Typhoon Bavi aftermath: Injuries, infrastructure damage. Think tank revises Taiwan’s economic growth rate to 10.16%. Taiwan slams Chinese scholars’ claim to Philippine Batanes Islands as ‘fantasy. Government to introduce five major reforms to improve food safety: Health minister. National security judge recommends US-Taiwan task force for transnational repression. Lai voices support for Hong Kong bookstores amid raids and arrests.

Taiwan tech news roundup for the week of 7/11-7/17 featuring an interview with a Visiting Fellow at the Institute for National Defense and Security Research and a former national security advisor for U.S. Senate Bryce Barros about the military technology on display during two recent rounds of military exercises in Taiwan.

Did you know that each year in Taiwan is traditionally assigned with an animal to represent? Since we’ve learned the first six animals of the 12 Chinese zodiac animals in Tâi-gí, let’s finish the rest of them on the show today. ●Words to Know: 1. 馬 bé (n.) horse 2. 羊 iûnn (n.) sheep 3. 猴 kâu (n.) monkey 4. 雞 ke (n.) chicken 5. 狗 káu (n.) dog 6. 豬 ti (n.) pig ●Idiom of the week: 歪喙雞食好米。 Uai-tshuì ke tsia̍h hó bí. (A crooked-beak chicken eats the finest rice.)

In last week’s conversation with Dr. Henry Wu, we challenged the idea that treating symptoms is the same as restoring health. We explored how Functional Medicine looks beyond a diagnosis to uncover the root causes of illness, and why factors like lifestyle, chronic inflammation, and gut health play a much bigger role in our long-term well-being than many of us realize. But what if there's another critical piece of the puzzle that we've misunderstood for decades? Many of us accept low energy, brain fog, weight gain, poor sleep, and mood changes as an inevitable part of getting older. Others have heard that hormone replacement therapy is simply too risky to consider. But what if much of what we believe about hormones is based on outdated information? And what if understanding our hormones could change the way we think about aging, vitality, and long-term health? In this episode of Formosa Dream Chasers, host Mary Anne Sioco continues her conversation with Dr. Henry Wu, a boa...

This week marks the 100th episode of Cinematic Motif! As a special programme, today we’re going back to where the stories begin and explore those films that shape my taste in my childhood, including Finding Nemo, My Neighbor Totoro, and more! You can find Wanson on Instagram (@wansonscafe) and YouTube (阿善Café/Wanson's Café)

The geography cone, as one type of cone snail is called, delivers a numbing tickle followed by swift paralysis of the diaphragm leading to suffocation. There is no anti-venom, because conotoxins are far too complex for that. Cone snails produce tens of thousands of unique chemicals between them. 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!

The name of the famous Italian dessert also means "lift me up," so let's have some of that ;)