

News For Kids
ICRT
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.
Stories are written and recorded by ICRT correspondents, and uploaded every weekday morning.
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Jun 1, 2025 • 6min
More Moons For a Planet With Many Moons
Everyone knows Earth has one moon. That's why it's called 'the moon'. It goes around our planet. People have gone to the moon in rockets. How do we know something is a moon? It goes around and around a planet or something that isn't a star.地球只有一個月亮,但只要不斷繞著行星,又不是星星的物體就叫月亮,所以外太空裡有很多顆。Click HERE for the full transcript!

May 28, 2025 • 6min
People Pedal for Power
Being out in the sun with friends feels good! Doing this when we're exercising, having fun, and helping others feels GREAT!在太陽下跟朋友玩很享受,如果可以同時運動跟幫助人,感覺更棒!Click HERE for the full transcript!

May 27, 2025 • 5min
A Company's 100th Year of Flying Blimps
Blimps are airships. They look like whales in the sky! They're full of a gas. This gas is lighter than air. The gas makes blimps go up.飛船就是飛行的船,長得很像鯨魚,裡面充滿比空氣輕的氣體,所以可以升到空中。Click HERE for the full transcript!

May 26, 2025 • 5min
A Mom's Cute Buns
A mom in Yunlin has a daughter. She took her daughter to the doctor. The doctor told the mom her daughter needed to eat many kinds of food. What if her daughter didn't want to? The doctor said the mom needed to find ways to get her daughter to eat them.雲林一個女孩長不高,醫生告訴媽媽,要讓她吃各式各樣的食物,媽媽該怎麼做呢?Click HERE for the full transcript!

May 25, 2025 • 5min
Japanese Man Sees Taiwan's Most Beautiful Scenery
A young man from Japan visited Taiwan. He wanted to see Taiwan's beautiful scenery. He got on his bike. He wanted to ride all the way around Taiwan.一個日本年輕人想看台灣最美麗的風景,所以他跳上腳踏車,要繞台灣一圈。Click HERE for the full transcript!

May 22, 2025 • 6min
Plants Can Talk
Some of us talk to our plants. Did you know that plants talk, too? But they don't talk like we do. And we cannot hear them talk. So how do we know plants talk?你知道植物會說話嗎? 只是跟人類方式不同,我們也聽不到,那怎麼知道的呢?Click HERE for the full transcript!

May 21, 2025 • 5min
Old Ship Gets a New Life in the Ocean
What happens to old ships? Some become museums or hotels. Some are recycled. And some help ocean animals!不再使用的舊船要如何處理? 可以變成旅館或博物館,或是被回收,也許還能幫助海洋動物! Click HERE for the full transcript!

May 20, 2025 • 5min
Superheroes Keep Carnival Safe
Brazil is a country in South America. It's famous for many things. Carnival is Brazil's most famous celebration. Many cities there have big, big parties! There's lots of music and dancing. Many people wear colorful costumes!南美洲巴西最會辦派對! 他們的嘉年華有很多音樂表演、舞蹈,還有五彩繽紛的變裝!Click HERE for the full transcript!

May 19, 2025 • 5min
Slovenia Keeps Its Bees Buzzing
Bees are yellow and black. They fly from flower to flower. This helps make food for us. But bees need help, so today is World Bee Day.蜜蜂每天飛來飛去散播花粉,可是很辛苦的! 大家趁著今天是蜜蜂日,和牠們說辛苦囉!Click HERE for the full transcript!

May 18, 2025 • 6min
Be Careful Walking on Taiwan's Roads
When you are walking to school or somewhere else, you have to be careful. Many drivers are not careful!我們都知道行人要注意安全,但有時候不小心的是汽車駕駛!Click HERE for the full transcript!