Taiwan This Week
ICRT
Keeping abreast of Taiwan news has never been easier, nor more informative. Every week, the ICRT news team from around the island takes a look back at the important stories that affected Taiwan. From Taipei all the way down to Pingdong, and even far beyond. Friday nights at around 8:20, tune into ICRT FM 100 for Taiwan This Week.
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Jun 16, 2022 • 45min
Exclusive interview with Foreign Minister Joseph Wu
We talk trade, defense, diplomatic ties, Ukraine, the foreign ministry's goals and much more with the foreign minister during a conversation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Taipei.
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Jun 10, 2022 • 43min
Meeting old friends
We talk Eric Chu's US trip, a vow to annually hike the minimum wage, the taboo topic of legal red light districts and more.
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Jun 3, 2022 • 41min
Big COVID insurance payouts
We talk local insurers looking at huge coronavirus claims, an amendment to decriminalize the use of a presidential state affairs fund, a famous bomber jacket and more.
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May 27, 2022 • 44min
Another no from the WHO
We talk the rejection of a proposal to put Taiwan's observer status on the agenda of this week's meeting of the global heath body, a lot of Taiwan chatter in the United States, the latest coronavirus news and more.
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May 20, 2022 • 44min
Deadly US shooting hits home in Taiwan
We talk the attack on members of the Irvine Taiwanese Presbyterian Church, the latest Coronavirus news and more.
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May 13, 2022 • 38min
Unprecedented death rates
We talk domestic coronavirus infections continuing to rise, Lee Ming-che's first press conferance since his release from a Chinese prison and more.
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May 6, 2022 • 44min
Countable infections
We talk the coronavirus latest, a failure to find an agreement on a residency plan for Hong Kong and Macau and more.
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Apr 29, 2022 • 44min
Holiday rail chaos
We talk the new '3+4' quarantine policy, the World Health Assembly, anger over a newspaper report and more.
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Apr 22, 2022 • 46min
Another brawl in the LY
We talk the latest coronavirus news, a fight in the Legislative Yuan over a proposed bill to acquit a former president of corruption, calls for marijuana decriminalization and more.
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Apr 15, 2022 • 43min
High coronavirus case number possibilities
We talk warnings of possible big rises in coronavirus infection rates, Lee Ming-che's return to Taiwan and more.
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