• 11/25/2024

Golden Horse Awards: Chinese docudrama about COVID-19 lockdowns wins best narrative feature

Taipei, Nov. 24 (CNA) “An Unfinished Film” (一部未完成的電影), a docudrama about COVID-19 lockdowns, triumphed over strong competitors to clinch the high-profile Golden Horse Award for Best Narrative Feature on Saturday. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202411240003

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Taiwan enters Premier12 final against Japan despite Saturday loss

Taipei, Nov. 24 (CNA) Taiwan will challenge World Baseball Softball Confederation (WBSC) Premier12 defending champion Japan on Sunday, despite losing against them 9-6 on Saturday. https://focustaiwan.tw/sports/202411240002

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Golden Horse Awards: Hong Kong’s Chung Suet Ying crowned best actress

Taipei, Nov. 23 (CNA) Hong Kong actress Chung Suet Ying (鍾雪瑩) was crowned best leading actress at the 61st Golden Horse Awards (GHA) ceremony on Saturday for her role in the drama “The Way We Talk” (看我今天怎麼說), a film about the love, friendship and struggles of deaf people. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202411240001

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Golden Horse Awards: Chinese actor grabs best actor for gay and lesbian satire

Taipei, Nov. 23 (CNA) Chinese actor Zhang Zhiyong (張志勇) on Saturday bagged the Golden Horse Best Leading Actor trophy for his performance in “Bel Ami” (漂亮朋友), a satire about gay and lesbian communities. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202411230012

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Golden Horse Awards: Legendary actress, cinematographer receive lifetime achievement awards

Taipei, Nov. 23 (CNA) Legendary actress Cheng Pei-pei (鄭佩佩), known as the “queen of martial arts films” in Chinese-language cinema, and cinematographer Lin Wen-chin (林文錦), a local pioneer in Taiwanese-language cinema, received lifetime achievement awards at the 61st Golden Horse Awards on Saturday. https://focustaiwan.tw/culture/202411230011

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Son of jailed ex-CCP official Bo Xilai marries Taiwanese woman

Taipei, Nov. 23 (CNA) A wedding banquet was held in Hsinchu County on Saturday evening for Bo Guagua (薄瓜瓜), one of the sons of former prominent Chinese Communist Party (CCP) figure Bo Xilai (薄熙來), and his Taiwanese wife. https://focustaiwan.tw/cross-strait/202411230010

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Premier asks new minister to revamp labor policy

Taipei, Nov. 23 (CNA) Premier Cho Jung-tai (卓榮泰) on Saturday urged newly appointed Hung Sun-han (洪申翰) to devise a comprehensive labor policy following the suicide of a Ministry of Labor (MOL) employee. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202411230009

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3 dead, 2 injured in car accident in Yilan County

Taipei, Nov. 23 (CNA) A fatal collision between a tractor-trailer and an SUV in Yilan County early Saturday morning has caused three deaths and two injuries. https://focustaiwan.tw/society/202411230007

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With TSMC, U.S. forecast to become No. 2 in advanced IC production in 2027

Taipei, Nov. 23 (CNA) With Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) pouring large funds into the U.S. state of Arizona, the United States is expected to see an improvement in its status to become the second largest maker of advanced semiconductor processes in 2027, according to Taipei-based market information TrendForce Corp. https://focustaiwan.tw/business/202411230006

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Congressmen urge Blinken not to impose conditions on Lai’s potential U.S. stopover

Washington, Nov. 22 (CNA) Five Republican members of the United States House of Representatives have called on Secretary of State Antony Blinken to not impose conditions on Taiwan President Lai Ching-te (賴清德) should he make a stopover in the U.S. territory during his trip to the South Pacific. https://focustaiwan.tw/politics/202411230005

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