Taiwan This Week
ICRT
Keeping abreast of Taiwan news has never been easier, nor more informative. Every week, the ICRT news team from around the island takes a look back at the important stories that affected Taiwan. From Taipei all the way down to Pingdong, and even far beyond. Friday nights at around 8:20, tune into ICRT FM 100 for Taiwan This Week.
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Apr 29, 2016 • 41min
The Politics of Pork
ICRT News and guests take on this week's political controversy surrounding US pork imports, the diplomatic spat with Japan over fishing rights, the disturbing news of 39 shelter dogs who died from heat exhaustion in transport, and more.
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Apr 22, 2016 • 53min
Connecting the Cross-Strait Dots
ICRT News and guests discuss the week's top stories including a whole bunch of cross-Strait drama and what it all means, the OBI Pharma insider trading case, the US Taiwan Business Council delegation in Taiwan, and more.
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Apr 15, 2016 • 46min
Spy vs. Guy
ICRT News and guests discuss a long list of the week's top stories including the controversial Kenya deportations, the cancelling of the Farglory Taipei Dome contract, a US espionage case that may implicate Taiwan, and more.
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Apr 8, 2016 • 53min
Hon Hai and Sharp Take the Plunge
ICRT News and guests take on a broad range of Taiwan news including the impact of the Panama Papers on Taiwan, the indictments related to the Weiguan Jinlong building collapse, the Hon Hai Sharp merger, and more.
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Apr 1, 2016 • 49min
Taiwan Mourns Together
ICRT News and guests discuss the week's top stories including this Monday's tragic killing of a four year old girls and the public response, Hung's ascension to the head of the KMT, new warnings about the spread of terrorist ideology in Taiwan, and more.
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Mar 25, 2016 • 45min
Mr. Siew Goes to Boao
ICRT News discusses the week's top stories including high level talks at the Boao Forum for Asia, tomorrow's KMT chairmanship election, the central bank's lowering of interest rates, an altercation involving two Taiwan fishing boats, and more.
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Mar 18, 2016 • 51min
An EX-ally Moves On
ICRT News is joined by Gwen Wang and Ross Feingold to discuss the week's top stories including news that China has resumed diplomatic ties with Gambia, Tsai's pick for premier, the release of a soil liquefaction map and more.
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Mar 11, 2016 • 45min
Funny Money
ICRT News is joined by Michael Boyden of Taiwan Asia Strategy Consulting and Japan based energy correspondent Mark Buckton to discuss the week's top stories.
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Mar 4, 2016 • 38min
Where You Going With That Plutonium?
ICRT News is joined by Ross Feingold of DC International Advisory to discuss President Elect Tsai's decision to stay on as DPP chairwoman, controversy over what to do with spent nuclear fuel, a call to allow the Dalai Lama to visit Taiwan, and more.
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Feb 26, 2016 • 42min
Playing Hard to Takeover, or Hon Hai Won't You Love Me?
Listen in as ICRT news and commentators discuss the Hon Hai-Sharp deal, new revelations regarding Taiwan's past nuclear ambitions, the KMT chairmanship race, and more.
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