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Business
‘Avatar: The Last Airbender’ producer Dan Lin named Netflix’s top movie boss
Netflix announced on Wednesday that Dan Lin, founder of Rideback Productions, will serve as the next chairman of the company’s film di...
Michelle De Pacina
Music
Watch: Taiwanese rapper Shou struggles to perform as fans throw their bras at him
Taiwanese rapper Shou was visibly caught off guard after multiple fans threw their bras at him at a recent concert. What happened: Shou, who...
Bryan Ke
Crime
Taiwanese woman suffers severe burns after being doused with hot soup over $652 debt
A woman suffered severe burns after two people assaulted her at a karaoke lounge in Taiwan and poured scalding soup on her. The incident rep...
Entertainment
Taiwanese TV host Jacky Wu says he was paid $115,000 for 2 photos at a wedding
Taiwanese TV host Jacky Wu recently revealed that a wealthy Chinese couple once paid $115,000 for him to appear at their extravagant wedding...
Sports
‘MVP’ Jeremy Lin ties P. League assists record in Taiwan debut, breaks team’s losing streak
Former NBA player Jeremy Lin made his Kaohsiung 17Live Steelers debut with an outstanding performance that helped his new team break its fou...
‘King of Mandopop’ Jay Chou slammed by Singaporean concertgoers for ‘poor vocals’
Fans who attended Taiwanese singer-songwriter Jay Chou’s recent concert in Singapore are now criticizing him online. Chou, also known as the...
News
First Taiwanese combatant dies in Russia-Ukraine war
Tseng Sheng-Kung, a 25-year-old volunteer, is the first Taiwanese soldier to die in combat in Ukraine. A volunteer soldier from Ji’an Town...
Iris Jung
Film & TV
Netflix announces new Chinese-language films, shows
Netflix has announced a new slate of Chinese-language films and series from Taiwan and Hong Kong for local and worldwide subscribers. The ...
Canada
Taiwanese Canadian Mountie fatally stabbed by homeless man while on duty in Vancouver
Const. Shaelyn Yang, a 31-year-old member of the Royal Canadian Mounted Police, was fatally stabbed while on duty by a homeless man during ...
Food
Taiwan couple feeds all their wedding guests with $800 worth of Costco food
A Taiwanese couple went viral on Facebook for filling their wedding banquet solely with Costco food. The bride posted photos of their wedd...
China
Taiwanese boy banned from Douyin for calling Chinese President Xi Jinping a ‘fatty’
In an interview with the YouTube channel 486 Street Polls, a Taiwanese boy revealed that he was banned from Douyin for calling Chinese Pres...
Rebecca Moon
‘Somebody made a mistake’: Details on fatal police shooting of man inside his NJ home are released
The New Jersey Office of the Attorney General has revealed details about the shooting and killing of an Asian man inside his home in Hillsbo...
Katherine Tai Confirmed as the First Asian American U.S. Trade Negotiator
Taiwanese American attorney Katherine Tai was recently sworn in as the 19th United States Trade Representative. Tai, 47, became both the fir...
Editorial Staff
Fashion
Vans Releases Sneakers Inspired By Milk Tea in Taiwan
If you are a “bobaddict,” then you will love these milk tea inspired shoes by Vans, the latest addition to their Old Skool line....
Kimberly Nguyen
63-Year-Old Actress Chen Meifen is Being Called ‘Taiwan’s Hottest Auntie’
A popular actress in Taiwan has won hearts online for her age-defying beauty at age 63, proving yet again that “Asian don’t rais...
Ryan General
Man With Terminal Cancer Writes 19 Letters For His 1-Year-Old Daughter Before He Dies
A Taiwanese man who succumbed to liver cancer in 2006 is posthumously touching people’s hearts as advanced birthday letters for his young da...
Carl Samson
Man Buys Coffee at 7-Eleven Everyday Because He’s Crushing on the Cashier, Gets Diabetes
A Taiwanese man was diagnosed with diabetes after buying coffee every day at a nearby 7-Eleven because he has a crush on a female employee. ...
Uncategorized
McDonald’s Sparks Fury in China Over Ad Allegedly Supporting Taiwanese Independence
McDonald’s Taiwan has sparked outrage on Chinese social media over a new ad that allegedly supports Taiwanese independence. The ad, which pr...
