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/2026703W0AEA 2026-07-03 1 daily Four competing drone funding bills face committee review 2026-07-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5a1d9bfd-6bb9-409e-b685-e34728ec8d20.jpg Four competing drone funding bills face committee review Four competing drone funding bills face committee review https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/5a1d9bfd-6bb9-409e-b685-e34728ec8d20.jpg Four competing drone funding bills face committee review In Taiwan， the drone debate has finally shifted. It’s no longer about whether they are needed for defense. Instead， the upcoming debate will be about how to fund them. On Friday， four competing bills https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026703W0AEA 2026-07-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026703W0BEA 2026-07-03 1 daily Tourists flock to unique cat-shaped cave in Taitung formed by coastal erosion 2026-07-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/d00c1dcb-098e-46e0-a465-cfecc81acaf6.jpg Tourists flock to unique cat-shaped cave in Taitung formed by coastal erosion Tourists flock to unique cat-shaped cave in Taitung formed by coastal erosion https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/d00c1dcb-098e-46e0-a465-cfecc81acaf6.jpg Tourists flock to unique cat-shaped cave in Taitung formed by coastal erosion Taitung’s hottest new travel destination is a hidden "cat cave" near Jinzun Fishing Port! It doesn’t have any actual cats inside， but is named for its remarkable geography formed by millennia of wind https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026703W0BEA 2026-07-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026703W01EA 2026-07-03 1 daily Tainted cooking oil spread to 224 businesses， including top hotels 2026-07-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b28b381d-54d8-4639-93d4-a58c79b7102d.jpg Tainted cooking oil spread to 224 businesses， including top hotels Tainted cooking oil spread to 224 businesses， including top hotels https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/b28b381d-54d8-4639-93d4-a58c79b7102d.jpg Tainted cooking oil spread to 224 businesses， including top hotels An investigation from the Taichung City Government’s food and drug safety office has found that soybean cooking oil contaminated with a carcinogen has spread through the nation’s supply chains， reachi https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026703W01EA 2026-07-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026703W03EA 2026-07-03 1 daily Chiayi government deals with over 1，000 stray dogs 2026-07-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/654665fc-df4a-42ec-9d3d-974f1322d44b.jpg Chiayi government deals with over 1，000 stray dogs Chiayi government deals with over 1，000 stray dogs https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/654665fc-df4a-42ec-9d3d-974f1322d44b.jpg Chiayi government deals with over 1，000 stray dogs Over 1，000 stray dogs have made a home in Chiayi’s Renyitan and Lantan scenic areas. The stray dog population has continued to grow as people abandon pets and residents feed strays. The local governme https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026703W03EA 2026-07-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026703W04EA 2026-07-03 1 daily Couple stopped from taking pet hen on train 2026-07-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e1eb8124-acf9-47a4-9105-b9d45920f838.jpg Couple stopped from taking pet hen on train Couple stopped from taking pet hen on train https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e1eb8124-acf9-47a4-9105-b9d45920f838.jpg Couple stopped from taking pet hen on train It’s common to bring dogs and cats on trains， but what about pet chickens? One couple from Keelung brought their pet hen on the train with them to Ruifang， but when they were preparing to board their https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026703W04EA 2026-07-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026703W05EA 2026-07-03 1 daily Mother in Taitung dangerously leaves baby in car when going shopping 2026-07-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a6b95907-0291-4c0c-8353-4901d080672a.jpg Mother in Taitung dangerously leaves baby in car when going shopping Mother in Taitung dangerously leaves baby in car when going shopping https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/a6b95907-0291-4c0c-8353-4901d080672a.jpg Mother in Taitung dangerously leaves baby in car when going shopping How could a mother leave her baby in her car when she went shopping? This is one of two cases of outrageous neglect that we’ve uncovered on FTV. In another incident， an adult was driving a car， while https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026703W05EA 2026-07-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026703W06EA 2026-07-03 1 daily Drone smashes into dormitory of Taiwanese postgrad in Ukraine 2026-07-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/536a16d0-d75c-4e27-8d1a-fb3f0eced05c.jpg Drone smashes into dormitory of Taiwanese postgrad in Ukraine Drone smashes into dormitory of Taiwanese postgrad in Ukraine https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/536a16d0-d75c-4e27-8d1a-fb3f0eced05c.jpg Drone smashes into dormitory of Taiwanese postgrad in Ukraine Anthony， a Taiwanese electrical engineering student， was fascinated with drones and aircraft and so