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/2026903W06EA 2026-09-07 1 daily Winning beans in coffee contest come at over NT$2，000 per kilogram 2026-09-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/841642c5-9fbf-4e44-bc0a-f3807389ad9b.jpg Winning beans in coffee contest come at over NT$2，000 per kilogram Winning beans in coffee contest come at over NT$2，000 per kilogram https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/841642c5-9fbf-4e44-bc0a-f3807389ad9b.jpg Winning beans in coffee contest come at over NT$2，000 per kilogram Taiwan has held its first ever Taiwan Coffee Auction， a contest where 37 specialty coffees from across Taiwan were appraised by a team of international judges. The winning Gesha coffee beans came from https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026903W06EA 2026-09-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026904W01EA 2026-09-07 1 daily Typhoons， erosion likely cause of Keelung seal rock decapitation 2026-09-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1682c3f9-bfe0-4e26-b8d8-ae74bbcffce2.jpg Typhoons， erosion likely cause of Keelung seal rock decapitation Typhoons， erosion likely cause of Keelung seal rock decapitation https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1682c3f9-bfe0-4e26-b8d8-ae74bbcffce2.jpg Typhoons， erosion likely cause of Keelung seal rock decapitation The “seal rock” along the Daping coast in Keelung’s Badouzi area gained fame for its unique shape resembling a seal craning its neck to gaze out to sea. Especially as it emerges only during low tide， https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026904W01EA 2026-09-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026907W01EA 2026-09-07 1 daily Scooter rider spotted wearing wire mesh tube around head 2026-09-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/773aa9d0-5519-4477-9565-6b2f9bc77766.jpg Scooter rider spotted wearing wire mesh tube around head Scooter rider spotted wearing wire mesh tube around head https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/773aa9d0-5519-4477-9565-6b2f9bc77766.jpg Scooter rider spotted wearing wire mesh tube around head It can be a hassle to carry bulky items around on a scooter， but a rider in Keelung found an easy but unusual solution. He had apparently just purchased a tube of wire mesh， used to burn joss paper of https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026907W01EA 2026-09-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026907W02EA 2026-09-07 1 daily Minister of Culture visits London’s world-famous Barbican Centre 2026-09-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/19216aef-4c59-4c5c-b2b4-3ae3c8ffc85f.jpg Minister of Culture visits London’s world-famous Barbican Centre Minister of Culture visits London’s world-famous Barbican Centre https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/19216aef-4c59-4c5c-b2b4-3ae3c8ffc85f.jpg Minister of Culture visits London’s world-famous Barbican Centre It was once dubbed one of London’s ugliest buildings， but today， it’s a bustling cultural base with countless fans right in the heart of London. Though the Barbican Centre may be famous for its imposi https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026907W02EA 2026-09-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026907W03EA 2026-09-07 1 daily Taoyuan and Gumi， South Korea celebrate 10 years as sister cities 2026-09-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b46c50a3-4970-4cf3-bf2d-c6447d72f6ec.jpg Taoyuan and Gumi， South Korea celebrate 10 years as sister cities Taoyuan and Gumi， South Korea celebrate 10 years as sister cities https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b46c50a3-4970-4cf3-bf2d-c6447d72f6ec.jpg Taoyuan and Gumi， South Korea celebrate 10 years as sister cities Taoyuan and Gumi， South Korea are celebrating their 10-year sister city relationship. Gumi is nicknamed “the city of electronics” and is home to the largest factory of Nongshim noodles， a type of spic https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026907W03EA 2026-09-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026907W04EA 2026-09-07 1 daily 45-year-old woman dies due to eye bag removal surgery 2026-09-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0545d5c3-59ef-4ed1-bc63-54015e358dd7.jpg 45-year-old woman dies due to eye bag removal surgery 45-year-old woman dies due to eye bag removal surgery https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0545d5c3-59ef-4ed1-bc63-54015e358dd7.jpg 45-year-old woman dies due to eye bag removal surgery A real estate agent hoping to get a simple eye bag removal operation did not live to see the results. The 45-year-old woman， surnamed Lee， went to a chain plastic surgery clinic in Tainan for the proc https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026907W04EA 2026-09-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026907W05EA 2026-09-07 1 daily 7 females accuse pharmacist of sexual assault and harassment 2026-09-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/98e01886-0f8f-4a1a-ae8e-0a73db250604.jpg 7 females accuse pharmacist of sexual assault and harassment 7 females accuse pharmacist of sexual assault and harassment https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/98e01886-0f8f-4a1a-ae8e-0a73db250604.jpg 7 females