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/2026608W0CEA 2026-06-10 1 daily Traveler’s mishap at airport highlights loophole involving delayed flights 2026-06-10 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/03702dd0-200f-4edf-b36b-88671c6f8007.jpg Traveler’s mishap at airport highlights loophole involving delayed flights Traveler’s mishap at airport highlights loophole involving delayed flights https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/03702dd0-200f-4edf-b36b-88671c6f8007.jpg Traveler’s mishap at airport highlights loophole involving delayed flights A near-mishap at Taoyuan International Airport has highlighted a little-known hazard of air travel. If you receive a notification that your departing flight will be delayed， you should still go to the https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026608W0CEA 2026-06-10 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026610W01EA 2026-06-10 1 daily Plum rains replenish reservoirs in South 2026-06-10 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4de1d41b-e1a7-4e88-bb1e-857be3230b8d.jpg Plum rains replenish reservoirs in South Plum rains replenish reservoirs in South https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4de1d41b-e1a7-4e88-bb1e-857be3230b8d.jpg Plum rains replenish reservoirs in South The lingering plum rain front and southwesterly winds are bringing downpours across the island. And though gloomy， the showers are providing a much needed boost to the water supply in Southern Taiwan. https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026610W01EA 2026-06-10 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026610W02EA 2026-06-10 1 daily Changhua bus roof leaking during rainy spell 2026-06-10 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b54ee483-5ef7-406e-b57d-dd03f3581a07.jpg Changhua bus roof leaking during rainy spell Changhua bus roof leaking during rainy spell https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b54ee483-5ef7-406e-b57d-dd03f3581a07.jpg Changhua bus roof leaking during rainy spell Meanwhile heavy rains battered Central Taiwan， so much so that passengers on a bus in Changhua needed to use an umbrella. The waterproofing seal around the emergency hatch on the roof was apparently w https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026610W02EA 2026-06-10 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026610W03EA 2026-06-10 1 daily Sidewalk collapses outside Beimen Station in Taipei 2026-06-10 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/745d805f-b5d5-426d-a43b-12d8a9e1c513.jpg Sidewalk collapses outside Beimen Station in Taipei Sidewalk collapses outside Beimen Station in Taipei https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/745d805f-b5d5-426d-a43b-12d8a9e1c513.jpg Sidewalk collapses outside Beimen Station in Taipei And the constant rain over the past few days is enough to bring anybody down， but it’s also proven to be too much to stand for a pavement in Taipei. A sinkhole appeared near Beimen MRT Station on Wedn https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026610W03EA 2026-06-10 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026610W04EA 2026-06-10 1 daily 2 excavator operators trapped in sandbar by river surge 2026-06-10 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b42abeba-e42b-4d36-babb-7598a7f609eb.jpg 2 excavator operators trapped in sandbar by river surge 2 excavator operators trapped in sandbar by river surge https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b42abeba-e42b-4d36-babb-7598a7f609eb.jpg 2 excavator operators trapped in sandbar by river surge An intense rescue operation was carried out Wednesday afternoon when heavy rains occurred in the mountains of Kaohsiung. Two backhoe operators were working on a sandbar near Dajin Bridge， on the borde https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026610W04EA 2026-06-10 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026611W01EA 2026-06-11 1 daily Taoyuan and Chiba celebrate 10 years of sisterhood with sushi 2026-06-11 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ac9315f9-bf69-46a0-b625-10c518565cd0.jpg Taoyuan and Chiba celebrate 10 years of sisterhood with sushi Taoyuan and Chiba celebrate 10 years of sisterhood with sushi https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ac9315f9-bf69-46a0-b625-10c518565cd0.jpg Taoyuan and Chiba celebrate 10 years of sisterhood with sushi To celebrate 10 years as sister cities， Taoyuan and Chiba combined their culinary traditions in a delicious and beautiful meal. Two experts from the Chiba Traditional Local Cuisine Study Group were in https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026611W01EA 2026-06-11 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026611W02EA 2026-06-11 1 daily Social isolation suggested as common， crucial risk factor of mass violence 2026-06-11 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/233af796-c2f9-4d2b-a3dc-e24d84f003d7.jpg Social isolation suggested as common， crucial risk factor of mass violence Social isolation suggested as common， crucial risk factor of mass violence https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/233af796-c2f9-4d2b-a3dc-e24d84f003d7.jpg Social isolation suggested as common， crucial risk factor of mass violence During rush hour on Friday Dec. 19， 2025， a man conducted a mass killing spree at Taipei Main