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English in the News--Get a Kick Out of 覺得好笑，有趣
English in the News

English in the News–Get a Kick Out of 覺得好笑，有趣

by Jane Lee on Jun 6, 2019 • No Comments
Get a kick out of: 覺得好笑，有趣 To get a sense of enjoyment, amusement or excitement from something. (If you get a kick out of something, you enjoy it very much.)  Examples: Even as an adult, I still get a kick out of building sand castles at the beach. She really...
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Taiwan and Japan Fare Well in Education Ranking
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Taiwan and Japan Fare Well in Education Ranking

by ICRT on May 14, 2015 • No Comments
Taiwan and Japan are tied for 4th place in a global math and science education ranking administered by the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development with the top five places taken by countries in Asia. Singapore ranked the best in the world, with Hong Kong placing second and South Korea third in the OECD’s biggest...Continue reading
South Korean Singer Roy Kim Coming to Taiwan
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South Korean Singer Roy Kim Coming to Taiwan

by ICRT on May 14, 2015 • No Comments
South Korean singer-songwriter Roy Kim will join dozens of Taiwan singers in performing at this year’s HITO Music Awards in Taipei later this month, marking the first time a foreign-language singer will attend the event. Organizers say the 21-year-old Kim will appear at the music awards to be held on May 31 at the Taipei...Continue reading
CPR Training, Defibrillators Helped to Save Life: Airport
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CPR Training, Defibrillators Helped to Save Life: Airport

by ICRT on May 13, 2015 • No Comments
Taoyuan International Airport is reporting that CPR training and defibrillators helped to save the life of a a passanger last month. The company says that a 65-year-old passenger fainted while he was sitting in a chair at the boarding gate for a flight to Shanghai. It says the flight’s cabin crew head and a nurse,...Continue reading
Free Hugs Going Around Taipei
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Free Hugs Going Around Taipei

by Jane Lee on May 12, 2015 • No Comments
Did you know that hugs are good for your health? And these young people are going around the Taipei Main Station to give away hugs! They are from Zhong-yuan University and today is the first day of their meeting the challenge of hugging strangers. Given how unaccustomed local people are to hugs, this really takes...Continue reading
Japanese Actor to Launch Photo Exhibition Tour in Taiwan
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Japanese Actor to Launch Photo Exhibition Tour in Taiwan

by ICRT on May 12, 2015 • No Comments
Japanese actor Masatoshi Nagase  is set to launch a photo exhibition tour in Taiwan later this week. Nagase says that he developed a close affinity for Taiwan after playing a role in the Taiwanese baseball film “Kano … and his new exhibition will feature images he took around the island. He says the 111 photographs...Continue reading
Organic Farms Available for Rent in Shuangxi
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Organic Farms Available for Rent in Shuangxi

by ICRT on May 11, 2015 • No Comments
Those who are interested in a taste of farm life should head out to New Taipei’s Shuangxi District, where urban residents can get their hands dirty growing organic produce. Shuangxi District officials says eight qualified organic farmers in the area have set up 5 to 6 hectares of land for rent, where city-dwellers can grow...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: May Week 1
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Taiwan This Week: May Week 1

by Keith Menconi on May 8, 2015 • No Comments
Taiwan This Week is ICRT’s weekly roundup of the top news stories from around the island. Tune in every Friday at 8:30pm as ICRT news is joined by expert commentators to break down the week’s biggest stories in Taiwan. This week host Keith Menconi sits down with Economist correspondent Jane Rickards, and senior advisor for...Continue reading
Kaohsiung American School Introduces New Campus
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Kaohsiung American School Introduces New Campus

by ICRT on May 8, 2015 • No Comments
The Kaohsiung American School cut the ribbon inaugurating their brand-new campus this afternoon, the culmination of a vision that stretches back to 1989 when the first incarnation of KAS operated out of a few apartments near the city’s Cheng Gong Hospital. Today, the school has a staff of nearly 100 and will soon be filled...Continue reading
Far Eastern Plaza Hotel Sets Roll Cake World Record
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Far Eastern Plaza Hotel Sets Roll Cake World Record

by ICRT on May 8, 2015 • No Comments
Shangri-La’s Far Eastern Plaza Hotel says that Taipei has beaten the world record for the longest roll cake. The Guiness Book of World Records has officially measured the 269-meter-long taro and pineapple roll cake The hotel’s pastry team and 35 students from Kai Ping Culinary School reportedly deliberated for more than a year on how...Continue reading
SpringWave Sunset to Kick Off in Taipei
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SpringWave Sunset to Kick Off in Taipei

by ICRT on May 7, 2015 • No Comments
Taiwan’s first all-day electronic music festival is set to kick off in Taipei this coming weekend, with major DJs from Taiwan and around the world set to spin. Artists scheduled to perform include American electro house musician Steve Aoki, hardstyle and Melbourne bounce group VINAI, and English trance and progressive DJ Andy Moor. From Taiwan,...Continue reading
Nine-day CNY Holiday for 2016
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Nine-day CNY Holiday for 2016

by ICRT on May 6, 2015 • No Comments
Looking ahead way, way ahead on the calendar….. People can start planning for a nine-day Lunar New Year holiday next year, according to the calendar approved by the Executive Yuan on Monday. The traditional holiday, which was six days this year, will last nine days from Feb. 6th to 14th in the year 2016. The...Continue reading
Takeshi Kaneshiro is Top Dream Trip Partner for Taiwan Mothers: Survey
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Takeshi Kaneshiro is Top Dream Trip Partner for Taiwan Mothers: Survey

by ICRT on May 5, 2015 • No Comments
A survey of Taiwan mothers indicates that Taiwanese-Japanese actor and singer Takeshi Kaneshiro would be the top dream partner to share a free trip with on Mother’s Day. The survey conducted by online hotel booking service Hotels.com places Hong Kong actor and singer Andy Lau as second, while Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je was a surprise...Continue reading

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