Taiwan This Week

ICRT News is joined by Ross Feingold of DC International Advisory to discuss President Elect Tsai's decision to stay on as DPP chairwoman, controversy over what to do with spent nuclear fuel, a call to allow the Dalai Lama to visit Taiwan, and more.

Listen in as ICRT news and commentators discuss the Hon Hai-Sharp deal, new revelations regarding Taiwan's past nuclear ambitions, the KMT chairmanship race, and more.

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.

Listen to our conversation about the week's top stories including a guilty plea from Farglory Land Development's chairman, more controversy over property speculation in the campaign, the government's prosecution of Uber, and more.

Listen to our discussion of the fallout from last week's not guilty verdict granted to former Ting Hsin Chairman Wei Ying-chung, news of the spy swap that wasn't a spy swap, the opening of three new stops for the THSR, and more.

Listen in as we take a good hard look at Taiwan's upcoming presidential and legislative elections with an expert panel of political commentators.

Listen in as ICRT news and commentators discuss the week's top stories including the official registration of candidates for the January election, two very different lists that Taiwan found itself on, the stalled trade in goods deal, and more.

Listen in as ICRT news and commentators discuss the week's top stories including the DPP, KMT, and PFP vice presidential candidate announcements, action over recent high pollution levels, and the decision to nix a forthcoming capital gains tax.

Listen in as ICRT news and correspondents discuss the week¡¦s top stories, including KMT Chairman Eric Chu¡¦s trip to the US, the fallout from last week¡¦s Ma-Xi meeting, a massive trolling of the top DPP politician, and more.

Listen in to this special edition of the show as we devote the entire segment to tackling the big questions raised by tomorrow's Ma-Xi meeting in Singapore: What's on the agenda? How will this affect cross-strait relations? And most importantly, why now?

Listen to ICRT news and commentators discuss Taiwan's reactions to latest developments in the South China Sea, KMT Chairman Eric Chu's moves to flesh out his campaign platform, this weekend's pride parade, and more.