Station exit and at a department store next to MRT Zhongshan Station. He killed three and injured 11. The https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026611W02EA 2026-06-11 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026611W03EA 2026-06-11 1 daily Foundation repairs， modernizes family’s dilapidated home 2026-06-11 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/67e0fcd1-cddc-4394-acaf-daf59c5d018e.jpg Foundation repairs， modernizes family’s dilapidated home Foundation repairs， modernizes family’s dilapidated home https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/67e0fcd1-cddc-4394-acaf-daf59c5d018e.jpg Foundation repairs， modernizes family’s dilapidated home In Pingtung’s Neipu Township， an 80-year-old woman and her disabled daughter were living in an old， run-down house without proper plumbing. The Heng-shan Social Welfare Foundation teamed up with a con https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026611W03EA 2026-06-11 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026611W04EA 2026-06-11 1 daily China uni lecture hall conflict goes viral: ‘I’m from the ROC’ 2026-06-11 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a8a15e38-a6ad-404e-ad2e-eb3c242c61ed.jpg China uni lecture hall conflict goes viral: ‘I’m from the ROC’ China uni lecture hall conflict goes viral: ‘I’m from the ROC’ https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a8a15e38-a6ad-404e-ad2e-eb3c242c61ed.jpg China uni lecture hall conflict goes viral: ‘I’m from the ROC’ A classroom confrontation at a university in China is drawing widespread attention online. The situation started when student as reprimanded by his teacher for wearing headphones in class. After a hea https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026611W04EA 2026-06-11 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026611W05EA 2026-06-11 1 daily Harsher penalties proposed for driving under influence of drugs 2026-06-11 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5c1f6123-4028-43a0-ab00-405e5707e6d2.jpg Harsher penalties proposed for driving under influence of drugs Harsher penalties proposed for driving under influence of drugs https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5c1f6123-4028-43a0-ab00-405e5707e6d2.jpg Harsher penalties proposed for driving under influence of drugs Cases of people driving while under the influence of drugs have captured media headlines in recent weeks， drawing much attention to the matter. On June 11， the Executive Yuan finalized a set of amendm https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026611W05EA 2026-06-11 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026612W0AEA 2026-06-12 1 daily Umbrella repairman sustains business in ‘city of rain’ for 35 years 2026-06-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0cbfe6c4-67c5-4390-b113-1ed4f944295f.jpg Umbrella repairman sustains business in ‘city of rain’ for 35 years Umbrella repairman sustains business in ‘city of rain’ for 35 years https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0cbfe6c4-67c5-4390-b113-1ed4f944295f.jpg Umbrella repairman sustains business in ‘city of rain’ for 35 years Most people these days throw away their umbrella when it breaks rather than fixing it， meaning that the art of umbrella repair is slowly fading away. But in the “rainy city” of Keelung， one repairman https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026612W0AEA 2026-06-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026612W01EA 2026-06-12 1 daily Tainan pool cordons off half of pool due to understaffing 2026-06-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/d13a2fb6-2b4c-47d9-b8d9-95f31f41c93e.jpg Tainan pool cordons off half of pool due to understaffing Tainan pool cordons off half of pool due to understaffing https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/d13a2fb6-2b4c-47d9-b8d9-95f31f41c93e.jpg Tainan pool cordons off half of pool due to understaffing Summer is here， and pools are open. But one pool in Tainan is only half-open， due to a shortage of lifeguards. The public swimming pool in Shanhua District has opened its doors， but the deep-water sec https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026612W01EA 2026-06-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026612W02EA 2026-06-12 1 daily Pingtung Science Park breaks ground on chip supply chain zone 2026-06-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/26ee1bb3-9982-4286-8d91-0e2e61544284.jpg Pingtung Science Park breaks ground on chip supply chain zone Pingtung Science Park breaks ground on chip supply chain zone https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/26ee1bb3-9982-4286-8d91-0e2e61544284.jpg Pingtung Science Park breaks ground on chip supply chain zone Taiwan’s semiconductor industry is expanding further south. President Lai Ching-te and TSMC Chairman C.C. Wei traveled to Pingtung today to break ground on a new semiconductor supply chain zone at the https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026612W02EA 2026-06-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026612W03EA 2026-06-12 1 daily Chiayi bento restaurant offers complimentary chicken soup 2026-06-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f0cdd75f-4fca-4072-9418-125d1a4281d1.jpg Chiayi bento restaurant offers complimentary chicken soup Chiayi bento restaurant offers complimentary chicken soup