Asia
Donations Pour in For Taiwanese Man Who Fell Asleep and Crashed Into 3 Ferraris
A Taiwanese man who crashed into three Ferraris has received overwhelming support from the public after he was told to pay 12 million Taiwan...
Ellen DeGeneres Slammed for Being ‘Rude’, ‘Insensitive’ Toward Taiwanese Ukulele Prodigy
Ellen DeGeneres is receiving criticism over her conversation with an 11-year-old ukulele prodigy from Taiwan. Feng E, who’s been playing the...
Vanness Wu Divorces Wife Over Extreme Party Lifestyle, Lack of Support
Taiwanese star Vanness Wu and Singaporean socialite Arissa Cheo ended their five-year marriage in a divorce that was recently finalized. Wu,...
Taiwanese Exchange Student Who Plotted a School Shooting as a ‘Joke’ to be Deported
The Taiwanese exchange student who was accused of plotting a mass shooting at his high school in Pennsylvania is set to be deported after be...
For The First Time in 150 Years, Taiwanese Student Gives Graduation Speech at UC Berkeley
A bioengineering student from Taiwan became the first Taiwanese citizen to give a graduation speech at the University of California at Berke...
Taiwanese Man Complained of Autopilot Problems Before Dying in Tesla Model X Crash
A new update in the investigation of a fatal car crash involving a Tesla Model X in Mountain View, California, revealed that the vehicle was...
MMA Fighter Who ‘Secretly’ Films Sex With Asian Women Now Back on Pornhub Selling Videos
Last month, American MMA figure Jaymes Schulte was outed on Taiwanese social media for his behavior towards women during his travels in Asia...
Taiwanese-Australian Go Player Takes 2nd Place in Tournament, 1st in Netizens’ Hearts
Taiwanese-Australian Joanne Missingham finished in second place at the inaugural Senko Cup World Go Women’s Championship in Tokyo, Japan, on...
Khier Casino
Taiwanese Model Could Face 7 Years in Jail for Public Breast Groping Videos in Hong Kong
A busty Taiwanese model identified as Yui Yui could face jail time after a video showing her letting a man grope her breasts in public in Ho...
One of Most Famous Chinese Singers in History Was Also Banned in China
Google Doodle commemorated the birthday of the late Taiwanese pop singer Teresa Teng — a cultural icon beloved by many Chinese people around...
10,000 Exotic Birds Die After San Diego Fire Burns Taiwanese-American Family’s Aviary
A Taiwanese-American family is in shock after the wildfire that devastated northern San Diego completely burned down their property includin...
Politics
Once Homeless Harvard Student Could Become Cambridge’s Youngest Council Member
Meet Nadya Okamoto — a badass 19-year-old sophomore currently attending Harvard College in Cambridge, Massachusetts. Okamoto was only a fres...
Taiwanese Cosplayer Accuses Chinese Online Shop for Using Her Image Without Approval
Marceline Liu, a Taiwanese gamer, cosplayer and airsoft hobbyist, is looking to sue Chinese online store Taobao after it used her as a model...
Taiwanese News Anchor Refuses to Pay $7 to Salon in Thailand Over ‘Cultural Difference’
A Taiwanese news anchor got into a scuffle with a salon owner in Thailand not just because of poor service, but also due to their cultural d...
Kyle Encina
Taiwanese Man Caught at Airport in Vietnam Carrying 79 Handguns and NATO Uniforms
Airport authorities in Vietnam apprehended a Taiwanese man who tried to board a plane while carrying multiple military weapons. Currently d...
Taiwanese Businessman Pays $13 Million Prison Bail in Cash After 90 Minutes
It took just an hour and a half for a Taiwanese tycoon Ho Show-Chung to come up with 400 million New Taiwan Dollars ($13 million) for his ba...
Badass Taiwanese Granny Becomes Instagram Famous With Her Streetwear Swag
An 88-year-old Taiwanese woman is making waves in social media thanks to her timeless killer style. Her name is Moon Lin, and she’s got at l...
Taiwanese Student Earns Over $6,000 a Month Farming Cockroaches
A Taiwanese university student started farming cockroaches as pet food which he now turns into a thriving business that makes thousands of d...
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