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/2026916W0AEA 2026-09-16 1 daily MacKay ER doctor registers to run for Taitung county councilor 2026-09-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2c6661c5-a9a7-45ac-a734-1e73bd2d17d0.jpg MacKay ER doctor registers to run for Taitung county councilor MacKay ER doctor registers to run for Taitung county councilor https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2c6661c5-a9a7-45ac-a734-1e73bd2d17d0.jpg MacKay ER doctor registers to run for Taitung county councilor One of the candidates running to represent Taitung’s first district in the county council is Wu Pei-shan， an ER doctor at MacKay Memorial Hospital. She’s gone to the front lines in Ukraine multiple ti https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026916W0AEA 2026-09-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026916W0BEA 2026-09-17 1 daily Fashion designer takes on New York; suona player delights Turkish audiences 2026-09-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/52ed6585-b1dc-4a13-9b15-d7680ef0b48b.jpg Fashion designer takes on New York; suona player delights Turkish audiences Fashion designer takes on New York; suona player delights Turkish audiences https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/52ed6585-b1dc-4a13-9b15-d7680ef0b48b.jpg Fashion designer takes on New York; suona player delights Turkish audiences Kaohsiung-born Erika Chung recently became a focal point at New York Fashion Week with her own self-created brand. Inspired by her hometown， her designs fuse local features with elements of traditiona https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026916W0BEA 2026-09-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026916W01EA 2026-09-16 1 daily 25 innovations on show at ITRI Innovation Day held in Tainan 2026-09-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e8d05fd8-a5f7-40a3-911a-159e14a1aa4b.jpg 25 innovations on show at ITRI Innovation Day held in Tainan 25 innovations on show at ITRI Innovation Day held in Tainan https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e8d05fd8-a5f7-40a3-911a-159e14a1aa4b.jpg 25 innovations on show at ITRI Innovation Day held in Tainan Cutting edge technology met centuries of history at the most recent edition of the ITRI Innovation Day， which was held in Tainan this year. The theme this time around was “Cross-Domain Innovation: Dri https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026916W01EA 2026-09-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026916W02EA 2026-09-16 1 daily Taiwan shares peak past 46，000- point mark during trading session 2026-09-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c4e63465-9a6b-49ee-91f0-1c0a93fccb8c.jpg Taiwan shares peak past 46，000- point mark during trading session Taiwan shares peak past 46，000- point mark during trading session https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c4e63465-9a6b-49ee-91f0-1c0a93fccb8c.jpg Taiwan shares peak past 46，000- point mark during trading session TSMC distributed its cash dividends for the first quarter on Wednesday， to the sound of NT$7 per share. Over in the stock market， the chipmaker’s shares opened NT$5 lower， dragged down by a slump in U https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026916W02EA 2026-09-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026916W03EA 2026-09-16 1 daily Puma Shen causes night market vendors to sell out 2026-09-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/fa48a7fe-7a6c-4656-a040-707e0978af56.jpg Puma Shen causes night market vendors to sell out Puma Shen causes night market vendors to sell out https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/fa48a7fe-7a6c-4656-a040-707e0978af56.jpg Puma Shen causes night market vendors to sell out Groups of people flooded Gongguan Night Market as Puma Shen， DPP’s Taipei mayoral candidate， campaigned there on Tuesday. Streets were packed with an estimate of a thousand people. Supporters brought https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026916W03EA 2026-09-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026916W04EA 2026-09-16 1 daily Six cars and scooters fail to stop for ambulance crossing intersection 2026-09-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e5d6c8fb-18ba-4a95-8139-53e8baa84201.jpg Six cars and scooters fail to stop for ambulance crossing intersection Six cars and scooters fail to stop for ambulance crossing intersection https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e5d6c8fb-18ba-4a95-8139-53e8baa84201.jpg Six cars and scooters fail to stop for ambulance crossing intersection It’s common knowledge that you have to yield to emergency vehicles， but apparently some road users haven’t got the memo. Not one， not two， but six cars and scooters failed to let an ambulance through https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026916W04EA 2026-09-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026916W05EA 2026-09-16 1 daily Hualien battles dust storms following devastating Matai’an River floods 2026-09-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c51c828b-5a3e-4339-9688-c0e7152cda8e.jpg Hualien battles dust storms following devastating Matai’an River floods Hualien battles dust storms following devastating Matai’an River floods https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c51c828b-5a3e-4339-9688-c0e7152cda8e.jpg Hualien battles dust storms following devastating Matai’an River floods Massive flooding caused by