‘Man Han Feast’ Ranks in Top 10 Instant Noodle Bowls of All Time
“Man Han Feast”, a Sichuan chili flavored instant noodle product of Taiwan-based food conglomerate Uni-President Enterprises Corp., was ranked by instant noodle review blogger Hans Lienesch one of the top 10 instant noodle bowls of all time. In “The Ramen Rater”, a U.S. ramen review website, blogger Lienesch placed Man Han Feast in fifth place...Continue reading
Students Win Red Dot Award for Emergency Bus Window Breaker
Four graduate students from the National Taiwan University of Technology have won a Red Dot Award in the category of design concept for an idea that improves the emergency window-breaking mechanism for buses. The so-called “Corner Breaker” was one of seven works from the university picked for the prestigious design awards from among nearly 5,000...Continue reading
Taipei Metro Set to Launch App
The Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation has launched a mobile app to allow users to check the arrival times of Taipei Metro trains. The app also shows the location of YouBike stations and parking lots near Metro station and gives bus transfer information. It also indicates which MRT exits have elevators, escalators or just staircases....Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
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
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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
Taiwan This Week: End in Sight for the KMT Primary?
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, along with Economist correspondent Jane Rickards. 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
Taiwan Opens Special Employment Program For Foreign Students
Taiwan is planning to further open up its special employment program for foreign students by including graduates of vocational schools and two-year colleges. Since last July when Taiwan introduced the points system for foreign graduates of local schools, 852 applications have been received and 693 had been approved as of the end of May, say...Continue reading
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