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Vlog #13: Nose Cello and Pearl Milk Tea Cake!

Vlog #13: Nose Cello and Pearl Milk Tea Cake!

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, Nose Cello and Pearl Milk Tea Pastry!Continue reading
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
EcoMobility: "One Neighborhood / One Month"

EcoMobility: “One Neighborhood / One Month”

The Eco-Mobility Festival held every two years has a simple, clear mission statement: “One Month, One Neighborhood.” Continue reading
Kaohsiung Launches Driverless Electric Bus

Kaohsiung Launches Driverless Electric Bus

Kaohsiung City Mayor Chen Chu is launching Taiwan’s first driverless electric bus. Imported from France with some components assembled here in Taiwan, the bus will ply city streets this October for the Eco-Mobility Festival, when all gas burning vehicles will be barred from Kaohsiung’s historic Hamaxing neighborhood. Kaohsiung Deputy mayor Hsu Li-ming says the mini...Continue reading
ICRT ECCT Roundtable on President's First Year

ICRT ECCT Roundtable on President’s First Year

Prominent experts are weighing in on President Tsai Ing-wen’s first year in office. ICRT News anchors Keith Menconi and Gavin Phipps hosted an hour-long discussion held at the Grand Hyatt Taipei featuring former Minister of the Interior Dr. Lee Hong-yuan (李鴻源), former head of the American Institute in Taiwan Dr. William Stanton, and former Legislator...Continue reading
President Tsai 17th on Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women

President Tsai 17th on Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women

President Tsai Ingwen has placed 17th in Forbes’ magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Women of 2016. Tsai places between Abigail Johnson, the CEO of Fidelity in 16th and Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet in 18th place. The list of the world’s most powerful women in business, science, philanthropy and politics is topped by Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel...Continue reading
Taiwan Ranks 17th Richest Country Worldwide

Taiwan Ranks 17th Richest Country Worldwide

Taiwan has ranked the world’s the 17th richest country from 2009 to 2013 according to an analysis by Global Finance Magazine. The survey was based on per capita income adjusted for purchasing power. According to the rankings, Qatar was listed as the world’s richest country in the world, ahead of Luxembourg, Singapore, Norway and Brunei....Continue reading
New Zealand Food Festival Features Premium Products

New Zealand Food Festival Features Premium Products

A two-day food festival promoting New Zealand produce such as dairy products and wine opened yesterday with the aim of connecting local buyers and sellers. The festival is hosting 20 local food importers touting natural, premium and contamination-free food from New Zealand. Dean Prebble, director of the New Zealand Trade Development Centre (NZTDC), said this business-to-business fair...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: May Week 2

Taiwan This Week: May Week 2

Taiwan This Week is ICRT’s weekly roundup of the top news stories from around the island. Tune in every Friday at 8:30pm as ICRT news is joined by expert commentators to break down the week’s biggest stories in Taiwan. This week host Keith Menconi sits down with ICRT’s Gavin Phipps, and our Kaohsiung correspondent Michael...Continue reading
W Taipei Talks Urban Beekeeping

W Taipei Talks Urban Beekeeping

Luxury hotel W Taipei announced yesterday that it has been participating in an urban bee-keeping program since November. General manager Cary Michael Gray says W Taipei has 100-thousand bees in an apiary on its roof, and harvested 3-4 liters of honey earlier this month. The project is part of a program initiated by Syin-Lu Social...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: April Week 4

Taiwan This Week: April Week 4

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 ICRT’s Kaohsiung correspondent Michael...Continue reading