Blog posts from the team at International Community Radio Taipei, Taiwan's only English radio station.
Monthly archive April, 2015
Traffic Index Puts Taipei Among Most Congested in World

Traffic Index Puts Taipei Among Most Congested in World

  View image | gettyimages.com A new traffic index has listed the traffic in Taipei among the world’s worst, topping all major cities in China. According to the index released by navigation products provider TomTom, Taiwan ranked 11th in congestion among 146 major cities around the world. The most congested cities in the world were...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: April Week 1

Taiwan This Week: April Week 1

Welcome to Taiwan This Week, a roundup of the top news stories from around the island over the past seven days. Listen in every Friday at 8:30pm for the must-know news that is happening in Taiwan now, with our host ICRT’s Keith Menconi, as he sits down with Gavin Phipps and our Kaohsiung correspondent Michael Smith . Click HERE to...Continue reading
Taipei YouBikes to Charge for First Half Hour

Taipei YouBikes to Charge for First Half Hour

People using Taipei City’s bicycle rental service will be charged a small fee for the first half an hour starting today The automated system will now start docking NT$5 for the first 30 minutes of use The YouBike system has been allowing free rides for the first 30 minutes, after which users are charged every...Continue reading