the overflow of a barrier lake on the Matai’an River last year continues to impact Hualien County. The newly arrived northeast monsoon has whipped up riverbed silt into swir https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026916W05EA 2026-09-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026916W06EA 2026-09-16 1 daily 35 Indonesians arrive in Taiwan to ease hospitality labor shortage 2026-09-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/43d286df-f043-442c-a605-7d3e63cc340f.jpg 35 Indonesians arrive in Taiwan to ease hospitality labor shortage 35 Indonesians arrive in Taiwan to ease hospitality labor shortage https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/43d286df-f043-442c-a605-7d3e63cc340f.jpg 35 Indonesians arrive in Taiwan to ease hospitality labor shortage A group of 35 Indonesian nationals have arrived in Taiwan， with the goal of helping Taiwan’s hospitality sector grow.<br><br>They are the first batch of foreign skilled workers recruited under a speci https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026916W06EA 2026-09-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026916W07EA 2026-09-16 1 daily Train overshoots platform after forgetting to stop 2026-09-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/69911e62-f869-4f05-abd5-b5157137e8fb.jpg Train overshoots platform after forgetting to stop Train overshoots platform after forgetting to stop https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/69911e62-f869-4f05-abd5-b5157137e8fb.jpg Train overshoots platform after forgetting to stop Tuesday evening at around 6， a local train missed the stopping mark at North Hsinchu Station and had five carriages exceed the platform. It continued south to Hsinchu Station， where passengers were re https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026916W07EA 2026-09-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026916W08EA 2026-09-16 1 daily Group develops locally made AI drones with non-Chinese supply chain 2026-09-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/478ca183-f6a4-4c76-b2ac-d85d8dd332d1.jpg Group develops locally made AI drones with non-Chinese supply chain Group develops locally made AI drones with non-Chinese supply chain https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/478ca183-f6a4-4c76-b2ac-d85d8dd332d1.jpg Group develops locally made AI drones with non-Chinese supply chain Amid growing demand for national defense， non-Chinese supply chains， and drones， a group in Tainan that began in the luxury housing business is now adopting AI and entering the drone industry. It’s de https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026916W08EA 2026-09-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026916W09EA 2026-09-16 1 daily Yilan exports inaugural batch of speciality red pomelo to Singapore 2026-09-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e2a4dd6e-472a-45aa-804a-66e260dd9703.jpg Yilan exports inaugural batch of speciality red pomelo to Singapore Yilan exports inaugural batch of speciality red pomelo to Singapore https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e2a4dd6e-472a-45aa-804a-66e260dd9703.jpg Yilan exports inaugural batch of speciality red pomelo to Singapore Taiwan’s top-quality produce is about to meet another market! Specialty red pomelo from Yilan’s Dongshan Township has been exported overseas for the first time， as the first batch heads to Singapore t https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026916W09EA 2026-09-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026917W0AEA 2026-09-17 1 daily Shinkong Synthetic Fibers moves into the cutting-edge drone business 2026-09-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5f706a96-d94f-46cc-bdbb-edac6cace4f9.jpg Shinkong Synthetic Fibers moves into the cutting-edge drone business Shinkong Synthetic Fibers moves into the cutting-edge drone business https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5f706a96-d94f-46cc-bdbb-edac6cace4f9.jpg Shinkong Synthetic Fibers moves into the cutting-edge drone business One of Taiwan’s major traditional chemical fiber manufacturers is moving into the cutting-edge drone industry. Shinkong Synthetic Fibers has recently signed a MOU with Earthbook and Switzerland-based https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026917W0AEA 2026-09-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026917W01EA 2026-09-17 1 daily Taiwan increases paid marital leave for newlyweds to whopping 14 days 2026-09-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/db39640e-74d6-415e-8d1c-853a27ceb5c4.jpg Taiwan increases paid marital leave for newlyweds to whopping 14 days Taiwan increases paid marital leave for newlyweds to whopping 14 days https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/db39640e-74d6-415e-8d1c-853a27ceb5c4.jpg Taiwan increases paid marital leave for newlyweds to whopping 14 days Taiwan is giving couples more time off to get married， and hopefully use some of that time to make a baby. The government is giving the marital leave policy a major makeover， expanding the number of m https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026917W01EA 2026-09-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026917W02EA 2026-09-17 1 daily Hit ‘a-We’ mascot from Osaka World Expo makes Taipei return for free exhibition 2026-09-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/90d702f4-21c6-4a0f-8ff4-74e8a654cbfd.jpg Hit ‘a-We’ mascot from Osaka World Expo makes Taipei