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Bai Bai
Pai Ching-I (; born 10 August 1988), also known by her stage name Bai Bai (百白), is a Taiwanese actress best known for her role as Pretty in the horror comedy film ''Treat or Trick'' (2021), which earned her Best Supporting Actress in the 23rd Taipei Film Awards. Early life Bai was born on 10 August 1988 in Taiwan. Her father was a triad member, and she moved her home about twenty times during her childhood to evade his enemies. She attended the National Taiwan University of Arts, where she graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in drama. After graduation, she briefly worked as a substitute teacher before becoming an acting coach at the age of 22. She taught Kent Tsai and Edward Chen, and served as the on-set coach for the 2015 romance film ''Our Times''. Due to a lack of students, Bai intended to end her coaching career and pursue work in a restaurant. However, her father encouraged her to follow her acting dreams, leading her to debut onscreen. Career Bai began her career as ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia. The main geography of Taiwan, island of Taiwan, also known as ''Formosa'', lies between the East China Sea, East and South China Seas in the northwestern Pacific Ocean, with the China, People's Republic of China (PRC) to the northwest, Japan to the northeast, and the Philippines to the south. It has an area of , with mountain ranges dominating the eastern two-thirds and plains in the western third, where its Urbanization by country, highly urbanized population is concentrated. The combined Free area of the Republic of China, territories under ROC control consist of list of islands of Taiwan, 168 islands in total covering . The Taipei–Keelung metropolitan area, largest metropolitan area is formed by Taipei (the capital), New Taipei City, and Keelung. With around 23.9 million inhabitants, Taiwan is among the List of countries and dependencies by population density, most densely populated countries. Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Dead Talents Society
''Dead Talents Society'' () is a 2024 Taiwanese horror comedy film directed and co-written by John Hsu, starring Chen Bolin, Sandrine Pinna, Gingle Wang, Eleven Yao, Bai Bai, and Soso Tseng. Set in a fictional underworld where ghosts can linger in the mortal realm by competing to haunt humans, the film follows a rookie ghost (Wang) as she embarks on a journey to find her own uniqueness under the tutelage of a passionate agent (Chen) and a washed-up diva (Pinna). The film had its world premiere at the 26th Taipei Film Festival on 28 June 2024, and released theatrically on 7 August in Taiwan. Plot Catherine, a renowned underworld diva known for haunting a hotel, is betrayed by her protégé, Jessica, who surpasses her at the Golden Ghost Awards with a series of jump scare videos on the internet, leading to a decline in Catherine's popularity. Four years later, an unnamed rookie ghost discovers that her body is disintegrating, as her piano competition certificate, the token w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hoping
Heping (, Hakka: Fò-phìn) is a county of northeastern Guangdong Province, China, bordering Jiangxi to the north. It is under the administration of Heyuan City. At the 2020 census, its population was around 353,903, with the majority of the residents being Hakka. Language As in the great majority of Heyuan county, Hakka Chinese Hakka ( zh, c=, p=Kèjiāhuà; '' Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: '', zh, c=, p=Kèjiāyǔ; '' Pha̍k-fa-sṳ: '') forms a language group of varieties of Chinese, spoken natively by the Hakka people in parts of Southern China, Taiwan, some diaspora areas ... is spoken, with residents calling their local dialect ''Heping hua''. Climate References County-level divisions of Guangdong Heyuan {{Guangdong-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Public Television Service