https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f0cdd75f-4fca-4072-9418-125d1a4281d1.jpg Chiayi bento restaurant offers complimentary chicken soup As inflation continues to drive up prices， people who often eat out are always looking for the best deal. A new bento box restaurant in Chiayi has caught their attention， because it includes free chic https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026612W03EA 2026-06-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026612W04EA 2026-06-12 1 daily Tainan doctors practice dragon boat rowing in hospital with makeshift paddles 2026-06-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/d93cc18f-2587-4021-bd2e-3a5c14a10a01.jpg Tainan doctors practice dragon boat rowing in hospital with makeshift paddles Tainan doctors practice dragon boat rowing in hospital with makeshift paddles https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/d93cc18f-2587-4021-bd2e-3a5c14a10a01.jpg Tainan doctors practice dragon boat rowing in hospital with makeshift paddles It’s not only professional athletes who compete in the annual dragon boat races. At the Liouying Chi Mei Medical Center in Tainan， enough staff were interested to form two entire teams. After work， th https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026612W04EA 2026-06-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026612W05EA 2026-06-12 1 daily Somaliland relocates representative office to Tianmu’s ‘diplomatic quarter’ 2026-06-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c9829e32-55cd-497f-937e-ca20b85689e9.jpg Somaliland relocates representative office to Tianmu’s ‘diplomatic quarter’ Somaliland relocates representative office to Tianmu’s ‘diplomatic quarter’ https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c9829e32-55cd-497f-937e-ca20b85689e9.jpg Somaliland relocates representative office to Tianmu’s ‘diplomatic quarter’ The Republic of Somaliland has relocated to a new site in Taiwan， in Tianmu’s so-called “diplomatic quarter.” Previously its office was in Neihu. Though Taiwan and Somaliland do not maintain formal di https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026612W05EA 2026-06-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026612W06EA 2026-06-12 1 daily Puli sanitation team transforms excavator into mattress dismantling machine 2026-06-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/324dc857-230a-44ce-a93d-804fa5267e25.jpg Puli sanitation team transforms excavator into mattress dismantling machine Puli sanitation team transforms excavator into mattress dismantling machine https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/324dc857-230a-44ce-a93d-804fa5267e25.jpg Puli sanitation team transforms excavator into mattress dismantling machine The sanitation department in Nantou’s Puli Township deals with lots of discarded mattresses， which can be time-consuming and labor-intensive to dismantle. To tackle this problem， they modified a small https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026612W06EA 2026-06-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026612W07EA 2026-06-12 1 daily Dozens of stingrays appear overnight in Kaohsiung pond 2026-06-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e27f7b6f-eff8-4149-bc30-204168e10094.jpg Dozens of stingrays appear overnight in Kaohsiung pond Dozens of stingrays appear overnight in Kaohsiung pond https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e27f7b6f-eff8-4149-bc30-204168e10094.jpg Dozens of stingrays appear overnight in Kaohsiung pond Locals in Kaohsiung were shocked after dozens of stingrays appeared overnight at a pond next to the famous Chengcing Lake. The fish arrived so suddenly and in such large numbers， that it is suspected https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026612W07EA 2026-06-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026612W08EA 2026-06-12 1 daily Farmers compete for New Taipei bamboo shoot championship 2026-06-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c3a3fd7d-df74-44cb-8bac-31f662491ffe.jpg Farmers compete for New Taipei bamboo shoot championship Farmers compete for New Taipei bamboo shoot championship https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c3a3fd7d-df74-44cb-8bac-31f662491ffe.jpg Farmers compete for New Taipei bamboo shoot championship During the peak season for harvesting bamboo shoots from May to July， New Taipei City holds its annual bamboo shoot championship. This year， 100 farmers from 16 districts competed to see whose shoots https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026612W08EA 2026-06-12 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026612W09EA 2026-06-12 1 daily F:F:F Formosa:Finland:Fest brings food and music to Finland 2026-06-12 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ccc8dd65-4d22-49e7-b81a-4205e2ed6433.jpg F:F:F Formosa:Finland:Fest brings food and music to Finland F:F:F Formosa:Finland:Fest brings food and music to Finland https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ccc8dd65-4d22-49e7-b81a-4205e2ed6433.jpg F:F:F Formosa:Finland:Fest brings food and music to Finland Taiwan is set to make a big splash in Finland with a festival covering everything from Taiwanese music， to food and， of course， bubble tea. The F:F:F Formosa:Finland:Fest will take place on July 11 in https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026612W09EA 2026-06-12