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The Square Apple with Dr. Yong Hsin Ning
Soul Rich Woman, Instant Podcast Leader 2019, Leader of Excellence 2019, Woman of Influence 2020
This is the Square Apple Show. I’m Dr Yong Hsin Ning, co-founder of Change Voyage Consulting. After 20 years of corporate life I have successfully transited to be an entrepreneur. Wearing multiple hats as an entrepreneur, adjunct lecturer, mother, wife, daughter, sister has taught me how to navigate life’s challenges. And my secret is? The square apple. In this show, I will discuss tips and strategies to change the way you think about your personal and professional life. Because “if you chan ...
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I'm Alvin with the English Department at Shih Hsin University and NCCU. Let's recap what we've learned.
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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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NicsaTalk brings you conversations with C-suite and thought leaders from the asset and wealth management industry. Get insights into the personal backgrounds, career pathing, and mentors and sponsors that paved their professional journeys. Hear about some of the defining experiences of their careers, and the lessons they learned along the way. Nicsa is a not-for-profit trade association striving to connect all facets of the global asset and wealth management industry in order to develop, sha ...
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The I AM GPH podcast brings you community conversations from the New York University School of Global Public Health. From student internships to cutting edge faculty research, from alumni insights to the insider scoop on campus life… it's all right here on the I AM GPH podcast.
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What is Taiwan for the world and the world for Taiwan? In this podcast series, a group of Taiwan specialists based at the University of Central Lancashire, chat with book writers, artists, directors, professionals from, or with, an interest in Taiwan and explore how the ‘little’ island of Taiwan can be a starting point to (re)think the way we look at the world. Whether you already know Taiwan, you want to know more about it, or you just want to be inspired by it, this is the podcast for you! ...
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Shih Hsin University Cheerleading Team and Nishihara High School Marching Band to perform at Presidential Office Concert
The upcoming Presidential Office Concert to cheer on Taiwanese athletes competing in the Paris Olympics will include a unique combined performance from Shih Hsin University’s cheerleading team with Okinawa’s Nishihara High School Marching Band.
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Badminton star Tai Tzu-ying (戴資穎) is set to make her fourth and final appearance at the Olympic Games this year. After winning silver in the Tokyo Olympics, Tai planned to retire, but decided to return once more, aiming for a gold medal to conclude her nearly 20-year career.
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A visit to the Criminal Investigation Bureau this Wednesday gives Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) and other officials an update on the latest criminal crackdown. Cho says two national anti-crime projects are currently underway, and that the government wants the public to know it is determined to comprehensively crack down on fraud, gangs, corruption, an…
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As of Tuesday, former Vice Premier Cheng Wen-tsan (鄭文燦) is back in custody under suspicion of corruption during his service as Taoyuan mayor between 2014 and 2022. Cheng maintains that he is innocent, but has stepped down from his position as Chairman of the Straits Exchange Foundation (SEF) to avoid disrupting its operation.…
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A guest columnist on China risk published a Barron’s article on Monday regarding the potential geopolitical repercussions of the upcoming U.S. presidential election.
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The Tourism Administration led a delegation of 30 people from 16 different Taiwanese tourism organizations to Cambodia and Laos from Sunday to Friday with the aim of exploring emerging markets in Southeast Asia.
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COVID-19 and influenza is on the rise again, with the latest COVID-19 wave expected to peak mid-July. Although the mask order has been lifted, medical institutions have the right to determine when and where masks should be worn to mitigate viral transmission.
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Defense Minister Wellington Koo (顧立雄) spoke to the Legislature this Wednesday regarding moving the Chiang Kai-shek Memorial Hall guard changing ceremony to the adjacent outdoor plaza called “Liberty Square.” Culture Minister Li Yuan (李遠) also spoke regarding the Cultural Heritage Preservation Act and hundreds of controversial Chiang Kai-shek statue…
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Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) presented outgoing American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) Director Sandra Oudkirk with a special award on Tuesday in recognition of her contributions to Taiwan-U.S. relations.
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NicsaTalk - CFO and EVP at MFS, Amrit Kanwal
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Hear from MFS CFO Amrit Kanwal about his background, lessons learned, and advice. Recorded on-site just after he came offstage at Nicsa’s Strategic Leadership Forum 2024. For more, visit http://nicsa.org/podcastsBy Nicsa
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2024-07-01
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The CDC announced Friday that six new locally transmitted cases of Mpox were reported in June, double the number of new cases from the last two months. Eligible persons are urged to receive two doses of the Mpox vaccine as soon as possible.
