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News Bites

ICRT News Bites gives junior high school students a tasty serving of English with local and international news from around the world! Brought to you by ICRT and the K-12 Education Administration of the Ministry of Education, News Bites stories are written and recorded by the ICRT News Team, and uploaded on weekdays during Taiwan’s school semesters.

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All Episodes

00:08:51

Love in Food & Teens Make Newspaper

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2025/06/25

Hello and welcome to an exciting new episode of News Bites!Coming up next in today's news: a cook puts something special in her customers' food, and teenagers in one town do what by themselves?And in today's Tasty Tidbit, a restaurant really wants you to finish your food.Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:46

Language Loss & Regrowing Limb

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2025/06/24

Welcome back to a new episode of News Bites!In today's news: Loneliness causes language loss, and the key to regrowing limbs!Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:21

Gods Among Us and Uncovering Underwater Fossils

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2025/06/23

Hello and welcome back to a brand new episode of News Bites.In today's news: Using technology to show off mythology, and uncovering underwater fossils. And in today's Tasty Tidbit...who came first? The gods or the humans? Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:35

Taipei Ranks 60th & Immigration Museum

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2025/06/22

Hello and welcome back to another new episode of News Bites!In today's news: Taipei ranks 60th in Global Cities IndexAnd, a new museum opens in the Netherlands to share the story of migration.Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:46

Coffee Ground Buildings and Seahorse Smuggling

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2025/06/19

Hello and welcome back to a brand new episode of News Bites.In today's news: A Taiwanese university turns coffee grounds into building materials, and seahorse smuggling is a big problem.And in today's Tasty Tidbit...some fun animal facts!Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:02

Fines for Drivers & "Dinosaur Tree"

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2025/06/18

Hello and welcome to an exciting new episode of News Bites!Coming up next in today's news: Fines for drivers hitting pedestrians are going up, and there's fruit on a “dinosaur tree”! And in today's Tasty Tidbit, where can't you drink water?Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:44

Quitline & Night Vision Contact Lens

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2025/06/17

Hi there. It's time for an all-new episode of News Bites.In today's episode: A blind counselor helps teens quit smoking, and new contact lenses that let you see in the dark.Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:04

Disgusting Food Museum & Weiner Dogs Walk

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2025/06/16

Hello and welcome back to another new episode of News Bites!In today's news: Disgusting food museum comes to Taiwan, and Hungary holds record-breaking weiner dog walk.Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:08

Cool English & Color-Changing Home

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2025/06/15

Hello and welcome back to a brand new episode of News Bites.In today's news, a fun way to read more, and a house that keeps you warm and cool.Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:29

Heat Policy & Wild Elephant

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2025/06/12

Hello and welcome back to another all-new episode of News Bites!In today's news: Experts say that Taiwan's heat policy needs to be diverse.And in Thailand, wild elephants visit a convenience store.Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:35

Dongyin Joins Cittaslow Network & Kirakira Names

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2025/06/11

Hello and welcome to an exciting new episode of News Bites!Coming up in today's news, Dongyin takes it slow, and Japan changes the name game.Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:42

Brainwash Town & AI Lanternfly Trap

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2025/06/10

Hello and welcome to an exciting new episode of News Bites!Coming up next in today's news: Why are police in one city driving around town in a truck? And a high school student is killing insects with AI. And in today's Tasty Tidbit... fish ball soup!Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:09

Night Market Pollution & South Korea's Legendary Sea...

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2025/06/09

Hey everyone! Welcome back to another episode of News Bites.Today's stories: Are night markets hurting kids' lungs? ... And South Korea's legendary sea women.And our Tasty Tidbit is about a jet that flew faster than sound.Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:06

Exercising More and Three-Eyed Fossil

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2025/06/08

Hello and welcome back to a brand new episode of News Bites.In today's news: The government wants you to get more exercise, and scientists find an ancient three-eyed fossil. And in today's Tasty Tidbit...a walk after dinner helps you live longer.Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:38

Tainan Pineapple Clothing & Schindler Survivor Museum

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2025/06/05

Hello and welcome to an exciting new episode of News Bites!Coming up next in today's news: Tainan turns pineapple waste into clothing and Schindler's factory is now the Museum of Survivors.And in today's Tasty Tidbit, what are those things in young softball players' pockets?Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:42

Record-Breaking Otter & Ship in Garden

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2025/06/04

Hi there. It's time for an all-new episode of News Bites.In today's episode: Kinmen's record-breaking otter, and imagine waking up to a ship in your garden!Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:10

Press Freedom & Mini Weiner Dog

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2025/06/03

Hello and welcome back to another new episode of News Bites!In today's news: Taiwan ranks 24th in the world for freedom of press, and a mini weiner dog reunites with her owner after being lost for a year and a half!And in today's tasty tidbit: Interesting June holidays.Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:18

New Phone Rules and Soviet Spacecraft Crash

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2025/06/02

Hello and welcome to another episode of News Bites!In today's news: The government has set new phone rules for schools, and an old spacecraft falls back to Earth. And in today's Tasty Tidbit...the first country to send a satellite into space.Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:36

Fulong Beach Sand Sculptures & Pokemon "Fossil" Museum

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2025/06/01

Hi there, welcome back to a brand new episode of News Bites.In today's news, sand sculptures on the beach, and Pokemon fossils at the museum.Click HERE for the full transcript!

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00:08:30

Starfish Attack and King Arthur Book

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2025/05/28

Hello and welcome back to a brand-new episode of News Bites!In today's news: Starfish are eating up a coral reef, and a book cover with a story. And in today's Tasty Tidbit...starfish don't have brains.Click HERE for the full transcript!

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