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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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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2025-05-06
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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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2025-05-05
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The unexpected rise of the New Taiwan Dollar has continued this week, hitting NT$29 to US$1 in just fifteen minutes after the market opened. On Friday, the New Taiwan Dollar posted its largest single-day gain since 1983, rising 3.8% during the session.
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2025-05-04
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2025-05-03
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2025-05-02
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The Cabinet’s special budget relief bill of NT$410 billion (US$12.6 billion) was successfully submitted in the Legislature on Friday. The bill includes allotments for industrial relief, as well as a subsidy for Taipower Company, the latter of which is opposed by the KMT.
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2025-05-01
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As of this Thursday Taiwan has not yet received an official invitation to this year’s World Health Assembly (WHA), according to Health Minister Chiu Tai-yuan (邱泰源). This would mark the ninth consecutive year without, should Taiwan fail to receive an invitation prior to the assembly.
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President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) urged the military to strengthen counterintelligence and security efforts in light of growing national security threats while presiding over a promotion ceremony for newly appointed generals on Wednesday.
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2025-04-30
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2025-04-29
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President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) welcomed this year’s model workers and their families to the Presidential Office on Tuesday. He praised their contributions to Taiwan’s stable and sustained economic development and presented several policies aimed at safeguarding people’s livelihoods amid future challenges.…
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2025-04-28
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Taiwan’s MacKay Memorial Hospital has sent medical teams to Ukraine for the fifth time since Russia invaded Ukraine in 2022. The most recent trip took place April 13 to 27 to provide care to local soldiers and residents with treatment stations set up at churches in Zviahel, Korosten, Medzhybizh, Ternopil. Of the various services offered, treatments…
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2025-04-27
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2025-04-26
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2025-04-25
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In response to U.S. President Donald Trump’s reciprocal tariff policy, Taiwan’s Executive Yuan on Thursday proposed a special budget bill totaling NT$410 billion (US$12.6 billion). Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) stressed the government’s commitment to the “Made in Taiwan” principle, vowing not to allow Chinese-made goods to be rebranded as Taiwanese an…
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2025-04-24
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Local government agencies are expressing concern that trade negotiations with the United States will impact Taiwan’s agricultural and livestock industries. Various ministries and commissions spoke regarding zero tariffs, imported U.S. meats, consumer safety, and farmers’ rights during a legislative meeting this Thursday.…
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This Wednesday, President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) visited a shrine set up by the Catholic Archdiocese of Taipei to pay tribute to the late Pope Francis, who passed away Monday. He was accompanied by Deputy Foreign Minister François Wu Chih-chung (吳志中).
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2025-04-23
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2025-04-22
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Tune in to listen to some amazing emails, including a survey made by listeners' clubs about Rti shows!
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The Foreign Ministry stated Tuesday that they are pushing for Taiwan’s senior government officials to attend the funeral of Pope Francis, who passed away on Monday at the age of 88. Per a press release issued Monday, the ministry hopes the officials will accompany the envoys attending the Apostolic Nunciature of the Holy See in Taipei’s memorial ma…
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2025-04-21
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Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) revealed that a channel for negotiations regarding the United States’ reciprocal tariffs has been established, and that a Taiwanese representative has been in close communication with the U.S. government when speaking to the Legislature’s Foreign Affairs and National Defense Committee this Monday.…
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2025-04-20
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2025-04-19
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2025-04-18
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Deputy Foreign Minister François Wu Chih-chung (吳志中) on Wednesday urged Europe not to take a pro-China stance during a remote interview with French political host Darius Rochebin on La Chaîne Info (LCI).
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As the U.S.-China tariff war escalates, Beijing has set multiple conditions for reentering trade talks, including a demand that Washington take its national security concerns seriously, particularly regarding Taiwan.
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2025-04-17
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2025-04-16
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On Wednesday, the Defense Ministry reported on Chinese military activities and patrols in the vicinity of the Taiwan Strait.
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In today's Status Update I will read a bunch of emails including Pakistan, India, Italy, as well as answer what is the biggest flyover road in Taiwan.
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2025-04-15
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According to the Foreign Ministry’s Tuesday press release, Deputy Speaker of the Czech Chamber of Deputies Jan Bartošek met with Foreign Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) on Monday.
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Join Fil, Hanna and Mary Anne as they talk about South Korean influencer barred from entering Taiwan for illegal work, as well as Taiwanese music festivals including Taiwan Music Festival, and why Taiwan was ranked as cheapest place to travel for Americans in 2025.
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2025-04-14
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Fifteen Taiwanese films are being screened in London at Myriad Voices: Reframing Taiwan New Cinema, a film festival jointly hosted by Taiwan’s Culture Ministry and the British Film Institute (BFI).
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2025-04-13
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2025-04-12
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2025-04-11
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Following Premier Cho Jung-tai’s (卓榮泰) meeting with information and communications technology (ICT) industry leaders in Taoyuan on Thursday, President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) traveled to Taichung on Friday for a roundtable with over 20 companies based in the city’s industrial zones.
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2025-04-10
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Taiwan’s legislators responded Thursday regarding United States President Donald Trump’s 90-day pause on reciprocal tariffs for all countries except China, which will contend with a 125% tax rate. Lawmakers expressed concerns that this may cause Chinese products to undergo “origin washing,” or the illegal transshipment of dumped goods through third…
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