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National Central University’s Research Center for Taiwan Economic Development announced on Thursday that the Consumer Confidence Index (CCI) in June increased by 0.49 points to 72.69. Recent stock market fluctuations have negatively impacted the score, but indicators related to the housing market remain optimistic.…
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EP145 Shaping the Future of Global Health at NYU with Dr. Mark Jit
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Join us as we welcome Dr. Mark Jit, the new chair of the Department of Global and Environmental Health at NYU GPH. Dr. Jit, a leader in infectious disease modeling and vaccine policy, shares his vision for the department's future. In this episode, Dr. Jit discusses the importance of interdisciplinary collaboration in addressing global health challe…
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Beijing recently announced new judicial guidelines centered around punishing Taiwanese independence activists. In a press release on Wednesday, Taiwan Presidential Office Spokesperson Lii Wen (李問) responded to U.S. State Department Spokesperson Matthew Miller’s comments on the matter.
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From July 1, Taiwan will offer six developmental screenings for children under seven to identify and address developmental delays early. Health Minister Chiu Tai-yuan (邱泰源) announced the initiative on Tuesday, which aims to enhance child health care during critical growth stages, particularly before age three.…
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China’s state-run Xinhua News Agency said on June 21 that Beijing will enforce a new set of legal guidelines for “severely punishing Taiwanese independence diehards.” These guidelines go so far as to specify the death penalty for leading advocates of Taiwanese independence.
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The Hualien County Juisui Township Office held a digital signing ceremony with Numata in Hokkaido, Japan this Thursday to forge a friendly exchange agreement. Taiwan Representative to Japan Frank Hsieh (謝長廷) says this marks the 14th partnership between cities in Hokkaido Prefecture and Taiwan.
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Taipei is hosting the 23rd International Conference on Emergency Medicine (ICEM) from Wednesday to Sunday at the Taipei International Convention Center and Taipei World Trade Center. This year’s theme is Glocalization: Global Wisdom and Local Solution.
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The U.S. government approved the sale of approximately US$360 million worth of military arms to Taiwan on Tuesday, Eastern Time. In response to the sale, the Presidential Office and Defense Ministry expressed their sincere thanks to the Biden administration for their continued commitment to honoring the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances.…
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The Switzerland-based International Institute for Management Development (IMD) released its 2024 World Competitiveness Ranking (WCR) results this Tuesday, placing Taiwan 8th out of the 67 ranked countries. Among the countries with populations of 20 million or more, Taiwan has ranked first for the past four consecutive years.…
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Cancer remains the leading cause of death according to the Health Ministry’s 2023 Cause of Death Statistics released on Monday. The study reports roughly 205,000 deaths, down 1.4% from the previous year, mainly due to the decreased number of deaths related to COVID-19.
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MediaTek and DBS Bank have become the first companies to win 104 Job Bank’s Best Employer Brand Award. Representatives from both companies had the opportunity to speak at a press conference on Friday.
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Nymphia Wind took to social media on Wednesday, inviting people to get creative with video submissions that she plans on incorporating into her upcoming performance in Paris. She encourages people to take part in this “Flew from Taiwan, just say hello!” project by wearing either red, orange, green, blue, purple, or pink and posting stories to Insta…
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EP144 The Future of Smart Farming with Gilwoo Lee
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In this episode we speak with Gilwoo Lee, an innovative entrepreneur and founder of Zordi, a company revolutionizing agriculture with autonomous greenhouses. With an impressive academic background in AI, robotics, and computer science, Gilwoo shares her journey from working in the movie industry to founding a startup that addresses public health an…
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Taiwan's National Applied Research Laboratories (NARLabs) and the Czech Cybersecurity Hub signed and launched the Advanced Chip Design Research Center (ACDRC) on Tuesday.
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Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo de León visited the Bamboo Treatment and Investigation Center operated by the Taiwan Technical Mission in Guatemala on Monday local time.
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On Monday’s Dragon Boat Festival holiday, President Lai Ching-te (賴清德)uploaded a new video on his YouTube channel featuring immigrants teaching him how to make different varieties of zongzi, or sticky rice dumplings. Lai thanked them for their contributions to the country and assured them he would look after all immigrant groups in Taiwan.…
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This year’s Dragon Boat Festival will be observed over a three-day holiday Saturday to Monday, June 8 to June 10. President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) spoke this Friday, and mentioned that many people return home or travel abroad over the holidays, inevitably leading to large waves of people and traffic. He said detailed transportation plans have been put …
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Logging ban compensation for Indigenous areas to be included in carbon offset calculations: Environmental minister
Environmental Minister Peng Chi-ming (彭啟明) informed the Legislature on Thursday that the logging ban compensation for lands reserved for Indigenous peoples will be included in carbon offset calculations.
