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English in the News–Get a Kick Out of 覺得好笑，有趣

by Jane Lee on Jun 6, 2019 • No Comments

Get a kick out of: 覺得好笑，有趣 To get a sense of enjoyment, amusement or excitement from something. (If you get a kick out of something, you enjoy it very much.) Examples: Even as an adult, I still get a kick out of building sand castles at the beach. She really...

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Taiwan Designs Win at Red Dot Communication Design Awards

by ICRT on Sep 16, 2014 • No Comments

A Taiwan design company has won several awards at this year’s Red Dot Communication Design Awards, including a “Best of the Best” title given only to the top designs. “Rice Cake,” the Best of the Best design by Proad Identity, features carps printed on the two sides of a box that holds “niangao” — sticky...Continue reading

Arts & Culture / Lifestyle

Hou Hsiaohsien films to be screened at New York museum

by ICRT on Sep 12, 2014 • No Comments

Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture has been working with a New York museum to screen films by Taiwan director Hou Hsiaohsien, starting today. The Museum of the Moving Image in New York will screen 18 films directed by Hou, and five others that he either acted in, wrote the screenplay for, or produced. The international touring...Continue reading

Arts & Culture / Lifestyle

Taipei Biennial 2014 opening at TFAM and around the city

by ICRT on Sep 11, 2014 • No Comments

Fans of modern and contemporary art should be excited to hear that the Taipei Biennial 2014 will begin this Saturday at the Taipei Fine Arts Museum, and throughout the city. The exhibition this year is curated by French art critic Nicolas Bourriaud, with the theme of “Art and Its New Ecosystem: A Global Set of...Continue reading

Arts & Culture / Entertainment / Lifestyle / Movies

“Ice Poison” to represent Taiwan at next year’s Academy Awards

by ICRT on Sep 10, 2014 • No Comments

The Ministry of Culture has announced that Burmese-Taiwanese director Midi Z’s film “Ice Poison” will represent Taiwan to vie for Best Foreign Language Film at next year’s Academy Awards. The film, shot in Myanmar, charts the economic despair in the rural and developing parts of the South Asian country. It centers on a poor farmer...Continue reading

Taiwan Talk

Taiwan Talk: Taiwan’s first Literature Award for Migrants wraps up

by Keith Menconi on Sep 9, 2014 • No Comments

Listen Episode Description On this episode, we speak to the organizer of the the Literature Award for Migrants, Chang Cheng, about the competition he organized to help gain exposure for the literary abilities of Taiwan’s Southeast Asian population. The award, which wrapped up last month, invited literary submissions in Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian and Tagalog. During our...Continue reading

Arts & Culture / Entertainment / Lifestyle / Music

St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra to perform in Taipei

by ICRT on Sep 9, 2014 • No Comments

The St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra is set to visit Taiwan for the ninth time in October and will give two concerts in Taipei. Originally known as the “Imperial Music Choir”, the group performed only for the court of Alexander III of Russia. The orchestra will play at the National Concert Hall in Taipei Oct. 11th...Continue reading

ICRT / Wow! Taiwan

Wow! Taiwan: Matsu Tern-Watching Tour

by ICRT on Sep 8, 2014 • No Comments

Come check out the Matsu Islands! Enjoy bird watching, amazing ocean views and historical architecture. In addition to bird-watching excursions, enjoy Beigan’s Mt. Da’ao, Qinbi Village, an amazing ocean view and historical architecture. Listen Photo via Event TaiwanContinue reading

Environment / Innovating Taiwan / News / Technology

Innovating Taiwan: Agricultural Minister Chen Bao-ji

by Kassy Cho on Sep 5, 2014 • No Comments

For the fourth episode of Innovating Taiwan, I spoke with the Minister of Agriculture Chen Bao-ji about the state of Taiwan’s agricultural industry as well as the role of innovation in one of the island’s most traditional industries. Listen Continue reading

Entertainment / Movies

A Crispy Review: Chef

by Crystal Quimby on Sep 5, 2014 • No Comments

**Spoiler Alert!!!** Last night I went to the preview showing of Chef. Truthfully I hadn’t heard anything about the film prior to the screening, so I was a bit worried as to whether or not it would be worth watching. However, I was pleasantly surprised! The story follows Carl Casper (Jon Favreau), a well renowned...Continue reading

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2014 CNEX Taipei Documentary Film Festival

by Crystal Quimby on Sep 5, 2014 • No Comments

Movie goers and documentary aficionados, the CNEX Taipei Documentary Film Festival is coming soon! This year’s theme is titled “Dissolution & Restoration of Love” and many of the films featured show touching stories about hardship and love. Some of the films featured this year are: Alive Inside: A Story of Music & Memory – A...Continue reading

Battle of the Bands / Entertainment / ICRT / Music

ICRT Battle of the Bands Meet the Judges: Zhong Chenhu of Team Ear Music

by Nancy Sun on Sep 4, 2014 • No Comments

Zhong Chenhu, finals judge for ICRT’s Battle of the Bands, knows a thing or two about success in the music biz. Chenhu, or Tiger, graduated from Tamkang University’s Department of Banking and Finance. He founded Team Ear Music studio in 2005, and is currently its general manager. The studio’s core value, is to “give...Continue reading

Battle of the Bands / Entertainment / ICRT / Music

ICRT Prepares to Rock the Station’s Eighth Annual Battle of the Bands

by Kassy Cho on Sep 3, 2014 • No Comments

Six of the island’s best emerging local bands will compete this Saturday at International Community Radio Taipei’s eighth annual Battle of the Bands for the chance to be crowned champion by some of the most influential names in the music industry. The event, held at the Taipei New Horizon between 3 and 7 p.m., showcases...Continue reading

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