Blog posts from the team at International Community Radio Taipei, Taiwan's only English radio station.
Monthly archive December, 2015
Taiwan's Chou Tzuyu Named World's 13th Most Beautiful Face of 2015

Taiwan’s Chou Tzuyu Named World’s 13th Most Beautiful Face of 2015

  Taiwan’s Chou Tzuyu is making international headlines again – by being listed 13th in the world’s most beautiful faces of 2015. The ranking, compiled by an American movie website TC Candler, displays Chou and the ROC flag side by side in their photo slideshow. Chou’s photo can be seen in the 8:15 mark in...Continue reading
Golden Horse winner Zhang Ziyi announces birth of daughter

Golden Horse winner Zhang Ziyi announces birth of daughter

Golden Horse winner and Chinese movie star Zhang Ziyi and her rockstar husband Wang Feng announced the birth of their first child today. According to China’s Sina Entertainment, Zhang and Wang’s baby girl was born yesterday in the United States. This is Wang’s third daughter. Zhang posted a photo of two adult hands nestling a newborn’s...Continue reading
Running Man Celeb Song Jihyo Charms Taiwan Fans

Running Man Celeb Song Jihyo Charms Taiwan Fans

South Korean actress, television presenter and model Song Jihyo made what local media called a “flash visit” to Taiwan yesterday, arriving at noon and flying out in the evening. After arriving at Taoyuan International Airport, the Running Man star headed straight to an opening ceremony for the Taiwan flagship store of South Korean cosmetics brand...Continue reading
Electropop Diva Jeannie Hsieh Tops Year-end Party Earnings List

Electropop Diva Jeannie Hsieh Tops Year-end Party Earnings List

Electropop dance queen Jeannie Hsieh is set to be the highest-earning performer for the year-end party season, racking up a whopping $40 million NT in earnings so far. With major companies rolling out the cash for star-studded shows to entertain employees at their end-of-the-year banquets, celebs are pulling in millions per show. According to Apple...Continue reading
Stars to Light Up New Year's Eve Countdown Parties

Stars to Light Up New Year’s Eve Countdown Parties

In the North Singer A-mei will be among the celebrities ushering in 2016 with revelers in Taiwan at the various New Year’s Eve countdown parties around the country. The biggest party is expected to take place at the Taipei Civic Square, where A-mei will heat up the night with a one-hour show. Singers Elva Hsiao,...Continue reading
Wang Leehom Donates Wedding Music Auction Profits

Wang Leehom Donates Wedding Music Auction Profits

Taiwan-based singer-songwriter Wang Leehom said he will donate all 261,000 NT garnered from the auction of a music score he wrote for his wedding to a charity organization. Wang wrote the 6-minute Wedding March for his bride Li Jinglei when they got married in 2013. He put the original score, with his signature, up for...Continue reading
Taichung's Ma Jialing Chosen as AKB48 Trainee

Taichung’s Ma Jialing Chosen as AKB48 Trainee

An 18-year-old is set to become the first Taiwanese trainee for J-pop girl band AKB48. Ma Jialing from Taichung beat out 2,152 Taiwan competitors aged 11 to 23, passing through written tests, interviews, and 3 months of intensive training to become the band’s first Taiwanese trainee. Ma is moving to Tokyo in February to begin attending...Continue reading
Taiwan listed on Business Insider's 2016 Top Emerging Travel Destinations

Taiwan listed on Business Insider’s 2016 Top Emerging Travel Destinations

An American news website has listed Taiwan as one of its 12 emerging travel destinations for 2016. Business Insider points to Taiwan’s lush mountain scenery, spring cherry blossoms, and famed nightmarkets as a part of its charm. The website also lauded Taiwan as a progressive nation, where “beliefs and cultures co-exist in harmony”. Business Insider...Continue reading
Facebook's 2015 Most Popular Places to Check-in in Taiwan

Facebook’s 2015 Most Popular Places to Check-in in Taiwan

Facebook has released its 2015 list for most popular places to check-in, and Taiwan’s top 3 are arts and culture hotpots. According to Facebook statistics, Tainan’s Chimei Musem takes number one this year, followed by Taipei’s Huashan 1914 Creative Park, and Songshan Cultural and Creative Park respectively. The most popular places to check-in worldwide, are...Continue reading
First Snow of Season May Fall on High Altitudes

First Snow of Season May Fall on High Altitudes

First snow of the season may fall tonight or tomorrow morning on high altitudes. The Central Weather Bureau says a frontal system is approaching northern Taiwan, bringing plenty of moisture. The CWB has issued a heavy rain alert for the Yi-lan area. Forecasters say chances of rain are high in the north, northeast, and east...Continue reading
Puff Guo Remains Tight-lipped on "Dream Girls" Discord

Puff Guo Remains Tight-lipped on “Dream Girls” Discord

Singer Puff Guo (right) of Taiwan Girl Group “Dream Girls” remains tight-lipped on the rumours of discord between bandmate Emily Song (middle) and the group’s former handler. Earlier this week, Song took to Facebook and revealed that there was conflict between her and the group’s former manager “Elsa”. Song also discounted long-running reports of friction...Continue reading
Actress Zhang Ziyi Loses Appeal in Case Against Next Magazine

Actress Zhang Ziyi Loses Appeal in Case Against Next Magazine

Chinese movie star Zhang Ziyi’s appeal of her aggravated defamation case against a tabloid has been rejected by the Taiwan High Court. The High Court upheld a lower court’s acquittal of the three defendants, two of whom were reporters for the Next Magazine, and another, the editor of the magazine. The tabloid published a report...Continue reading