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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

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.

A Special Year-end Look at the Top Five Taiwan Stories of 2015

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.

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.