Blog posts from the team at International Community Radio Taipei, Taiwan's only English radio station.
Monthly archive June, 2014
Prosecutors Probe Attack Against Next Media Websites

Prosecutors Probe Attack Against Next Media Websites

Prosecutors have launched an investigation into an alleged hacker attack against the websites of Next Media that has disrupted the services for hours at a time over the past two days. According to the Shilin District Prosecutors Office, those responsible for the attacks may have committed an offense against computer security, which carries a maximum...Continue reading
Click for Cute (06/19/2014)

Click for Cute (06/19/2014)

Everybody rock out like this birdy!Continue reading
National Palace Museum Artifacts Arrive in Japan

National Palace Museum Artifacts Arrive in Japan

Over 200 of artifacts from the National Palace Museum arrived in Japan yesterday for a three-month exhibition at the Tokyo National Museum. The artifacts included many of the National Palace Museum’s most prized pieces, including the famous jade cabbage and meat-shaped stone. The artifacts were driven under police escort to Taoyuan International Airport early yesterday...Continue reading
Happy the Gorilla Dies at the Taipei Zoo

Happy the Gorilla Dies at the Taipei Zoo

Happy – a gorilla at Taipei Zoo – has died of multiple organ failure. According to the zoo, Happy died Monday at the age of around 49, which is the human equivalent of between 80 and 90 years. Happy was diagnosed with kidney failure during a health examination on June 12th and put in palliative...Continue reading
Taipei Mayor Hopeful Shen Fu-hsiung's Interview with ICRT

Taipei Mayor Hopeful Shen Fu-hsiung’s Interview with ICRT

Although Shen Fu-hsiung (沈富雄) has been an active member in the political arena and mass media for a number of years, the announcement last Friday of his candidacy for the Taipei Mayoral election still took many by surprise. In a candid interview with ICRT, Shen gave the reasons for his decision to run against the...Continue reading
Taiwan's Little Su Wins the 2014 iPhone Photography Awards

Taiwan’s Little Su Wins the 2014 iPhone Photography Awards

The 8th Annual iPhone Photography Awards announced their winners today, and New Taipei City resident Little Su took home first place in the sunset category! Congratulations! This year there were 54 iPhone photographers from 17 countries: Canada, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Romania, Russia, South Africa, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, United Kingdom,...Continue reading
The Wolf of Wall Street's Jordan Belfort to Speak in Taiwan

The Wolf of Wall Street’s Jordan Belfort to Speak in Taiwan

The China Post is reporting that Jordan Belfort, the real life motivational speaker and former stockbroker portrayed by Leonardo DiCaprio in The Wolf of Wall Street, will visit Taipei next month as part of his world tour. According to local TV channel TVBS, seats to Belfort’s speaking event is in high demand, with front-row seats...Continue reading
Celine Dion Could Perform in Taiwan in October

Celine Dion Could Perform in Taiwan in October

Canadian singer Celine Dion could give her first concert in Taiwan in October. According to organizers of the planned event, the company took part in fierce competition to secure the right to host the 46-year-old’s concert. However, further details have yet to be finalized. The five-time Grammy Award-winning singer and 12-time World Music Award-winner has...Continue reading
Review: The Adventure Time Finn and Jake Exhibition

Review: The Adventure Time Finn and Jake Exhibition

Yesterday my fellow colleague, newscaster Eric Gau, and I went to the Adventure Time Finn and Jake Exhibition at the National Taiwan Science Education Center (NTSEC) which I mentioned in a previous post. I wasn’t sure what to expect going into this exhibition, but given the fact that a few months ago I went to...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Introducing the Tang Prize (6/16-17/2014)

Taiwan Talk: Introducing the Tang Prize (6/16-17/2014)

Listen Episode Description The first ever winners of Taiwan’s own Tang Prize are slated to be announced later this week and on this episode of Taiwan Talk we discuss the award, which starting this year will grant bigger cash prizes than the Nobel. Endowed by Taiwanese businessman Samuel Yin, the new biennial award will grant a...Continue reading
ICRT June Babies Joey and Keith's Birthday Balloon Celebrations

ICRT June Babies Joey and Keith’s Birthday Balloon Celebrations

It is a truth universally acknowledged, that a birthday boy or girl at ICRT must be in want of balloons. According to ICRT folklore, the long-standing tradition originated with the arrival of newscaster Nancy Sun, who on September 26th, 2013, surprised her fellow newscaster and cubicle inhabitant Eric Gau with pink heart balloons all around...Continue reading
Cabinet Seeking to Encourage Pay Raises

Cabinet Seeking to Encourage Pay Raises

The Cabinet has approved an amendment to the Act for Development of Small and Medium Enterprises that will give corporate tax deductions to such businesses that raise salaries for lower-level employees. According to Economics Minister – Chang Jia-zhu – the amendment offers companies a tax credit, and is expected to lead more than 430 000...Continue reading