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More than 6,000 people attended this year’s commemoration event– the highest on record in the last decade. The New School for Democracy, alongside other human rights groups, held a candlelight vigil honoring victims of the Tiananmen Square Protests and Massacre on Tuesday evening, June 4.
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June 4 marks the 35th anniversary of Beijing’s Tiananmen Square incident. Several politicians took to social media to comment on the anniversary and what it means for democracy.
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Taiwan has been chosen for the International Peace Foundation’s (IPF) next BRIDGES dialogues, a major international event series that brings Nobel Laureates to different parts of the world to conduct joint research programs and education initiatives. The announcement was made after President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) met with IPF Chairman Uwe Morawetz and…
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President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) attended the 2024 Taipei Tourism Exposition (TTE) opening ceremony this Friday. The 18th TTE will be held for four consecutive days at the Taipei World Trade Center starting Friday and is the largest event of its kind so far in 2024.
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Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) announced to the Legislature on Thursday that tourist groups bound for China that were planned before June 1 may still go. Originally such groups were banned after June, however, the decision was made to protect the travel rights of groups unable to leave before May.
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EP143 Narratives of Global Health with Cat Hartwell
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In this episode we speak with Cat Hartwell MPH '21, a former film and television professional who transitioned to a career in public health. Cat discusses her fascinating journey from producing documentaries for VH1, National Geographic, and Netflix, to earning her Master of Public Health at NYU. Now a research coordinator at the University of Wash…
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National Taiwan University Professor Kuo Chung-hsien's (郭重顯) research team unveiled Taiwan's first independent research and development AI robot dog (NTU DogBot) on Wednesday. The team will conduct field application testing, and complete the robot dog’s stair-climbing ability by the end of the year.
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2024-05-28
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Education Minister Cheng Ying-yao (鄭英耀) said that Chinese students could be admitted to Taiwanese universities as soon as July of next year. This was stated in response to media inquiries at the Legislature on Monday.
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President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) received a delegation from the Taiwanese Chamber of Commerce of North America (TCCNA) on Friday morning to thank them for attending his inauguration and for their tireless efforts to promote Taiwan and its business reputation abroad.
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On the first anniversary of the #MeToo movement, the National Alliance of Taiwan Women’s Associations hosted a summit on Thursday to review progress made since the movement took hold last May.
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The Taiwanese non-profit organization Kuma Academy hosted The Global Leaders Forum on Civil Defense and Resilience on Wednesday, bringing together domestic and international civil defense leaders. The forum aimed to enhance Taiwan's civil defense awareness by sharing insights from the Ukraine-Russia war and defense strategies from Western countries…
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The Culture Ministry announced the release of additional “Culture Points” on Tuesday to support recovery efforts following the Hualien earthquake. Culture Points, similar to digital vouchers, were made available last June to cultivate an appreciation for culture and the arts in young adults while supporting the cultural and creative sector in Taiwa…
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Taiwan’s 16th President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) was sworn in on Monday, alongside Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim (蕭美琴). Following the inauguration, the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) released a statement from U.S. Secretary of State Antony Blinken, congratulating President Lai and recognizing the strength of Taiwan’s democratic system.…
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Tourism associations from Taiwan and Argentina signed a cooperation agreement this week, aiming to enhance exchanges between tourism operators and increase the number of visitors between the two countries.
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A man is dead after a reported explosion at Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s (TSMC) plant in Phoenix, Arizona on Wednesday afternoon, local time. According to local reports, the man was 41 year-old Cesar Anguiano-Guitron, a waste disposal truck driver.
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Many were pleased to hear the famous “Rain Horse” from the Paper Windmill Theater Company is among the performances announced for the May 20 presidential inauguration. The story, based on a book by incoming Culture Minister Hsiao Yeh (小野), is infused with Hakka culture and represents gentleness, strength, and courage.…
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On Tuesday, the Foreign Ministry announced that the anticipated number of Japanese guests attending Taiwan’s inauguration ceremony on May 20 has reached a historic high, leaving them unable to extend an invitation to all of the prefectural leaders. Among the uninvited is Okinawa Prefecture Governor Denny Tamaki.…
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NicsaTalk - President and CEO of State Street Global Advisors, Yie-Hsin Hung
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Yie-Hsin Hung shares some of the defining moments of her career so far, and some of the lessons learned along her journey to be SSGA’s President & CEO. Recorded at Nicsa’s Strategic Leadership Forum 2024, where Yie-Hsin answered audience questions alongside Edward Jones’ Penny Pennington in our annual Face the Membership panel. For more, visit http…
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With inauguration day fast approaching, DPP legislators have expressed concerns about whether China will take advantage of this time to launch cyberattacks, conduct cognitive warfare, or even attack critical infrastructure.
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