Culture Ministry to Award Film Director Ho Xiao-xian
The Culture Ministry has announced a cash prize of 5 million NT for film director Ho Xiao-xian, who has won the best director award of the Cannes Film Festival. The ministry says based on regulations of incentives for movie makers to join international film festivals, Ho himself will receive 5 million while his work “The...Continue reading
Ministry of Foreign Affair Unveils Working Holiday Safety Tutorial
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs has released a short video to encourage Taiwanese youth to stay safe while participating in working holiday programs. The video is available on YouTube and is to be shown during a series of briefings held by the ministry to help Taiwanese better prepare for travel and work overseas. The four-minute...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: May Week 3
Taiwan This Week is ICRT’s weekly roundup of the top news stories from around the island. Tune in every Friday at 8:30pm as ICRT news is joined by expert commentators to break down the week’s biggest stories in Taiwan. This week host Keith Menconi sits down with ICRT’s Gavin Phipps, Nathan Batto of the Institute...Continue reading
‘Shake It Off’ gets surreal
What do you get when you have 49 animation students from the University of Newcastle Australia, give them a 52-frame rotoscoping assignment and a catchy Taylor Swift tune? You get this wonderfully weird animated version of “Shake it Off.” Happy Friday, everyone! Continue reading
Papaya Milk is Favorite Beverage of Office Workers
A survey conducted by a local website says papaya milk is the most popular night market beverage of office workers, beating out longtime favorite pearl milk tea. 1111 Job Bank conducted the survey of Taiwanese office workers to understand how they spend money in night markets. The poll says 34 percent of these surveyed...Continue reading
Taipei Zoo Announces Birth of New Chimpanzee
The Taipei Zoo has announced the birth of a new chimpanzee. According to the Zoo, the baby chimp was successfully delivered last Sunday and has been adjusting well to life at the zoo. From live camera footage set up by the zoo, baby Wa-zhi can be seen clinging onto her mother Wa-wa. Just last week,...Continue reading
Night Market EasyCard Payment Plan Begins Trial
Easy cards just go a little bit easier. The Easy Card Corporation announced yesterday that The smart card system can now be used to pay for food in the Qingguang and the Ningxia Night Markets. The company is touting easy card use as both more convenient and more hygienic than handling cash. According to the...Continue reading
TV Program Featuring New Immigrants to Launch on Sunday
A television series produced by the New Taipei City government that gives Taiwan’s new immigrants the chance to tell their own stories will be launched this Sunday night. The 12 episode series aims to provide new immigrants information related to life and work in their own languages that they can more easily absorb and understand....Continue reading
Young Siberian White Crane Living in Taiwan
A young Siberian white crane that accidentally migrated to a northern Taiwan wetland last December has captured the attention of people in Taiwan. The young white crane, about one year old, flew into the Chingshui Wetland in Jinshan, New Taipei on Dec. 13th. It was the first time in recent memory that a Siberian crane,...Continue reading
Taiwan Film Director’s work lauded at Cannes Film Festival
A Taiwanese film director’s work is racking up accolades at the Cannes Film Festival. French film critics expressed their admiration for Taiwan film director Hou Xiaoxien’s latest work, “The Assassin”. The film is one of the 19 movies taking part in the main competition at the Cannes Film Festival, which runs until May 24th. A...Continue reading
Director Hou Xiaoxian’s “The Assassin” Hit the Cannes Film Festival
Taiwanese director Hou Xiaoxian’s (侯孝賢) new martial arts epic “The Assassin” (聶隱娘) is vying for the top prize at Cannes Film Festival 2015. The director and the leading actresses and actors...Continue reading
Southern Taiwan Wetland Gains International Status as Bird Sanctuary
A wetland area in southern Taiwan was recently listed by Bird Life International as one of the world’s 12,000 Important Bird and Biodiversity Areas. Officials say The recognition of Jiading Wetland in Kaohsiung City by the world’s largest partnership of conservation organizations brings the number of IBAs in Taiwan to 54. Researchers say The most...Continue reading
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