return for free exhibition Hit ‘a-We’ mascot from Osaka World Expo makes Taipei return for free exhibition https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/90d702f4-21c6-4a0f-8ff4-74e8a654cbfd.jpg Hit ‘a-We’ mascot from Osaka World Expo makes Taipei return for free exhibition The “We TAIWAN” series hosted by the Ministry of Culture at last year’s World Expo in Osaka gathered artistic groups to deliver outstanding performances and shows at the global showcase. Now， all of t https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026917W02EA 2026-09-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026917W04EA 2026-09-17 1 daily New strawberry bed tiller saves farmers time and labor 2026-09-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6be42dcc-b08a-4e84-a197-d458972247bc.jpg New strawberry bed tiller saves farmers time and labor New strawberry bed tiller saves farmers time and labor https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6be42dcc-b08a-4e84-a197-d458972247bc.jpg New strawberry bed tiller saves farmers time and labor Every September， strawberry farmers in Miaoli’s Dahu Township prepare fields for the growing season. While they used to turn soil and add fertilizer by hand， they now use machines to save labor and ti https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026917W04EA 2026-09-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026917W05EA 2026-09-17 1 daily Jurassic age is upon locals as dinosaur stalks streets at night 2026-09-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0e559558-5e74-4328-b1a9-8f8334696782.jpg Jurassic age is upon locals as dinosaur stalks streets at night Jurassic age is upon locals as dinosaur stalks streets at night https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0e559558-5e74-4328-b1a9-8f8334696782.jpg Jurassic age is upon locals as dinosaur stalks streets at night A resident in Kaohsiung’s Cianjhen District filmed a dinosaur with glowing eyes， shaking its head， and baring its sharp teeth， stalking the streets. It wasn’t a real dinosaur of course， but a puppetee https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026917W05EA 2026-09-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026917W06EA 2026-09-17 1 daily NCKU students heartbroken after excavator knocks off chunk from arch 2026-09-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/478eaa85-3102-41eb-acce-3c45b96472dc.jpg NCKU students heartbroken after excavator knocks off chunk from arch NCKU students heartbroken after excavator knocks off chunk from arch https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/478eaa85-3102-41eb-acce-3c45b96472dc.jpg NCKU students heartbroken after excavator knocks off chunk from arch A 70-year old landmark at National Cheng Kung University was left with a “missing chunk” after a grab excavator accidentally clipped the historic gate. Part of the concrete broke off on impact， leavin https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026917W06EA 2026-09-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026917W07EA 2026-09-17 1 daily American entertainer crashes after narrowly missing reckless cyclist 2026-09-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f784487a-0380-48cb-90bb-fe154bea9f7b.jpg American entertainer crashes after narrowly missing reckless cyclist American entertainer crashes after narrowly missing reckless cyclist https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f784487a-0380-48cb-90bb-fe154bea9f7b.jpg American entertainer crashes after narrowly missing reckless cyclist On Wednesday afternoon， American entertainer and Taiwan resident， Tony Capatch， known locally as Ko Lung， was heading home from the gym when he crashed his scooter trying to avoid a cyclist. He accuse https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026917W07EA 2026-09-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026917W08EA 2026-09-17 1 daily Political motivation suspected in banner vandalism at Asian Games 2026-09-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/702291ab-019d-4837-bdd6-1a72f9bc04ff.jpg Political motivation suspected in banner vandalism at Asian Games Political motivation suspected in banner vandalism at Asian Games https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/702291ab-019d-4837-bdd6-1a72f9bc04ff.jpg Political motivation suspected in banner vandalism at Asian Games A Taiwanese banner put up in Nagoya ahead of the Asian Games has been vandalized， just three days before the event’s opening ceremony. The incident happened on Monday， and it is believed that the act https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026917W08EA 2026-09-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026917W09EA 2026-09-17 1 daily MAC says twin city forum is ‘not important’ after TAO official rejected 2026-09-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/fedef94a-1c15-4ca6-aa97-e277ad2caf25.jpg MAC says twin city forum is ‘not important’ after TAO official rejected MAC says twin city forum is ‘not important’ after TAO official rejected https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/fedef94a-1c15-4ca6-aa97-e277ad2caf25.jpg MAC says twin city forum is ‘not important’ after TAO official rejected The annual Taipei-Shanghai Twin City Forum is scheduled to take place at the end of this year， and this time round， Taipei is the host city. Ahead of the event， a delegation from Shanghai arrived in T https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026917W09EA 2026-09-17