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/2026A02W0CEA 2026-10-07 1 daily Paper Windmill Theater Troupe tackles the zombie vape crisis 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/381a1832-05d5-4b4e-957a-ccda74edada6.jpg Paper Windmill Theater Troupe tackles the zombie vape crisis Paper Windmill Theater Troupe tackles the zombie vape crisis https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/381a1832-05d5-4b4e-957a-ccda74edada6.jpg Paper Windmill Theater Troupe tackles the zombie vape crisis Zombie vapes are dangerous illegal e-cigarettes laced with a powerful anesthetic called etomidate， and they are causing a public health crisis in Taiwan. In response， the Paper Windmill Theater Troupe https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A02W0CEA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A02W03EA 2026-10-06 1 daily Viral Trump-shaped rock on Google Maps draws visitors to Ruifang 2026-10-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/454c653e-df33-4133-912e-b45fde0f30c8.jpg Viral Trump-shaped rock on Google Maps draws visitors to Ruifang Viral Trump-shaped rock on Google Maps draws visitors to Ruifang https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/454c653e-df33-4133-912e-b45fde0f30c8.jpg Viral Trump-shaped rock on Google Maps draws visitors to Ruifang A strange new attraction has appeared on the northeast coast in New Taipei’s Ruifang: a rock along the seashore that bears an uncanny resemblance to US President Donald Trump. It even made it onto Goo https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A02W03EA 2026-10-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A05W0AEA 2026-10-06 1 daily Kaohsiung police use AI to make creative PSA videos 2026-10-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/303021a4-f6f6-42fa-aa37-12d4991fe9f9.jpg Kaohsiung police use AI to make creative PSA videos Kaohsiung police use AI to make creative PSA videos https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/303021a4-f6f6-42fa-aa37-12d4991fe9f9.jpg Kaohsiung police use AI to make creative PSA videos With AI everywhere these days， the police aren’t falling behind. The Kaohsiung Police Department’s social media team have been posting short videos created with the help of AI to inform people of scam https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A05W0AEA 2026-10-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A05W0CEA 2026-10-06 1 daily Part-time employees earn more as hourly wage surpasses monthly salary 2026-10-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/29f20241-31d8-41ca-9b89-3d5f41d49be4.jpg Part-time employees earn more as hourly wage surpasses monthly salary Part-time employees earn more as hourly wage surpasses monthly salary https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/29f20241-31d8-41ca-9b89-3d5f41d49be4.jpg Part-time employees earn more as hourly wage surpasses monthly salary The minimum monthly wage will finally break NT$30，000 next year， as the government announced an 11th consecutive increase to reach NT$30，900. The minimum hourly wage is also rising to NT$205. That mea https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A05W0CEA 2026-10-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A05W0DEA 2026-10-06 1 daily Candidates use puns to help voters remember them 2026-10-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f0930ec2-6bfd-4e9f-8912-0f66494436e7.jpg Candidates use puns to help voters remember them Candidates use puns to help voters remember them https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f0930ec2-6bfd-4e9f-8912-0f66494436e7.jpg Candidates use puns to help voters remember them Hoping to find creative ways to promote themselves so that voters remember them， many candidates make campaign slogans with puns on their names. One in Pungtung made a banner that says “so hot，” becau https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A05W0DEA 2026-10-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A05W05EA 2026-10-05 1 daily FBI arrests realtor accused of surveilling Lai Ching-te’s son 2026-10-05 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c8385b96-249a-4de4-a150-7669c7632cba.jpg FBI arrests realtor accused of surveilling Lai Ching-te’s son FBI arrests realtor accused of surveilling Lai Ching-te’s son https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c8385b96-249a-4de4-a150-7669c7632cba.jpg FBI arrests realtor accused of surveilling Lai Ching-te’s son The FBI has arrested a Chinese American woman for surveilling the son of Taiwan President Lai Ching-te in the US on behalf of China. The arrest took place at Los Angeles International Airport， where t https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A05W05EA 2026-10-05 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A06W01EA 2026-10-06 1 daily Scooter driver flies into ditch， tanker almost crushes rider 2026-10-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/503e474c-dfa9-40e4-a457-7fc2b0153d60.jpg Scooter driver flies into ditch， tanker almost crushes rider Scooter driver flies into ditch， tanker almost crushes rider https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/503e474c-dfa9-40e4-a457-7fc2b0153d60.jpg Scooter driver flies into ditch， tanker almost crushes rider Two shocking crashes in Yilan have been caught on camera. One of them