Blog posts from the team at International Community Radio Taipei, Taiwan's only English radio station.
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Vlog #8: Cancer Kills, Department Store Anniversaries and Sugarcane Straws!

Vlog #8: Cancer Kills, Department Store Anniversaries and Sugarcane Straws!

This is our new ICRT Vlog where we cover some of the fun aspects of news, lifestyle, happenings and entertainment in Taiwan. Now we get to kick back and relax and talk about some of the more trendy and hip things going on around the island! This week, we chat about major causes of death in...Continue reading
ICRT Vlog #7: YouTube Outage, Taiwanese Art at the Louvre (羅浮宮) and Savory Tapioca Pearls (珍珠)!

ICRT Vlog #7: YouTube Outage, Taiwanese Art at the Louvre (羅浮宮) and Savory Tapioca Pearls (珍珠)!

This is our new ICRT Vlog where we cover some of the fun aspects of news, lifestyle, happenings and entertainment in Taiwan. Now we get to kick back and relax and talk about some of the more trendy and hip things going on around the island! This week, we chat about being robbed of YouTube, Taiwanese...Continue reading
Kaohsiung Rails Go Underground

Kaohsiung Rails Go Underground

Residents across downtown Kaohsiung awoke on Sunday to an unfamiliar silence. After roughly seven decades, the sights and sounds Taiwan Rail Administration – or TRA – trains are history … after the completion of a near-decade-long project. From New Zuoying to Fongshan, Kaohsiung TRA train lines now run underground, freeing the city from noise and...Continue reading
Vlog #6: Double Ten Day, Chow Yun Fat (周潤發) and 2019 New Years Eve Fireworks!

Vlog #6: Double Ten Day, Chow Yun Fat (周潤發) and 2019 New Years Eve Fireworks!

This is our new ICRT Vlog where we cover some of the fun aspects of news, lifestyle, happenings and entertainment in Taiwan. Now we get to kick back and relax and talk about some of the more trendy and hip things going on around the island! This week, we chat about Double Ten festivities, thirst trap...Continue reading
Vlog #5: Biting Camels, Marathon Waste and Pokemon GO Safari Zone!!

Vlog #5: Biting Camels, Marathon Waste and Pokemon GO Safari Zone!!

This is our new ICRT Vlog where we cover some more interesting aspects of news, lifestyle, happenings and entertainment in Taiwan. Now we get to kick back and relax and talk about some of the more trendy and hip things going on around the island! This week, we chat about a camel that gets a mouthful,...Continue reading
ICRT Vlog #4: Microplastics, Farewell S.H.E., and a Giant Marble Ball on a Roll!

ICRT Vlog #4: Microplastics, Farewell S.H.E., and a Giant Marble Ball on a Roll!

This is our new ICRT Vlog where we cover some more interesting aspects of news, lifestyle, happenings and entertainment in Taiwan. Now we get to kick back and relax and talk about some of the more trendy and hip things going on around the island! This week we chat about a microplastics in your drinking water,...Continue reading
Kaohsiung Gets to Work on First “Rotating Bridge”  

Kaohsiung Gets to Work on First “Rotating Bridge”  

A horizontal rotating bridge will slash 30 minutes off pedestrian and cycling travel times between two sides of a canal near Kaohsiung’s Penglai Port and Industrial Area and become the city’s first bridge to swing open sideways, allowing for the passage of boats and yachts.    High-ranking officials from the Tsai Administration attended a ground-breaking...Continue reading
ICRT Vlog #3: Cure for Baldness, Jadeite Cabbage on Tour and Rising Mooncake Prices!

ICRT Vlog #3: Cure for Baldness, Jadeite Cabbage on Tour and Rising Mooncake Prices!

This is our new ICRT Vlog where we cover some more interesting aspects of news, lifestyle, happenings and entertainment in Taiwan. Now we get to kick back and relax and talk about some of the more trendy and hip things going on around the island! This week we chat about a cure for baldness, the renowned...Continue reading
ICRT Vlog #2: Mid-Autumn Festival Bus Discounts, Jolin Tsai's Birthday and Taipei Livability Index!

ICRT Vlog #2: Mid-Autumn Festival Bus Discounts, Jolin Tsai’s Birthday and Taipei Livability Index!

This is our new ICRT Vlog where we cover some more interesting aspects of news, lifestyle, happenings and entertainment in Taiwan. Now we get to kick back and relax and talk about some of the more trendy and hip things going on around the island! This week we chat about a new way to save for...Continue reading
ICRT Vlog #1:  Student Safety, Prison Coffee, Innovative Breakfast and Viagra!

ICRT Vlog #1: Student Safety, Prison Coffee, Innovative Breakfast and Viagra!

This is our new ICRT Vlog where we cover some more interesting aspects of news, lifestyle, happenings and entertainment in Taiwan. Now we get to kick back and relax and talk about some of the more trendy and hip things going on around the island! This week we chat about NEW ways to do old breakfast...Continue reading
English in the News--Go Bananas 瘋了,興奮到抓狂

English in the News–Go Bananas 瘋了,興奮到抓狂

Go bananas (Go nuts): to become irrational or crazy, angry or excited, to lose control 抓狂,氣瘋,高興瘋了 Examples: 1) If I’m home late again my dad will go bananas. 2) She went bananas when I told her the news—she just couldn’t stop jumping up and down. (CNN, 2016/09/01) This Chinese Fruit Juice Stock is Going Bananas!...Continue reading
Aaradhna to Perform at Matariki Festival in Taiwan

Aaradhna to Perform at Matariki Festival in Taiwan

New Zealand R&B and soul singer Aaradhna will be in Taiwan to celebrate the Maori New Year. The multiple award-winning artist will perform at a free concert at Tiehua village in Taitung this Friday.Continue reading