CTi loses, KMT protests & Xi’s list–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Summary: The CECC announces tougher pandemic measures for winter. CTi TV News license renewal has been rejected. The KMT ramps up protests over racto-pork alongside labour protest. The KMT continues to block the premier in the legislature. Revenge recalls begin to bite, with the first coming in January. And finally, Xi Jinping’s making a list, […]
The racto-pork battle gets weird, and WHO–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Summary: DPP lawmakers want to ban the KMT logo. The racto-pork battle gets weird. The WHO battle that wasn’t, and the insurgency. But up first, some headlines. Headlines: Two days, and two big breakthroughs in transport.Monday, as I’m recording this, Taichung’s MRT system launched on a trial basis.Meanwhile, up in New Taipei, the new section […]
Taiwan sends mixed messages to foreigners–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Summary: Taipei Mayor Ko joins opposition to NCC hearings on CTi TV news, which may be influenced by China’s United Front. Stimulus vouchers are to be given to APRC holders and diplomats. The Taiwan govt supports businesses over workers in Indonesian worker spat. And lots of headlines. Headlines: Taichung Mayor Lu Shiow-yen held a press […]
Talk of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Summary: Could vaccines be on the way for Taiwan? Prosecutors say a poo attack was a Chinese conspiracy. Lithuania pledges support for ‘those who fight for freedom’ in Taiwan. US marines are in Taiwan participating in training. Talk of a Chinese invasion of Taiwan. Headlines: Bubble tea emojis have been approved and added to Unicode […]
To Want or not Want CTi as the NPP trips on itself–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Apple puts Pegatron on probation over student violations. To Want or not Want CTi as the NPP trips on itself. Continued confusion in the NPP. Taiwan’s friends fail to carry the day at the WHA. Headlines: The Uni-President Lions won its 10th Taiwan Series baseball championship title on Sunday, finishing 4-3 in seven games against […]
Taiwan prepares for a Biden presidency & WHO–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Summary: Pandemic changes are still coming. Some foreigners may get stimulus vouchers, but only a few. Taiwan GDP forecasts boosted, with 2021 expected to be strong. A German foundation flees Hong Kong for Taipei. More moves to improve Taiwan-Indian ties. Once again, support is building for Taiwan to attend the World Health Assembly. Taiwan prepares […]
ICRT’s Taiwan This Week, hosted by Gavin Phipps with guests Taiwan Report’s Sean Su and Courtney Donovan Smith
ICRT’s Taiwan This Week, hosted by Gavin Phipps with guests Taiwan Report’s Sean Su and Courtney Donovan Smith
Taiwanese back Trump, but should they? –Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Big moves are afoot in transportation. Taiwan’s medical research community hits some home runs. Steps forward for the LGBT community, but not prayers. Is support for the TPP and NPP slipping? Finally, Taiwanese back Trump, but should they? First up, I’d like to thank John, Frank and Simon for their generous patronage of this project […]
KMT takes a sharp, stunning pro-US turn–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Summary: Three sets of statistics show how society is changing, and how it isn’t. Some political polling has shown some interesting results. The KMT takes a sharp pro-US turn. And we’ll kick off with some headlines, but first I’d like to note that I am the co-organizer of the Compass Food & Music Festival coming […]
Ko P is running for president, Freddy Lim forms alliance–Taiwan Report News Brief transcript
Summary: Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je tackles a huge, massive problem. Oh, and Ko is also preparing to run for president. Freddy Lim launches another political grouping. But up first, lots of headlines. Headlines Taiwan’s monitoring indicators signaled steady growth in August after five straight months of sluggish growth.The composite index of monitoring indicators for August […]