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/2026924W0AEA 2026-09-30 1 daily 95-year-old Hualien photographer continues to run studio 2026-09-30 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0b861c01-a20c-4c17-8212-1b7a0dbc0657.jpg 95-year-old Hualien photographer continues to run studio 95-year-old Hualien photographer continues to run studio https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0b861c01-a20c-4c17-8212-1b7a0dbc0657.jpg 95-year-old Hualien photographer continues to run studio A photo of an elderly photographer taking a picture of an even older customer in her studio recently began to circulate online. The 95-year-old photographer has been running the business for over 60 y https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026924W0AEA 2026-09-30 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W0AEA 2026-09-29 1 daily KMT and TPP vote to reject all nominees to lead Control Yuan 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ff54da8d-068a-424f-be29-e23c97f5110d.jpg KMT and TPP vote to reject all nominees to lead Control Yuan KMT and TPP vote to reject all nominees to lead Control Yuan https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ff54da8d-068a-424f-be29-e23c97f5110d.jpg KMT and TPP vote to reject all nominees to lead Control Yuan The new legislative session kicked off on Tuesday， and already it’s off to a turbulent start. The legislature was set to vote on the nominees put forward by the Presidential Office to lead the Control https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W0AEA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W0BEA 2026-09-29 1 daily Ex-inmate makes new life selling grandmother’s rice soup 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a63a8c5f-f134-40ff-9856-d0a943d64dd0.jpg Ex-inmate makes new life selling grandmother’s rice soup Ex-inmate makes new life selling grandmother’s rice soup https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a63a8c5f-f134-40ff-9856-d0a943d64dd0.jpg Ex-inmate makes new life selling grandmother’s rice soup A food stand from Yunlin is bringing the old-fashioned taste of Donggang all around Taiwan. Behind the stand’s bowl of rice soup is an inspiring story of second chances. The owner went to prison young https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W0BEA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W01EA 2026-09-29 1 daily Father arrested after taking daughter out on humiliation parade in Sanchong 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e2c572ff-f42d-4316-8b0a-ec7ea99706de.jpg Father arrested after taking daughter out on humiliation parade in Sanchong Father arrested after taking daughter out on humiliation parade in Sanchong https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e2c572ff-f42d-4316-8b0a-ec7ea99706de.jpg Father arrested after taking daughter out on humiliation parade in Sanchong A girl in Sanchong was being publicly humiliated by her father until a brave bystander stepped in on Sunday afternoon in New Taipei’s Sanchong District. The disturbing incident involved the girl weari https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W01EA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W02EA 2026-09-29 1 daily Thrill-seeking men set off big fireworks in parking lot 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f8214b15-d91b-4a0a-8d0d-58e2e63112aa.jpg Thrill-seeking men set off big fireworks in parking lot Thrill-seeking men set off big fireworks in parking lot https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f8214b15-d91b-4a0a-8d0d-58e2e63112aa.jpg Thrill-seeking men set off big fireworks in parking lot Several men in Pingtung City set off fireworks at each other in a parking lot without permission on Monday evening， sending fireworks in all directions. Onlookers were concerned that the men could be https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W02EA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W04EA 2026-09-29 1 daily Taiwan gears up for exotic fireworks display and to celebrate National Day 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/84b16c5c-028a-4d47-a4cd-ca68ada3be12.jpg Taiwan gears up for exotic fireworks display and to celebrate National Day Taiwan gears up for exotic fireworks display and to celebrate National Day https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/84b16c5c-028a-4d47-a4cd-ca68ada3be12.jpg Taiwan gears up for exotic fireworks display and to celebrate National Day With the mid-Autumn Festival long weekend just ending， Taiwan is now gearing up for the Double Ten National Day long weekend that begins on Friday Oct. 9. This year， the National Day Gala will be held https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W04EA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W05EA 2026-09-29 1 daily Health minister outlines “Health Token” rewards program in FTV exclusive 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/878e77ec-0868-44af-b393-84d84d82319e.jpg Health minister outlines “Health Token” rewards program in FTV exclusive Health minister outlines “Health Token” rewards program in FTV exclusive https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/878e77ec-0868-44af-b393-84d84d82319e.jpg Health minister outlines “Health Token” rewards program in FTV exclusive Taiwan’s Minister of Health and Welfare Shih Chung-liang marked