Taiwan TV Drama to Air in South America
For the first time, a Taiwanese TV drama will be aired in Latin America The Ministry of Foreign Affairs says “The Fierce Wife” will soon be broadcast on a total of 10 TV channels in 8 different countries. The TV series, a big hit in Taiwan in 2011, stars Sonia Sui, Wen Sheng-hao, Chris Wang...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: April Week 2
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 Compass Magazine’s Donovan Smith...Continue reading
Young Art Taipei 2015
Art lovers, rejoice! Mark your calendars for one of the biggest art fairs in Taiwan. Young Art Taipei (YAT) is back in its seventh consecutive year. It’s the leading contemporary hotel art fair in Asia, and every year young artists from around the world who are under the age of 45 show off their work....Continue reading
Traffic Index Puts Taipei Among Most Congested in World
View image | gettyimages.com A new traffic index has listed the traffic in Taipei among the world’s worst, topping all major cities in China. According to the index released by navigation products provider TomTom, Taiwan ranked 11th in congestion among 146 major cities around the world. The most congested cities in the world were...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: April Week 1
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 our Kaohsiung correspondent Michael Smith . Click HERE to...Continue reading
Taipei YouBikes to Charge for First Half Hour
People using Taipei City’s bicycle rental service will be charged a small fee for the first half an hour starting today The automated system will now start docking NT$5 for the first 30 minutes of use The YouBike system has been allowing free rides for the first 30 minutes, after which users are charged every...Continue reading
Andrea Bocelli to Perform in Taipei Next Month
View image | gettyimages.com Italian tenor Andrea Bocelli will hold a concert in Taipei next month, performing popular opera pieces, Italian songs and pop music. The Taiwan promoter of the event says the opera singer will perform at the Taipei Arena on April 24th, accompanied by the Evergreen Symphony Orchestra and Taiwan National Choir. The...Continue reading
LINE Friends to Appear in Pingtung Rice Field Festival
The Pingtung County Government is teaming up with Line to organize what its calling the Color Rice Field Art Festival later this month that will feature the Line Friends character on the field. With Line’s cooperation, figures such as Brown, Moon, James and Cony will be shown in the southern county’s rice fields. Officials say...Continue reading
Maggots Make It Big in Taiwan
A Kaohsiung-based company that raises maggots as a source of animal protein has been selected by the Ministry of Education as a distinguished start-up by university graduates and awarded a government subsidy. Green Ark Biotech was established by National Kaohsiung University of Applied Sciences graduates late last year. And its business is maggots. According to...Continue reading
Taiwan Whisky Wins Big
A Taiwan-produced whisky has earned the title of best single malt in the world for 2015 The World Whiskies Awards gave the top prize to Kavalan Solist Vinho Barrique made by Taiwan’s King Car distillery in Yilan County. The distillery, which went operational just a decade ago, has been racking up awards in recent...Continue reading
Record Number of Black-faced Spoonbills in Taiwan this Winter
Officials say a record number of black-faced spoonbills spent the winter in Taiwan this year thanks to the improved wetlands environment. The Forestry Bureau says local bird societies spotted 2,034 of the endangered migratory birds during the 2014/2015 winter, an increase of 375 from last year and the highest ever. The result was published as...Continue reading
Taiwanese Lacking Essential Vitamins: Survey
A new survey shows that as many as 99 percent of Taiwanese are suffering from a lack of essential vitamins and minerals. Health officials say that while about 72 percent of the respondents believed they had a nutritionally adequate diet … only 1 in a 100 have diets that meet government recommendations. According to survey...Continue reading
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