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/2026528W08EA 2026-06-16 1 daily Retiree builds electric miniature railway park 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e489b37e-6c56-4d7a-bd9d-b34965d53183.jpg Retiree builds electric miniature railway park Retiree builds electric miniature railway park https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e489b37e-6c56-4d7a-bd9d-b34965d53183.jpg Retiree builds electric miniature railway park A retired civil servant in Pingtung built a miniature railway park that takes up his entire living room， with high-speed and normal train models running along the tracks. While helping his grandson as https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026528W08EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026603W08EA 2026-06-15 1 daily Pingtung resident donates property to protect viral ‘Moai statue’ tree 2026-06-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6e5e71a1-9e0e-4522-8755-63df5cd36ef7.jpg Pingtung resident donates property to protect viral ‘Moai statue’ tree Pingtung resident donates property to protect viral ‘Moai statue’ tree https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6e5e71a1-9e0e-4522-8755-63df5cd36ef7.jpg Pingtung resident donates property to protect viral ‘Moai statue’ tree In Pingtung’s Jiadong Township， there’s a century-old bishop wood tree that has become popular as a photo spot for its resemblance to an Easter Island Moai statue. One Kaohsiung local was so enchanted https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026603W08EA 2026-06-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026615W01EA 2026-06-15 1 daily Train in Hualien got delayed after trainmaster got bitten by centipede 2026-06-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4b0ef542-5d03-4d84-915b-5391822bb54b.jpg Train in Hualien got delayed after trainmaster got bitten by centipede Train in Hualien got delayed after trainmaster got bitten by centipede https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4b0ef542-5d03-4d84-915b-5391822bb54b.jpg Train in Hualien got delayed after trainmaster got bitten by centipede A train in Hualien was delayed on Sunday evening for the unlikeliest reason: a centipede bite. A 20cm-long Chinese red-headed centipede bit the ankle of the 32-year-old trainmaster surnamed Hsu， which https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026615W01EA 2026-06-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026615W02EA 2026-06-15 1 daily Debris avalanches halt traffic in Nantou amid persistent rain 2026-06-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/165d165c-c03a-422d-b019-ca02bf4d928c.jpg Debris avalanches halt traffic in Nantou amid persistent rain Debris avalanches halt traffic in Nantou amid persistent rain https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/165d165c-c03a-422d-b019-ca02bf4d928c.jpg Debris avalanches halt traffic in Nantou amid persistent rain Persistent heavy rain over the weekend has now caused severe landslides in the mountainous Renai Township in Nantou. Debris avalanches have descended upon the 18.2km and 36.5km marks of Nantou County https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026615W02EA 2026-06-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026615W03EA 2026-06-15 1 daily Taiwan， Korea eye 4m visitor goal at Kenting tourism conference 2026-06-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/eba084d0-0309-44f1-a7ed-79b035452fac.jpg Taiwan， Korea eye 4m visitor goal at Kenting tourism conference Taiwan， Korea eye 4m visitor goal at Kenting tourism conference https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/eba084d0-0309-44f1-a7ed-79b035452fac.jpg Taiwan， Korea eye 4m visitor goal at Kenting tourism conference The charm of Korean dramas attracts no small number of tourists from Taiwan， but what are Taiwan’s charms to attract Korean visitors? Figuring out how to balance the scales is an important question fo https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026615W03EA 2026-06-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026615W04EA 2026-06-15 1 daily Diver retrieves phone from ocean， still working after day underwater 2026-06-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6d057f8f-c256-4d03-9b3b-995c13a0564e.jpg Diver retrieves phone from ocean， still working after day underwater Diver retrieves phone from ocean， still working after day underwater https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6d057f8f-c256-4d03-9b3b-995c13a0564e.jpg Diver retrieves phone from ocean， still working after day underwater A diving business in Penghu recently retrieved a call from a distressed tourist who dropped their phone in the ocean. The instructor immediately put on his wetsuit and went out to find it， successfull https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026615W04EA 2026-06-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026615W05EA 2026-06-15 1 daily Famous ‘Palace’ unit sells for NT$650m after 9 years 2026-06-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/d7c9f3c5-a38e-4230-854c-67a916533b64.jpg Famous ‘Palace’ unit sells for NT$650m after 9 years Famous ‘Palace’ unit sells for NT$650m after 9 years https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/d7c9f3c5-a38e-4230-854c-67a916533b64.jpg Famous ‘Palace’ unit sells for NT$650m after 9 years After nine long years on the market， Taipei’s most infamous unit in “The Palace” has finally sold! After turning up empty-handed across multiple listing cycles， a buyer has finally stepped forward， pa https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026615W05EA 2026-06-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026615W06EA 2026-06-15 1 daily Joss paper piles up at Tainan incinerator 2026-06-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1369b991-59cc-46b5-930e-00258a4b8407.jpg Joss paper piles up at Tainan incinerator Joss paper piles up at Tainan incinerator https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/1369b991-59cc-46b5-930e-00258a4b8407.jpg Joss paper piles up at Tainan incinerator Spirit money has piled up at a Tainan incinerator after the Qingming Festival. These offerings are commonly burned during festivals to honor ancestors， but incinerators are struggling to keep up with https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026615W06EA 2026-06-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026615W07EA 2026-06-15 1 daily Taiex surges 1，227 points as US and Iran reaches tentative peace deal 2026-06-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/19ae7ad8-9939-424a-bad4-49db37dc2b09.jpg Taiex surges 1，227 points as US and Iran reaches tentative peace deal Taiex surges 1，227 points as US and Iran reaches tentative peace deal https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/19ae7ad8-9939-424a-bad4-49db37dc2b09.jpg Taiex surges 1，227 points as US and Iran reaches tentative peace deal Taiwan shares surged on the first trading day of the week， closing up 1，227 points for 45，396 points， with a transaction volume of NT$1.06 trillion. The surge was mainly driven by leading semiconducto https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026615W07EA 2026-06-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026615W08EA 2026-06-15 1 daily Yilan residents spooked by aircrafts conducting land surveys 2026-06-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/cddb6a6c-cd6c-4f2c-833e-29298327852e.jpg Yilan residents spooked by aircrafts conducting land surveys Yilan residents spooked by aircrafts conducting land surveys https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/cddb6a6c-cd6c-4f2c-833e-29298327852e.jpg Yilan residents spooked by aircrafts conducting land surveys Local residents in Yilan have been panicking over the sight of aircrafts hovering close to the ground recently. More precisely， at less than 300m above ground. Some people even joked that the aircraft https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026615W08EA 2026-06-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026615W09EA 2026-06-15 1 daily Volunteers build bridge in Chiayi without disrupting water supply to key businesses 2026-06-15 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5f0fe984-388c-4c5f-b094-969ecc087385.jpg Volunteers build bridge in Chiayi without disrupting water supply to key businesses Volunteers build bridge in Chiayi without disrupting water supply to key businesses https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5f0fe984-388c-4c5f-b094-969ecc087385.jpg Volunteers build bridge in Chiayi without disrupting water supply to key businesses Well-known for its good deeds， the Chiayi Charitable Organization mobilizes hundreds of volunteers on the weekends to repair bridges and pave roads. They arrive on packed tour buses from around the co https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026615W09EA 2026-06-15 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W0AEA 2026-06-16 1 daily Lai visits Greater Taipei troops ahead of Dragon Boat Festival 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2ace6138-f880-48ed-94b9-b2ff7a817b93.jpg Lai visits Greater Taipei troops ahead of Dragon Boat Festival Lai visits Greater Taipei troops ahead of Dragon Boat Festival https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2ace6138-f880-48ed-94b9-b2ff7a817b93.jpg Lai visits Greater Taipei troops ahead of Dragon Boat Festival Ahead of the upcoming Dragon Boat Festival holiday， President Lai Ching-te on Tuesday visited two troops in Greater Taipei， the Navy’s Shongshan Radar Station and the Army’s Guandu Area Command， where https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W0AEA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W01EA 2026-06-16 1 daily AmCham releases 2026 Taiwan White Paper， lauds ‘golden age’ for economic relations 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/13f7ea51-e8fa-4c60-9306-234c4266c74c.jpg AmCham releases 2026 Taiwan White Paper， lauds ‘golden age’ for economic relations AmCham releases 2026 Taiwan White Paper， lauds ‘golden age’ for economic relations https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/13f7ea51-e8fa-4c60-9306-234c4266c74c.jpg AmCham releases 2026 Taiwan White Paper， lauds ‘golden age’ for economic relations The American Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan has released the 2026 Taiwan White Paper on Tuesday. According to AmCham Taiwan President Carl Wegner， Taiwan-US economic relations could be said to have ent https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W01EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W02EA 