South Korean Girl Group “GFriends” to Visit Taiwan
Up-and-coming girl band “GFriends” is set to visit Taiwan for the first time ever. The six-member group will have a meet-and-greet session with fans at the Taipei International Convention Center on October 1st. The newcomers, Sowon, Yerin, Eunha, Yuju, SinB, and Umji, debuted early last year and have been collecting awards ever since, including “Best...Continue reading
Ella Chen Announced as TIQFF Ambassador
Ella Chen of the girl group S.H.E. has been revealed as the ambassador of the 3rd annual Taiwan International Queer Film Festival. At the press conference in Taipei last week, the singer-actress spoke out in support of people of all sexual orientations Chen says love knows no bounds, and everyone has the right to choose. The...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Wu Feng returns to talk travel
Listen to the podcast version of the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE! Today on the show we speak with Taiwan based Turkish performer and travel host Wu Feng (aka 吳鳳 … aka Rifat Karlova) about his new travel book, “玩出台灣Way,” which draws on Wu’s extensive travel experiences in Taiwan to highlight...Continue reading
Charlie Puth Addicted to Taiwan Bubble Milk Tea
Charlie Puth came to share his good voice with fans and was deeply fascinated by Taiwan. The talented young artist Charlie Puth had his first concert in Taiwan on August 16, this past Tuesday. The tickets were sold out in 10 minutes after they were available. In the interview before the concert, he tasted famous...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Facing history with a video game
Listen to the podcast version of the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE! We speak to the creator of Detention, a forthcoming video game from a Taipei based game developer that blends horror, folk culture and history to draw players into the experience of life in White Terror era Taiwan. Guest: Shuen-Ting “Coffee” Yao Learn...Continue reading
Actress Ariel Lin Drunk on Set
Actress Ariel Lin got a taste of “drinking on the job” for a major scene in her upcoming movie, “My Egg Boy”. The star portrays a woman in her 30’s dealing with the end of a relationship and questions of fertility. For a surreal sequence in which her character has a drunken conversation with a...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Taiwan in Time in July
Listen to the podcast version of the show at the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE! This week, we continue our new interview series for Taiwan Talk. Just to recap, Taipei Times Features Writer Han Cheung is exploring Taiwan history with his weekly column Taiwan in Time. Each Sunday, he takes on one event that occurred...Continue reading
“Fresh Off the Boat” in Taiwan to Film Season 3 Premiere
Vulture entertainment news website is reporting that the Season 3 Premiere of the US sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat” will see the Huang’s coming to Taipei on a family vacation. The Huang’s will be in town for the wedding of Louis’ younger brother, Gene. Season 2 finished with a ‘polite Chinese fight’ between Louis (played...Continue reading
Taiwan This Week: Good to be thorough
Listen to the broadcast Friday July 29th during the 8 o’clock hour on ICRT FM 100, or stream the broadcast here. The show begins about 15 minutes after the hour. Or, stream the extended podcast show on the ICRT website, on iTunes, or DOWNLOAD IT HERE. On this show we discuss the Legislative Yuan’s marathon review session called to...Continue reading
Channels Showing the Rio Olympics
With the Rio Olympics around the corner, Chunghwa Telecom is ready to offer live broadcast services of the Games on Movies-on-Demand, or MOD, and Chunghwa Video. Chunghwa Telecom says starting from the opening ceremony of the Olympic Games, which is scheduled in the early morning of August 6th Taipei time, Elta TV on MOD will...Continue reading
Bargains at the 2016 Taiwan Culinary Exhibition
With the number of Chinese visitors plummeting, many hotels and restaurants are offering big discounts at the 2016 Taiwan Culinary Exhibition, which runs from August 5th to 8th in Taipei. Organizers say while the trade show aims to display the art of Chinese cuisine, they are hoping to generate business opportunities for hoteliers as well....Continue reading
Ruby Lin Wallace Huo Wedding Photos Revealed
Fans are getting their first look at celebrity couple Ruby Lin and Wallace Huo’s wedding photos, as details of their upcoming union continue to emerge. Photos from the shoot in Paris have been making the rounds on the internet, and feature Lin surrounded by flowers against lavish and romantic backdrops. The stars are set...Continue reading
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