happened in Jiaoxi， where a scooter driver almost got trapped under the wheels of a turning truck. The other was in Yilan City， wh https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A06W01EA 2026-10-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A06W02EA 2026-10-06 1 daily Nine Taiwanese tech tycoons make world’s 500 richest list 2026-10-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5e6264b8-b65d-42a6-a449-8e8c59dcf376.jpg Nine Taiwanese tech tycoons make world’s 500 richest list Nine Taiwanese tech tycoons make world’s 500 richest list https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5e6264b8-b65d-42a6-a449-8e8c59dcf376.jpg Nine Taiwanese tech tycoons make world’s 500 richest list Taiwan’s AI boom is making its tech tycoons richer than ever. A new global billionaire ranking shows nine Taiwanese business leaders have cracked the world’s top 500 richest， with Quanta founder Barry https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A06W02EA 2026-10-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A06W03EA 2026-10-06 1 daily Kumamoto head surprises Taiwan locals to show gratitude for earthquake relief 2026-10-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7a249bcb-f93e-40fd-87ab-71b07e4e706e.jpg Kumamoto head surprises Taiwan locals to show gratitude for earthquake relief Kumamoto head surprises Taiwan locals to show gratitude for earthquake relief https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7a249bcb-f93e-40fd-87ab-71b07e4e706e.jpg Kumamoto head surprises Taiwan locals to show gratitude for earthquake relief This July， Kumamoto， was hit by a devastating 7.1 magnitude earthquake. As a neighbor and friend of Japan， Taiwan was first to donate more than NT$300 million for earthquake relief. To express his gra https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A06W03EA 2026-10-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A06W04EA 2026-10-06 1 daily AMD CEO Lisa Su visits Taiwan amid growing AI chip demand 2026-10-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f160e858-fda9-483e-b5b7-7c01886909b7.jpg AMD CEO Lisa Su visits Taiwan amid growing AI chip demand AMD CEO Lisa Su visits Taiwan amid growing AI chip demand https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f160e858-fda9-483e-b5b7-7c01886909b7.jpg AMD CEO Lisa Su visits Taiwan amid growing AI chip demand Taiwan is once again leading the dialogue for semiconductor chips. AMD CEO Lisa Su has made her second trip to Taiwan this year. Upon her arrival on Tuesday morning， she met with four of Taiwan’s lead https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A06W04EA 2026-10-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A06W05EA 2026-10-06 1 daily Parents furious after son-in-law who killed daughters gets life sentence 2026-10-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a6c2b671-fef8-4be7-be2f-c5837105ba45.jpg Parents furious after son-in-law who killed daughters gets life sentence Parents furious after son-in-law who killed daughters gets life sentence https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a6c2b671-fef8-4be7-be2f-c5837105ba45.jpg Parents furious after son-in-law who killed daughters gets life sentence A man who stabbed his wife and her sister to death last July was sentenced to life in prison on Tuesday. But the parents of the deceased， who have been left childless， say that it is not enough. The p https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A06W05EA 2026-10-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A06W06EA 2026-10-06 1 daily Prosecutors seeking 5 years for man who punched commentator 2026-10-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/92561b8c-a36b-43ea-ad0f-9d038d0fe0b8.jpg Prosecutors seeking 5 years for man who punched commentator Prosecutors seeking 5 years for man who punched commentator https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/92561b8c-a36b-43ea-ad0f-9d038d0fe0b8.jpg Prosecutors seeking 5 years for man who punched commentator Back in July， a Chinese national， linked to Hong Kong， gang assaulted Japanese political commentator Yaita Akio， after a speech in Taichung. The Taichung District Prosecutors’ Office determined that t https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A06W06EA 2026-10-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A06W08EA 2026-10-07 1 daily Frenetic campaigning causes dramatic weight loss 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/89ad63b3-bb51-442d-8737-14670c9de273.jpg Frenetic campaigning causes dramatic weight loss Frenetic campaigning causes dramatic weight loss https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/89ad63b3-bb51-442d-8737-14670c9de273.jpg Frenetic campaigning causes dramatic weight loss With the local elections approaching at the end of November， candidates are going all out to win over voters. The DPP’s Nantou County Commissioner candidate Wen Shih-cheng is a first-time politician a https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A06W08EA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A07W01EA 2026-10-07 1 daily Man steers e-moped with one hand while holding child with the other 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/830692ae-76d1-4aff-96cd-5d9e2af68041.jpg Man steers e-moped with one hand while holding child with the other Man steers e-moped with one hand