One Week from Disaster, Slow Recovery and Mounting Questions
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 Boyden of Taiwan Asia Strategy Consulting. Tune in every Friday at 8:30pm as ICRT news is joined by expert commentators to break down the week’s...Continue reading
Violinist Wins Silver in Tchaikovsky Competition
Taiwanese violinist Zeng Yu-qian (曾宇謙) has been awarded the silver medal in the violin category of the 15th International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. No one won the gold medal in the prestigious competition this year. Twenty-year-old Zeng beat contestants from Russia, Moldova, South Korea and Germany to achieve the best-ever performance for Taiwan in the...Continue reading
English in the News: “Incubation Period”
incubation period 潛伏期 (in medicine, the time between infection and the appearance of signs of disease) Examples: 1) South Korea officials believe the disease has peaked and it would begin easing in coming days. Their assessment is based on a view that the virus’ maximum two-week incubation period for those infected at a Seoul hospital...Continue reading
World’s largest vertical garden built in Gaoxiong
The world’s largest vertical garden has been built in Gaoxiong’s Gangshan District. The garden forms part of the fence of Cleanaway and is 2,594 square meters in size. It beat the former world record which was set by the green wall of Singapore’s C-D-L Tree House by some 300 square meters. Construction of the...Continue reading
Celebrities Rally to Encourage Injured After Formosa Fun Coast Fire
Celebrities are coming forward to help and encourage those injured in Saturday (6/27) night’s party at the Formosa Fun Coast Water Park accident. Pop singer Show Lo has sent a personal message to Chang Yen-cheng – who suffered second-to third-degree burns over 70-per cent of her body. Jolin Tsai has recorded her voice for Liu Chih-wei...Continue reading
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