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/2026814W0AEA 2026-08-20 1 daily Historic shops in Xinzhuang Temple Street get trendy makeovers 2026-08-20 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/32f3cdab-d37e-4ddd-8dd0-c8a0cbd269c5.jpg Historic shops in Xinzhuang Temple Street get trendy makeovers Historic shops in Xinzhuang Temple Street get trendy makeovers https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/32f3cdab-d37e-4ddd-8dd0-c8a0cbd269c5.jpg Historic shops in Xinzhuang Temple Street get trendy makeovers Historic Xinzhuang Temple Street in New Taipei City is getting a makeover! The city government is revitalizing five traditional heritage shops – from a traditional glutinous rice ball store to a Chine https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026814W0AEA 2026-08-20 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026820W0AEA 2026-08-20 1 daily Candidates make custom Kuai Kuai， drink cup lids to reach voters 2026-08-20 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/42eafef6-c106-48fd-a841-bc2ea10ae712.jpg Candidates make custom Kuai Kuai， drink cup lids to reach voters Candidates make custom Kuai Kuai， drink cup lids to reach voters https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/42eafef6-c106-48fd-a841-bc2ea10ae712.jpg Candidates make custom Kuai Kuai， drink cup lids to reach voters As election season draws near， candidates are pulling out all the stops to make an impression on voters. Traditional items like tissue paper and fans no longer cut it. In Pingtung， a county councilor https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026820W0AEA 2026-08-20 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026820W01EA 2026-08-20 1 daily Republican Senator says she’s ‘not that informed’ on Taiwan 2026-08-20 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a94b9581-a5a4-4fde-96f7-c5ab3e0ee44c.jpg Republican Senator says she’s ‘not that informed’ on Taiwan Republican Senator says she’s ‘not that informed’ on Taiwan https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a94b9581-a5a4-4fde-96f7-c5ab3e0ee44c.jpg Republican Senator says she’s ‘not that informed’ on Taiwan A Republican Senate candidate in South Carolina is facing a political firestorm after giving a startling answer about Taiwan and the South China Sea in a recent televised debate. Darline Graham， who s https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026820W01EA 2026-08-20 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026820W02EA 2026-08-20 1 daily New Red Line station on Taipei MRT to open on Aug. 30 2026-08-20 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/afb756e5-dde1-4cd2-b9b8-df891391828d.jpg New Red Line station on Taipei MRT to open on Aug. 30 New Red Line station on Taipei MRT to open on Aug. 30 https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/afb756e5-dde1-4cd2-b9b8-df891391828d.jpg New Red Line station on Taipei MRT to open on Aug. 30 The Taipei Metro’s Red Line is about to get longer， after more than 10 years of construction. The extra track section on Taipei’s Xinyi District has been granted an operation permit by the transport m https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026820W02EA 2026-08-20 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026820W03EA 2026-08-20 1 daily Truck driver stuck in surging river rescued unharmed 2026-08-20 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/88ca8f9a-a750-491d-9a96-e1b10507b989.jpg Truck driver stuck in surging river rescued unharmed Truck driver stuck in surging river rescued unharmed https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/88ca8f9a-a750-491d-9a96-e1b10507b989.jpg Truck driver stuck in surging river rescued unharmed A truck driver suddenly found himself in a life-or-death situation after a sudden downpour in Yilan. Mr. Yu， who is in his 60s， had been parked at a dredging site on the Lanyang River， when the torren https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026820W03EA 2026-08-20 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026820W04EA 2026-08-20 1 daily CEC ramps up preparations for local elections on Nov. 28 2026-08-20 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f6103ebe-35d4-4523-ad9c-88e867615345.jpg CEC ramps up preparations for local elections on Nov. 28 CEC ramps up preparations for local elections on Nov. 28 https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f6103ebe-35d4-4523-ad9c-88e867615345.jpg CEC ramps up preparations for local elections on Nov. 28 Taiwan will pick its local government representatives in just 100 days. The Central Election Commision on Thursday put up the election notice， meaning election season has officially started. Among som https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026820W04EA 2026-08-20 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026820W06EA 2026-08-20 1 daily Grad student writes thesis on Chiayi mint chicken 2026-08-20 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ac7f4a36-6376-413a-bb44-a3a31999bc1b.jpg Grad student writes thesis on Chiayi mint chicken Grad student writes thesis on Chiayi mint chicken https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ac7f4a36-6376-413a-bb44-a3a31999bc1b.jpg Grad student writes thesis on Chiayi mint chicken One of Chiayi’s local dishes， mint chicken， has made its way into academia， becoming the subject of a master’s thesis. A