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
“Comfort Women” Museum To Open in Taipei By Year-end
A museum dedicated to the history of “comfort women” and women’s rights is set to open in Taipei by the end of this year. The Taipei Women’s Rescue Foundation said the museum will display historical documents on Taiwanese women forced into sexual slavery by the Japanese Imperial Army during the Second World War. This will...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
Taiwan This Week:
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
NHRI: BMI Not a Good Indicator of Longevity
A new study conducted by the National Health and Research Institute (NHRI) indicates that being underweight does not lead to a longer life. According to results published yesterday by the state-run institution, muscle density is a key factor in determining life expectancy. Elderly people who have lower skeletal muscle mass (SMM) measurements may face double...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
Relatives of WWII Veterans Attend ROC’s Commemoration Events
Relatives of several recognized Second World War Republic of China (ROC) veterans have accepted an invitation by the ROC’s government to attend a series of events to mark the 70th anniversary of the Allied forces’ victory in 1945. One such foreign national was German businessman John Heinrich Detlev Rabe who hid and protected many Chinese civilians in...Continue reading
Endangered Taiwan Flying-Fox Pops Up In Hualien
The Taiwan Flying-Fox, a class-one protected species appeared for the first time in Hualien yesterday. The endangered animal, with a wingspan of up to 100-cm, is the biggest species of bat in Taiwan and was found among the trees in Hualien’s Cultural Creative Industries Park. The bat eats mainly fruits, flowers, and soft leaves, and...Continue reading
EPA Finds Violations at Factories
More industrial plants were added to the Environmental Protection Administration’s (EPA) list of controlled sites. A recently completed EPA investigation found nine industrial plants to be expelling excessive levels of toxic solvents into soil and groundwater, says the agency. According to the investigation report, nine facilities in Hsinchu, Miaoli and Changhua counties, as well as...Continue reading
Chiang Kai-shek Documents Sold For Nearly 3 Million USD
More than 100 documents handwritten by late Republic of China President Chiang Kai-shek have been sold for 2.87 million US dollars at a Beijing auction recently. The 140 documents were dated from January 1935 to February 1945 and it also covered the period of the second Sino-Japanese war, reported Chinese media. The content included Chiang’s comments on...Continue reading
Railway Tickets Selling Fast
Railway tickets for the three-day Dragon Boat Festival holiday are selling fast. The Taiwan Railway Administration (TRA) says the peak-hour tickets for longer trips on all routes have already been sold out. TRA officials remind those who booked their tickets online to pay for them within 48 hours at post offices, convenience stores and railway...Continue reading
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