2026-06-16 1 daily Wild culinary mashups at Pingtung University turn heads 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/fb6e44ad-1f8f-46f5-813e-050459c1f190.jpg Wild culinary mashups at Pingtung University turn heads Wild culinary mashups at Pingtung University turn heads https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/fb6e44ad-1f8f-46f5-813e-050459c1f190.jpg Wild culinary mashups at Pingtung University turn heads The cafeteria at National Pingtung University has shot to fame on and off campus for its unusual sweet and savory combinations. They not only offer milk hot pot noodles with boba or fresh slices of st https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W02EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W03EA 2026-06-16 1 daily Truck scares fellow drivers with precariously stacked scooters 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/93e1748d-560f-44c8-aa8e-7579373181cb.jpg Truck scares fellow drivers with precariously stacked scooters Truck scares fellow drivers with precariously stacked scooters https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/93e1748d-560f-44c8-aa8e-7579373181cb.jpg Truck scares fellow drivers with precariously stacked scooters Drivers in Nantou’s Mingjian Township were met with a frightening sight recently， when a flatbed truck roared by with six scooters stacked up on the back， seemingly without anything tying them down. P https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W03EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W04EA 2026-06-16 1 daily Wealth god shrine next to Kaohsiung mall frequented by staff 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c19cd5f2-9997-445a-a651-0362b727b89a.jpg Wealth god shrine next to Kaohsiung mall frequented by staff Wealth god shrine next to Kaohsiung mall frequented by staff https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c19cd5f2-9997-445a-a651-0362b727b89a.jpg Wealth god shrine next to Kaohsiung mall frequented by staff Every department store hopes for stellar sales and crowds of shoppers. Next to the parking garage for a mall in Kaohsiung’s Caoya， a shrine to the God of Wealth was built especially for the staff. Emp https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W04EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W06EA 2026-06-16 1 daily Boss orders pure gold chicken drumsticks to gift employees 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3ee074cf-e00b-45c0-be28-7a8363b14236.jpg Boss orders pure gold chicken drumsticks to gift employees Boss orders pure gold chicken drumsticks to gift employees https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3ee074cf-e00b-45c0-be28-7a8363b14236.jpg Boss orders pure gold chicken drumsticks to gift employees Have you ever seen a chicken drumstick made of pure gold? A business owner in Kaohsiung custom ordered 40 of them to give to his employees， leaving onlookers envious. But the jeweler said you can get https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W06EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W07EA 2026-06-16 1 daily Yilan school gifts grads pens with misprinted proverb 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c84d807f-5f55-4fba-9b29-701fdbb82a63.jpg Yilan school gifts grads pens with misprinted proverb Yilan school gifts grads pens with misprinted proverb https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c84d807f-5f55-4fba-9b29-701fdbb82a63.jpg Yilan school gifts grads pens with misprinted proverb Another day， another creative graduation gift! Yuan Shan Junior High School in Yilan gifted its grads pens that say “The early worm gets the bird” — quite the difference from the usual phrase. The sch https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W07EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W08EA 2026-06-16 1 daily Yilan township local expertly catches fish from sewers 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/19631e54-844c-4534-bb9a-80f0729afbd3.jpg Yilan township local expertly catches fish from sewers Yilan township local expertly catches fish from sewers https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/19631e54-844c-4534-bb9a-80f0729afbd3.jpg Yilan township local expertly catches fish from sewers A diner in Luodong Township， Yilan thought he might’ve had too many drinks on Monday night when he stumbled upon a local man reeling in a fish from the sewers. Only it wasn’t his imagination. The man https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W08EA 2026-06-16 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026616W09EA 2026-06-16 1 daily Rent hikes hits four-year low， but tenants feel no relief 2026-06-16 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0bb35750-513d-45a9-beca-4a5d56cc1229.jpg Rent hikes hits four-year low， but tenants feel no relief Rent hikes hits four-year low， but tenants feel no relief https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0bb35750-513d-45a9-beca-4a5d56cc1229.jpg Rent hikes hits four-year low， but tenants feel no relief Many young people feel hopeless in the face of Taiwan’s steep property prices and high rents. The latest DGBAS statistics show that growth in rent prices has stayed below 2% over the past five months， https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026616W09EA 2026-06-16