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Tracy Chou (actress)
Tracy Chou Tsai-shih (; born 10 January 1983) is a Taiwanese actress. Beginning her modeling career in 2004, Chou made her acting debut in 2006 with the PTS television series ''Merry Me''. She subsequently landed starring roles in several television dramas, including '' Hot Shot'' (2008), '' Bitter Sweet'' (2015), '' The Love Song'' (2016), and '' The World Between Us'' (2019). In 2022, she received a nomination for Best Supporting Actress in a Miniseries or Television Film in the 57th Golden Bell Awards for her triple roles in the HBO Asia series ''Twisted Strings''. Early life and education Chou was born on 10 January 1983 in Taiwan. Her mother is a high school teacher, and her family resided in Taichung. She studied Japanese at Fu Jen Catholic University, graduating with a Bachelor of Arts. While in university, she was discovered by a talent scout and invited to film an advertisement with Jordan Chan. She began working as a model and filming advertisements starting from 200 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Fu Jen Catholic University
Fu Jen Catholic University (FJU, FJCU or Fu Jen; or ) is a private education, private Catholic university in Xinzhuang District, Xinzhuang, New Taipei City, Taiwan. The university was founded in 1925 in Beijing at the request of Pope Pius XI and re-established in Taiwan in 1961 at the request of Pope John XXIII. Fu Jen has consists of twelve colleges and schools, among which are several of Taiwan's first or only academic units in Italian language, information management, info-management, museology, religious studies, philosophy. The campus is served by Fu Jen University Station, Taiwan's first metro station named after a university. Fu Jen is the oldest Catholic and Society of Jesus, Jesuit-affiliated institution of higher education in the Sinophone world, under the direct authority of the Congregation for Catholic Education of the Holy See. It is also a non-state actor of Track II diplomacy in the Holy See–Taiwan relations. Therefore, Fu Jen has #Impact, special importance i ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Lee Kang-sheng
Lee Kang-sheng (; born 21 October 1968) is a Taiwanese actor, film director and screenwriter. He has appeared in all of Tsai Ming-liang's feature films. Lee's directorial efforts include ''The Missing'' in 2003 and '' Help Me Eros'' in 2007. Career Lee was working at an arcade when he was asked by Tsai Ming-liang to act in his TV film ''Boys''. This started a working relationship that has lasted over 30 years; Tsai has said that he would never make another movie without Lee. Awards Lee has received recognition for his acting by winning the Best Actor Award at the 2002 Cinemanila International Film Festival for '' What Time Is It There?'' and getting nominated for a Golden Horse Award in 1994 for '' Vive L'Amour''. Lee won several awards with his directorial debut, ''The Missing''. At the 2004 Rotterdam International Film Festival, he won the KNF Award, the NETPAC Award and the Tiger Award. The film also won the New Currents Award at the 2004 Pusan International Film Festiv ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Johnny Lu
Johnny Lu (, born May 8, 1977) is a Taiwanese-American actor. Life and career Lu was born in Taipei City, Taiwan. His father, , was one of the founding members of the Bamboo Union triad in Taiwan. Lu's parents divorced, and then at the age of eight Lu moved to America, where he spent the rest of his childhood. He later attended University of California in Irvine, California, and earned a Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) in English studies English studies (or simply, English) is an academic discipline taught in primary, secondary, and post-secondary education in English-speaking countries. This is not to be confused with English taught as a foreign language, which is a dis .... After various modeling work, Lu crossed over to acting in 2002, and subsequently had small roles in films such as '' Lost in Time'', '' Fantasia'' and '' Driving Miss Wealthy''. In 2008, he returned to Taiwan and appeared in his first Mandarin-language series, ''Police et vous'', playing the role ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
100 Days (2013 Film)
''100 Days'' (Chinese: 真愛100天) is a 2013 Taiwanese romantic comedy film directed by Henry Chan, marking his second film since ''Gas''. Plot The main character is career-obsessed Bo Dan Wu (played by Johnny Lu), a rising star at a telecom company in Taipei. When he learns the news of his estranged mother's death, he reluctantly returns to his hometown (set in Matsu's picturesque Qinbi Village () to pay his respects. When he arrives, he learns of a tradition which requires him to either marry within 100 days or wait for three years. There is just one catch: Bo Dan does not plan on getting married any time soon. Fortunately, his step-brother Zhen Fong (played by Soda Voyu), decides to marry his long-time fiancé Xiao Wei (played by Tracy Chou) in three days. It turns out that Xiao Wei is actually Bo Dan's childhood sweetheart, and when a typhoon prevents him from leaving the island, the two are forced with the possibility of rekindling their romance. Xiao Wei is forced to cho ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United Daily News
''United Daily News'' (UDN; ) is a newspaper published in Taiwan. It is considered to support the pan-Blue Coalition in its editorials. History UDN was founded in 1951 by Wang Tiwu as a merger of three newspapers, ''Popular Daily'' (全民日報), ''National'' (民族報), and the ''Economic Times'' (經濟時報). The three newspapers formally merged in 1953. The newspaper is owned by Wang Tiwu's daughter, Wang Shaw-lan. UDN is the flagship newspaper of the United Daily News Group which is chaired by Duncan Wang. The evening edition of the paper, the ''United Evening News'', was first published on February 22, 1968. By August 2014, the circulation of ''United Daily News'' had passed 1 million copies. The evening paper shut down after publishing its final issue on June 1, 2020. Editorial stance The ''United Daily News'' has traditionally been close to the conservative wing of the Kuomintang. Before Taiwan democratized, it was an opponent of political reform; in the years sin ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Liberty Times
