
News For Kids
News For Kids brings you easy stories in English, with Chinese translations to help students and second language learners here in Taiwan!
Stories are written and recorded by ICRT correspondents, and uploaded every weekday morning.
Latest episodes

Apr 7, 2025 • 5min
Turning Driftwood into Useful Things
Hualien has been hit by some big earthquakes and typhoons since last April. They made trees fall down! They also made trees break into smaller pieces of wood. The wind pushed the wood into the ocean. There, it became driftwood!去年四月到現在,花蓮很多的樹,都因為大地震跟颱風倒下,被雨水或是風帶到海裡,成了漂流木!Click HERE for the full transcript

Apr 6, 2025 • 5min
Golden Bricks You Can Eat
Many things give people ideas for new foods. The full moon gave someone the idea for mooncakes. An old story gave someone the idea for cute Christmas gingerbread houses.有些食物的靈感,從意想不到的地方得來,像是月餅造型從滿月而來,薑餅屋的由來則是從一篇老故事!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Apr 2, 2025 • 5min
Taiwan's Hotels Cut Plastic Use
April is a great time to travel in Taiwan. You can stay at a hotel. Put some clothes in a bag and you're ready!四月最適合旅行,趕快打包行李吧!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Apr 1, 2025 • 6min
The World's Longest Limo
Whoa … that car is so long! Is someone famous inside? Everyone is taking photos!哇!大家怎麼都在拍這台好長的車子?裡面載著什麼人呢?Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 31, 2025 • 6min
The Biggest April Fools' Day Prank
Happy April Fools' Day! Today is a fun day of pranks and laughs! 愚人節快樂! 今天很好玩,可以盡情整人。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 30, 2025 • 5min
Scientists Say Some Whales Can Live Long, Long Lives
Last week, we learned that bigmouth buffalo fish can live for more than one hundred years. Now scientists say that some kinds of whales can too! 之前我們學到胭脂魚可以長命百歲,科學家說有一些鯨魚也非常長壽。Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 27, 2025 • 5min
Taiwan's New Professional Sports League
Taiwan loves volleyball! We play it on the beach! We play it indoors! We play it outdoors in parks! And now there's something new and exciting for Taiwan's volleyball players and fans!台灣人很喜歡排球,我們會在沙灘、室內、公園玩,現在有個大好消息,讓台灣的排球選手和粉絲很期待!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 26, 2025 • 5min
Building to Learn About the Ocean
The ocean is very important for us. But we know little about it. Living in the ocean can help us learn more.海洋對人類來說非常重要,要是我們住在海裡,就能對它更了解!Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 25, 2025 • 5min
A Record-Breaking Record Breaker
The record for running 100 meters is 9.58 seconds. Why is it a record? It's the fastest time anyone has run 100 meters. If someone runs it faster, that runner breaks the old record. There will be a new record! 世界上一百公尺短跑最快的紀錄是 9.58 秒,如果跑得更快,就會成為新的紀錄! Click HERE for the full transcript!

Mar 24, 2025 • 6min
These Very Old, Strong, Healthy Fish May Die Out
Did you know some kinds of fish can live for more than 100 years? One is the bigmouth buffalo. They're very big. Some are 120 centimeters long. Some weigh 36 kilograms!你知道有一些魚可以活超過百歲嗎?小鯉牛胭脂魚很巨大,有的有 120 公分長,有的可以重達 36 公斤! 牠們非常長壽。Click HERE for the full transcript!
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