Taiwan This Week

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Taiwan This Week episodes

September 11, 2015 War of Words End, Treason Charges Begin

ICRT News and correspondents take a look at the week¡¦s top news stories including controversies about DPP attendance of this year¡¦s Double Ten Day Ceremonies, legal steps taken against two former Taiwan political leaders, and more.

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30 min
September 04, 2015 More On This, After the Break

ICRT news and correspondents discuss the week's top stories including a halt to campaigning for Hung Hsiu-chu, the continuing controversy surrounding Lien Chan's now completed trip to Beijing, dengue fever in Tainan, and more.

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31 min
August 28, 2015 The Politics of the Past

ICRT news and correspondents discuss the week's top stories including this Monday's historic stock market drop, revelations following the punching of a 17th Century painting, controversy surrounding WWII commemorations in Beijing, and more.

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36 min
August 21, 2015 But How Will It Play With Joe Blow Voter?

ICRT news and correspondents discuss the week's biggest stories including new presidential campaign proposals coming from the Hung camp, continued typhoon controversies, another look at Mayor Ko's trip to Shanghai, and more.

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36 min
August 14, 2015 NTD Heads Down, Wages Stay Flat and Post Boxes Hook Left

ICRT news and correspondents discuss the week's top stories including the dropping value of the NT dollar, the upcoming Shanghai Forum, those crooked mail boxes that everyone has been lining up for, and more.

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28 min
August 07, 2015 Typhoon Clouds Skies, Clears Up Protest

ICRT news is joined by Jane Rickards of the Economist to discuss the week¡¦s top stories including the looming typhoon which has forced students to end their occupation of the Ministry of Education, James Soong¡¦s campaign kick off, and more.

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29 min
July 31, 2015 Student Protests Turn Into a Spat Over Press Freedom, While President Ma Bemoans Failure to Meet China Counterpart, and a Former China Democracy Activist Hits the Campaign Trail in Taichung.

ICRT's Gavin Phipps and Donovan Smith along with Ross Feingold of the Washington-based D-C International Advisory discuss this week's top stories including student protests turning into spat over press freedom, President Ma Ying-jeou bemoaning his failure

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23 min
July 24, 2015 Hong Gets Nod, While Fingers Are Pointed Following Another Stabbing Attack on the Taipei MRT and Gaoxiong Is Getting a Light Rail System

ICRT news discusses the week's top stories, including Hung Hsiu-chu's being confirmed as the KMT's 2016 candidate, and more

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21 min
July 17, 2015 KMT Campaign Crumbling Before It Begins?

ICRT news discusses the week¡¦s top stories including the upcoming KMT party congress, financial woes in Miaoli County, and more.

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29 min
July 10, 2015 Talking Through the Typhoon

ICRT news discusses the week¡¦s top stories including continued fallout from the Formosa Fun Coast fire, international arbitration of disputes in the South China Sea, and more.

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36 min

About Taiwan This Week

From the publisher's feed

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.