Taiwan Talk: Michael Cannings on Taiwan Focused e-Publisher Camphor Press
Listen Episode Description On this episode of Taiwan Talk we speak to one of the co- founders of Camphor Press, a new digital publishing house based in Taipei that specializes on English Language books about Taiwan and it’s surroundings. The publisher was launched earlier this year, but it’s already built up a collection of non-fiction...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Brook Hall on performing and producing in Taiwan (8/4-5/2014)
Listen Episode Description In this interview we speak to an American expat who’s been working in Taiwan for more than ten years as a performer, director and producer; in the process he’s built up an impressive resume of film and stage work, and even launched his own production companies. Most recently he established the experimental...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Freezing the DPP’s Taiwan Independence Clause
Listen Episode Description Some members of the Democratic Progressive Party are making a push to freeze a portion of the party’s charter known as the Taiwan Independence Clause which calls for the establishment of a Republic of Taiwan. Supporters of the freeze say doing so could help the DPP’s chance to become the ruling party...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Dubbing Cartoons for a Taiwanese Audience (7/21-22/2014)
Listen Episode Description Anyone from an English speaking country who flips to Cartoon Network in Taiwan can tell you, it sounds a little different from back home: The whole thing is dubbed from start to finish into Chinese. But it’s not just a simple matter of translating straight from English to Chinese. In fact,...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Hello, Taiwan – a Photojournalist on Covering Taiwan (7/14-15/2014)
Listen Episode Description On this episode of Taiwan Talk we discuss Hello, Taiwan （台灣你好）, a new book out by Canadian photojournalist David Smith. Smith has lived and worked in Taiwan off and on since 1997. During his time here he took photos for a number of local newspapers including the Apple Daily, in the process...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: NDC Head on Push for Free Economic Pilot Zones (7/7-8/2014)
Listen Episode Description The Ma administration is currently promoting a plan to develop what it’s calling Free Economic Pilot Zones in a number of locations around Taiwan as a way of testing out economic deregulation that it says will pave the way for market liberalization and increased trade. However, key provisions of the plan have...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Wages for foreign in-home caregivers (6/30-7/1/2014)
Listen Episode Description Recently the Ministry of Labor announced it was reviewing measures that would increase the salary for Taiwan’s more than 200,000 foreign born domestic workers and caregivers to the minimum wage and mandate they be given 8 hours of continuous rest every day. To help us understand the proposals and what they could...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: The American Innovation Center in Taiwan (6/23-24/14)
Listen Episode Description Earlier this year the American Institute in Taiwan and the Taiwan Design Center partnered up to launch the American Innovation Center in downtown Taipei’s Songshan Cultural and Creative Park. The Center offers access to design equipment like scanners and 3D printers along with lectures, workshops, and DIY activities, all of which are...Continue reading
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
Taiwan Talk: Forward Taiwan on Immigration (6/9-10/2014)
Listen Episode Description For many in Taiwan the prospect of increased immigration raises concerns of job loss for local workers. But there’s a flip side to that story as well and on this episode of Taiwan Talk we’ll be speaking to Forward Taiwan, an advocacy group that points out that foreign professionals also offer a...Continue reading
HereSay: Episode One (8/14/5)
Listen This is the inaugural addition of HereSay, a new show by ICRT featuring spoken word performances from right here in Taiwan. This edition of the show has been released online as a trial run, so we can get feedback from YOU! So give it a listen, and let us know what you think. You...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Dr. Shaw Liu on Energy in Taiwan (5/27/14)
Listen Episode Description With Taiwan’s three operational nuclear plants likely to be decommissioned over the next decade or so and the fourth plant set to be mothballed, Taiwan is now facing the question of how it will secure its energy supply in the coming years. Recently about fifty Academia Sinica academicians pushed the government to...Continue reading
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