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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Aug 19, 2016 • 34min
UN membership a no-go, while emissions cause a stink in the center of the island
This week host Gavin Phipps sits down with Compass Magazine's Donovan Smith in Taichung, Ross Feingold of the Washington-based D.C. International Advisory and Brian Chee-Shing Hioe of the New Bloom Magazine.
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Aug 12, 2016 • 55min
Pokemon NOOOO!!!
ICRT News and commentators discuss the top stories of the week including the latest Olympic news, the case of the drunk driving diplomat, new moves to help Taiwan's potential bid for the TPP, and of course the fallout from the arrival of Pokemon Go.
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Aug 5, 2016 • 58min
Mixed Reactions
ICRT News and guests discuss the Uber drama, the back and forth over the 40 hour work week proposal, a raft of political news, and we round things out with an in depth discussion of President Tsai's apology to Taiwan's aboriginal peoples.
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Jul 29, 2016 • 54min
Good to Be Thorough
On this show we discuss the LY¡¦s marathon review session, the passage of a party assets bill, the group of fisherman who paid a visit to Taiping island, and we speak with DR. Ian Rowen of Academia Sinica about the cross-Strait tourism industry.
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Jul 22, 2016 • 57min
Snark Attack
This week we give updates on the ATM heist, the tragic tour bus accident that left 26 dead, then we take on a broad range of topics including labor politics, the South China Sea Controversy, and a possible cooperative project with NASA.
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Jul 15, 2016 • 50min
I Got a Rock ...
ICRT News and commentators look beneath the surface of the South China Sea ruling and what it will mean for Taiwan, then in the second half of the show we discuss the Red Cross controversy, the ATM bank heists and the continuing Uber saga.
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Jul 8, 2016 • 55min
Typhoon Daze
We cover the week's top stories, including the Navy's accidental missile launch, the upcoming tribunal decision on China's claims to the South China sea, and we take an in depth look at new regulations aimed at reining in Taiwan's far seas fleet.
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Jul 1, 2016 • 53min
Failure to Communicate
ICRT News and guests discuss Beijing's announcement that cross-strait communication has been suspended, wins and losses for Taiwan's labor movement, how the Brexit might effect Taiwan, and we reflect on the Formosa Fun Coast fire disaster.
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Jun 24, 2016 • 49min
That Escalated Quickly!
We discuss the ongoing China Airlines strike, the slow progress of the controversial transitional justice bill, an environmental disaster in Vietnam some allege has been caused by a Taiwanese company, and more.
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Jun 17, 2016 • 52min
Travel Plans
We discuss the week's top political news which mostly involved travel plans for Taiwan's current and former presidents, then we discuss the controversy surrounding a video stoking ethnic tensions, and we update our look at Taiwan's future energy options.
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