Taiwan Talk

Since taking up his post in Washington DC earlier this year, Ambassador Shen Lyu-Shun has been making the case for the US to up its backing for Taiwan, and on this episode he tells us a little bit about his view on the prospects for increased cooperation. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

On this show we speak to US expatriate Mike Campbell who founded Taiwan based language learning company Glossika about the company's project to create audio learning kits for all of Taiwan's languages. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We take a look at the backlash caused by comments from former AIT Director Richard Bush that many interpreted to mean that the US is planning to involve itself in Taiwan's 2016 presidential election. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to the Taipei Women's Rescue Foundation about their campaign to urge Japan's government to take responsibility for forcing women from territories it occupied during World War Two to work as sex slaves serving Japanese soldiers. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Now that we're just about two weeks into Taiwan's latest edible oil contamination scare, we check in with a consumer advocacy group to get their take on why Taiwan has been unable to shake this recurring problem. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Cartoon Network's Head of Dubbing in Taiwan April Chang tells us about how the network dubs their cartoons into Chinese and reworks the dialogue so that it works for a Taiwanese audience. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The games kick of this Friday so we check in with the Sports Administration to learn a little bit about what to expect from Taiwan's Team in Korea. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We check in with the competition's organizer, Chang Cheng, to hear about the award that helps provide a platform in Taiwan for writers from Vietnam, Thailand, the Phillipines, and Indonesia. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to the Asia security expert about the slow down in arms deals between the U-S and Taiwan and what it could mean for the balance of power across the Taiwan Strait. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak with Canadian expat Dallas Waldie about the Mandarin rap battle league he founded here in Taiwan, Diss RBL -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We hear from those who helped communities rebuild after the disaster and from those who believe the government led reconstruction failed to provide aboriginal communities a chance to continue their traditional way of life. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak with Michael Cannings about the new digital publishing house he helped found in Taipei that specializes in English Language books about Taiwan and its surroundings. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to the taiwan based actor and director about his more than a decade of work in Taiwan along with his newest project: a series of master acting classes available in Taipei. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss a push by some members of the Democratic Progressive Party to freeze a portion of the party's charter calling for the establishment of a Republic of Taiwan and what the party is doing to reconfigure its China policy -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Cartoon Network's Head of Dubbing in Taiwan April Chang tells us about how the network dubs their cartoons into Chinese and reworks the dialogue so that it works for a Taiwanese audience. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

On this episode we discuss the new book Hello, Taiwan, a collection of David Smith's Taiwan photos along with reflections on his experiences here published in Chinese. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to Minister Kuan about the Ma administration's economic initiative to create special areas to test out policies for deregulation. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We're joined by Father Peter Nguyen Van Hung to discuss the Ministry of Labor's recent announcement that it is reviewing measures to increase the salary for domestic workers to the minimum wage and increase mandatory break time. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The Center is a joint project of the local non-profit Taiwan Design Center and the US Department of State. ICRT sits down with the organizations to talk about the partnership's goals. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

The first ever winners of Taiwan's own Tang Prize are slated to be announced later this week, and on Taiwan Talk today we're joined by Tang Prize Foundation CEO Jesse Chern to learn a little bit more about the award dubbed by many the "Asian Nobel." -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We sit down with the advocacy group's co-founder, Ping Chu, to hear why they are calling on the government to lower some of the legal barriers that they say make it difficult for many foreign white-collar professionals to live and work in Taiwan. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

With Computex Taipei kicking of this week, we caught up with Ford's Dr. K. Venkatesh Prasad to walk us through some of the new on car technologies that will be on display at the trade show. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak to the Academia Sinica academician about how he believes Taiwan should go about securing a stable energy supply in the coming years. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We speak with Locke about his new book that recounts his experiences serving in the Taiwanese military in the mid-90's as a U.S. born Caucasian. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

Taiwan Talk checks in with some of the filmmakers behind the locally produced films premiering at this year's festival. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn