President Lai Ching-te says government is prioritizing food safety in contaminated oil investigation. Taiwan helps Ukrainian youth enhance digital skills, emphasizes continued partnership. Presidential Office: China’s submarine-launched ICBM test causes international alarm. Taiwan aims to become Asia’s Nasdaq: President Lai Taipei Ocean Forum opens as IPAC calls for stronger global deterrence on China. TSMC plans to distribute dividends in USD, reduce exchange rate volatility: Central Bank.

Taiwan tech news roundup for the week of 7/4-7/10 featuring an interview with psychotherapist and Taiwan Multicultural Counseling Association Founder Evon Chiu on the impact of AI on the field of mental health and therapy.

Jenny's second episode is how her mental health journey led her to explore her own sexuality!  Something all women should feel free enough to do!

Did you know that each year in Taiwan is traditionally associated with an animal to represent it? This week, we’ll learn about the 12 Chinese zodiac animals in Tâi-gí. ●Words to Know:1. 鳥鼠 niáu-tshí (n.) mouse or rat 2. 牛 gû (n.) cow or bull 3. 虎 hóo (n.) tiger 4. 兔仔 thòo-á (n.) rabbit 5. 龍 lîng (n.) dragon 6. 蛇 tsuâ (n.) snake ●Idiom of the week: 飼鳥鼠，咬布袋。 Tshī niáu-tshí, kā pòo-tē. (Raise a rat, and it chews through your grain sack.)

Join me today for an abundance of emails that are sweet as mangos! Listen in to find out why! If you would like to contact us and have your message read on air, please send a letter to P.O. BOX 123, 199 Taipei, Taiwan, or email us at English@rti.org.tw. You can also reach us on social media: Facebook, YouTube, Twitter, and Instagram at @Rtienglish.

Most of us have accepted that fatigue, brain fog, digestive issues, and chronic aches are simply the price we pay for getting older or living busy, stressful lives. But what if they're not? What if these seemingly unrelated symptoms are actually our body's way of telling us that something deeper is out of balance? What if the reason we aren’t feeling our best is because we're treating symptoms instead of the source? AND what if the way we've been thinking about healthcare is all wrong? Because, frankly, treating disease isn't the same as restoring health. In this episode of Formosa Dream Chasers, host Mary Anne Sioco sits down with Dr. Henry Wu, a board-certified family physician specializing in Functional Medicine, Anti-Aging Medicine, and Bioidentical Hormone Replacement Therapy (BHRT). Trained at National Taiwan University College of Medicine and internationally certified by the Institute for Functional Medicine (IFMCP) and the American Board of Anti-Aging and Regenerative ...

Join us this week on Cinematic Motif for an exclusive report from the 2026 Annecy International Animation Film Festival in France and explore Taiwan's presence there this year! In this episode, we explore Welcome to Dolly's House (歡迎來到朵莉之家), the only Taiwanese feature in the official selections, which premiered as the opening film of the Contrechamp competition. Listen to an interview with the creator Seven YCH (游智皓) about how he has come this far.  We also take you inside the Toon Up Taiwan pitching session co-hosted by TAICCA, the Bureau francais de Taipei, and GOBELINS Paris. We speak with lead trainer Claire Espagno, as well as the director, producer, and art designer behind the winning children's TV project, Hwa's Going On. Plus, we hear impressions from young professionals attending the festival through the Taiwan Education Ministry and Bureau francais de Taipei's Global Pathfinders programme. 

Animal welfare groups delivered a petition bearing 50,000 signatures to Taiwan’s Presidential Office on Saturday, urging authorities to completely prohibit large-caliber metal snares used to catch wild boars. According to UDN, the devices have ensnared 31 endangered Formosan black bears over the past five years, resulting in nine deaths. During the last three years, nine leopard cats were also caught, and eight died. The coalition said the Agriculture Ministry had pledged in 2024 to introduce a ban within a year, but no such prohibition has been implemented. Formosa Fauna is back this week to entertainingly educate you about animals both in Taiwan and abroad! Spend the next 20 minutes listening to this episode and feeding your noggin with fun facts about the animal kingdom so you can become smarter than all of your friends. Want to share your own story and have it read on air? Send your story (photos welcome) to tristan@rti.org.tw! See you every week for Formosa Fauna Fridays!

A few songs from the intrusive voice in Michelle's head that screams awful things.  Check the next episode for more uplifting vibes!