Taiwan Film Institute Launched
The Taiwan Film Institute, an expansion from the previous Film Data Library, has been officially launched. It will bring together the resources and the various budgets allocated for preserving and restoring valuable old films. It also aims to educate the general public about cinematic art. Culture Minister Lung Yingtai and New Taipei Mayor Eric Chu...Continue reading
Taipei Ranks Best in Taiwan for Quality of Education Survey
Taipei has the best quality of education of any of Taiwan’s 22 cities and counties, according to the results of a biennial survey conducted by a local magazine. Taipei ranked first for the third consecutive time in the survey, first conducted in 2010, and was followed by Hsinchu City and the major metropolitan areas of...Continue reading
Blizzard To Exhibit at Taipei Trade Show For First Time
Blizzard is set to participate in the Taipei Computer Applications Show for the first time this summer. Apparently, Blizzard is going to be a huge presence at the fair, taking up 150 booths, over ten percent of the total 1,100 booths. Blizzard is using the show to highlight its next expansion to World of Warcraft,...Continue reading
TransAsia Airways Plane Crashes in Penghu Off Taiwan
Family members of victims of yesterday evening’s crash of a TransAsia Airways twin-engine turboprop airplane in Penghu arrived on the outlying island earlier this morning – landing at Magong Airport just after 7 o’clock from Kaohsiung. Their arrival coincided with TransAsia confirming that 48 people died and ten others were injured in yesterday’s crash. The...Continue reading
NBA Star LeBron James to Visit Taiwan Thursday and Friday
NBA star LeBron James is scheduled to visit Taiwan tomorrow and Friday as part of a five-day tour of Asia. The Associated Press reports that the tour is sponsored by Nike and will see the Cleveland Cavaliers’ star visit Beijing and Guangzhou in China, Hong Kong and Taipei and Kaohsiung in Taiwan. James began his...Continue reading
Fewer Taiwan Companies Plan to Give Raises This Year: Poll
A survey released Monday says fewer Taiwan companies are planning to give their employees a raise this year than a year ago despite the improving economy. The survey from Taipei-based 1111 Job Bank found that 55 percent of polled companies plan to give employees raises in 2014. This is 9 percentage points lower than numbers...Continue reading
NBA’s Jeremy Lin Coaches Kids’ Basketball Camp in Taipei
The NBA’s Jeremy Lin hosted a basketball camp in Taipei Sunday – where he coached students from two elementary schools and several young players who won Taiwan’s Youth Basketball Championship last year. Lin, who was recently traded by the Houston Rockets to the Los Angeles Lakers, spent one hour as a special coach with the...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Dubbing Cartoons for a Taiwanese Audience (7/21-22/2014)
Listen Episode Description Anyone from an English speaking country who flips to Cartoon Network in Taiwan can tell you, it sounds a little different from back home: The whole thing is dubbed from start to finish into Chinese. But it’s not just a simple matter of translating straight from English to Chinese. In fact,...Continue reading
Smart Cat Feeder “Bistro” Monitors Your Cat’s Diet
My two male cats at home have a loving and harmonious relationship. They sleep together, groom each other, and share food bowls. But I must say, as close as they are, I’m starting to see a difference in their physiques. One is happy to play anywhere, any time, and he is stocky and muscular. The...Continue reading
LA Lakers’ Jeremy Lin Arrives in Taiwan for Week-Long Visit
Jeremy Lin arrived in Taipei last night for a week-long visit – a day later than initially planned due to his having to sign a contract after his transfer to the LA Lakers from the Houston Rockets. The 25-year-old point guard is slated to attend two promotional events hosted by Adidas, his new sponsor, and...Continue reading
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport Ranks 18th in World Airport Awards
Taiwan’s Taoyuan International Airport has been named the 18th best airport worldwide in the World Airport Awards – up six places from last year. It was the airport’s best performance in the annual awards, following its rankings of 24th and 29th in the past two years, respectively. According to the airport operators, the improved ranking...Continue reading
Century-old Sunken Ship Discovered Off Green Island
Researchers are working to determine if a sunken ship discovered off Taiwan’s Green Island is a legendary Dutch ship that locals say ran aground there in the 19th century. The shipwreck appears to be the remains of a wooden vessel from the West dating to at least 100 years ago, according to Tsang Cheng-hwa, an...Continue reading
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