his first year in office by giving an exclusive interview to FTV， where he elaborated on his “Health Token” policy that rewards the publ https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W05EA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W06EA 2026-09-29 1 daily TSMC rumored to be considering second US site with 6 fabs in Texas 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7c0fa19e-a681-48e8-8c79-8ca6c1e39d9d.jpg TSMC rumored to be considering second US site with 6 fabs in Texas TSMC rumored to be considering second US site with 6 fabs in Texas https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/7c0fa19e-a681-48e8-8c79-8ca6c1e39d9d.jpg TSMC rumored to be considering second US site with 6 fabs in Texas Could TSMC be preparing to expand to Texas? As it builds new facilities in Taiwan， Japan， Germany and the US， market rumors have emerged about an extra project in the US. The rumors claim that TSMC is https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W06EA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W07EA 2026-09-29 1 daily Obese dog? This weight loss clinic in Kaohsiung can help 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/cfe4e820-6881-4e56-96b2-2665773341c3.jpg Obese dog? This weight loss clinic in Kaohsiung can help Obese dog? This weight loss clinic in Kaohsiung can help https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/cfe4e820-6881-4e56-96b2-2665773341c3.jpg Obese dog? This weight loss clinic in Kaohsiung can help The Kaohsiung City Government has opened up a weight loss clinic for obese dogs. These pampered pooches are often overfed by their owners and don’t get enough exercise. The process is often more about https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W07EA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W08EA 2026-09-29 1 daily Comedy club feces attack linked back to Chinese Communist Party 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0017f59d-c1a3-43d3-87d5-d7478baa3063.jpg Comedy club feces attack linked back to Chinese Communist Party Comedy club feces attack linked back to Chinese Communist Party https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0017f59d-c1a3-43d3-87d5-d7478baa3063.jpg Comedy club feces attack linked back to Chinese Communist Party Apparently， some people can’t take a joke. Back in May， a comedy club in Taipei， was vandalized with white paint and human feces by a 35-year-old man surnamed Kuo. The incident happened during a stand https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W08EA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026929W09EA 2026-09-29 1 daily Chiang Wan-an angers temple after leaving behind their gift 2026-09-29 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/981c6b62-322d-4078-8c6a-5fdfb970c477.jpg Chiang Wan-an angers temple after leaving behind their gift Chiang Wan-an angers temple after leaving behind their gift https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/981c6b62-322d-4078-8c6a-5fdfb970c477.jpg Chiang Wan-an angers temple after leaving behind their gift Over the long weekend， Mayor Chiang Wan-an attended a banquet at Fude Temple in Zhongshan District. There， he received a festive and impressive sugarcane as a gift from the temple’s chairman. But much https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026929W09EA 2026-09-29 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026930W01EA 2026-09-30 1 daily Mother terrified after discovering a woman hiding in her car for hours 2026-09-30 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ef6cdee7-1f13-474d-960e-9c68cfabf6b9.jpg Mother terrified after discovering a woman hiding in her car for hours Mother terrified after discovering a woman hiding in her car for hours https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ef6cdee7-1f13-474d-960e-9c68cfabf6b9.jpg Mother terrified after discovering a woman hiding in her car for hours Imagine looking in the rearview mirror of your car and finding a stranger staring back at you. This was not a scene from a horror film， but the terrifying reality of a young mother in New Taipei’s Lin https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026930W01EA 2026-09-30 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026930W02EA 2026-09-30 1 daily Traveler boasting about smuggling meat from China causes outrage 2026-09-30 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0a61f438-5744-4811-96e7-7cf4ff8c31ff.jpg Traveler boasting about smuggling meat from China causes outrage Traveler boasting about smuggling meat from China causes outrage https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0a61f438-5744-4811-96e7-7cf4ff8c31ff.jpg Traveler boasting about smuggling meat from China causes outrage If you break Taiwan’s stringent laws against smuggling， you would probably know better than boast about it online. But a woman in Pingtung who recently returned from China with loads of forbidden meat https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026930W02EA 2026-09-30 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026930W03EA 2026-09-30 1 daily 30 technologies on display at 2026 ITRI ICT TechDay 2026-09-30 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2c6b248f-6fdd-4646-9f84-bdae340f11bc.jpg 30 technologies on display at 2026 ITRI ICT TechDay 30 technologies on display at 2026 ITRI ICT TechDay