Google, Taiwan Tourism Bureau Launch Video Competition
Grab your camera and phone and start recording because the Taiwan Tourism Bureau and Google have launched a one of kind video competition! The contest, dubbed, “[Anytime for Taiwan] Film Taiwan, Action!”, is asking tourists and film enthusiasts to help promote travel in Taiwan by sharing their stories and the majestic beauty of Taiwan. The...Continue reading
Duck Walks Again With Some Help from 3D Printing
Designers working with the National Taiwan University Veterinary Hospital have found another application for the incredibly versatile 3-D printer: animal orthotics. In addition to an impressive repertoire of bicycles and one-story houses, 3-D printing is now also responsible for the leg brace that is helping Quack Quack the Duck (pictured on the left) recover mobility in...Continue reading
Taiwanese Bands Rock Summer Sonic 2014 in Japan
Taiwan bands, including Mayday, rocked the audience at this year’s Summer Sonic music festival, which took place over the weekend in the Japanese cities of Tokyo and Osaka . Mayday first performed at the Summer Sonic festival in 2012 (pictured above), becoming the first Taiwan band to hit the stage at both the Tokyo and...Continue reading
Luc Besson and Wife Arrive in Taiwan to Promote “Lucy”
French movie director Luc Besson and his producer wife Virginie Silla have arrived in Taiwan to promote his new action thriller “Lucy.” The French couple arrived at Taoyuan International Airport late yesterday and are scheduled to leave tomorrow. They will attend the film’s premiere at Vieshow Imax Cinemas in Taipei later today and hold a...Continue reading
Sports Federation Preparing to Break World Record with Foot-Washing Event
The Sports Federation says it is set to hold a world record breaking foot-washing event in October, with the aim of smashing the world record it set last year. According to the federation, thousands of people are expected to gather on October 12th in front of the Presidential Office, where they will wash the feet...Continue reading
Director Tsai Ming-liang Made Officer of Order of Arts and Letters of France
Malaysian Chinese film director Tsai Ming-liang has been made an officer, in the Order of Arts and Letters of France. The French representative office in Taiwan says Tsai was recognized for his contributions to the development of cultural cooperation between France and Taiwan. The honor is a step up for Tsai, who was made a...Continue reading
”The Heirs” Star Park Shinhye to Visit Taiwan Next Month
#474770939 / gettyimages.com Taiwan fans of the South Korean TV drama series “The Heirs” will get a chance to see one of its co-stars, Park Shin-hye, in person next month. Park’s agency says she will visit Taipei on the second leg of her Asian tour. The actress and singer is scheduled to meet fans...Continue reading
Celine Dion’s Taipei Concert Cancelled
#167345385 / gettyimages.com Celine Dion’s October concert in Taipei has been cancelled. The cancellation of the concert follows the Canadian singer’s announcement that she is suspending all performances indefinitely to focus on her husband’s health. Guang Hong Arts – the organizer for what would have been her first Taiwan concert – has confirmed Dion...Continue reading
Innovating Taiwan: Alcatel-Lucent’s Johan Asplund on the Future of the Internet
With the advent of 4G in Taiwan, there has been a lot of buzz surrounding mobile internet. To discuss what this means for Taiwan and what the future of on-the-go connectivity looks like, I spoke with Alcatel-Lucent Taiwan’s Chief Technology Officer Johan Asplund. Listen Continue reading
Behind the Radio: Wow! Taiwan
Here at ICRT we make a lot of our own content. The production team is made up of four awesome people. Well, maybe I’m not that awesome, but the rest are! As some of you know, I’m the English copywriter and that means I write a lot of the English commercials and special programs. As...Continue reading
Legendary Hollywood Icon Lauren Bacall Dies at Age 89
#3227374 / gettyimages.com Award-winning actress Lauren Bacall has died at the age of 89. The actress and Humphrey Bogart’s partner off and on the screen died Tuesday in New York. The sultry-voiced Bacall became famous with her first movie scene, opposite Bogart in 1944’s To Have and Have Not. Bacall went on to appear...Continue reading
French Director Luc Besson and Wife to Promote Lucy in Taiwan
#491792387 / gettyimages.com French Director Luc Besson and his producer wife Virginie Silla will arrive in Taiwan Sunday to promote Besson’s new action thriller “Lucy“, parts of which were shot in Taipei. The French couple will attend the film’s premiere at Vieshow Imax Cinemas in Taipei the following day. Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-pin, and...Continue reading
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