he went to Ukraine’s National Aviation University in Kyiv to pursue a master’s degree in drone desig https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026703W06EA 2026-07-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026703W07EA 2026-07-03 1 daily Taiwan’s oldest big-box store reopens in new location， becomes biggest 2026-07-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2606ec73-eb47-43dd-934c-a15545a68f80.jpg Taiwan’s oldest big-box store reopens in new location， becomes biggest Taiwan’s oldest big-box store reopens in new location， becomes biggest https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/2606ec73-eb47-43dd-934c-a15545a68f80.jpg Taiwan’s oldest big-box store reopens in new location， becomes biggest Taiwan’s very first US-style big-box store in Kaohsiung’s Qianzhen District has reopened as a flagship store in a new location just 1km away， in the Asia New Bay Area. It is now the country’s largest. https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026703W07EA 2026-07-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026703W08EA 2026-07-03 1 daily Farglory Ocean Park faces skepticism over rebranded eco-friendly dolphin program 2026-07-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c778b51f-b8d8-4012-8f0b-5bc0c6564b76.jpg Farglory Ocean Park faces skepticism over rebranded eco-friendly dolphin program Farglory Ocean Park faces skepticism over rebranded eco-friendly dolphin program https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c778b51f-b8d8-4012-8f0b-5bc0c6564b76.jpg Farglory Ocean Park faces skepticism over rebranded eco-friendly dolphin program After Farglory Ocean Park in Hualien gave its last dolphin show in early April， the park announced that it would not renew its dolphin show permit and would transition its dolphinarium into a conserva https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026703W08EA 2026-07-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026703W09EA 2026-07-03 1 daily Hong Kong dissident Lam Wing-kee dies in Taipei， aged 70 2026-07-03 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4a61f105-8c67-4d2c-95a7-d6e421480f2b.jpg Hong Kong dissident Lam Wing-kee dies in Taipei， aged 70 Hong Kong dissident Lam Wing-kee dies in Taipei， aged 70 https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/4a61f105-8c67-4d2c-95a7-d6e421480f2b.jpg Hong Kong dissident Lam Wing-kee dies in Taipei， aged 70 Hong Kong dissident and founder of Causeway Bay Books， Lam Wing-kee died at Lackay Memorial Hospital in Taipei on July 2， at the age of 70， from lung cancer. In 2015， Lam was taken into custody for ei https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026703W09EA 2026-07-03 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026706W0AEA 2026-07-06 1 daily Passenger denied boarding pass due to damaged passport 2026-07-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e3ce15c3-05c0-48df-9dbb-d0400c67a461.jpg Passenger denied boarding pass due to damaged passport Passenger denied boarding pass due to damaged passport https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/e3ce15c3-05c0-48df-9dbb-d0400c67a461.jpg Passenger denied boarding pass due to damaged passport A traveler was recently prohibited from boarding their flight because their passport had water damage， forcing them to buy a last-minute ticket on another airline. Travel experts warned that if you’re https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026706W0AEA 2026-07-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026706W01EA 2026-07-06 1 daily Controversial stinky tofu’s new Bitan shop fined on 2nd day of opening 2026-07-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/bff4acdc-481a-4c82-ae71-c848156c72c1.jpg Controversial stinky tofu’s new Bitan shop fined on 2nd day of opening Controversial stinky tofu’s new Bitan shop fined on 2nd day of opening https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/bff4acdc-481a-4c82-ae71-c848156c72c1.jpg Controversial stinky tofu’s new Bitan shop fined on 2nd day of opening A stinky tofu restaurant from Hualien， famous for its extra-flavorful tofu， has opened a new location in New Taipei’s Bitan Scenic Area. But already， on its second day of opening， local authorities ha https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026706W01EA 2026-07-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026706W02EA 2026-07-06 1 daily Man in sandals spotted jogging along median shoulder of highway 2026-07-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/575c1203-36bb-42ef-b735-ff2c364be82c.jpg Man in sandals spotted jogging along median shoulder of highway Man in sandals spotted jogging along median shoulder of highway https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/575c1203-36bb-42ef-b735-ff2c364be82c.jpg Man in sandals spotted jogging along median shoulder of highway This sight may be hard to believe at first， but it’s all been caught on candid camera. Over in Taichung’s Daya District， it seems as if a man running along National Freeway No. 1 has turned the highwa https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026706W02EA 2026-07-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026706W03EA 2026-07-06 1 daily President Lai thanks Chen Chien-jen， the new President of Academia Sinica 2026-07-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/bc950a10-b582-48dc-bccd-63da940b368f.jpg President Lai thanks Chen Chien-jen， the new President