god shrine next to Kaohsiung mall frequented by staff 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c19cd5f2-9997-445a-a651-0362b727b89a.jpg Wealth god shrine next to Kaohsiung mall frequented by staff Wealth god shrine next to Kaohsiung mall frequented by staff https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c19cd5f2-9997-445a-a651-0362b727b89a.jpg Wealth god shrine next to Kaohsiung mall frequented by staff Every department store hopes for stellar sales and crowds of shoppers. Next to the parking garage for a mall in Kaohsiung’s Caoya， a shrine to the God of Wealth was built especially for the staff. Emp https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W04EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W05EA 2026-06-17 1 daily University campus turned government office becomes pigeon paradise 2026-06-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/11489506-d2e3-4bdb-bc87-b90817e4faf3.jpg University campus turned government office becomes pigeon paradise University campus turned government office becomes pigeon paradise https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/11489506-d2e3-4bdb-bc87-b90817e4faf3.jpg University campus turned government office becomes pigeon paradise Pigeons have taken over the campus of the former Taiwan Shoufu University in Tainan. After the school closed in 2023， the campus reopened as Zengwen Civic Park in 2024， becoming home to government off https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W05EA 2026-06-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W06EA 2026-06-16 1 daily Boss orders pure gold chicken drumsticks to gift employees 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3ee074cf-e00b-45c0-be28-7a8363b14236.jpg Boss orders pure gold chicken drumsticks to gift employees Boss orders pure gold chicken drumsticks to gift employees https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3ee074cf-e00b-45c0-be28-7a8363b14236.jpg Boss orders pure gold chicken drumsticks to gift employees Have you ever seen a chicken drumstick made of pure gold? A business owner in Kaohsiung custom ordered 40 of them to give to his employees， leaving onlookers envious. But the jeweler said you can get https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W06EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W07EA 2026-06-16 1 daily Yilan school gifts grads pens with misprinted proverb 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c84d807f-5f55-4fba-9b29-701fdbb82a63.jpg Yilan school gifts grads pens with misprinted proverb Yilan school gifts grads pens with misprinted proverb https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c84d807f-5f55-4fba-9b29-701fdbb82a63.jpg Yilan school gifts grads pens with misprinted proverb Another day， another creative graduation gift! Yuan Shan Junior High School in Yilan gifted its grads pens that say “The early worm gets the bird” — quite the difference from the usual phrase. The sch https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W07EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W08EA 2026-06-16 1 daily Yilan township local expertly catches fish from sewers 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/19631e54-844c-4534-bb9a-80f0729afbd3.jpg Yilan township local expertly catches fish from sewers Yilan township local expertly catches fish from sewers https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/19631e54-844c-4534-bb9a-80f0729afbd3.jpg Yilan township local expertly catches fish from sewers A diner in Luodong Township， Yilan thought he might’ve had too many drinks on Monday night when he stumbled upon a local man reeling in a fish from the sewers. Only it wasn’t his imagination. The man https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W08EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W09EA 2026-06-16 1 daily Rent hikes hits four-year low， but tenants feel no relief 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0bb35750-513d-45a9-beca-4a5d56cc1229.jpg Rent hikes hits four-year low， but tenants feel no relief Rent hikes hits four-year low， but tenants feel no relief https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0bb35750-513d-45a9-beca-4a5d56cc1229.jpg Rent hikes hits four-year low， but tenants feel no relief Many young people feel hopeless in the face of Taiwan’s steep property prices and high rents. The latest DGBAS statistics show that growth in rent prices has stayed below 2% over the past five months， https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W09EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026617W01EA 2026-06-17 1 daily China pressure blamed for over 20-hour detention of Taiwanese academics in Kenya 2026-06-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/de3d8ebe-4147-440d-b36c-478bd3370f10.jpg China pressure blamed for over 20-hour detention of Taiwanese academics in Kenya China pressure blamed for over 20-hour detention of Taiwanese academics in Kenya https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/de3d8ebe-4147-440d-b36c-478bd3370f10.jpg China pressure blamed for over 20-hour detention of Taiwanese academics in Kenya Members of Taiwan’s delegation attending the 11th Our Ocean Conference in Kenya were jailed at the nation’s airport for over 20 hours， and their mobile phones and passports were confiscated-- all owin https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026617W01EA 2026-06-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026617W02EA 2026-06-17 1 daily Traveler’s hissy fit over carry-on weight limit flabbergasts others 2026-06-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3148c2b2-e86b-4fa1-a7c5-87a65c7f130d.jpg Traveler’s hissy fit over carry-on weight limit flabbergasts others Traveler’s hissy fit over carry-on weight limit flabbergasts others https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3148c2b2-e86b-4fa1-a7c5-87a65c7f130d.jpg Traveler’s hissy fit over carry-on weight limit flabbergasts others On Tuesday morning， a traveler at Taoyuan International Airport took our her frustrations