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/2026626W0AEA 2026-06-26 1 daily Taipei luxury apartments shrink as credit and space tightens 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4ef844be-7ded-44c1-9ff3-99d474139d0e.jpg Taipei luxury apartments shrink as credit and space tightens Taipei luxury apartments shrink as credit and space tightens https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4ef844be-7ded-44c1-9ff3-99d474139d0e.jpg Taipei luxury apartments shrink as credit and space tightens Luxury homes in Taipei are getting smaller. The days of buying properties over 100 ping are fading， as high-end buyers shift toward more compact units. In one major development in Zhongzheng District， https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W0AEA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W01EA 2026-06-26 1 daily Five cutting-edge inventions win ITRI Elite Awards 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4a40407b-35c6-4145-8277-1fbb1f881482.jpg Five cutting-edge inventions win ITRI Elite Awards Five cutting-edge inventions win ITRI Elite Awards https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4a40407b-35c6-4145-8277-1fbb1f881482.jpg Five cutting-edge inventions win ITRI Elite Awards The Industrial Technology Research Institute， or ITRI， unveiled the winners of its prestigious Elite Awards on Thursday， with three top awards offered to outstanding research projects and two for inve https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W01EA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W02EA 2026-06-26 1 daily Hsinchu mayors slammed for late decision to suspend work and classes 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/32d80166-7a5b-4e64-8963-be573a0f610e.jpg Hsinchu mayors slammed for late decision to suspend work and classes Hsinchu mayors slammed for late decision to suspend work and classes https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/32d80166-7a5b-4e64-8963-be573a0f610e.jpg Hsinchu mayors slammed for late decision to suspend work and classes Residents in Hsinchu City and Hsinchu County are furious at their mayors for only announcing the suspension of work and classes around noon， when the heavy downpours had already caused severe flooding https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W02EA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W03EA 2026-06-26 1 daily Taipei City Government slammed for holding kids’ track meet in downpour 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/d416b58d-cba5-4958-8453-f1d75674199c.jpg Taipei City Government slammed for holding kids’ track meet in downpour Taipei City Government slammed for holding kids’ track meet in downpour https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/d416b58d-cba5-4958-8453-f1d75674199c.jpg Taipei City Government slammed for holding kids’ track meet in downpour Heavy rainstorms hit Neihu District in Taipei City early Thursday morning， causing widespread flooding. However， a track-and-field tournament organized by the Taipei City Government Education Departme https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W03EA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W04EA 2026-06-26 1 daily Taiwanese researchers play major role in Japanese space mission 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c186b95a-0c62-4953-9674-17bc351395d0.jpg Taiwanese researchers play major role in Japanese space mission Taiwanese researchers play major role in Japanese space mission https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c186b95a-0c62-4953-9674-17bc351395d0.jpg Taiwanese researchers play major role in Japanese space mission Taiwanese developed software has successfully been launched into space. A Japan-led mission in collaboration with researchers from Taiwan’s National Chung Hsing University and National Tsing Hua Unive https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W04EA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W05EA 2026-06-26 1 daily Offices and schools shut down across Taiwan amid heavy rain 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3609aa5d-10b0-4eca-ad8e-626420e1ef37.jpg Offices and schools shut down across Taiwan amid heavy rain Offices and schools shut down across Taiwan amid heavy rain https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3609aa5d-10b0-4eca-ad8e-626420e1ef37.jpg Offices and schools shut down across Taiwan amid heavy rain Heavy rains plummeted all of Taiwan on Friday under the influence of a tropical storm， a weather front and southwesterly winds. Taoyuan， Hsinchu， and southern Taiwan were particularly hard hit， with m https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W05EA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W06EA 2026-06-26 1 daily New York Yankees sign 18-yo pitcher Lai Chien-fan 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0dd751c3-f96e-4905-bc2c-496605a0d801.jpg New York Yankees sign 18-yo pitcher Lai Chien-fan New York Yankees sign 18-yo pitcher Lai Chien-fan https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0dd751c3-f96e-4905-bc2c-496605a0d801.jpg New York Yankees sign 18-yo pitcher Lai Chien-fan An 18-year-old has been signed to the New York Yankees. After 16 years， Lai Chien-fan has become the third Taiwanese player