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
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
Academy Award Winning Actor-Comedian Robin Williams Found Dead at Home
#453496446 / gettyimages.com Actor-comedian Robin Williams was found dead Monday at his home in Northern California from an apparent suicide. The 63-year-old was famed for his manic energy in comedic roles such as “Mrs. Doubtfire”, and for more nuanced portrayals such as his empathetic therapist in “Good Will Hunting”, for which the actor won...Continue reading
Wow! Taiwan: Taiwan Culinary Exhibition
The Taiwan International Culinary Exhibition is Taiwan’s biggest food festival. It runs from August 15th through 18th at the Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1. Listen Continue reading
Celine Dion to Perform in Taiwan in October
#453908535 / gettyimages.com It has been confirmed that Canadian singer Celine Dion will perform her first concert in Taiwan on October 29th. According to Guang Hong Arts, Taiwan will be the first stop during the five-time Grammy Award-winning singer and 12-time World Music Award-winner’s performance tour in Asia. The landmark show will take place...Continue reading
Japanese Voice Actors Greet Fans at Taipei 2014 Comic Exhibition
Japanese voice actor Yuki Kaji met fans at the Taipei 2014 Comic Exhibition, for an autograph session for the popular anime series “Attack on Titan.” Kaji, who was the voice for the series’ protagonist, drew screams from over 500 fans at the Taipei World Trade Center. The anime series “Attack on Titan” was adapted from...Continue reading
2014 Comic Exhibition in Taipei Draws Record Crowd on Opening Day
The 2014 Comic Exhibition in Taipei drew over 100,000 visitors on its first day yesterday, the event’s largest ever opening-day crowd in its 15-year history. According to the Chinese Animation and Comic Publishers Association, some 101,000 people visited the exhibition at Taipei World Trade Center. Some 70 publishers are displaying products at 530 booths at...Continue reading
Typhoon Morakot Documentary and Exhibition Opens Today
A documentary showing Taiwan’s reconstruction in the wake of 2009’s Typhoon Morakot will premiere on the National Geographic channel today in Taiwan. “Rebuilding Taiwan: Beyond the Storm” will air at 9 p.m. on the fifth anniversary of the date Morakot ripped through Taiwan, causing destruction that killed 681 and left 18 missing. An international film crew...Continue reading
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