Taiwan News Junkie is signing off, but TaiwanPlus still has plenty of stories to tell. In the Friday, Aug. 28 edition of the show, Charlie Storrar and Andrew Ryan bid farewell, revisit the journey and look ahead to what is next for TaiwanPlus reporting.

We don’t often wade into local politics, but Taiwan’s budget battles are proving difficult to ignore. Hot on the heels of the longest-delayed budget in the country’s history, Charlie Storrar and Andrew Ryan look ahead to next year’s spending plans which include a significant increase in defense funding. 

Ghost Month is here! As the gates of the underworld open, Charlie Storrar and Andrew Ryan spend the Friday, August 14 edition of the show looking back on another eventful week in the TaiwanPlus newsroom. 

In the Friday leading up to Taiwan’s Father’s Day, the August 7 edition of the show has Charlie Storrar and Andrew Ryan going over Taiwan’s Han Kuang military exercise and looking at an artistic tradition that bridged a cultural exchange across the Pacific Ocean. 

Time to look back. In the Friday, July 31 edition of the show, Charlie Storrar and Andrew Ryan pick over an eventful month filled with diplomatic spats and travel back in time to the bad old days of the White Terror… 

It’s tariff time again! In the Friday, July 24 edition of the show, Charlie Storrar and Andrew Ryan find out what’s the score with the latest round of tariff measures announced by the Trump administration, examine ongoing tensions around competing territorial claims in the South China Sea and discover the enticing world of woodworking in Taiwan. 

It’s been a turbulent week for Taiwan. In the Friday, July 17 edition of the show, Charlie Storrar and Andrew Ryan unpack diplomatic setbacks abroad and a sharp stock market sell-off at home.  

Much of northern Taiwan has the day off as Typhoon Bavi approaches. At TaiwanPlus, though, it's all hands on deck. In the Friday, July 10 edition of the show, Charlie Storrar and Andrew Ryan have the latest. 

A new month has arrived with a long list of changes. July 1 saw new laws take effect from a new ethnic unity law in China to workplace anti-bullying regulations in Taiwan. In the Friday, July 3 edition of the show, Charlie Storrar and Andrew Ryan unpack the biggest developments and why they're worth paying attention to.

With RIMPAC underway in Hawaii and combat readiness drills unfolding across Taiwan, the TaiwanPlus defense desk is keeping a close watch. In the Friday, June 26 edition of Taiwan News Junkie, Charlie Storrar and Andrew Ryan discuss what to expect from our coverage in the days ahead.