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/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 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026817W01EA 2026-08-17 1 daily New York Mayor Mamdani stuns netizens speaking polished Mandarin 2026-08-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/fa068880-457b-4d39-a2f5-9e3381ecbcd0.jpg New York Mayor Mamdani stuns netizens speaking polished Mandarin New York Mayor Mamdani stuns netizens speaking polished Mandarin https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/fa068880-457b-4d39-a2f5-9e3381ecbcd0.jpg New York Mayor Mamdani stuns netizens speaking polished Mandarin New York Mayor Zohran Mamdani is going viral online for a surprising new talent: speaking Mandarin like a pro! The 34-year-old mayor stunned viewers by rattling off 40 seconds of remarkably polished M https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026817W01EA 2026-08-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026817W02EA 2026-08-17 1 daily Big brawl breaks out after drunk KTV patrons say hello in car park 2026-08-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/48bc90a8-62dc-41e4-9851-81671ae8df77.jpg Big brawl breaks out after drunk KTV patrons say hello in car park Big brawl breaks out after drunk KTV patrons say hello in car park https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/48bc90a8-62dc-41e4-9851-81671ae8df77.jpg Big brawl breaks out after drunk KTV patrons say hello in car park A simple hello turned into a full-blown brawl at a KTV in Changhua. A group of people were leaving after a night of singing in the early hours of Sunday when alcohol-fueled confusion apparently sparke https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026817W02EA 2026-08-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026817W03EA 2026-08-17 1 daily Temple throws money from roof in copy of Vietnamese tradition 2026-08-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c5c9e31a-be96-48d4-a29b-2e83e5b87630.jpg Temple throws money from roof in copy of Vietnamese tradition Temple throws money from roof in copy of Vietnamese tradition https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c5c9e31a-be96-48d4-a29b-2e83e5b87630.jpg Temple throws money from roof in copy of Vietnamese tradition Everyone loves free money. A temple in Yunlin realized this nine years ago and started an annual event that draws crowds of worshippers looking for extra cash. Staff hop on the temple’s roof and throw https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026817W03EA 2026-08-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026817W04EA 2026-08-17 1 daily President Lai announces nationwide cash handout of NT$10，000 in 2027 2026-08-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/242696dc-1fca-4f82-8cda-93876931b395.jpg President Lai announces nationwide cash handout of NT$10，000 in 2027 President Lai announces nationwide cash handout of NT$10，000 in 2027 https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/242696dc-1fca-4f82-8cda-93876931b395.jpg President Lai announces nationwide cash handout of NT$10，000 in 2027 Another NT$10，000 cash handout from the government is coming in 2027. That will make it the second nationwide payout under the Lai presidency. The money giveaway comes amid a roaring economy， fueled i https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026817W04EA 2026-08-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026817W05EA 2026-08-17 1 daily Business encourages rural school kids to read with donations， volunteers 2026-08-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/13d496d3-3882-4b49-9512-bb001596f788.jpg Business encourages rural school kids to read with donations， volunteers Business encourages rural school kids to read with donations， volunteers https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/13d496d3-3882-4b49-9512-bb001596f788.jpg Business encourages rural school kids to read with donations， volunteers With digital devices commanding our attention these days， how many of us still read books? The habit of reading starts young， and a financial holdings company has dedicated itself to the cause for 20 https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026817W05EA 2026-08-17 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026817W06EA 2026-08-17 1 daily Traffic cam live-streams doves nesting on light pole 2026-08-17 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/aafdfcb4-30f0-45bb-9bb9-fe526c6a8616.jpg Traffic cam live-streams doves nesting on light pole Traffic cam live-streams doves nesting on light pole https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/aafdfcb4-30f0-45bb-9bb9-fe526c6a8616.jpg Traffic cam live-streams doves nesting on light pole While checking a live-stream traffic camera， people in Kaohsiung noticed a nest perched up on a light pole. Inside were two eggs， their bird parents working hard to incubate them. Back in June， people https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026817W06EA 2026-08-17