Wedding Bells for Ruby Lin and Wallace Huo
Wedding bells are ringing for actress-producer Ruby Lin and her longtime friend and fellow actor Wallace Huo. News of the impending nuptials exploded yesterday when Huo confirmed through his management that the two newly-revealed lovebirds were indeed set to be married. Lin quickly followed that announcement with one of her own, confirming the news and...Continue reading
Taiwan International Hot Air Balloon Festival in Full Swing
The 6th annual Taiwan International Hot Air Balloon Festival is now in full swing at LuYe Gaotai in Taitung County. The festival runs through August 7th, featuring hot air balloons from Taiwan and around the world. Sky Rainbow Airlines is the only registered hot air balloon operator in Taiwan, and pilot Lin Yuan-ting says ballooning...Continue reading
Sodagreen Announces Three-year Break
Right after receiving 5 awards at Saturday’s Golden Melody Awards ceremony, Sodagreen announced that they are going to take a three-year break to review their past and contemplate their future path. Sodagreen, with its album “Winter Endless”, was the biggest winner at the ceremony in the categories of best Mandarin album, best band, best lyricist,...Continue reading
Hannah Quinlivan DIYs Daughter’s Birthday Dress
Model and new mom Hannah Quinlivan got in touch with her artsy craftsy side in preparation for her daughter’s upcoming 1st birthday in July. Mrs. Chou posted photos on social media yesterday, detailing the process of handmaking her daughter’s birthday party dress out of netting and tulle. Quinlivan says that she’s become addicted to DIY...Continue reading
ICRT’s 10th Battle of the Bands Now Accepting Demos!
It’s best on best for ICRT’s 10th Annual Battle of the Bands this year, and WE WANT YOU! We’re taking everything to the extreme for this special anniversary edition of Battle of the Bands. Contestants will face a star-studded panel of judges, including multi-talented singer-songwriter Wang Dawen, Golden Melody nominated musician Hu Shen, and songwriter-producer...Continue reading
Chen Bolin Makes a Little Girl Cry
Taiwan actor and all-around nice guy Chen Bolin has made a little girl cry. A report from the Apple Daily says the incident occurred when the 32-year-old star was filming a commercial on location near Taiwan’s northern coast. In the plot of the commercial, Chen says “no” to a little girl who tries to offer...Continue reading
President Tsai 17th on Forbes 100 Most Powerful Women
President Tsai Ingwen has placed 17th in Forbes’ magazine’s 100 Most Powerful Women of 2016. Tsai places between Abigail Johnson, the CEO of Fidelity in 16th and Chile’s President Michelle Bachelet in 18th place. The list of the world’s most powerful women in business, science, philanthropy and politics is topped by Germany’s Chancellor Angela Merkel...Continue reading
Terracotta: the Rise and Legacy of Qin Culture
The National Palace Museum, in Taipei city, is hosting a grand exhibition that features terracotta warriors from the mausoleum of Qin Shi-huang. Qin Shi-huang is the first emperor in China’s history and the founder of the Qin Dynasty that dated 2-thousand 200 years ago. Titled “Terracotta: the Rise and Legacy of Qin Culture”, the exhibition features...Continue reading
Song Joong-ki Tickets Gone in a Flash
Thousands of tickets to a meet-and-greet with the latest heartthrob out of South Korea, Song Joong-ki were snapped up within minutes of going on sale today. The “Descendants of the Sun” actor is scheduled for a meeting with fans June 25th, at the National Taiwan University Sports Center in Taipei. When 4,200 tickets for the...Continue reading
“Captain America:Civil War” Tops Taiwan and US Box Office
“Captain America: Civil War” is winning the war for top spot at the box office both in Taiwan and in the US. The latest offering from Marvel, and third installment of the Captain America series was released in Taiwan on April 27th, in time for the Labor Day long weekend. And moviegoers flocked to theaters,...Continue reading
Girls Generation Set Off Chase at Taoyuan Airport
South Korean girl band Girls Generation nearly set off a high-speed chase with fans at Taoyuan International Airport earlier today. The 8-member group is on the island for concerts tomorrow and Sunday, in their first shows in Taiwan without former member Jessica, who left GG in 2014. The “Nation’s Girl Group” arrived at 11:40 this...Continue reading
Wan-An Dinosaur Apologizes
The person who was caught on the streets of Kaohsiung during last week’s Wan-An military drill has taken to Facebook to apologize. On an account named “The Wan-an Dino”, the man behind the mask says he turned himself in once he found out police were looking for him, and he was not hunted down by police...Continue reading
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