Taiwan Public Television Service Foundation (PTS Foundation/Public Television Service Foundation, ), also called Public Television Service (PTS, ), is the first independent public broadcasting institution in Taiwan, which broadcasts the Public Television Service Taiwan. Although first proposed in 1980, it was not until 1984 that the executive-level Government Information Office (GIO), which regulates mass media activities and serves as the government press bureau, attempted to create a separate entity that would produce public interest programs for broadcast on the then-existing three terrestrial networks. Nevertheless, the Executive Yuan (one of Taiwan's five branches of government or ''yuans'', and the one responsible for the GIO) later shifted the responsibility to the preexisting Chinese Public Television Broadcasting Development Fund. It was not until the early 1990s, following the lifting of martial law, that legislative efforts striving to create a public television station ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ming Pao
''Ming Pao'' () is a Chinese-language newspaper published by Media Chinese International in Hong Kong. In the 1990s, ''Ming Pao'' established four overseas branches in North America; each provides independent reporting on local news and collects local advertisements. Currently, of the overseas editions, only the two Canadian editions remain: ''Ming Pao Toronto'' and ''Ming Pao Vancouver''. In a 2022 survey from the Chinese University of Hong Kong sampling 994 local households, ''Ming Pao'' was listed as the second most credible paid newspaper in Hong Kong. History Launch, early days ''Ming Pao'' was first published on 20 May 1959, and was founded by the famous Chinese Wuxia novelist Louis Cha, known better by his pseudonym Jin Yong (金庸), and his friend, Shen Pao Sing (沈寶新). Daisy Li Yuet-Wah won an International Press Freedom Award from the Committee to Protect Journalists for her work with the paper in 1994. Before British Hong Kong's handover to the P ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
South China Morning Post
The ''South China Morning Post'' (''SCMP''), with its Sunday edition, the ''Sunday Morning Post'', is a Hong Kong-based English-language newspaper owned by Alibaba Group. Founded in 1903 by Tse Tsan-tai and Alfred Cunningham, it has remained Hong Kong's newspaper of record since British colonial rule. Editor-in-chief Tammy Tam succeeded Wang Xiangwei in 2016. The ''SCMP'' prints paper editions in Hong Kong and operates an online news website that is blocked in mainland China. The newspaper's circulation has been relatively stable for years—the average daily circulation stood at 100,000 in 2016. In a 2019 survey by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, the ''SCMP'' was regarded relatively as the most credible paid newspaper in Hong Kong. The ''SCMP'' was owned by Rupert Murdoch's News Corporation from 1986 until it was acquired by Malaysian real estate tycoon Robert Kuok in 1993. On 5 April 2016, Alibaba Group acquired the media properties of the SCMP Group, including ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Hello Ghost (2023 Film)
''Hello Ghost'' () is a 2023 Taiwanese comedy film directed by Pei-Ju Hsieh and starring Tseng Jing-hua, Ivy Shao, Lu Yi-ching and Chang Zhang-xing. The film is an official remake of Kim Young-tak's 2010 South Korean film of the same name. Plot Ah Wei (Tseng Jing-hua) is a lonely and despondent young man who repeatedly attempts suicide due to his isolation and misfortunes. After his latest failed attempt, he is hospitalized and begins to see four distinct ghosts: a smoker, an elderly woman, a melancholic woman, and a young boy. These spirits inform Ah Wei that they will only leave him in peace if he helps fulfill their individual last wishes. Reluctantly, Ah Wei agrees and embarks on a series of tasks to satisfy each ghost's request. Throughout this journey, he not only aids the ghosts in finding closure but also discovers a renewed appreciation for life and forms a meaningful connection with a paramedic named Xiao Yin, portrayed by Ivy Shao. The film blends comedy and dra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Marie Claire
''Marie Claire'' (stylized in all lowercase; ) is a French international monthly magazine first published in France in 1937. Since then various editions are published in many countries and languages. The feature editions focus on women around the world and global issues. ''Marie Claire'' magazine also covers health, beauty, fashion, politics, finance, and career topics. History ''Marie Claire'' was founded by Jean Prouvost (1885–1978) and Marcelle Auclair (1899–1983)."Avec Jean Prouvost, Marcelle Auclair fonda « Marie-Claire » magazine féminin inspiré des magazines américains" (p. 319). In: (351 pages). Its first issue appeared in 1937. In 1976, Prouvost retired and his daughter Évelyne took over the magazine and added L'Oréal Group to the company. Brand owner Groupe Marie Claire also owned '' La Revue du vin de France'', a wine magazine after the company acquired it in 2004. Lagardère sold its 42% stake in Groupe Marie Claire back to Prouvost family i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Miss Shampoo
