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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Episodes
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Feb 23, 2018 • 39min
Beginning with a minor cabinet reshuffle
We talk Hualien tourism concerns, the latest local election news, Taichung\'s MRT, the ongoing dispute over a university president\'s appointment and cooking school.
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Feb 9, 2018 • 39min
Earthquake
We talk this week\'s deadly earthquake in Hualien, a nuclear reactor, local election controversy and Taiwan\'s Olympic moniker.
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Feb 2, 2018 • 42min
Myriad of cross-strait talk
We talk China-Taiwan issues, controversy over the election of a new National Taiwan University president, pollution, English as an official second language and more.
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Jan 26, 2018 • 46min
The president talks while the central bank prepares to lose its long-serving governor
We talk a presidential interview, local election news from Kaohsiung, an indictment in the police shooting of a Vietnamese national, the pending retirement of the head of the central bank and more.
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Jan 19, 2018 • 39min
Irrigation, taxes and a government watchdog
We talk taxes, changes to a major farming organization, another mega fine for Mega Bank, retaliation over China air routes and more.
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Jan 12, 2018 • 42min
New labor laws become law, again
We talk labor laws, China flight routes, a couple of US-Taiwan bills, illegal factories and more.
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Jan 5, 2018 • 43min
Passports, flags and pay hikes
We talk the e-passport fiasco, the latest on the New Party-China ties investigation, an expanded plastic bag ban and more.
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Dec 29, 2017 • 46min
A look back at the year that was
We talk about some of the stories that stuck around here in Taiwan in 2017.
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Dec 22, 2017 • 36min
From Beijing with love
We talk telecom fraud sentences in China, allegations of \"green terror\" by pro-unificationists, Chinese encirclement operations, political donations and more.
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Dec 15, 2017 • 38min
Spaced out on referendums
We talk referendum laws, a US defense bill, air pollution, a recall vote and more.
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