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
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
Eslite Bookstore: Top Bookstore in Taipei
If you ask a Taipei resident to recommend a bookstore for you, the majority of them would probably say Eslite Bookstore, especially the one located on Dun-hua South Road, its original headquarters. Open 24 hours a day, 7 days a week, the big bookstore is a beacon of light for bibliophiles. They can find a...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
Taipei Temperature Hits Year’s High at 37.8 Degrees
The temperature in Taipei set a new high for this year when the mercury hit 37.8 degrees at 12:15 PM Sunday due to a strong high pressure system over the Pacific. The previous record of 37.6 degrees was set on July 9th. In neighboring New Taipei’s Banqiao District and Keelung City, temperature also soared to...Continue reading
Professor Yu Zhen-hua on November Elections in Taipei
Professor Yu Zhen-hua, a political analyst from National Chengchi University, talked to ICRT about his take on the November elections in Taipei and New Taipei. Yu attributed the recent low public poll ratings for Sean Lien, the KMT nominee for the Taipei Mayoral office, to the overall slump in the general public’s support for the party. But he said it could be just a temporary phenomenon. He...Continue reading
French Director Luc Besson Explains Lucy Location Choice, Praises Taiwan
French director Luc Besson said in a behind-the-scenes report Thursday that he fell in love with Taipei 10 years ago when he was promoting his film The Fifth Element and decided to pick the city as the location for his new action thriller Lucy. Besson made the comments in an exclusive, 110-second behind-the-scenes preview of...Continue reading
Temperatures Hit Year’s High in Taitung
Temperatures in Taitung County’s Da-Wu Township soared to 38.3 degrees yesterday — the highest recorded anywhere islandwide so far this year. The Central Weather Bureau says the high was recorded at 11:41 AM and was due to a Foehn wind – that being warm and dry gusts that descend the sheltered side of mountains into...Continue reading
Gary Baseman’s “The Door is Always Open” Exhibition Debuts at MOCA
Chances are you don’t know his name, but you probably know his work. Famed illustrator, painter, TV/movie producer, and toy designer Gary Baseman has opened his “The Door is Always Open” exhibition at Taipei’s Museum of Contemporary Art (MOCA). The exhibition features over 500 works spanning across three decades of Baseman’s career. For the exhibition,...Continue reading
One Piece Expo Opens in Taipei’s Huashan 1914 Creative Park
One Piece fans, pay attention! A special One Piece exhibition has opened in Taipei City’s Huashan 1914 Creative Park. Open seven days a week, the expo gives fans of the manga a tour through some of the recent key storylines through animations, statues, installations, and art. For more info, check out the official page here....Continue reading
Luc Besson’s Lucy Starring Scarlett Johansson in Taipei City Set to Hit Taiwanese Theaters August 22
Lucy, a blockbuster film that was filmed in Taipei, will be hitting theaters in Taiwan August 22. The movie is directed by French director Luc Besson, and it stars Scarlett Johansson and Morgan Freeman. Many locals here in Taipei might remember last year when they spotted Johansson filming in many of Taipei’s most distinguished areas...Continue reading
Jason Mraz’s 4th Performance in Taiwan Scheduled at 25th Golden Melody Awards
Singer-songwriter Jason Mraz is in Taiwan for a performance at tomorrow’s 25th Golden Melody Awards ceremony in Taipei. Mraz, who is visiting Taiwan for the fourth time, is scheduled to perform at the awards, along with Los Angeles-based band Raining Jane and Singaporean singer-songwriter JJ Lin. Among Mraz’s hit songs are “I’m Yours,” “I Won’t...Continue reading
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