accuse pharmacist of sexual assault and harassment More details are emerging in the case involving a college student who was drugged while worked part-time at a pharmacy in Tamsui. The woman alleges that the pharmacist spiked her drink while she was n https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026907W05EA 2026-09-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026907W06EA 2026-09-07 1 daily Heavy rains transform lakeside park into magical underwater park 2026-09-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/84725b8d-245a-4335-ae42-0eb5fe29b0b5.jpg Heavy rains transform lakeside park into magical underwater park Heavy rains transform lakeside park into magical underwater park https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/84725b8d-245a-4335-ae42-0eb5fe29b0b5.jpg Heavy rains transform lakeside park into magical underwater park Dapu Lakeside Park has been transformed into a stunning， water-covered wonderland after nearly two weeks of heavy downpours across Southern Taiwan. The park is located in Chiayi County， upstream from https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026907W06EA 2026-09-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026907W08EA 2026-09-07 1 daily Dedicated academics are healing Hualien’s landslide-scourged forests 2026-09-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/58f67ae4-1f95-4137-9a67-2479e3b5abd5.jpg Dedicated academics are healing Hualien’s landslide-scourged forests Dedicated academics are healing Hualien’s landslide-scourged forests https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/58f67ae4-1f95-4137-9a67-2479e3b5abd5.jpg Dedicated academics are healing Hualien’s landslide-scourged forests Hualien has seen one disaster after another， leaving the upper reaches of the Mataian Creek with vast piles of rubble on mountains that lookshockingly barren. There is a need for reforestation， but th https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026907W08EA 2026-09-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026907W09EA 2026-09-07 1 daily Rotary Foundation praises Kaohsiung refurbished computer donation drive 2026-09-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/635b0d85-25bd-4f11-9181-767991be6fce.jpg Rotary Foundation praises Kaohsiung refurbished computer donation drive Rotary Foundation praises Kaohsiung refurbished computer donation drive https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/635b0d85-25bd-4f11-9181-767991be6fce.jpg Rotary Foundation praises Kaohsiung refurbished computer donation drive The Kaohsiung Rotary Club partners with educational institutions to promote environmental education， helping to refurbish old computers to donate to students in rural Taiwan. Some of the computers hav https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026907W09EA 2026-09-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W0AEA 2026-09-08 1 daily Health ministry and Eslite launch dementia related book exhibition 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0f6622e3-4539-4b7f-913f-dc4fc0290067.jpg Health ministry and Eslite launch dementia related book exhibition Health ministry and Eslite launch dementia related book exhibition https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0f6622e3-4539-4b7f-913f-dc4fc0290067.jpg Health ministry and Eslite launch dementia related book exhibition September is World Alzheimer’s Month – and the Taiwanese government has not forgotten. The Ministry of Health and Welfare is collaborating with Eslite Bookstore to launch a book exhibition about demen https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W0AEA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W0BEA 2026-09-08 1 daily Character tie-ins， concerts electrify Kaohsiung tourism 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/65215eea-6425-437e-a2d0-97edbdb6ecb0.jpg Character tie-ins， concerts electrify Kaohsiung tourism Character tie-ins， concerts electrify Kaohsiung tourism https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/65215eea-6425-437e-a2d0-97edbdb6ecb0.jpg Character tie-ins， concerts electrify Kaohsiung tourism For the past three years， Kaohsiung has worked with popular IPs to draw interest to its Lantern Festival， in addition to hosting concerts by major global pop stars. This has translated into significan https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W0BEA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W01EA 2026-09-08 1 daily Monkey vs. Iguana showdown brings tourists to Shoushan 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/93bbd414-d722-4772-8ebf-f44dcbeb67ad.jpg Monkey vs. Iguana showdown brings tourists to Shoushan Monkey vs. Iguana showdown brings tourists to Shoushan https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/93bbd414-d722-4772-8ebf-f44dcbeb67ad.jpg Monkey vs. Iguana showdown brings tourists to Shoushan The monkeys in Kaohsiung’s Shoushan get up to plenty of mischief on the regular. But sometimes， even locals who’ve seen everything are surprised by their stunts. In a video that has recently gone vira https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W01EA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W02EA 2026-09-08 1 daily President Lai gives NT$300K in bonuses to Asian Games athletes 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/28b10d31-7ab7-4a35-a8d7-aaa444649d92.jpg