''Miss Shampoo'' () is a 2023 Taiwanese romantic comedy film directed and written by Giddens Ko. Marking his fourth feature, the film was adapted from Ko's 2010 novel '. It stars Vivian Sung, Daniel Hong, Kai Ko, Emerson Tsai, and Ying Wei-min, and centers on a Triad (organized crime), triad boss (Hong) who falls in love with a hairstylist (Sung) after she saves him from an assassination attempt. Giddens Ko originally pitched to adapt ''Precisely Out of Control'' into a feature film for 21st Century Fox, the proposal was scrapped due to Acquisition of 21st Century Fox by Disney, the company's acquisition. Ko revived the project while producing ''Bad Education (2022 film), Bad Education'' (2022), choosing to adapt only the fourth chapter of the novel with Machi Xcelsior Studios, following their collaboration on ''Till We Meet Again (2021 film), Till We Meet Again'' (2021). Principal photography took place from August to October 2022 in Taipei, Taoyuan, Taiwan, Taoyuan, and New Tai ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sing Tao News Corporation
Sing Tao News Corporation Limited (Sing Tao) is a Hong Kong media company, incorporated in Bermuda. It was formerly called Global China Group Holdings Limited. History The Group, which is listed on the Stock Exchange of Hong Kong, was founded in 1996, under the name Perfect Treasure Holdings Limited and would go on to acquire and take on the name of the much older Sing Tao newspaper. Perfect Treasure was acquired by Charles Ho and renamed to Global China Technology Group Limited in mid-2000. The following January, Global China Technology Group acquired a 51.36% majority holding in Sing Tao Holdings from private equity fund Lazard Asia and Ho became executive chairman of both Global China Technology Group and Sing Tao Holdings. In 2002, Sing Tao Holdings was fully acquired by GCT. The company was then renamed again, from Global China Technology Group to Global China Group Holdings Limited, on 4 October 2002. At this time its business interests included the distribution of Niko ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
China Times
The ''China Times'' (, abbr. ) is a daily Chinese-language newspaper published in Taiwan and one of the most widely circulated newspapers in Taiwan. Founded in 1950, the China Times Group was acquired by food and media conglomerate Want Want, which also owns TV stations CTV and CTiTV. The paper is generally perceived by the Taiwanese general public to be supportive of the pan-Blue coalition, which consists of the Kuomintang and allied political groups—while also facing allegations that it supports the political priorities of the Chinese Communist Party (CCP). History The ''China Times'' was founded in February 1950 under the name ''Credit News'' (), and focused mainly on price indices. The name changed on January 1, 1960, to ''Credit Newspaper'' (), a daily with comprehensive news coverage. Color printing was introduced on March 29, 1968, the first newspaper in Asia to make the move. On September 1, 1968, the name changed once again to ''China Times'', presently based in the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Village Of No Return
''The Village of No Return'' ( zh, 健忘村) is a 2017 Taiwanese-Chinese action comedy film directed by Chen Yu-hsun, starring Shu Qi, Wang Qianyuan, Joseph Chang, Eric Tsang and Tony Yang. It was released on 26 January 2017 in Taiwan and on 28 January 2017 in China. Plot It is an unusual day for the remote and isolated Desire Village. A mysterious Taoist priest brings a magical equipment that can erase one's memory. Since then, all the villagers have forgotten their past, living "happily ever after", while the dangerous plot behind their back is just about to be. Boycott Chinese netizens campaigned to boycott the film, stating that director Chen Yu-Hsun was sympathetic towards the Sunflower Movement. Cast *Shu Qi as Autumn * Wang Qianyuan as Fortune Tien * Joseph Chang as Master Wan * Lin Mei-hsiu as Dark Cloud *Eric Tsang as Rock Peeler *Tony Yang as Dean Wang *Ku Pao-ming as Chief *Cheng Yu-chieh as Autumn's father * Ying Wei-min as Villain *Hsu Chieh-hui as Gold ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
