Taipei Zoo Adds Two Asian Small-Clawed Otter
Two Asian small-clawed otter have been added to otter enclosure at the Taipei Zoo, as companions to the zoo’s resident female otter. The Asian small-clawed otter is the smallest otter species in the world, and lives in swamps and wetlands throughout Asia. Zoo keepers say 6-year old Nina has been lonely since her 14-year-old companion...Continue reading
Taiwan Students Win Four Gold at Physics Competition in India
Taiwanese students won four gold medals and one silver at the International Physics Olympiad, an annual competition for secondary school students that concluded Sunday in Mumbai, India. The medal haul placed them in third place overall in the event, behind China and South Korea. The students will be award NTD $200,000 and NTD $100,000 in prize...Continue reading
Taiwan Aboriginal Choir Wins Gold and Silver at European Choir Games
A choir consisting of over 30 aboriginal students and teachers from Hsinchu County in northern Taiwan has won two gold medals and one silver medal at the European Choir Games in Germany that concluded Sunday. ‘Hngyang Na Atayal’ earned gold in the categories of “Chamber Choirs/Vocal Ensembles” and “Folklore” in the games’ Open Competition, which...Continue reading
New Exhibition to Highlight ROC WWII War Effort
The Ministry of National Defense is holding an exhibition in Taipei to highlight the ROC’s war effort during World War Two as part of a series of events to mark the 70th anniversary of the end of the war. The exhibition includes a display of twenty four large oil paintings featuring major incidents and battles...Continue reading
‘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
New Humanoid Robot Set for Re-release
A new humanoid robot is set to be released on to markets once again after a strong initial release. After the first 1,000 sold out within one minute two weeks ago, another 1,000 updated robots will be coming out later this month. The robot, developed by Japanese telecom giant SoftBank and Taiwan’s Hon Hai Precision...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
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