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/2026810W0AEA 2026-08-13 1 daily Yilan youth band performs in US， charms expats with classic song 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/43af673d-fabd-46ee-99f6-064cf0cee168.jpg Yilan youth band performs in US， charms expats with classic song Yilan youth band performs in US， charms expats with classic song https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/43af673d-fabd-46ee-99f6-064cf0cee168.jpg Yilan youth band performs in US， charms expats with classic song The M&Ocean Youth Band from Yilan’s Yue-Ming Elementary and Junior High School consists of 17 young musicians. After raising travel funds through their own performances to go perform in the US， they f https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026810W0AEA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W0AEA 2026-08-14 1 daily Scammers pose as Changhua sanitation workers to fleece residents 2026-08-14 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/fd10656a-f85a-4728-9713-950373aefd4b.jpg Scammers pose as Changhua sanitation workers to fleece residents Scammers pose as Changhua sanitation workers to fleece residents https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/fd10656a-f85a-4728-9713-950373aefd4b.jpg Scammers pose as Changhua sanitation workers to fleece residents A new kind of scam has just been unearthed in Changhua. Fraudsters impersonating the Changhua City Office sanitation team have been phoning Changhua residents and offering help with the removal of lar https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W0AEA 2026-08-14 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W01EA 2026-08-13 1 daily Taiwan puts wartime readiness to the test in urban resilience drill 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5e00080e-7488-4857-a0cd-1acdfae41ea8.jpg Taiwan puts wartime readiness to the test in urban resilience drill Taiwan puts wartime readiness to the test in urban resilience drill https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5e00080e-7488-4857-a0cd-1acdfae41ea8.jpg Taiwan puts wartime readiness to the test in urban resilience drill Taiwan is putting its emergency preparedness to the test. The 2026 Urban Resilience Exercises got underway in Northern Taiwan Thursday， simulating everything from the distribution of essential supplie https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W01EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W02EA 2026-08-13 1 daily Brother drills ceiling hole in bizarre escalation of 20-year feud 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f1cc6efe-27df-433a-abfb-4f4522e85186.jpg Brother drills ceiling hole in bizarre escalation of 20-year feud Brother drills ceiling hole in bizarre escalation of 20-year feud https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f1cc6efe-27df-433a-abfb-4f4522e85186.jpg Brother drills ceiling hole in bizarre escalation of 20-year feud A 20-year family feud that started because of a leaky ceiling has literally broken through the floor and escalated into a bizarre war between neighbors. The principal factions are led by two brothers https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W02EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W03EA 2026-08-13 1 daily MOFA minister Lin Chia-lung speaks to big group of youth ambassadors 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/26edd844-0697-49da-bc28-21c8f873edb9.jpg MOFA minister Lin Chia-lung speaks to big group of youth ambassadors MOFA minister Lin Chia-lung speaks to big group of youth ambassadors https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/26edd844-0697-49da-bc28-21c8f873edb9.jpg MOFA minister Lin Chia-lung speaks to big group of youth ambassadors Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung carved time out of his schedule to speak to a special group of young people， who are either in this year’s class of International Youth Ambassadors or part of the Taiwan https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W03EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W04EA 2026-08-13 1 daily Australian padawan steals lightsaber， embracing dark side 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/edb6d602-4c5c-4438-8bb2-ea01df3ed980.jpg Australian padawan steals lightsaber， embracing dark side Australian padawan steals lightsaber， embracing dark side https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/edb6d602-4c5c-4438-8bb2-ea01df3ed980.jpg Australian padawan steals lightsaber， embracing dark side Star Wars enthusiast Makoto Tsai has been making realistic-looking lightsabers for over two decades， but recently he met a Sith lord for the first time. Tsai had lent a friend in Australia a red light https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W04EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W05EA 2026-08-13 1 daily Man with 500 turtles pleads government to take som 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9cff712d-641e-4d90-b738-eee797ab34ae.jpg Man with 500 turtles pleads government to take som Man with 500 turtles pleads government to take som https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9cff712d-641e-4d90-b738-eee797ab34ae.jpg Man with 500 turtles pleads government to take som How many pets is too many pets? For a turtle owner in