of Academia Sinica President Lai thanks Chen Chien-jen， the new President of Academia Sinica https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/bc950a10-b582-48dc-bccd-63da940b368f.jpg President Lai thanks Chen Chien-jen， the new President of Academia Sinica Monday may have been the 36th Convocation of Academicians， but for former Vice President Chen Chien-jen it’s a very special occasion， as the event is Chen’s first since he took over as President of Ac https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026706W03EA 2026-07-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026706W04EA 2026-07-06 1 daily Media personality Yaita Akio punched in the face by Chinese-born HK man 2026-07-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6cf2759f-3186-4821-897b-29417c7f1be3.jpg Media personality Yaita Akio punched in the face by Chinese-born HK man Media personality Yaita Akio punched in the face by Chinese-born HK man https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/6cf2759f-3186-4821-897b-29417c7f1be3.jpg Media personality Yaita Akio punched in the face by Chinese-born HK man Chinese-born Japanese-Taiwanese media personality Yaita Akio was physically assaulted in Taichung by a man in black on Monday afternoon. At the time of the attack， Yaita had just finished giving a lec https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026706W04EA 2026-07-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026706W05EA 2026-07-06 1 daily Elderly man in New Taipei has hoarded rooftop pile of trash 2026-07-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/05543e13-177f-4be3-af7f-a10b34b4c047.jpg Elderly man in New Taipei has hoarded rooftop pile of trash Elderly man in New Taipei has hoarded rooftop pile of trash https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/05543e13-177f-4be3-af7f-a10b34b4c047.jpg Elderly man in New Taipei has hoarded rooftop pile of trash The animated film “Castle in the Sky” is a beloved Studio Ghibli classic that many reminisce over， but New Taipei’s Xinzhuang District over the years has become home to something local residents would https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026706W05EA 2026-07-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026706W06EA 2026-07-06 1 daily Deflated Chiikawa hot air balloon amuses visitors at Taitung event 2026-07-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3d81818f-83ae-45bd-a82a-2f405291db67.jpg Deflated Chiikawa hot air balloon amuses visitors at Taitung event Deflated Chiikawa hot air balloon amuses visitors at Taitung event https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/3d81818f-83ae-45bd-a82a-2f405291db67.jpg Deflated Chiikawa hot air balloon amuses visitors at Taitung event The Taiwan International Balloon Festival kicked off last Saturday in Taitung. The star of the event this year is Chiikawa， the titular protagonist of an anime series. A visitor to the festival was am https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026706W06EA 2026-07-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026706W07EA 2026-07-06 1 daily Taichung family restaurant pairs tofu pudding with savory buns 2026-07-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9ec919dc-8b56-4758-bed1-2fd00485d824.jpg Taichung family restaurant pairs tofu pudding with savory buns Taichung family restaurant pairs tofu pudding with savory buns https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/9ec919dc-8b56-4758-bed1-2fd00485d824.jpg Taichung family restaurant pairs tofu pudding with savory buns One tofu pudding place at Taichung’s Zhongxiao Night Market has been around for 50 years， progressing from its humble beginnings as a small stand to finally buying a storefront. To give customers more https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026706W07EA 2026-07-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026706W08EA 2026-07-06 1 daily Officials share tips when encountering bears in wild 2026-07-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ab8ffbf3-02ab-46b3-a4d2-16a1e77bb820.jpg Officials share tips when encountering bears in wild Officials share tips when encountering bears in wild https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/ab8ffbf3-02ab-46b3-a4d2-16a1e77bb820.jpg Officials share tips when encountering bears in wild As the population of Formosan black bears continues to grow， they’ve begun venturing further into lower-elevation areas to look for food. To protect people who work in these areas， the Taichung branch https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026706W08EA 2026-07-06 https://english.ftvnews.com.tw/news/2026706W09EA 2026-07-06 1 daily Polarizing Taichung classic reimagined as jelly dessert loved by young and old 2026-07-06 EnglishNews zh-TW https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c265fb8c-43c0-4ebf-9554-63666c44d981.jpg Polarizing Taichung classic reimagined as jelly dessert loved by young and old Polarizing Taichung classic reimagined as jelly dessert loved by young and old https://cdn.ftvnews.com.tw/engnews/images/2026/c265fb8c-43c0-4ebf-9554-63666c44d981.jpg Polarizing Taichung classic reimagined as jelly dessert loved by young and old Jute shoot， a specialty crop of Taichung， used to be a local favorite. Older generations loved to eat it in a soup with sweet potato， but young people these days can’t stand its bitter flavor. In Nort https://embed.ftvnews.com.tw/2026706W09EA 2026-07-06