Chou Tzuyu Passes Middle School Exams
Taiwanese Kpop star Chou Tzuyu has passed her middle school equivalency exams. The 16-year old TWICE member whipped up a media frenzy earlier this month, returning to her hometown in Tainan for the March 20th exams. Reports say she completed the test of Chinese, English, Math, Society, Science and Life Technology, and handed in...Continue reading
Celebs Respond to Brutal Child Killing
Celebrities and on-air personalities have been taking to social media to express their grief and outrage at the brutal murder of a 4-year-old girl earlier today. Host and entertainer Jacky Wu placed blame for the violence on the families of the perpetrators, angrily calling for the family of the 33-year-old suspect to be sent to...Continue reading
Singer Elva Hsiao Rumoured to have New Boyfriend
The rumour mill is churning over singer Elva Hsiao’s new boyfriend. According to the Apple Daily, a source close to Hsiao revealed the details on the 36-year old’s new squeeze, “Micheal”. The 40-year-old American was educated at an American school here in Taiwan, and speaks fluent Mandarin. Reports say Michael has an MBA and was...Continue reading
Chou Tzuyu Returning to Taiwan for Equivalency Exams
Taiwanese Kpop star Chou Tzuyu is rumoured to be returning to Taiwan this weekend to complete her middle school education. The 16-year-old member of Korean girl group TWICE left middle school to pursue her dreams of stardom in South Korea. Now, according to today’s Liberty Times, Chou’s mother is concerned about her daughter’s lack of...Continue reading
Singer Actor Ken Chu Secretly Married?
Actor and former boy band idol Ken Chu may have gotten himself secretly hitched. Media reports first broke the news yesterday, claiming the 37-year-old JVKV (formerly F4) member has married 33-year old Chinese actress Wenwen Han*. The Apple Daily posted photos of the pair vacationing in Thailand yesterday, and speculated that the maybe-newlyweds might be...Continue reading
S.H.E Teases New Collaboration
Taiwan girl group S.H.E has hinted ever-so-tantalizingly of a new joint project in the works. Selina, Hebe, and Ella haven’t put out an album together since 2012’s “Blossomy”. So it was no surprise that when the long-running trio posted a colorful photo of paper flowers on Facebook today, fans immediately demanded to know if an album or...Continue reading
Fans Mourn Japanese Bulldog Star’s Passing
Fans in Taiwan and Japan are mourning James the English Bulldog, one half of a popular animal duo often featured on a Japanese television show. James and his partner Pankun the chimpanzee starred in a regular segment on NTV’s “Genius! Shimura Zoo” program, with the animal buddies often challenged to complete human tasks, such as...Continue reading
Jay Chou Loses Case for “Green Hornet” Car Tax
Taiwan singer and business mogul Jay Chou might NOT get to have his cake and eat it too. The Taipei High Administrative Court ruled against the 37-year-old pop star today, after he claimed that the government overcharged him in taxes. After starring in the Hollywood action flick “Green Hornet” in 2011, Chou had shipped one...Continue reading
2016 Taipei Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival
Get Ready for the Taipei Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival The 2016 Taipei Golden Horse Fantastic Film Festival, an event that many movie buffs eagerly await every year, is scheduled for April 8th to 17th. Organizers say this year the festival’s “modern film section” will feature international award-winning works from Thailand, Iceland, Argentina, Italy, Canada,...Continue reading
Partial Solar Eclipse on March 9th
Head to Southern Taiwan to See Partial Solar Eclipse on March 9th. Chances of seeing a partial solar eclipse tomorrow morning will be slim for people in northern Taiwan. The Central Weather Bureau says a frontal system coupled with a cold air mass will arrive in the north tomorrow morning, bringing not only heavy clouds...Continue reading
2016 Oscar-winning Films Showing in Taiwan
So you’ve watched the 2016 Academy Awards, but have you seen the major Oscar-winning films? Here’s your checklist of the Oscar-winners showing NOW in Taiwan: 1.”Spotlight” Best Picture Best Original Screenplay A team of journalists (Michael Keaton, Rachel McAdams, Mark Ruffalo) from The Boston Globe investigate allegations against an unfrocked priest accused of molesting more than...Continue reading
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