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/2026907W07EA 2026-09-09 1 daily Sumo wrestlers delighted by spacious trains on Taipei MRT 2026-09-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2622f494-5049-4346-a85b-1c2645f0a75f.jpg Sumo wrestlers delighted by spacious trains on Taipei MRT Sumo wrestlers delighted by spacious trains on Taipei MRT https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2622f494-5049-4346-a85b-1c2645f0a75f.jpg Sumo wrestlers delighted by spacious trains on Taipei MRT The Taipei MRT has gotten some heavyweight fans after a recent visit by a couple of sumo wrestlers from Japan. From the seat design， to the AC and platform queueing system， every detail won their prai https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026907W07EA 2026-09-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W0AEA 2026-09-08 1 daily Health ministry and Eslite launch dementia related book exhibition 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0f6622e3-4539-4b7f-913f-dc4fc0290067.jpg Health ministry and Eslite launch dementia related book exhibition Health ministry and Eslite launch dementia related book exhibition https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0f6622e3-4539-4b7f-913f-dc4fc0290067.jpg Health ministry and Eslite launch dementia related book exhibition September is World Alzheimer’s Month – and the Taiwanese government has not forgotten. The Ministry of Health and Welfare is collaborating with Eslite Bookstore to launch a book exhibition about demen https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W0AEA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W0BEA 2026-09-08 1 daily Character tie-ins， concerts electrify Kaohsiung tourism 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/65215eea-6425-437e-a2d0-97edbdb6ecb0.jpg Character tie-ins， concerts electrify Kaohsiung tourism Character tie-ins， concerts electrify Kaohsiung tourism https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/65215eea-6425-437e-a2d0-97edbdb6ecb0.jpg Character tie-ins， concerts electrify Kaohsiung tourism For the past three years， Kaohsiung has worked with popular IPs to draw interest to its Lantern Festival， in addition to hosting concerts by major global pop stars. This has translated into significan https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W0BEA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W01EA 2026-09-08 1 daily Monkey vs. Iguana showdown brings tourists to Shoushan 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/93bbd414-d722-4772-8ebf-f44dcbeb67ad.jpg Monkey vs. Iguana showdown brings tourists to Shoushan Monkey vs. Iguana showdown brings tourists to Shoushan https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/93bbd414-d722-4772-8ebf-f44dcbeb67ad.jpg Monkey vs. Iguana showdown brings tourists to Shoushan The monkeys in Kaohsiung’s Shoushan get up to plenty of mischief on the regular. But sometimes， even locals who’ve seen everything are surprised by their stunts. In a video that has recently gone vira https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W01EA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W02EA 2026-09-08 1 daily President Lai gives NT$300K in bonuses to Asian Games athletes 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/28b10d31-7ab7-4a35-a8d7-aaa444649d92.jpg President Lai gives NT$300K in bonuses to Asian Games athletes President Lai gives NT$300K in bonuses to Asian Games athletes https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/28b10d31-7ab7-4a35-a8d7-aaa444649d92.jpg President Lai gives NT$300K in bonuses to Asian Games athletes With the 2026 Asian Games set to kick off on Sept. 19， President Lai Ching-te and Sports Minister Lee Yang travelled down to Kaohsiung， where they met with Taiwan’s 481 athletes before the delegation https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W02EA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W03EA 2026-09-08 1 daily ITRI honors three new laureates for contributions to tech and medicine 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7282f538-9cf1-4345-891d-cc3f48f8173c.jpg ITRI honors three new laureates for contributions to tech and medicine ITRI honors three new laureates for contributions to tech and medicine https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7282f538-9cf1-4345-891d-cc3f48f8173c.jpg ITRI honors three new laureates for contributions to tech and medicine The Industrial Technology Research Institute has once again recognized Taiwan’s tech and medical heavyweights for decades of innovation and leadership. President Lai Ching-te personally presented hono https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W03EA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W04EA 2026-09-08 1 daily KMT Taipei councilor accused of verbally abusing ER staff 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ade8b234-7109-4d50-947e-5d280f8cad1e.jpg KMT Taipei councilor accused of verbally abusing ER staff KMT Taipei councilor accused of verbally abusing ER staff https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ade8b234-7109-4d50-947e-5d280f8cad1e.jpg KMT Taipei councilor accused of verbally abusing ER staff Taiwan has been cracking down on violence towards hospital staff， and so with the local elections a little more than two months out， now would not seem like a good