to join the Yankees， after Wang Chien-ming in 2000 and Kuo Fu-lin in 2009. L https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W06EA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W08EA 2026-06-26 1 daily Nigerian child flies to Taiwan for life-changing surgery 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a85fc3a2-f2d2-4c15-808f-eb1611543777.jpg Nigerian child flies to Taiwan for life-changing surgery Nigerian child flies to Taiwan for life-changing surgery https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a85fc3a2-f2d2-4c15-808f-eb1611543777.jpg Nigerian child flies to Taiwan for life-changing surgery A seven-year-old girl from Nigeria named Miracle， born with a rare condition that left her dependent on a colostomy， underwent life-changing reconstructive surgery in Taiwan. Miracle’s mother sold her https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W08EA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026626W09EA 2026-06-26 1 daily Taiwan’s Irwin mangoes fly off French shelves 2026-06-26 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/602b9599-f336-40d4-b555-843cd1bb9f13.jpg Taiwan’s Irwin mangoes fly off French shelves Taiwan’s Irwin mangoes fly off French shelves https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/602b9599-f336-40d4-b555-843cd1bb9f13.jpg Taiwan’s Irwin mangoes fly off French shelves Taiwan’s Irwin mangoes were sold in France for the first time this year， offered at high-end supermarkets for over NT$2，000 per kilogram. Despite the high price， the first shipment sold out within two https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026626W09EA 2026-06-26 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026629W0AEA 2026-06-29 1 daily Hippo statue at Chimei Museum somehow submerged in lake 2026-06-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8ddafdfb-a4e7-45bb-b3a7-9dba2d83dcb8.jpg Hippo statue at Chimei Museum somehow submerged in lake Hippo statue at Chimei Museum somehow submerged in lake https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8ddafdfb-a4e7-45bb-b3a7-9dba2d83dcb8.jpg Hippo statue at Chimei Museum somehow submerged in lake With the rain finally subsiding， people making their way out to Tainan’s Chimei Museum were treated to a strange sight: a hippo floating in a lake.<br><br>A museum official stated the hippo was actual https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026629W0AEA 2026-06-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026629W0BEA 2026-06-29 1 daily Big landslide rips through roof of closed Yuanshan bowling alley 2026-06-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1449e806-406d-40ae-ae7d-95796f2e0129.jpg Big landslide rips through roof of closed Yuanshan bowling alley Big landslide rips through roof of closed Yuanshan bowling alley https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1449e806-406d-40ae-ae7d-95796f2e0129.jpg Big landslide rips through roof of closed Yuanshan bowling alley Last week’s days of downpours dampened moods and destroyed infrastructure， including a bowling alley in Yuanshan that had part of its roof crushed by a landslide last night. The bowling alley closing https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026629W0BEA 2026-06-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026629W01EA 2026-06-29 1 daily Taoyuan woman ambushed by macaque monkey 2026-06-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/84c76e38-77a4-4c9d-90ec-4c76c26e5872.jpg Taoyuan woman ambushed by macaque monkey Taoyuan woman ambushed by macaque monkey https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/84c76e38-77a4-4c9d-90ec-4c76c26e5872.jpg Taoyuan woman ambushed by macaque monkey In Taoyuan’s Guishan District， a woman was caring for her potted plant when she was suddenly assailed by a macaque monkey. With other recent victims including chickens and dogs， the city’s Department https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026629W01EA 2026-06-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026629W02EA 2026-06-29 1 daily Neighborhood nuisance takes out frustration with fire extinguisher 2026-06-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9c32c782-4d2e-4704-ac86-178050bdc8d4.jpg Neighborhood nuisance takes out frustration with fire extinguisher Neighborhood nuisance takes out frustration with fire extinguisher https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9c32c782-4d2e-4704-ac86-178050bdc8d4.jpg Neighborhood nuisance takes out frustration with fire extinguisher On June 29， just a little after midnight， in New Taipei’s Sanchong District a woman grabbed a fire extinguisher and then doused a Cosmed， leaving the drugstore covered in a white film. Yet by the time https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026629W02EA 2026-06-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026629W03EA 2026-06-29 1 daily Ducks stop traffic at Taichung shopping district 2026-06-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c868ac76-f8c5-451e-81a7-20b508e797e7.jpg Ducks stop traffic at Taichung shopping district Ducks stop traffic at Taichung shopping district https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c868ac76-f8c5-451e-81a7-20b508e797e7.jpg Ducks stop traffic at Taichung shopping district Ducks are on