Blog posts from the team at International Community Radio Taipei, Taiwan's only English radio station.
Monthly archive June, 2015
Watermelon Toast Makes Global Tabloids

Watermelon Toast Makes Global Tabloids

A new type of toast from a bakery in Yi-Lan County is making international news. Watermelon Toast – as its known – may taste nothing like the fruit from which it draws its name – but that hasn’t stopped it from becoming new trend here in Taiwan and photos of the green and pink, or green...Continue reading
New Library Focusing on Works for Aboriginal Children Opens

New Library Focusing on Works for Aboriginal Children Opens

Taiwan’s first library dedicated to Aboriginal children opened in Pingtung. Organizers say The Vusam Children’s Library hopes to provide more resources and time to Aboriginal children’s education. According to Vusam organization founder Liang Ming-hui, aboriginal children often lack a place to study outside of the classroom. The organization has established extracurricular classes using volunteer teachers...Continue reading
Consumers' Foundation Urges University English Improvement

Consumers’ Foundation Urges University English Improvement

The Consumers’ Foundation is calling on universities to take responsibility for improving the English-language abilities of their students. According to the foundation, 90 per cent of the nation’s universities require students to provide proof of some level of English-language ability before they can graduate. The foundation is urging universities to offer opportunities for their students...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: Turmoil in Tainan, Dome Drama and the Litigious Legislator

Taiwan This Week: Turmoil in Tainan, Dome Drama and the Litigious Legislator

Taiwan This Week is ICRT’s weekly roundup of the top news stories from around the island. This week host Keith Menconi sits down with Gavin Phipps of ICRT news, and Michael Smith from Kaohsiung. Tune in every Friday at 8:30pm as ICRT news is joined by expert commentators to break down the week’s biggest stories...Continue reading
"Sylvia" Heads Into Final Weekend

“Sylvia” Heads Into Final Weekend

The English production of “Sylvia” by AR Gurney is heading into its final run of shows this weekend at The LAB Space in Beitou. The comedy starring ICRT’s own Tiffany Tsai in the title role of street-smart stray Sylvia examines the bond that grows between her and the middle-aged man that brought her home. In...Continue reading
Girl Rescued in Waters Off New Taipei Thanks Savior

Girl Rescued in Waters Off New Taipei Thanks Savior

The 17-year-old female student who was rescued earlier this month after drifting for more than 20 hours in the sea off northern Taiwan coasts visited her rescuer in Penghu yesterday to show her gratitude. Chang Hui-er was reported missing when the inflatable banana boat she and friends were on board capsized in the sea off...Continue reading
"Comfort Women" Museum To Open in Taipei By Year-end

“Comfort Women” Museum To Open in Taipei By Year-end

A museum dedicated to the history of “comfort women” and women’s rights is set to open in Taipei by the end of this year. The Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation said the museum will display historical documents on Taiwanese women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second World War. This will...Continue reading
Taiwan Marks 70th Anniversary of End of Second Sino-Japanese War

Taiwan Marks 70th Anniversary of End of Second Sino-Japanese War

  The island’s armed force put on a display of hardware this morning at a military base in Hsinchu  – as it practiced for the July 4th military event commemorating the 70th anniversary of the end of the second Sino-Japanese War. The full rehearsal is in preparation for the military parade in July at Hukou...Continue reading
Taichung Night Market Tops Online Search List

Taichung Night Market Tops Online Search List

A new online data states the Fengjia Night Market in Taichung has drawn more interest online than any other searches in Taiwan. The DailyView Online Thermometer reports that the Fengjia Night Market has been dubbed as one of the largest of its kind in Taiwan and the night market is recognized as the origin of Taiwan’s...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week:

Taiwan This Week:

Taiwan This Week is ICRT’s weekly roundup of the top news stories from around the island. This week host Keith Menconi sits down with Gavin Phipps of ICRT news, and Compass Magazine’s Donovan Smith. Tune in every Friday at 8:30pm as ICRT news is joined by expert commentators to break down the week’s biggest stories in...Continue reading
Nantou Township Recruiting Tree Care Volunteers

Nantou Township Recruiting Tree Care Volunteers

A township office in the central county of  Nantou announced  its plan Wednesday to recruit volunteers to help carry out surveys and take care of trees in the township during summer. Organizers say those interested in the project are required to join a three-day training camp from June 24-26 to learn how to care for...Continue reading
Rice Paddy Featuring LINE Characters Harvested

Rice Paddy Featuring LINE Characters Harvested

A rice paddy in Pingtung County planted in many different colors to resemble LINE characters has been harvested. Pingtung County government officials say rice stalks of different hues were used to make a design created by artist Lin Ching-yuan. The design includes LINE characters – Brown the bear, Cony the rabbit, James and Chief Moon....Continue reading