on the check-in counter staff when she was asked to lighten her carry-on baggage， which exceeded the stipulate https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026617W02EA 2026-06-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026617W03EA 2026-06-17 1 daily Tao people from Orchid Island recreate ancient route to the Philippines 2026-06-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/cb086c6a-7242-4d97-bfdf-888dbe210bf6.jpg Tao people from Orchid Island recreate ancient route to the Philippines Tao people from Orchid Island recreate ancient route to the Philippines https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/cb086c6a-7242-4d97-bfdf-888dbe210bf6.jpg Tao people from Orchid Island recreate ancient route to the Philippines A group of Tao people from Orchid Island on Wednesday managed to retrace an ancient sea route that once connected them with the Batanes archipelago in the Philippines. After constructing an indigenous https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026617W03EA 2026-06-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026617W04EA 2026-06-17 1 daily First F-16 Block 70 Jet delivery by September: Deputy defense minister 2026-06-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a7b13220-2f10-43ee-a21d-fbbb714f093b.jpg First F-16 Block 70 Jet delivery by September: Deputy defense minister First F-16 Block 70 Jet delivery by September: Deputy defense minister https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a7b13220-2f10-43ee-a21d-fbbb714f093b.jpg First F-16 Block 70 Jet delivery by September: Deputy defense minister The Armed Forces are set to enter an unprecedented and critical phase for receiving military equipment in the second half of this year. Highly anticipated among these deliveries are 66 F-16 Block 70 f https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026617W04EA 2026-06-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026617W05EA 2026-06-17 1 daily 4th-grader skips class for dangerous ‘rafting’ with polystyrene on sea 2026-06-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/68ab58da-4f2f-4b46-8a04-89935bd988c4.jpg 4th-grader skips class for dangerous ‘rafting’ with polystyrene on sea 4th-grader skips class for dangerous ‘rafting’ with polystyrene on sea https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/68ab58da-4f2f-4b46-8a04-89935bd988c4.jpg 4th-grader skips class for dangerous ‘rafting’ with polystyrene on sea An angler almost couldn’t believe it when， on Tuesday afternoon， he spotted a kid sitting on a large chunk of polystyrene at sea， as if he were rafting. The stunt is dangerous enough on its own， but t https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026617W05EA 2026-06-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026617W06EA 2026-06-17 1 daily Bank robber still counting cash when police arrived to arrest him 2026-06-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ba11bbf7-138d-4b43-9571-bc693bb72052.jpg Bank robber still counting cash when police arrived to arrest him Bank robber still counting cash when police arrived to arrest him https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ba11bbf7-138d-4b43-9571-bc693bb72052.jpg Bank robber still counting cash when police arrived to arrest him A robbery occurred in broad daylight Wednesday morning at a Taishin International Bank branch in Banqiao， New Taipei. The suspect， a 50-year-old-man， had threatened to attack a bank clerk and a client https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026617W06EA 2026-06-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026617W07EA 2026-06-17 1 daily Chiayi temple stages over 1，000 shows for god’s birthday 2026-06-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8da8bbdc-e89e-47b1-a27c-985ac8851a5d.jpg Chiayi temple stages over 1，000 shows for god’s birthday Chiayi temple stages over 1，000 shows for god’s birthday https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8da8bbdc-e89e-47b1-a27c-985ac8851a5d.jpg Chiayi temple stages over 1，000 shows for god’s birthday Every year on the 23rd day of the fourth lunar month， Lord Yu Ciye Temple in Chiayi’s Lucao Township celebrates the deity’s birthday by hiring troupes to perform for the god. The number of stages has https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026617W07EA 2026-06-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026617W08EA 2026-06-17 1 daily Officials warn of NT$3，600 fine for dumping beverages down storm sewer 2026-06-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3dcc8b9d-6242-4d79-a475-6a803f8ed912.jpg Officials warn of NT$3，600 fine for dumping beverages down storm sewer Officials warn of NT$3，600 fine for dumping beverages down storm sewer https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3dcc8b9d-6242-4d79-a475-6a803f8ed912.jpg Officials warn of NT$3，600 fine for dumping beverages down storm sewer It’s common knowledge that littering and throwing cigarette butts out on the street can result in fines， but did you know that dumping a leftover beverage into the storm drain is also against the law? https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026617W08EA 2026-06-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026617W09EA 2026-06-17 1 daily Distinguishing locally harvested green mussels as imports fill production gap 2026-06-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/dc26693f-2d60-4015-992e-0039337955f2.jpg Distinguishing locally harvested green mussels as imports fill production gap Distinguishing locally harvested green mussels as imports fill production gap https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/dc26693f-2d60-4015-992e-0039337955f2.jpg Distinguishing locally harvested green mussels as imports fill production gap Green mussels are a favorite at stir-fry restaurants to pair with drinks. But did you know that the green mussels that were originally a local speciality from Bali have largely been replaced by import https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026617W09EA 2026-06-17