As reported on the ABU web site, Radio Taiwan International announced on 27 January that it will stop five foreign-language broadcasts as part of its efforts to streamline the company.
The five languages – Korean, Burmese, Arabic, Mongolian and Tibetan – will cease broadcasting from 1 February.
Chairman Lin Feng-cheng said that the company, with a workforce of 488 people, currently broadcasts in 18 languages daily worldwide and is the only international broadcasting station in Taiwan.