Yilan， the answer is more than 500. Mr. Lin has been breeding yellow pond turtles for years. He has a permit to keep them， as they are a Class I p https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W05EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W06EA 2026-08-13 1 daily Trash collector faces jail after taking discarded pots home 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7f68ef61-faf3-4bbc-bd43-03326c0b0d63.jpg Trash collector faces jail after taking discarded pots home Trash collector faces jail after taking discarded pots home https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7f68ef61-faf3-4bbc-bd43-03326c0b0d63.jpg Trash collector faces jail after taking discarded pots home One man’s trash can be another man’s prison sentence. A garbage collector in Taichung has been indicted for corruption， after taking discarded pots and pans home to use in the kitchen and to turn into https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W06EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W07EA 2026-08-13 1 daily People try pan-frying Hakka brown sugar cake 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/88d29644-5413-4899-8b9e-90e9003866f4.jpg People try pan-frying Hakka brown sugar cake People try pan-frying Hakka brown sugar cake https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/88d29644-5413-4899-8b9e-90e9003866f4.jpg People try pan-frying Hakka brown sugar cake Hakka brown sugar cake can be enjoyed at room temperature， but some people like eating it hot. Recently， another way of eating it has gotten popular: pan-frying it to make the outside crispy while kee https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W07EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W08EA 2026-08-13 1 daily Miaoli dessert shop offers enormous shaved ice 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/de73e4fe-9015-4547-b06e-431f96bc95cf.jpg Miaoli dessert shop offers enormous shaved ice Miaoli dessert shop offers enormous shaved ice https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/de73e4fe-9015-4547-b06e-431f96bc95cf.jpg Miaoli dessert shop offers enormous shaved ice A dessert shop in Miaoli’s Gongguan District is offering an enormous portion of shaved ice served in a huge bowl， complete with syrup and a whopping 16 toppings. The promotion has proven incredibly po https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W08EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026813W09EA 2026-08-13 1 daily Angry at speeding fines， man takes a grinder to a speed camera pole 2026-08-13 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/62e62661-1eaa-4c80-9021-cb26d02be087.jpg Angry at speeding fines， man takes a grinder to a speed camera pole Angry at speeding fines， man takes a grinder to a speed camera pole https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/62e62661-1eaa-4c80-9021-cb26d02be087.jpg Angry at speeding fines， man takes a grinder to a speed camera pole A 60-year-old man surnamed Yang took a handheld grinder to a speed camera pole on a road in Hsinchu. Then， in a fit of rage， he hacked away at it in the dead of the night. He was allegedly afraid of b https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026813W09EA 2026-08-13 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026814W01EA 2026-08-14 1 daily Mom tries taking young swimmer to class during resilience drill 2026-08-14 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/616d3b98-8a8c-4887-8bd0-e65738bc8fe4.jpg Mom tries taking young swimmer to class during resilience drill Mom tries taking young swimmer to class during resilience drill https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/616d3b98-8a8c-4887-8bd0-e65738bc8fe4.jpg Mom tries taking young swimmer to class during resilience drill On August 13， Northern Taiwan held an urban resilience drill， which only lasted from 2:30 to 3:00 in the afternoon. Yet a parent trying to get her young swimmer to a test insisted on arriving at their https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026814W01EA 2026-08-14 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026814W02EA 2026-08-14 1 daily ‘Headless’ temple-goer filmed on sly could have medical condition 2026-08-14 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3b231537-504c-4015-9a69-490b6a531199.jpg ‘Headless’ temple-goer filmed on sly could have medical condition ‘Headless’ temple-goer filmed on sly could have medical condition https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3b231537-504c-4015-9a69-490b6a531199.jpg ‘Headless’ temple-goer filmed on sly could have medical condition A lady in a pink dress was filmed by a stranger at a temple during Ghost Month， with the person joking that they had spotted a “headless” temple-goer. While the woman’s posture may have caught people’ https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026814W02EA 2026-08-14 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026814W03EA 2026-08-14 1 daily Crumbling drain cover swallows front wheel of car without warning 2026-08-14 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/44441544-9688-4acc-9e74-bebc9072b147.jpg Crumbling drain cover swallows front wheel of car without warning Crumbling drain cover swallows front wheel of car without warning https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/44441544-9688-4acc-9e74-bebc9072b147.jpg