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

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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Innovating Taiwan: Alcatel-Lucent's Johan Asplund on the Future of the Internet
Business / Innovating Taiwan / News / Technology

Innovating Taiwan: Alcatel-Lucent’s Johan Asplund on the Future of the Internet

by Kassy Cho on Aug 13, 2014 • No Comments
With the advent of 4G in Taiwan, there has been a lot of buzz surrounding mobile internet. To discuss what this means for Taiwan and what the future of on-the-go connectivity looks like, I spoke with Alcatel-Lucent Taiwan’s Chief Technology Officer Johan Asplund. Listen  Continue reading
Behind the Radio: Wow! Taiwan
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Behind the Radio: Wow! Taiwan

by Crystal Quimby on Aug 13, 2014 • No Comments
Here at ICRT we make a lot of our own content. The production team is made up of four awesome people. Well, maybe I’m not that awesome, but the rest are! As some of you know, I’m the English copywriter and that means I write a lot of the English commercials and special programs. As...Continue reading
Legendary Hollywood Icon Lauren Bacall Dies at Age 89
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Legendary Hollywood Icon Lauren Bacall Dies at Age 89

by ICRT on Aug 13, 2014 • No Comments
  #3227374 / gettyimages.com Award-winning actress Lauren Bacall has died at the age of 89. The actress and Humphrey Bogart’s partner off and on the screen died Tuesday in New York. The sultry-voiced Bacall became famous with her first movie scene, opposite Bogart in 1944’s To Have and Have Not. Bacall went on to appear...Continue reading
French Director Luc Besson and Wife to Promote Lucy in Taiwan
Arts & Culture / Entertainment / Lifestyle / Local / Movies / News

French Director Luc Besson and Wife to Promote Lucy in Taiwan

by ICRT on Aug 13, 2014 • No Comments
  #491792387 / gettyimages.com French Director Luc Besson and his producer wife Virginie Silla will arrive in Taiwan Sunday to promote Besson’s new action thriller “Lucy“, parts of which were shot in Taipei. The French couple will attend the film’s premiere at Vieshow Imax Cinemas in Taipei the following day. Taipei Mayor Hau Lung-pin, and...Continue reading
Academy Award Winning Actor-Comedian Robin Williams Found Dead at Home
Entertainment / Movies / News

Academy Award Winning Actor-Comedian Robin Williams Found Dead at Home

by ICRT on Aug 12, 2014 • No Comments
  #453496446 / gettyimages.com Actor-comedian Robin Williams was found dead Monday at his home in Northern California from an apparent suicide. The 63-year-old was famed for his manic energy in comedic roles such as “Mrs. Doubtfire”, and for more nuanced portrayals such as his empathetic therapist in “Good Will Hunting”, for which the actor won...Continue reading
ICRT Battle of the Bands Meet the Judges: RayKai Chen of 1976
Battle of the Bands / Entertainment / ICRT / Music

ICRT Battle of the Bands Meet the Judges: RayKai Chen of 1976

by Kassy Cho on Aug 11, 2014 • No Comments
Although fame had come early and easily to RayKai Chen, the lead singer of 1976 does not attribute his success to skill. Nor does he believe it has anything to do with determination or courage. It’s luck, he says. In the more than a decade that he has been in the industry, Chen has witnessed...Continue reading
ICRT Battle of the Bands Meet the Judges: Lin Hui-bin, Wonder Music Executive Manager
Battle of the Bands / Entertainment / ICRT / Music

ICRT Battle of the Bands Meet the Judges: Lin Hui-bin, Wonder Music Executive Manager

by Jane Lee on Aug 11, 2014 • No Comments
Lin Hui-bin, an all-around pop music professional, now holds the position of Executive Manager at Wonder Music, a studio that cultivates and promote independent bands. So far at least three bands have flourished under his tutelage:  Won Fu, Tizzy Bac and Totem, an aboriginal group. What are the most important elements that he’d be looking for...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Michael Cannings on Taiwan Focused e-Publisher Camphor Press
Arts & Culture / Taiwan Talk

Taiwan Talk: Michael Cannings on Taiwan Focused e-Publisher Camphor Press

by Keith Menconi on Aug 11, 2014 • No Comments
Listen Episode Description On this episode of Taiwan Talk we speak to one of the co- founders of Camphor Press, a new digital publishing house based in Taipei that specializes on English Language books about Taiwan and it’s surroundings. The publisher was launched earlier this year, but it’s already built up a collection of non-fiction...Continue reading
Wow! Taiwan: Taiwan Culinary Exhibition
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Wow! Taiwan: Taiwan Culinary Exhibition

by ICRT on Aug 11, 2014 • No Comments
The Taiwan International Culinary Exhibition is Taiwan’s biggest food festival. It runs from August 15th through 18th at the Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1. Listen  Continue reading
Celine Dion to Perform in Taiwan in October
Entertainment / Local / Music / News

Celine Dion to Perform in Taiwan in October

by ICRT on Aug 11, 2014 • No Comments
  #453908535 / gettyimages.com It has been confirmed that Canadian singer Celine Dion will perform her first concert in Taiwan on October 29th. According to Guang Hong Arts, Taiwan will be the first stop during the five-time Grammy Award-winning singer and 12-time World Music Award-winner’s performance tour in Asia. The landmark show will take place...Continue reading
Japanese Voice Actors Greet Fans at Taipei 2014 Comic Exhibition
Arts & Culture / Lifestyle / Local / News

Japanese Voice Actors Greet Fans at Taipei 2014 Comic Exhibition

by ICRT on Aug 11, 2014 • No Comments
Japanese voice actor Yuki Kaji met fans at the Taipei 2014 Comic Exhibition, for an autograph session for the popular anime series “Attack on Titan.” Kaji, who was the voice for the series’ protagonist, drew screams from over 500 fans at the Taipei World Trade Center. The anime series “Attack on Titan” was adapted from...Continue reading
Review: Hercules
Entertainment / Movies

Review: Hercules

by Eric Gau on Aug 10, 2014 • No Comments
My summer of big-budget action movies continues with Hercules! The title character is played by Dwayne “The Rock” Johnson, my favorite wrestler-turned-actor. Hercules features the titular demigod, but features a cast of other Greek worthies, though it’s hard to really say anything about them without going into spoiler-territory. The trailers that I’ve seen have done...Continue reading

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