President Lai gives NT$300K in bonuses to Asian Games athletes President Lai gives NT$300K in bonuses to Asian Games athletes https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/28b10d31-7ab7-4a35-a8d7-aaa444649d92.jpg President Lai gives NT$300K in bonuses to Asian Games athletes With the 2026 Asian Games set to kick off on Sept. 19， President Lai Ching-te and Sports Minister Lee Yang travelled down to Kaohsiung， where they met with Taiwan’s 481 athletes before the delegation https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W02EA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W03EA 2026-09-08 1 daily ITRI honors three new laureates for contributions to tech and medicine 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7282f538-9cf1-4345-891d-cc3f48f8173c.jpg ITRI honors three new laureates for contributions to tech and medicine ITRI honors three new laureates for contributions to tech and medicine https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7282f538-9cf1-4345-891d-cc3f48f8173c.jpg ITRI honors three new laureates for contributions to tech and medicine The Industrial Technology Research Institute has once again recognized Taiwan’s tech and medical heavyweights for decades of innovation and leadership. President Lai Ching-te personally presented hono https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W03EA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W04EA 2026-09-08 1 daily KMT Taipei councilor accused of verbally abusing ER staff 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ade8b234-7109-4d50-947e-5d280f8cad1e.jpg KMT Taipei councilor accused of verbally abusing ER staff KMT Taipei councilor accused of verbally abusing ER staff https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ade8b234-7109-4d50-947e-5d280f8cad1e.jpg KMT Taipei councilor accused of verbally abusing ER staff Taiwan has been cracking down on violence towards hospital staff， and so with the local elections a little more than two months out， now would not seem like a good time to start a shocking scene at an https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W04EA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W05EA 2026-09-08 1 daily Culture minister talks about Taiwan literature at King’s College London 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/163e619e-d7ff-4b70-8a06-c819a0f80ab6.jpg Culture minister talks about Taiwan literature at King’s College London Culture minister talks about Taiwan literature at King’s College London https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/163e619e-d7ff-4b70-8a06-c819a0f80ab6.jpg Culture minister talks about Taiwan literature at King’s College London Minister of Culture Li Yuan is on his first official tour of the UK， which included a stop at King’s College London. Li was invited to speak at a forum titled Taiwanese Literature Through a Global Gla https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W05EA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W06EA 2026-09-08 1 daily Vote buying scandal shakes Hualien’s Xiulin Township 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/358a5e34-c54b-46fa-aae6-073a9527b044.jpg Vote buying scandal shakes Hualien’s Xiulin Township Vote buying scandal shakes Hualien’s Xiulin Township https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/358a5e34-c54b-46fa-aae6-073a9527b044.jpg Vote buying scandal shakes Hualien’s Xiulin Township Former Financial Times correspondent Kathrin Hille recently made explosive allegations on FTV， claiming all the votes in Hualien were bought. Just over a week later， a vote-buying scandal has erupted https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W06EA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W07EA 2026-09-08 1 daily Guanxi Night Market in Hsinchu County has a delectable fried steak stall 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/509532f1-777d-40a5-b74f-9a947b493f73.jpg Guanxi Night Market in Hsinchu County has a delectable fried steak stall Guanxi Night Market in Hsinchu County has a delectable fried steak stall https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/509532f1-777d-40a5-b74f-9a947b493f73.jpg Guanxi Night Market in Hsinchu County has a delectable fried steak stall There’s a delicious steak stall in the Guanxi Night Market in Hsinchu County. It’s only open once a week， but that hasn’t stopped countless foodies traveling from all over the region just to sample th https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W07EA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W08EA 2026-09-08 1 daily Millions tune in to watch viral farmers’ association videos 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/01080dc6-bb11-4aff-9c89-61231f10a2b3.jpg Millions tune in to watch viral farmers’ association videos Millions tune in to watch viral farmers’ association videos https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/01080dc6-bb11-4aff-9c89-61231f10a2b3.jpg Millions tune in to watch viral farmers’ association videos Farmers associations in Taiwan are competing to attract talent as the population ages. A middle-aged secretary general of a farmers’ association has responded to this by turning himself into a social https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W08EA 2026-09-08