National Chung Cheng University graduate student spent more than two years rese https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026820W06EA 2026-08-20 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026820W07EA 2026-08-20 1 daily Elderly dog steps onto train tracks just as train approaches station 2026-08-20 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/779ea583-6085-445b-a606-ec2a1e951509.jpg Elderly dog steps onto train tracks just as train approaches station Elderly dog steps onto train tracks just as train approaches station https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/779ea583-6085-445b-a606-ec2a1e951509.jpg Elderly dog steps onto train tracks just as train approaches station An adorable white dog gave visitors at Alishan the fright of their lives this past weekend. Just as a train was about to pull in to a train station， the dog wandered onto the tracks， mere meters ahead https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026820W07EA 2026-08-20 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026820W08EA 2026-08-20 1 daily Foushoushan Farm hosts Taiwan’s highest ATM 2026-08-20 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9343f301-2153-45c3-b7b9-f48ebef22954.jpg Foushoushan Farm hosts Taiwan’s highest ATM Foushoushan Farm hosts Taiwan’s highest ATM https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9343f301-2153-45c3-b7b9-f48ebef22954.jpg Foushoushan Farm hosts Taiwan’s highest ATM The highest post office in Taiwan is on Alishan， but do you know where the highest post office ATM is? It’s in Taichung at Fushoushan Farm! At 2，240 meters above sea level， it saves residents and visi https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026820W08EA 2026-08-20 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026820W09EA 2026-08-20 1 daily Tongxiao Beach sand sculpture festival charms during day and night 2026-08-20 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ffe5b15a-3f85-4881-9cf7-26ac0d7384a7.jpg Tongxiao Beach sand sculpture festival charms during day and night Tongxiao Beach sand sculpture festival charms during day and night https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ffe5b15a-3f85-4881-9cf7-26ac0d7384a7.jpg Tongxiao Beach sand sculpture festival charms during day and night A sand sculpture festival is running until September 6th on TongxiaoBeach in Miaoli County. It’s open from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m.， and while the exquisitely crafted sand sculptures can be seen during the da https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026820W09EA 2026-08-20 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W0AEA 2026-08-21 1 daily Forensic institute holds ceremony for over 9，000 deceased 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2b8417c8-3194-4072-9438-b06eb8726608.jpg Forensic institute holds ceremony for over 9，000 deceased Forensic institute holds ceremony for over 9，000 deceased https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2b8417c8-3194-4072-9438-b06eb8726608.jpg Forensic institute holds ceremony for over 9，000 deceased The Institute of Forensic Medicine， Taiwan’s only institution that does forensic examinations， is responsible for determining causes of death and conducting DNA testing for prosecutors’ offices nation https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W0AEA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W01EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Etihad Airways arrival announcement says “Welcome back to Taiwan， China” 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ab57de63-2b49-4d4a-96f2-bc8c66def2d2.jpg Etihad Airways arrival announcement says “Welcome back to Taiwan， China” Etihad Airways arrival announcement says “Welcome back to Taiwan， China” https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ab57de63-2b49-4d4a-96f2-bc8c66def2d2.jpg Etihad Airways arrival announcement says “Welcome back to Taiwan， China” Taiwanese travelers on an Etihad Airways return flight from Abu Dhabi were welcomed back to “Taiwan， China.” What’s more， during the same arrival announcement， passengers were then warned that bringin https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W01EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W02EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Nearly every city and county in Taiwan hit with heavy rains 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4fab5f32-0015-4462-aeda-8c304445bb0b.jpg Nearly every city and county in Taiwan hit with heavy rains Nearly every city and county in Taiwan hit with heavy rains https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4fab5f32-0015-4462-aeda-8c304445bb0b.jpg Nearly every city and county in Taiwan hit with heavy rains Get the rain boots ready and have an umbrella on hand， because the moisture-laden southwesterly winds and low-pressure system are going to keep drenching Taiwan until next Tuesday. And don’t expect th https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W02EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W03EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Preserving Taiwanese WWII voices in?‘The Day the War Ended’ 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f92ec677-7765-4205-bd11-be7dfae0e4dd.jpg Preserving Taiwanese WWII voices in?‘The Day the War Ended’ Preserving Taiwanese WWII voices in?