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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Jan 14, 2016 • 1h 8min
Bonus Election Coverage: ICRT 2016 Election Roundtable (round 2)
Listen to our latest political roundtable on the 2016 election. On the panel: Eric Huang of the KMT, DPP Secretary-General Joseph Wu, Former Minister Lee Hong-yuan, Dr. Yu-Shan Wu of Academia Sinica, and Dr. Eric Yu of Chengchi university.
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Jan 8, 2016 • 29min
You Can Bet On It
ICRT News and commentators discuss North Korea's claims of a successful hydrogen bomb test and what it could mean for Taiwan, some of the controversies from the recent presidential debate, this week's massive gambling busts, and more.
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Dec 31, 2015 • 22min
Looking Back On the News of 2015
A Special Year-end Look at the Top Five Taiwan Stories of 2015
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Dec 25, 2015 • 19min
Take My Cellphone, Please
In today's edition of Taiwan this Week - politics and some proposed policies from the DPP, KMT and PFP, a 21 hour siege that ended without the lose of any lives and calls for a 'no mobile phone day' from and for students.
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Dec 18, 2015 • 32min
Let's Make a Deal!
ICRT News is joined by the Economist's Jane Rickards to discuss the week's biggest stories including the US-Taiwan arms deal, a controversial investment plan from a Chinese state backed company, a formerly secret Apple production lab in Taoyuan, and more.
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Dec 11, 2015 • 36min
A Campaign Controversy With Some Staying Power
Listen to our conversation about the week's top stories including a guilty plea from Farglory Land Development's chairman, more controversy over property speculation in the campaign, the government's prosecution of Uber, and more.
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Dec 4, 2015 • 29min
Back to the Scandals of Yesteryear
Listen to our discussion of the fallout from last week's not guilty verdict granted to former Ting Hsin Chairman Wei Ying-chung, news of the spy swap that wasn't a spy swap, the opening of three new stops for the THSR, and more.
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Nov 30, 2015 • 55min
Bonus Election Coverage: ICRT-ECCT 2016 Election Roundtable
Listen in as we take a good hard look at Taiwan's upcoming presidential and legislative elections with an expert panel of political commentators.
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Nov 27, 2015 • 32min
The Race Takes Shape
Listen in as ICRT news and commentators discuss the week's top stories including the official registration of candidates for the January election, two very different lists that Taiwan found itself on, the stalled trade in goods deal, and more.
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Nov 20, 2015 • 36min
Fresh Faces
Listen in as ICRT news and commentators discuss the week's top stories including the DPP, KMT, and PFP vice presidential candidate announcements, action over recent high pollution levels, and the decision to nix a forthcoming capital gains tax.
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