https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2c6b248f-6fdd-4646-9f84-bdae340f11bc.jpg 30 technologies on display at 2026 ITRI ICT TechDay From drones that can navigate warehouses by themselves， to AI that can turn a solo musician into a one-person band， Taiwan is showcasing some of its latest tech innovations. At the 2026 ITRI ICT Tech https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026930W03EA 2026-09-30 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026930W04EA 2026-09-30 1 daily 3 boats catch fire at at Cijin Fishing Port 2026-09-30 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1b0c3008-698a-40fc-be81-ba73ce103471.jpg 3 boats catch fire at at Cijin Fishing Port 3 boats catch fire at at Cijin Fishing Port https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1b0c3008-698a-40fc-be81-ba73ce103471.jpg 3 boats catch fire at at Cijin Fishing Port A massive blaze engulfed three boats docked at Cijin Tourist Fishing Harbor in Kaohsiung on Wednesday afternoon. The flames sent a plume of black smoke into the sky， which was visible from kilometers https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026930W04EA 2026-09-30 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026930W05EA 2026-09-30 1 daily Chiang checks food salt levels amid school diarrhea scandal 2026-09-30 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b86aafbe-c40b-437a-b7ba-9d749adeed4a.jpg Chiang checks food salt levels amid school diarrhea scandal Chiang checks food salt levels amid school diarrhea scandal https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b86aafbe-c40b-437a-b7ba-9d749adeed4a.jpg Chiang checks food salt levels amid school diarrhea scandal Taipei mayor Chiang Wan-an visited Jinhua Junior High yesterday and wanted to know how salty the school lunch was. The visit comes after students at the school experienced nausea and diarrhea after co https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026930W05EA 2026-09-30 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026930W06EA 2026-09-30 1 daily Kumamoto apartments lay empty as TSMC staff opt for entire homes 2026-09-30 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a710710c-d6e3-43d3-8906-f0f91a07d0bf.jpg Kumamoto apartments lay empty as TSMC staff opt for entire homes Kumamoto apartments lay empty as TSMC staff opt for entire homes https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a710710c-d6e3-43d3-8906-f0f91a07d0bf.jpg Kumamoto apartments lay empty as TSMC staff opt for entire homes After TSMC announced the establishment of its Kumamoto campus， developers flooded the market with three-bedroom apartments hoping to rent them to employees. But things didn’t go quite as planned. Seei https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026930W06EA 2026-09-30 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026930W07EA 2026-09-30 1 daily Asian Games high jump gold medalist welcomed back to Taiwan 2026-09-30 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/badd326e-4fb8-4d0f-ae61-9c978fe3aec2.jpg Asian Games high jump gold medalist welcomed back to Taiwan Asian Games high jump gold medalist welcomed back to Taiwan https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/badd326e-4fb8-4d0f-ae61-9c978fe3aec2.jpg Asian Games high jump gold medalist welcomed back to Taiwan Taiwan’s high jumper Fu Chao-hsuan got a hero’s welcome after returning to Taiwan with a gold medal from the Asian Games in Nagoya. In addition to his classmates who waited for him at the airport， his https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026930W07EA 2026-09-30 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026930W08EA 2026-09-30 1 daily NCKU installs sediment monitor to prevent further flooding disasters 2026-09-30 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/11267a9f-62ed-4b22-a6fa-3aba95f6dae2.jpg NCKU installs sediment monitor to prevent further flooding disasters NCKU installs sediment monitor to prevent further flooding disasters https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/11267a9f-62ed-4b22-a6fa-3aba95f6dae2.jpg NCKU installs sediment monitor to prevent further flooding disasters It’s been a year since a barrier lake along the Matai’an River overflowed， causing devastating flooding in Guangfu township， Hualien. Now， even a year on， over 200 million cubic meters of silt remain https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026930W08EA 2026-09-30 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026930W09EA 2026-09-30 1 daily Taimali office redirects visitors from scenic road after bottlenecks cause traffic hazar 2026-09-30 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/093a5237-1337-4867-a3d9-cb6ddd97fe90.jpg Taimali office redirects visitors from scenic road after bottlenecks cause traffic hazar Taimali office redirects visitors from scenic road after bottlenecks cause traffic hazar https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/093a5237-1337-4867-a3d9-cb6ddd97fe90.jpg Taimali office redirects visitors from scenic road after bottlenecks cause traffic hazar Huayuan Bay in Taitung’s Taimali has become a popular tourist destination thanks to a road in the rural township that looks straight out over the Pacific. But since the road is narrow and steep， vehic https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026930W09EA 2026-09-30