the loose! During rush hour， a group of Call ducks descended on the busy Fengjia Shopping District in Taichung. Passing motorists were startled by the marauders， hitting the breaks to let https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026629W03EA 2026-06-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026629W04EA 2026-06-29 1 daily Yunlin taro center offers free shaved ice for perfect test scores 2026-06-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/703c28f8-6e1c-457e-9f0a-2ef1a0b5190f.jpg Yunlin taro center offers free shaved ice for perfect test scores Yunlin taro center offers free shaved ice for perfect test scores https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/703c28f8-6e1c-457e-9f0a-2ef1a0b5190f.jpg Yunlin taro center offers free shaved ice for perfect test scores Scoring 100 on a test can score some free shaved ice! Students from any school and any grade can bring their test papers to the Taro Education Center in Yunlin’s Linnei Township to get a tasty treat. https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026629W04EA 2026-06-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026629W05EA 2026-06-29 1 daily Surplus cabbage turned into frozen meals as prices fall 2026-06-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a88fa8d5-b57b-4b23-9169-6b2d52936055.jpg Surplus cabbage turned into frozen meals as prices fall Surplus cabbage turned into frozen meals as prices fall https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a88fa8d5-b57b-4b23-9169-6b2d52936055.jpg Surplus cabbage turned into frozen meals as prices fall Due to the warming climate， there has been a surplus of cabbages since last November， with prices falling to as low as NT$10 per head in some areas. To deal with this abundance， the Agriculture and Fo https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026629W05EA 2026-06-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026629W06EA 2026-06-29 1 daily Conveyor belt sushi turns into unruly employee’s free-for-all after hours 2026-06-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1ac94df7-1fde-4baa-beeb-5afb4e0c8613.jpg Conveyor belt sushi turns into unruly employee’s free-for-all after hours Conveyor belt sushi turns into unruly employee’s free-for-all after hours https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1ac94df7-1fde-4baa-beeb-5afb4e0c8613.jpg Conveyor belt sushi turns into unruly employee’s free-for-all after hours A recently uploaded video taken in a conveyor sushi restaurant has sparked outraged for food safety concerns. In the clip， a diner was recorded removing the protective lid while the plates were still https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026629W06EA 2026-06-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026629W07EA 2026-06-29 1 daily The hydrangea season at a forest area in Nantou is a perfect summer getaway 2026-06-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f622114d-e9fd-4780-b1a1-9c708baad42f.jpg The hydrangea season at a forest area in Nantou is a perfect summer getaway The hydrangea season at a forest area in Nantou is a perfect summer getaway https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f622114d-e9fd-4780-b1a1-9c708baad42f.jpg The hydrangea season at a forest area in Nantou is a perfect summer getaway The annual hydrangea season has arrived at the Sun Link Sea Forest Recreation Area in Nantou County. More than 120，000 hydrangeas are in full bloom across the mountains and valleys. The vibrant multic https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026629W07EA 2026-06-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026629W08EA 2026-06-29 1 daily In New Taipei City， hornet attacks in rural areas are increasing dramatically 2026-06-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7930cc64-efd3-4177-aef2-ea65f34e0ee1.jpg In New Taipei City， hornet attacks in rural areas are increasing dramatically In New Taipei City， hornet attacks in rural areas are increasing dramatically https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7930cc64-efd3-4177-aef2-ea65f34e0ee1.jpg In New Taipei City， hornet attacks in rural areas are increasing dramatically The number of hornet attacks this year has been significantly higher than previous years and they seem to be occurring earlier in the year than is normal. According to statistics， in New Taipei City a https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026629W08EA 2026-06-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026629W09EA 2026-06-29 1 daily Chinese tourist filming airport restricted areas banned for 2 years 2026-06-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0873d723-a960-4564-9c0e-de5e83e792c4.jpg Chinese tourist filming airport restricted areas banned for 2 years Chinese tourist filming airport restricted areas banned for 2 years https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0873d723-a960-4564-9c0e-de5e83e792c4.jpg Chinese tourist filming airport restricted areas banned for 2 years Netizens in Taiwan recently discovered a video uploaded to Chinese social media by a Chinese man who had visited Taiwan a few months ago. The video documenting his arrival at the airport included foot https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026629W09EA 2026-06-29