Taiwan This Week

With Donald Trump set to assume America's top office, we invite on Michael O'Hanlon of the Brookings Institution to help us get a sense of how a Trump administration might approach Taiwan and the broader Pacific region. We discuss some domestic stuff too. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT invites on a distinguished panel to discuss the upcoming US election and what it could mean for US-Taiwan ties. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

With three separate proposals out this week to legalize same-sex marriage, we invite on two LGBT rights advocates to give their reaction. We also get a preview of tomorrow's Pride Parade in Taipei, and we talk about some politics at some point. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT News and guests discuss the week's top stories, including plans to open up the energy sector to green energy, two high profile Tsai Administration resignations, the Penghu gambling referendum, calls to legalize prostitution in Taipei and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We invite onto the show the head of the KMT's International Affairs Department, Eric Huang, for his take on President Tsai's Double Ten Day speech. Then in the second half of the show we discuss the Zain Dean case, filming US sitcoms in Taipei, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We invite onto the show former AIT Head Bill Stanton and New Bloom's Brian Hioe to discuss the tussle over the five day work week, James Soong's appointment as APEC envoy, and some defiant words in President Tsai's recent WSJ interview. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss this week's typhoon controversies, the lack of an invitation for Taiwan to a UN aviation assembly, a standoff between Changhua county and a local power plant, and a recent protest over the government's use of eminent domain. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT News and commentators discuss the week's biggest stories including the controversial delegation to China, that revealing Google Maps photo of Taiping island, and Penghu's upcoming gambling referendum. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss the pension reform controversy, the tourism industry controversy, and the Tsai Admin¡¦s Southbound Policy. We also feature a conversation with contract reporter Ralph Jennings over a recent controversy centered on one of his articles. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

In this special edition of the show, ICRT News and commentators discuss the Tsai administration's first 100 days in office and the current state of Taiwan politics. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT News and commentators discuss the week¡¦s top stories including Mega Bank¡¦s mega controversy, the Han Kuang military exercises, the Taipei-Shanghai Forum, and Taiwan's showing at the just concluded Olympics. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This week host Gavin Phipps sits down with Compass Magazine's Donovan Smith in Taichung, Ross Feingold of the Washington-based D.C. International Advisory and Brian Chee-Shing Hioe of the New Bloom Magazine. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT News and commentators discuss the top stories of the week including the latest Olympic news, the case of the drunk driving diplomat, new moves to help Taiwan's potential bid for the TPP, and of course the fallout from the arrival of Pokemon Go. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT News and guests discuss the Uber drama, the back and forth over the 40 hour work week proposal, a raft of political news, and we round things out with an in depth discussion of President Tsai's apology to Taiwan's aboriginal peoples. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

On this show we discuss the LY¡¦s marathon review session, the passage of a party assets bill, the group of fisherman who paid a visit to Taiping island, and we speak with DR. Ian Rowen of Academia Sinica about the cross-Strait tourism industry. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This week we give updates on the ATM heist, the tragic tour bus accident that left 26 dead, then we take on a broad range of topics including labor politics, the South China Sea Controversy, and a possible cooperative project with NASA. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT News and commentators look beneath the surface of the South China Sea ruling and what it will mean for Taiwan, then in the second half of the show we discuss the Red Cross controversy, the ATM bank heists and the continuing Uber saga. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We cover the week's top stories, including the Navy's accidental missile launch, the upcoming tribunal decision on China's claims to the South China sea, and we take an in depth look at new regulations aimed at reining in Taiwan's far seas fleet. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT News and guests discuss Beijing's announcement that cross-strait communication has been suspended, wins and losses for Taiwan's labor movement, how the Brexit might effect Taiwan, and we reflect on the Formosa Fun Coast fire disaster. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss the ongoing China Airlines strike, the slow progress of the controversial transitional justice bill, an environmental disaster in Vietnam some allege has been caused by a Taiwanese company, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss the week's top political news which mostly involved travel plans for Taiwan's current and former presidents, then we discuss the controversy surrounding a video stoking ethnic tensions, and we update our look at Taiwan's future energy options. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

This week we discuss the crazy weather in Northern Taiwan, the chaos on Tuesday as KMT lawmakers pressed the Tsai administration hard on trade and fishing rights issues, a new approval poll for the country's mayors, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We take a look at China's reaction to the Tsai presidency one week on, then in the second half we discuss some of the more prominent changes already enacted by the newly minted Executive Yuan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We dedicate the whole program today to discussing President Tsai Ing-wen's inauguration ceremony and taking a hard look at exactly what was in her wide ranging inauguration speech. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss the controversy surrounding the execution of MRT knife killer Cheng Chieh, one Taiwan group's decision to weigh in on the Philippine's ongoing South China Sea case, anger stoked by wording in Taiwan's WHA invitation, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We take on an array of diplomatic stories confronting both major parties, then we cover two major criminal cases that brought the death penalty back in the news, disappointment over poor gender representation among cabinet appointees, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT news is joined by Ross Feingold of DC International Advisory to discuss accusations of militarization in the South China Sea, the new DPP led Legislative Yuan as it starts its term, the continuing fallout from the February 6th earthquake, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT News is joined by Donovan Smith and Klaus Bardenhagen to discuss the week's top stories including steps to prevent Zika virus in Taiwan, Taiwan's newest legislative speaker, criticism of President Ma's human rights record, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Listen to this freewheeling discussion in which we take a look at the stern US reaction to President Ma's Taiping Island visit, how the new legislature is likely to shape up, last weekend's cold snap, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

It's been a busy week for news in Taiwan, so we skip the election recap and go straight to the election's fallout, including difficulty forming a transitional government, proposals to reform the KMT, LY reform calls from the DPP, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We dedicate this entire show to breaking down tomorrow's presidential and legislative election. Listen in as we discuss the local races in the North, center, and South, how new parties are shaking things up, and the role of corruption in the election. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Listen to our latest political roundtable on the 2016 election. On the panel: Eric Huang of the KMT, DPP Secretary-General Joseph Wu, Former Minister Lee Hong-yuan, Dr. Yu-Shan Wu of Academia Sinica, and Dr. Eric Yu of Chengchi university. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT News and commentators discuss North Korea's claims of a successful hydrogen bomb test and what it could mean for Taiwan, some of the controversies from the recent presidential debate, this week's massive gambling busts, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

A Special Year-end Look at the Top Five Taiwan Stories of 2015 -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

In today's edition of Taiwan this Week - politics and some proposed policies from the DPP, KMT and PFP, a 21 hour siege that ended without the lose of any lives and calls for a 'no mobile phone day' from and for students. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

ICRT News is joined by the Economist's Jane Rickards to discuss the week's biggest stories including the US-Taiwan arms deal, a controversial investment plan from a Chinese state backed company, a formerly secret Apple production lab in Taoyuan, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Listen to our conversation about the week's top stories including a guilty plea from Farglory Land Development's chairman, more controversy over property speculation in the campaign, the government's prosecution of Uber, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Listen to our discussion of the fallout from last week's not guilty verdict granted to former Ting Hsin Chairman Wei Ying-chung, news of the spy swap that wasn't a spy swap, the opening of three new stops for the THSR, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Listen in as we take a good hard look at Taiwan's upcoming presidential and legislative elections with an expert panel of political commentators. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Listen in as ICRT news and commentators discuss the week's top stories including the official registration of candidates for the January election, two very different lists that Taiwan found itself on, the stalled trade in goods deal, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn