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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Retro Reels takes a look back at film over the decades — especially what it says about the world back then, and how things have changed since. Join Hanna for a critical look at old movies that recalls the historical events, filmmaking trends, and shifting perspectives that informed their creation.
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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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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: [email protected]
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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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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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2025-05-29
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President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) presided over the June military officer promotion ceremony at the Presidential Office on Wednesday morning, accompanied by Presidential Office Secretary-General Pan Men-an (潘孟安), National Security Council Secretary-General Joseph Wu (吳釗燮), and Defense Minister Wellington Koo (顧立雄).…
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Hanna wraps up the anime film series with a few choice words about her biggest problem with the genre, as illustrated through the 1995 scifi cult classic, Ghost in the Shell.
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2025-05-28
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2025-05-27
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Today's episode will include some warm praises, reception reports and as well as a listener from a country I've never ingrfsctrd with before!
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Guatemalan President Bernardo Arévalo said he will lead a delegation to Taiwan in early June for a state visit and to meet with President Lai Ching-te (賴清德). The announcement was made on Monday, local time, during a press conference where he said the visit aims to strengthen Guatemala’s friendly and cooperative ties with Taiwan.…
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2025-05-26
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The first wave of investigations into Taiwanese enlisted personnel and civil servants’ Chinese residency status concluded at the end of April. A second wave targeting more civil servants and public school teachers will take place next, according to Deputy Interior Minister Ma Shih-yuan (馬士元) this Monday.…
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2025-05-25
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2025-05-24
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2025-05-23
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Before departing Taiwan, NVIDIA CEO Jensen Huang told reporters that 2025 will be a thrilling year for AI, and that Taiwan’s collaboration with NVIDIA will be instrumental in bringing AI to the global stage. He also hinted at returning for the next Lunar New Year.
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2025-05-22
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Former President Tsai Ing-wen (菜英文) concluded her 10-day Europe trip this Wednesday. While her trip serves no official diplomatic purpose as she no longer holds office in Taiwan, Tsai met with prominent parliamentarians and political leaders in Lithuania, Denmark, and the United Kingdom, also delivering speeches at this year’s Copenhagen Democracy …
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Germany publicly endorsed Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Organization (WHO) during the World Health Assembly (WHA), a move that Taiwan’s Representative to Germany, Shieh Jhy-wey (謝志偉), described as carrying significant political weight.
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Hanna revisits Katsuhiro Otomo's cyberpunk classic, Akira, which reshaped anime film as we know it today. Like so many movie adaptations, though, she maintains that the book—or in this case, the manga—is better.
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2025-05-21
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2025-05-20
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More positive words via email from our listeners including how availability of short wave programs is declining, but luckily not us! We have a variety of different programs where everyone can find something they like.
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Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) on Saturday discussed the Taiwan–U.S. investment partnership with the Saudi Arabian media outlet Asharq Al-Awsat. This marks the first time in 35 years that a Middle Eastern media outlet has interviewed a Taiwanese foreign minister, following Saudi Arabia’s severance of diplomatic ties with Taiwan in 1990.…
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2025-05-19
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A large-scale Taiwan parade took place on Sunday in support of Taiwan’s participation in the WHO on the eve of the 78th World Health Assembly (WHA) that begins this Monday. Hundreds of people gathered outside the Palais des Nations, the United Nations headquarters in Geneva, Switzerland, organized by business representatives, medical professionals,…
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2025-05-18
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2025-05-17
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2025-05-16
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The ruling DPP released a new poll on Friday showing that President Lai Ching-te’s (賴清德) approval rating has reached 57.3 percent as he approaches his first year in office on May 20. Public satisfaction was highest with his administration’s national defense policies, while support for efforts to safeguard Taiwan’s sovereignty, promote diplomacy, an…
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2025-05-15
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Taiwan’s Labor Minister Hung Sun-han (洪申翰) stated on Thursday that he does not agree with the former Labor Minister Ho Pei-shan's (何佩珊) assertion that “subsidies equal reform” concerning the Labor Insurance Fund. While speaking at the Legislature’s Social Welfare and Environmental Hygiene Committee, Hung emphasized that subsidies are just one appro…
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This week, Hanna watches Paprika, the last movie Satoshi Kon made and a dreamy flick that will leave you scratching your head. She has a few choice words for another copycat of Kon's, as well.
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2025-05-14
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Last week, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Brazil and Sergipe Technological Park (SergipeTec) jointly held briefings on Taiwanese industry and business opportunities in order to strengthen bilateral exchanges and cooperation in high-tech industries.
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2025-05-13
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Today's episode features some belated Easter theme in form of emails from our dear listeners.
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Taiwan has pledged to contribute up to US$2 Million to The Demining Capability Coalition led by Lithuania. This was according to a press release by the Lithuanian Defense Ministry on Tuesday local time. The international cooperation mechanism is aimed at assisting Ukraine’s Defense Ministry in the removal of unexploded mines through the procurement…
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2025-05-12
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Filipino businesses and overseas Taiwanese showed their support for Taiwan’s participation in the World Health Assembly (WHA) at an awareness run this Sunday called “Taiwan for WHA.”
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2025-05-11
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2025-05-10
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2025-05-09
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On Friday morning, the Taiwan Medical Association and 20 other major healthcare organizations held a press conference urging the international community and the WHO to uphold the principle behind this year’s theme, “One World for Health,” and not exclude Taiwan from the upcoming World Health Assembly (WHA).…
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2025-05-08
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At a Victory in Europe Day (VE Day) commemoration event, President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) stressed that Taiwan and Europe face a shared threat from rising totalitarian powers, urging that the lessons of history must not be forgotten as the world honors the peace secured through World War II.
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Hanna talks Satoshi Kon, Japanese idol culture, and the cowardice of a certain copycat in this episode on 1997 psychological drama anime film, Perfect Blue.
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The Foreign Ministry has clarified that recent appreciation of the Taiwan dollar against the U.S. dollar was unrelated to tariff negotiations with the United States. The statement comes after South Korean media quoted Bank of Korea Governor Rhee Chang-yong suggesting the U.S. is pressuring Asian nations to allow their currencies to appreciate.…
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2025-05-07
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2025-05-06
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In today's episode, there are no letters unfortunately but there are plenty of emails to read out, almost all of them being super nice and supporting towards the station and our team! So many thanks for that,
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The U.S. House of Representatives passed two Taiwan-related bills on Monday local time to support Taiwan’s international participation and possibly expand bilateral engagement.
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2025-05-05
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