Taiwan This Week

On this week's extra-long episode, former AIT Director Bill Stanton and current Taiwan based journalist Jane Rickards join the show to discuss last week's call between Trump and Tsai. We also discuss some domestic news in the second half. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss the latest on the TrasAsia saga with transportation expert Dr. Jason Ni, then we take a look at subsidies for the tourism industry, this week's Taiwan-Japan talks, the Golden Horse awards, and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We discuss the TransAsia Airlines collapse in the first half, and then in the second we invite on special guest NPP Legislator Huang Kuo-chang to get his perspective on the end of the TPP, cross-Strait relations, gay marriage and more. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

We continue the Trump talk as officials respond to calls for increased military spending, we hold an extended discussion on potential changes to regulations for foreign professionals, and we take a serious look at Terry Gou's political musings. -- Hosting provided by SoundOn

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