time to start a shocking scene at an https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W04EA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W05EA 2026-09-08 1 daily Culture minister talks about Taiwan literature at King’s College London 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/163e619e-d7ff-4b70-8a06-c819a0f80ab6.jpg Culture minister talks about Taiwan literature at King’s College London Culture minister talks about Taiwan literature at King’s College London https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/163e619e-d7ff-4b70-8a06-c819a0f80ab6.jpg Culture minister talks about Taiwan literature at King’s College London Minister of Culture Li Yuan is on his first official tour of the UK， which included a stop at King’s College London. Li was invited to speak at a forum titled Taiwanese Literature Through a Global Gla https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W05EA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W06EA 2026-09-08 1 daily Vote buying scandal shakes Hualien’s Xiulin Township 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/358a5e34-c54b-46fa-aae6-073a9527b044.jpg Vote buying scandal shakes Hualien’s Xiulin Township Vote buying scandal shakes Hualien’s Xiulin Township https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/358a5e34-c54b-46fa-aae6-073a9527b044.jpg Vote buying scandal shakes Hualien’s Xiulin Township Former Financial Times correspondent Kathrin Hille recently made explosive allegations on FTV， claiming all the votes in Hualien were bought. Just over a week later， a vote-buying scandal has erupted https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W06EA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W07EA 2026-09-08 1 daily Guanxi Night Market in Hsinchu County has a delectable fried steak stall 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/509532f1-777d-40a5-b74f-9a947b493f73.jpg Guanxi Night Market in Hsinchu County has a delectable fried steak stall Guanxi Night Market in Hsinchu County has a delectable fried steak stall https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/509532f1-777d-40a5-b74f-9a947b493f73.jpg Guanxi Night Market in Hsinchu County has a delectable fried steak stall There’s a delicious steak stall in the Guanxi Night Market in Hsinchu County. It’s only open once a week， but that hasn’t stopped countless foodies traveling from all over the region just to sample th https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W07EA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W08EA 2026-09-08 1 daily Millions tune in to watch viral farmers’ association videos 2026-09-08 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/01080dc6-bb11-4aff-9c89-61231f10a2b3.jpg Millions tune in to watch viral farmers’ association videos Millions tune in to watch viral farmers’ association videos https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/01080dc6-bb11-4aff-9c89-61231f10a2b3.jpg Millions tune in to watch viral farmers’ association videos Farmers associations in Taiwan are competing to attract talent as the population ages. A middle-aged secretary general of a farmers’ association has responded to this by turning himself into a social https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W08EA 2026-09-08 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026908W09EA 2026-09-09 1 daily Taiwanese pineapples debut at Galeries Lafayette in Paris 2026-09-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4a077468-db13-4cbe-9d63-2e02cb0acbe4.jpg Taiwanese pineapples debut at Galeries Lafayette in Paris Taiwanese pineapples debut at Galeries Lafayette in Paris https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4a077468-db13-4cbe-9d63-2e02cb0acbe4.jpg Taiwanese pineapples debut at Galeries Lafayette in Paris Earlier this year， Taiwan’s Irwin mangoes made their debut in France’s iconic Galeries Lafayette department store. Now it’s honey pineapples that are being sold at this presitigous Parisian store in a https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026908W09EA 2026-09-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026909W01EA 2026-09-09 1 daily Outrage after parents force crying toddler down water slide 2026-09-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/62f523c8-51fd-4404-9ee9-8810ade25900.jpg Outrage after parents force crying toddler down water slide Outrage after parents force crying toddler down water slide https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/62f523c8-51fd-4404-9ee9-8810ade25900.jpg Outrage after parents force crying toddler down water slide A man in Kaohsiung took a video of his recent visit to a pool. It shows a father whooshing down a 3-story-tall water slide with a crying toddler in his arms. The video has sparked a backlash online， w https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026909W01EA 2026-09-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026909W02EA 2026-09-09 1 daily Taiwan’s Gen Z takes on AI Boom as startup leaders gather in Taipei 2026-09-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/beffeecf-2e6a-43b5-8e56-fa895057aa47.jpg Taiwan’s Gen Z takes on AI Boom as startup leaders gather in Taipei Taiwan’s Gen Z takes on AI Boom as startup leaders gather in Taipei https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/beffeecf-2e6a-43b5-8e56-fa895057aa47.jpg Taiwan’s Gen Z takes on AI Boom as startup leaders gather in Taipei The AI boom is exploding， and Taiwan wants its next generation of young innovators to ride the wave. The Boba Tech Summit kicked off in Taipei on Wednesday， drawing more than 300 startup founders， inv https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026909W02EA 2026-09-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026909W03EA 2026-09-09 1 daily Document leak details China’s bribery tactics to oppress Taiwan 2026-09-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8fc1857d-c3db-4d41-99f1-b2139dbfa9ff.jpg Document leak details China’s bribery tactics to oppress Taiwan Document leak details China’s bribery tactics to oppress Taiwan https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8fc1857d-c3db-4d41-99f1-b2139dbfa9ff.jpg Document leak details China’s bribery tactics to oppress Taiwan It’s a well-known fact that China tries to rebuff Taiwan’s international participation by any means. And now， one such means has come to light. A batch of documents from China’s Ministry of Foreign Af https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026909W03EA 2026-09-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026909W04EA 2026-09-09 1 daily China cries foul as Taiwan reviews ‘Starbucks killer’ Taipei expansion 2026-09-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/208f2d2c-2f72-4793-857e-faf8ec724536.jpg China cries foul as Taiwan reviews ‘Starbucks killer’ Taipei expansion China cries foul as Taiwan reviews ‘Starbucks killer’ Taipei expansion https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/208f2d2c-2f72-4793-857e-faf8ec724536.jpg China cries foul as Taiwan reviews ‘Starbucks killer’ Taipei expansion China’s self-dubbed "Starbucks slayer" is at the center of a fresh cross-strait dispute. We’re talking about the affordable coffee shop chain Luckin Coffee， which has been hyped up as a replacement of https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026909W04EA 2026-09-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026909W05EA 2026-09-09 1 daily Taiwan is becoming aware of ADHD， which affects 8% of kids 2026-09-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/454ffbd6-c30f-4b6e-8919-9c63e2be7961.jpg Taiwan is becoming aware of ADHD， which affects 8% of kids Taiwan is becoming aware of ADHD， which affects 8% of kids https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/454ffbd6-c30f-4b6e-8919-9c63e2be7961.jpg Taiwan is becoming aware of ADHD， which affects 8% of kids Attention Deficit/Hyperactivity Disorder or ADHD is a disorder that’s not often understood in Taiwan， and many people don’t even know that they have it. Children who have ADHD are often mischievous in https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026909W05EA 2026-09-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026909W06EA 2026-09-09 1 daily NSYSU partners with University of Arizona on silicon photonics center 2026-09-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5b2fc7cc-551f-403d-ab7e-cb3d93a7781c.jpg NSYSU partners with University of Arizona on silicon photonics center NSYSU partners with University of Arizona on silicon photonics center https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5b2fc7cc-551f-403d-ab7e-cb3d93a7781c.jpg NSYSU partners with University of Arizona on silicon photonics center As the AI computing race enters a new stage， data transmission speeds and energy consumption have become critical bottlenecks. To tackle the issue， National Sun Yat-sen University has partnered with t https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026909W06EA 2026-09-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026909W07EA 2026-09-09 1 daily Concert for wheelchair users to feature visually impaired pianist， Cyr wheel artist 2026-09-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2ea6f4dc-6b8e-4873-b4df-51dfa783dc30.jpg Concert for wheelchair users to feature visually impaired pianist， Cyr wheel artist Concert for wheelchair users to feature visually impaired pianist， Cyr wheel artist https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2ea6f4dc-6b8e-4873-b4df-51dfa783dc30.jpg Concert for wheelchair users to feature visually impaired pianist， Cyr wheel artist For 12 years in a row， cellist Chang Cheng-chieh has held concerts in Kaohsiung especially tailored for wheelchair users. This year’s concert is to be held on Sept. 26 in the lobby of the Kaohsiung Mu https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026909W07EA 2026-09-09 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026909W08EA 2026-09-09 1 daily Drone training site in Yunlin to close after noise complaints 2026-09-09 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/45be1c30-db47-41e9-9bbe-679b695f5094.jpg Drone training site in Yunlin to close after noise complaints Drone training site in Yunlin to close after noise complaints https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/45be1c30-db47-41e9-9bbe-679b695f5094.jpg Drone training site in Yunlin to close after noise complaints As Taiwan pushes to develop its drone industry， one drone testing site in a remote part of Yunlin will be closing on Sept. 16， following noise complaints from nearby residents. People who practice fly https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026909W08EA 2026-09-09