‘The Day the War Ended’ https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/f92ec677-7765-4205-bd11-be7dfae0e4dd.jpg Preserving Taiwanese WWII voices in?‘The Day the War Ended’ “The Day the War Ended” is a documentary playing across select theaters in Taiwan. It sheds a unique light on Taiwan’s experiences of World War II through the personal accounts of elderly survivors， i https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W03EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W04EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Elementary school diabolo team wins 22 awards at Osaka competition 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9d319a11-5901-4c24-ad81-6a67d831ee4d.jpg Elementary school diabolo team wins 22 awards at Osaka competition Elementary school diabolo team wins 22 awards at Osaka competition https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9d319a11-5901-4c24-ad81-6a67d831ee4d.jpg Elementary school diabolo team wins 22 awards at Osaka competition A team of students from Miaoli’s Houlong Elementary School recently won 22 awards at an international diabolo competition in Osaka， including 11 first-place victories， proudly representing Taiwan over https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W04EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W05EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Customers clean up spilled drink at self-serve shop 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/00346641-1a0a-44da-adb9-b6bceb868b74.jpg Customers clean up spilled drink at self-serve shop Customers clean up spilled drink at self-serve shop https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/00346641-1a0a-44da-adb9-b6bceb868b74.jpg Customers clean up spilled drink at self-serve shop Two men in Kaohsiung were praised by a flower store owner after they thoroughly cleaned up a drink they spilled in her shop. The store is autonomous， so there was no staff on-site to alert about the s https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W05EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W06EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Adorable and poisonous green-spored parasol mushrooms on Kaohsiung road 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/53d7a177-6bf3-4a72-a1ed-c10c80fa2709.jpg Adorable and poisonous green-spored parasol mushrooms on Kaohsiung road Adorable and poisonous green-spored parasol mushrooms on Kaohsiung road https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/53d7a177-6bf3-4a72-a1ed-c10c80fa2709.jpg Adorable and poisonous green-spored parasol mushrooms on Kaohsiung road After days of torrential rain， a road divider in Kaohsiung is blooming with something you definitely don’t want to pick. Huge clusters of white mushrooms have popped up along Fengnan Road， turning the https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W06EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W07EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Disregard for safety! Uproar after kids skip stones at Yilan beach 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/454c787b-5741-4315-8c1b-e7ddfdb4f35c.jpg Disregard for safety! Uproar after kids skip stones at Yilan beach Disregard for safety! Uproar after kids skip stones at Yilan beach https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/454c787b-5741-4315-8c1b-e7ddfdb4f35c.jpg Disregard for safety! Uproar after kids skip stones at Yilan beach Of all the dangerous things you can do at the beach， stone skipping is at the top of the list in Yilan. A group of kids at Su’ao’s Tofu Cape got caught skipping stones into the water， despite there be https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W07EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W08EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Taiwan’s international aid organization celebrates 30 years with book launch 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8e3bf68d-2bbb-4ae7-8a94-fce7e7c6858b.jpg Taiwan’s international aid organization celebrates 30 years with book launch Taiwan’s international aid organization celebrates 30 years with book launch https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/8e3bf68d-2bbb-4ae7-8a94-fce7e7c6858b.jpg Taiwan’s international aid organization celebrates 30 years with book launch The International Cooperation and Development Fund， also known as TaiwanICDF， recently celebrated its 30th anniversary with a book launch. The book describes how Taiwan transformed from being a foreig https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W08EA 2026-08-21 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026821W09EA 2026-08-21 1 daily Bizarre crash as wheelchair and scooter collide in rush hour traffic 2026-08-21 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0a908eb8-ad89-403f-9bf2-d14cb8b981ad.jpg Bizarre crash as wheelchair and scooter collide in rush hour traffic Bizarre crash as wheelchair and scooter collide in rush hour traffic https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/0a908eb8-ad89-403f-9bf2-d14cb8b981ad.jpg Bizarre crash as wheelchair and scooter collide in rush hour traffic Rush hour traffic can get pretty intense sometimes， but a recent crash in Kaohsiung was not anything any road user had been expecting. The two parties involved are a scooter driver and a wheelchair us https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026821W09EA 2026-08-21