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Vlog 17: Medicinal Milk Tea, MaoKong (貓空) New Years and Taipei 101's Best Foods!

Vlog 17: Medicinal Milk Tea, MaoKong (貓空) New Years and Taipei 101’s Best Foods!

This is the ICRT Vlog where we cover some of the fun aspects of news, lifestyle, happenings and entertainment in Taiwan. Now we get to kick back and relax and talk about some of the more trendy and hip things going on around the island! This week, cough syrup in your pearl milk tea, New Years on...Continue reading
2017 Taipei 101 New Years Fireworks Plan Revealed

2017 Taipei 101 New Years Fireworks Plan Revealed

Plans for the 2017 Taipei 101 fireworks have been revealed, with lighting being added for the first time. Building managers say the upcoming show will be 238 seconds long, with the main color being gold, to fit the 2017 theme of “Light Up Taiwan”. The Taipei 101 Observatory yesterday released an animated preview for the...Continue reading
Taipei 101 Fireworks to Sing its Swan Song

Taipei 101 Fireworks to Sing its Swan Song

Operators of the Taipei 101 say the 2016 New Year’s fireworks display could be the iconic building’s last. Taipei 101 spokesman Michael Liu says difficulties finding sponsors and concerns about the environmental impact of fireworks could result in the use of light-emitting diode displays in the future. According to Liu, the 101 had been hoping...Continue reading