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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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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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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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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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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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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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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2024-06-26
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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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2024-06-25
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Join in on the last episode of happy sad moments and sports updates of Sharon's last appearance.
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2024-06-24
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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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2024-06-23
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Michelle and Hanna talk about honest sanitation workers, Taichung's self-proclaimed otaku hero, and a baker's dozen of sea turtles set free off the shore of Penghu.
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2024-06-22
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2024-06-21
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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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2024-06-20
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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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2024-06-19
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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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2024-06-18
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In today's episode Sharon and Fil address the letter from Mr. Mohan about not reading enough letters, but sometimes the reality is harsh and we do not have too many things to read :(.
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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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2024-06-17
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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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2024-06-16
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Join Amanda and Tristan as they revisit some of the more lighthearted news that came about from Taiwan's 2024 Dragon Boat festival celebrations. They discuss dragon boat racing, and the interesting substitution for egg standing that happened in Pintung county.
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2024-06-15
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2024-06-14
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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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2024-06-13
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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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2024-06-12
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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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2024-06-11
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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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Sharon joins Fil for round II. to revisit sad news and read email to answer question about smoking.
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2024-06-10
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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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2024-06-09
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Join Fil and Hanna as they discuss Pizza Hut's brilliant (?) marketing and closure of four universities due to decreasing population.
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2024-06-08
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2024-06-07
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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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2024-06-06
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2024-06-05
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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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2024-06-04
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Join in to find out some sad news, but on the positive note, we received two letters!
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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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2024-06-03
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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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Join Amber and Fil as they discuss a spooky story about discovery of 3 people's remains and movie director Wei Te-sheng apologized about his arbitrary comments about TSMC.
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