while holding child with the other https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/830692ae-76d1-4aff-96cd-5d9e2af68041.jpg Man steers e-moped with one hand while holding child with the other A reckless balancing act on an electric moped turned heads in Kaohsiung in the evening rush hour. A man was spotted with one hand steering the vehicle， while holding a young child with the other. Onlo https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A07W01EA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A07W02EA 2026-10-07 1 daily Lost egret gives Kaohsiung cops a run for their money 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2ebe77a8-8f73-4455-9285-6f9330d4d223.jpg Lost egret gives Kaohsiung cops a run for their money Lost egret gives Kaohsiung cops a run for their money https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2ebe77a8-8f73-4455-9285-6f9330d4d223.jpg Lost egret gives Kaohsiung cops a run for their money There’s never a rest day for the Taiwanese police. Yesterday evening， an egret was spotted hopping through traffic in the busy streets of Kaohsiung. Police officers put on their birdhunting hats as th https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A07W02EA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A07W03EA 2026-10-07 1 daily Arizona attends Taiwan representative office ceremony despite China warning 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/31ffd839-5bcc-4a16-9662-c669aa6a058f.jpg Arizona attends Taiwan representative office ceremony despite China warning Arizona attends Taiwan representative office ceremony despite China warning https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/31ffd839-5bcc-4a16-9662-c669aa6a058f.jpg Arizona attends Taiwan representative office ceremony despite China warning A new chapter in Taiwan-US relations is opening in Phoenix， Arizona. Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung joined Arizona Governor Katie Hobbs to officially unveil Taiwan’s new representative office in the s https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A07W03EA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A07W05EA 2026-10-07 1 daily Super Junior members thrill local fans by wearing high-school uniforms 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7d6b6b0d-c9e2-47d4-8053-f864e8fcfd44.jpg Super Junior members thrill local fans by wearing high-school uniforms Super Junior members thrill local fans by wearing high-school uniforms https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7d6b6b0d-c9e2-47d4-8053-f864e8fcfd44.jpg Super Junior members thrill local fans by wearing high-school uniforms Leeteuk and Heechul of the South Korean boy band Super Junior recently performed at the Kaohsiung Music Center. During the show， for their exit， and even at a hot pot restaurant afterward， the duo del https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A07W05EA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A07W07EA 2026-10-07 1 daily NTUT engineering students deliver electric， futuristic racecar 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/33e20f86-4984-415b-8b2b-5d753046e33e.jpg NTUT engineering students deliver electric， futuristic racecar NTUT engineering students deliver electric， futuristic racecar https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/33e20f86-4984-415b-8b2b-5d753046e33e.jpg NTUT engineering students deliver electric， futuristic racecar Taiwanese students are hitting major milestones in engineering! Established just 12 years ago， the Taipei Tech Racing team at National Taipei University of Technology unveiled their 9th-generation all https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A07W07EA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A07W08EA 2026-10-07 1 daily ‘Handsome firefighters’ help free cat with head stuck in carrier 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/00ae6b04-2c72-4253-983d-bdf0c4373f0a.jpg ‘Handsome firefighters’ help free cat with head stuck in carrier ‘Handsome firefighters’ help free cat with head stuck in carrier https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/00ae6b04-2c72-4253-983d-bdf0c4373f0a.jpg ‘Handsome firefighters’ help free cat with head stuck in carrier And while police proved they could catch a bird in Kaohsiung， firefighters in Yilan proved they could save a cat. A British shorthair that had just gotten spayed at the vet was so traumatized that she https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A07W08EA 2026-10-07 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026A07W09EA 2026-10-07 1 daily Matai’an Bridge northbound lanes slated to reopen to traffic this year 2026-10-07 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7137790c-1cdc-4245-acdc-64ca01f4f85d.jpg Matai’an Bridge northbound lanes slated to reopen to traffic this year Matai’an Bridge northbound lanes slated to reopen to traffic this year https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7137790c-1cdc-4245-acdc-64ca01f4f85d.jpg Matai’an Bridge northbound lanes slated to reopen to traffic this year Guangfu Township in Hualien was devastated last year by a deadly flood caused by the collapse of a barrier lake in the Matai’an River. One of the critical pieces of infrastructure destroyed was the Ma https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026A07W09EA 2026-10-07