“Captain America:Civil War” Tops Taiwan and US Box Office
“Captain America: Civil War” is winning the war for top spot at the box office both in Taiwan and in the US. The latest offering from Marvel, and third installment of the Captain America series was released in Taiwan on April 27th, in time for the Labor Day long weekend. And moviegoers flocked to theaters,...Continue reading
Girls Generation Set Off Chase at Taoyuan Airport
South Korean girl band Girls Generation nearly set off a high-speed chase with fans at Taoyuan International Airport earlier today. The 8-member group is on the island for concerts tomorrow and Sunday, in their first shows in Taiwan without former member Jessica, who left GG in 2014. The “Nation’s Girl Group” arrived at 11:40 this...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: No girls allowed … well, not many
Listen to the broadcast Friday May 6th at 8:30pm on ICRT FM 100, or stream the broadcast here. Or, listen to the extended podcast show on the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. ICRT News and guests discuss an array of diplomatic stories confronting both major parties, then we cover two major criminal cases that brought...Continue reading
Jolin Wows in Marc Jacobs at 2016 MET Gala
Singer Jolin Tsai went goth and glam for one of fashion’s biggest night’s, the 2016 MET Gala. Stakes are always high for the annual gala at the Metropolitan Museum of Art in downtown New York City, an event presided over by Costume Institute co-chair and Vogue editor Anna Wintour. The “Play” songstress was the first...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: The politics of pork
Listen to the broadcast Friday April 29th at 8:30pm on ICRT FM 100, or stream the broadcast here. Or, listen to the extended podcast show on the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. Episode Description: ICRT News and guests take on this week’s political controversy surrounding US pork imports, the diplomatic spat with Japan...Continue reading
Wan-An Dinosaur Apologizes
The person who was caught on the streets of Kaohsiung during last week’s Wan-An military drill has taken to Facebook to apologize. On an account named “The Wan-an Dino”, the man behind the mask says he turned himself in once he found out police were looking for him, and he was not hunted down by police...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Meimeiwawa give a new take on Taiwan
Lara and Esther Veronin join the Morning Show with Terry Engel to discuss their entertainment label Meimeiwawa Multimedia. The sibling co-founders have been hard at work bringing together the best of East and West to produce original, bi-lingual film and music content that offers up their distinct perspective on Taiwan living; we discuss how they got where they are, and what they’re trying...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Taiwan’s one in forty
The One-Forty Foundation points out that Southeast Asian guest workers now number in the hundreds of thousands in Taiwan, making up a large and important segment of the nation’s society; in fact, their name is a winking reference to the fact that one in forty people living in Taiwan today are themselves a part of this group....Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: Connecting the cross-Strait dots
Listen to the broadcast Friday April 22nd at 8:30pm on ICRT FM 100, or stream the broadcast here. Or, listen to the extended podcast show on the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. Episode Description: ICRT News and guests discuss the week’s top stories including several cases of cross-Strait drama; we do our best to try...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Laowai Kan Taiwan (Talk)
We bring Taiwan Talk to ICRT’s Morning Show for an extended interview with Ben Hedges, the host of the popular Youtube video series “A Laowai’s View of China and Taiwan” (老外看中國、老外看台灣). In this mostly Mandarin language show Hedges provides his unique (laowai) perspective on current affairs in China and Taiwan. We discuss the show’s popularity and...Continue reading
“Follow Me To” Couple Does Taiwan
The couple who gained international fame for their “Follow Me To” Instagram series has made their way to Taiwan. Russian photographer Murad Osmann and his wife Nataly Zakharova have brought their vivid and near surreal perspective to capture the gorgeous scenery on the island. The couple arrived in Taiwan on April 14th, for the opening...Continue reading
Chou Tzuyu Starts Class at South Korean High School
TWICE member Chou Tzuyu has started high school in South Korea. Online news outlet “XPORTS” reports that the Taiwan-born singer quietly started her high school career today along with bandmates Da Hyun and Chae Young at a Seoul high school. A photo of Chou in her Hanlim Multi Art School uniform was circulated on social media...Continue reading
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