Crumbling drain cover swallows front wheel of car without warning A driver that had just pulled out of a parking spot was forced to park his car again just a few seconds later， after a drain cover collapsed under the weight of his car. One of the front wheels of the https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026814W03EA 2026-08-14 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026814W04EA 2026-08-14 1 daily From above， Hsinchu Mayor Ann Kao waves at parading deities below 2026-08-14 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/32497463-49ea-4667-b2b5-a013b406f6b2.jpg From above， Hsinchu Mayor Ann Kao waves at parading deities below From above， Hsinchu Mayor Ann Kao waves at parading deities below https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/32497463-49ea-4667-b2b5-a013b406f6b2.jpg From above， Hsinchu Mayor Ann Kao waves at parading deities below The gates to the Underworld are open for the Ghost Month. In Hsinchu， one of the highlights is a street parade by local deities， which took place on Thursday. Hsinchu City Mayor Ann Kao watched the pa https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026814W04EA 2026-08-14 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026814W05EA 2026-08-14 1 daily Man returns breathalyzer to police who forgot it at accident site in rush 2026-08-14 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/dce4af6f-5240-47f9-8f54-58c95c406949.jpg Man returns breathalyzer to police who forgot it at accident site in rush Man returns breathalyzer to police who forgot it at accident site in rush https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/dce4af6f-5240-47f9-8f54-58c95c406949.jpg Man returns breathalyzer to police who forgot it at accident site in rush Leaving your house in a rush is never a good thing， as you can easily forget to take important items with you. Something similar happened to police officers in Taoyuan. The city’s officers were handli https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026814W05EA 2026-08-14 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026814W06EA 2026-08-14 1 daily Taiwan to host Premier12 and Olympic baseball qualifiers 2026-08-14 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/289e634e-0aa2-4cb3-af61-6bb026197e53.jpg Taiwan to host Premier12 and Olympic baseball qualifiers Taiwan to host Premier12 and Olympic baseball qualifiers https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/289e634e-0aa2-4cb3-af61-6bb026197e53.jpg Taiwan to host Premier12 and Olympic baseball qualifiers Big news for baseball fans. Taiwan is set to host two major international tournaments over the next two years. Hot from winning it all in 2024， Taiwan will be hosting the opening round and the super r https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026814W06EA 2026-08-14 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026814W07EA 2026-08-14 1 daily Firefighters compete in grueling challenges for spot at World Games 2026-08-14 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/babe1087-2ce8-4d17-aa50-5b1feeed0684.jpg Firefighters compete in grueling challenges for spot at World Games Firefighters compete in grueling challenges for spot at World Games https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/babe1087-2ce8-4d17-aa50-5b1feeed0684.jpg Firefighters compete in grueling challenges for spot at World Games The National Fire Agency recently hosted the Taiwan Ultimate Firefighter International Invitational at its Nantou Training Center. The competition was divided into four stages， including tasks like la https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026814W07EA 2026-08-14 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026814W08EA 2026-08-14 1 daily Drivers report nearly hitting rooster， deer， cow on roadways 2026-08-14 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/159e338b-422e-4015-b4d4-ce796a0325d9.jpg Drivers report nearly hitting rooster， deer， cow on roadways Drivers report nearly hitting rooster， deer， cow on roadways https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/159e338b-422e-4015-b4d4-ce796a0325d9.jpg Drivers report nearly hitting rooster， deer， cow on roadways When out on the roads， it’s important to pay attention! One driver in Kaohsiung found this out the hard way recently， when he almost ran into a chicken sunbathing in the middle of the road. It also g https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026814W08EA 2026-08-14 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026814W09EA 2026-08-14 1 daily Taiwan deepens ties with allies through delicious food imports 2026-08-14 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/71e278b5-1087-4085-98dc-77814d4c5e82.jpg Taiwan deepens ties with allies through delicious food imports Taiwan deepens ties with allies through delicious food imports https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/71e278b5-1087-4085-98dc-77814d4c5e82.jpg Taiwan deepens ties with allies through delicious food imports Due to its delicate diplomatic situation， Taiwan is striving to maintain strong relations with the tiny group of countries that maintain formal diplomatic ties. Now， Taiwan’s latest move to deepen tra https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026814W09EA 2026-08-14