Every weekday, RTI broadcasts ten minutes of news from our studios in downtown Taipei. Stay abreast of the most important stories of the day affecting the government, economy and people of Taiwan.
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Tune in to the full one-hour program offered every day by Radio Taiwan International, Taiwan's national radio station. Programs are updated daily at 1900 UTC.
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Status Update is RTI's most interactive program, and your entries are what make the program exciting! Each week, we select letters from our worldwide listeners to read on the air. Did you listen to our program online or through shortwave? Send us comments and suggestions here to our email here: rti@rti.org.tw
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We know it's impossible for you to come join us at the metaphorical office water cooler to hear what we talk about in the newsroom. That's why we created the program: Hear in Taiwan. Tune in every weekday for a panel discussion with the news team to learn about the stories that caught our attention but did not quite make their way into the nightly newscast. Image: Kimmie Phan Stattman
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Highlights brings you the most compelling stories, interviews and content from RTI programs that week.
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In 2004, RTI host Andrew Ryan began recording the sounds of Taiwan and creating "sound postcards" which he sent to listeners around the world via the air waves. Now, the sounds of Taiwan take center stage in a new series of 5-minute programs that dig deeper into the stories and people of this island. Join Andrew on this audio journey into the heart of Taiwan and its people. Click on the icon (↑) above to listen to the latest episode, or select previous episodes from the list below (↓).
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Tune in to RTI every weekday for a selection of the top news stories from Taiwan.
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Newsmakers explores the people behind the headlines. Get to know more about Taiwan's - and the world's - most prominent figures. Tune in to this short feature as we present the background and stories behind these newsworthy personalities.
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Check out a wide range of fresh music coming out of Taiwan and learn more about the lyrics and background behind the band's inspiration. You don't have to understand Chinese to appreciate these awesome songs!
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Food lies at the center of almost every aspect of life in Taiwan – from the red hard boiled eggs that mark a birth to the offerings used to commemorate the dead, and every ritual in between. Eating is a communal experience, too, with friends and family members digging into steaming plates at the center of a round table. And of course, there are the truly Taiwanese fragrances and flavors that waft from restaurants and apartment kitchens at dusk every night. Stewed pork on rice, stinky tofu, e ...
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On the Line is a lively forum where important personages including local and foreign diplomats, policy experts, academics, and government officials, are invited to discuss current events and issues involving Taiwan and the world. On the Line broadcasts worldwide every Sunday (Taiwan Time) and is available on demand.
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Taiwan Insider covers the issues that matter to Taiwan! New video episodes drop every Thursday night, with audio available as part of the regularly scheduled programming on Fridays. Connect with us: Twitter: @TaiwanInsider Facebook: @TaiwanInsider YouTube: Taiwan Insider Playlist Natalie Tso on Twitter: @TsoNatalie
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2024-03-19
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President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) attended the opening ceremony of the 2024 ESG & Sustainability Taiwan International Summit on Monday. The event was organized by Business Today Magazine and featured talks by the Economic Minister Wang Mei-hua (王美花), the Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) President Edwin Liu (劉文雄), and the Carbon Disclosure…
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2024-03-17
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Join Amber, Iris and Mary Anne as they talk about sakura blossoms, an interesting group of school students secretly growing crops in their school, and we find out that Amber really likes tigers, apparently.
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2024-03-16
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2024-03-15
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Taiwan’s Matsu Coast Guard has dispatched ships to assist in search and rescue efforts for a Chinese fisherman who went missing on Thursday after falling overboard near Matsu Island. This incident happened the same day another Chinese vessel, the Minlongyu 61222, capsized near the Kinmen Islands.
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U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken and Czech Foreign Minister Jan Lipavský held a conversation over the phone, underscoring their mutual support for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in international affairs, as stated in a press release by the U.S. Department of State on Wednesday.
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2024-03-14
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2024-03-13
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Vice President-elect Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴) is in the United States this week, that’s according to a report by Reuters on Tuesday.
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2024-03-12
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As KMT legislators continue to push for an absentee voting bill, Premier Chen Chien-jen (陳建仁) reminded on Tuesday that the mechanics of such a bill would require careful deliberation.
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2024-03-12
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2024-03-11
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President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) received a delegation of U.S. think tank scholars at the Presidential Office on Monday. The delegation includes the German Marshall Fund’s (GMF) Indo-Pacific Program Managing Director Bonnie Glaser, Eurasia Group Managing Director Rick Waters, and others.
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2024-03-10
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Michelle hosts Hear in Taiwan with Ching-en and Fil to chat about misuse of YouBikes, contaminants found in chili powder, and recent trouble caused by Taoyuan Airport construction.
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2024-03-09
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2024-03-08
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Defense Minister Chiu Kuo-cheng (邱國正) expressed concern on Thursday about escalating tensions across the Taiwan Strait, citing the recent incident involving a capsized Chinese boat. He emphasized the need to avoid conflict and underscored Taiwan’s commitment to strengthen combat readiness without provoking a war.…
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2024-03-07
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US Representative McCaul to attend Taiwan president’s inauguration not confirmed yet: Foreign Ministry
U.S. Representative Michael McCaul, chair of the House Foreign Affairs Committee, said on Wednesday he would attend the presidential inauguration ceremony of President-elect Lai Ching-te (賴清德) on May 20, according to the AFP.
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Japan’s Chief Cabinet Secretary Yoshimasa Hayashi reaffirmed Japan's hopes for a peaceful resolution to the Taiwan issue in a press conference on Tuesday, adding that the Japanese government intends to convey this stance directly to China.
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2024-03-06
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2024-03-04
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President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) attended the 2024 Institute for Biotechnology and Medicine Industry’s (IBMI) conference on Monday, with its relocation ceremony held simultaneously. The event was also joined by IBMI President Wong Chi-huey (翁啟惠), National Development Council Minister Kung Ming-hsin (龔明鑫), and other government officials.…
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2024-03-03
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In this week's episode, Amber and Mary Anne hear about a schoolboy hero who saved a woman on the railway tracks, and a Thai couple who managed to retrieve their lost wedding ring.
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2024-03-02
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China’s Defense Ministry denied the existence of the median line of the Taiwan Strait on Thursday and defended ongoing military exercises, further raising concern about the peace and stability of the region.
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2024-03-01
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2024-02-29
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12 out of 19 observed sorties crossed the Taiwan Strait median line and entered the Air Defense Identification Zone (ADIZ) between 6 a.m. on Wednesday to 6 a.m. Thursday according to the Defense Ministry. The aircraft crossed into the northern, southwestern, and eastern airspace, with the closest flying roughly 43 miles from Keelung.…
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“Untold Herstory” (流麻溝十五號), a recent film about female political prisoners on Green Island during the martial law period, is now available to stream online for the first time. The film, which draws on oral history accounts, is the first to tell of the White Terror period through the female experience.…
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2024-02-28
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Continued efforts to entice key markets will achieve 12 million tourist target: transportation minister
The Tourism Administration under the Transportation Ministry has set an ambitious target of attracting 12 million international tourists to the island nation this year, aiming to restore tourist numbers to pre-pandemic levels.
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2024-02-27
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2024-02-27
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2024-02-26
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The Taiwan government committed on Saturday to donate US$300,000 in relief supplies in response to the ecological crisis caused by a devastating forest fire on the slopes of Guatemala's "Volcan de Agua" (Volcano of Water).
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2024-02-25
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Join Fil and Sharon as we chat about several closely related (seriously, not) stories of Taiwan this week.
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2024-02-24
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2024-02-23
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