The ''Liberty Times'' is a national newspaper published in Taiwan. Founded by Lin Rong-San, it is published by the Liberty Times Group. The newspaper was first published on 17 April 1980, as Liberty Daily, before adopting its current name in 1987. In 1999, they launched their English language version, the ''Taipei Times''. It is one of the four most influential newspapers in Taiwan, the other three being the '' Apple Daily'', the '' China Times'', and the '' United Daily News''. While the ''United Daily News'' is regarded as taking an editorial line that supports a Pan-Blue political stance, the ''Liberty Times'' is thought to take a Pan-Green pro-independence political stance. History Early history In 1946, the Three Principles of the People Youth League established a newspaper in Taitung, called ''Taitung Daobao''. Initially on the verge of closure in 1948, it was taken over by Chen Zhen-zong and renamed ''Taitung Xinbao'', becoming the first newspaper in eastern Ta ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Senses Around
''Senses Around'' () is Taiwanese Mandopop artist Yoga Lin's second Mandarin studio album. It was released 30 October 2009 by HIM International Music. A second edition ''Senses Around (Live Collectible Edition)'' (感官/世界 私藏live影音特輯) was released on 18 December 2009 with a bonus DVD containing live footage from Lin's ''Yoga's Trick'' album release concert in Taipei. The tracks "說謊" (Fairy Tale) and "看見什麼吃什麼" (You Are What You Eat) is listed at number 5 and 27 respectively on Hit Fm Taiwan's ''Hit Fm Annual Top 100 Singles Chart'' (Hit-Fm年度百首單曲) for 2009. The track, "說謊" (Fairy Tale) won one of the ''Songs of the Year'' at the 2010 Metro Radio Mandarin Music Awards presented by Hong Kong radio station Metro Info. The album was awarded one of the ''Top 10 Selling Mandarin Albums of the Year'' at the 2009 IFPI Hong Kong Album Sales Awards, presented by the Hong Kong branch of IFPI The International Federation of the Phonograp ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Yoga Lin
Yoga Lin Youjia (; born July 1, 1987) is a Taiwanese people, Taiwanese singer. He was the winner of One Million Star, Season 1, a reality TV singing competition in Taiwan during his study at National Dong Hwa University. During the competition, he once contemplated quitting due to the elimination of his good friend, Eddie Tsai (蔡政霖). However, show producers persuaded him to maintain his composure and regain his determination, attaining five rounds of perfect scores (20 & above) continuously after that – an unbeatable record up to now. After winning first place in Season One, he was signed by HIM International Music along with three fellow contestants, Judy Chou (周定緯), Peter Pan (潘裕文) and Stanly Hsu (許仁杰). They were dubbed the "Four Princes of Superstar Avenue" (星光四少). Before the release of his debut album titled ''Mystery Guest (album), Mystery Guest'' in Taiwan on June 3, 2009, Lin has released two compilation albums and an Idol Drama soundtrack. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rock Records
The Rock Records Co., Ltd. () commonly known as Rock Records (), is a record label based in Taipei, Taiwan. Founded in the 1980s as the Rock Music Publishing (滾石有聲出版社; ) by Tuan Chung-tan and Tuan Chung-i, It is the largest record label in Chinese-speaking world and the second largest independent record label in Asia. Beside its headquarters in Taiwan, it also has locations in Japan, Singapore, Malaysia (acquired SCS in 1995 (Suara Cipta Sempurna, founded in the 1980s), South Korea and the Philippines. Distributors * Avex Group (Japan, former) * Nippon Crown (Japan, former) (until 1997) * Pony Canyon (Japan and South Korea) * Synergy Music / Ivory Music and Video, Ivory Music (Philippines) * Star Records (Philippines, former) (1997-????) Artists Singers * Wakin Chau (周華健) * Yorick Lau (刘洋) * Gary Chaw (曹格) * Ambrose Hui (許紹洋) * MC HotDog * Chang Chen-yue (張震嶽) * Nine Chen (陳零九) * Sun Sheng Xi (孫盛希) * MJ116 Groups * A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Apple Daily
''Apple Daily'' ( zh, t=蘋果日報, j=ping4 gwo2 jat6 bou3) was a Chinese-language newspaper published in Hong Kong from 1995 to 2021. Founded by Jimmy Lai and part of Next Media, ''Apple Daily'' was known for its sensational headlines, paparazzi photographs, and pro-democracy, anti- CCP editorial position''.'' A sister publication of the same name was published in Taiwan under a joint venture between Next Digital and other Taiwanese companies. In a Reuters Institute poll conducted in early 2021, ''Apple Daily'' was the fourth most-used offline source of news in Hong Kong, while its website was the second most-used among online news media in the city. According to a survey conducted by the Chinese University of Hong Kong, ''Apple Daily'' was the third most trusted paid newspaper in 2019. ''Apple Daily''s support of the anti-China movement in Hong Kong made it a subject of advertising boycotts and political pressure. After the controversial Hong Kong national security ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Nownews
EBC News () is a satellite cable news channel operated by Eastern Television in Taiwan. It was a free-to-air studios television launched on 1 January 1990. It also broadcasts content from BBC News. ETTV Asia News ETTV Asia News () is a satellite cable news channel operated by Eastern Television in Southeast Asia. It was a free-to-air studios television launched on 2002. EBC Asia News is 24-hour all-news channel, which they did aired the news (including the news bulletins re-aired during the overnight) but doesn't carried some of the news footage outside Taiwan (such as news from Japanese sources or even, in some cases, live sporting events which they only handled the broadcast for the Taiwanese cable TV). Controversies In April 2023, two EBC News reporters were taken into Chinese custody after filming military drills by the Chinese People's Liberation Army on Pingtan Island. ETTV News America ETTV News America () is a satellite cable news channel operated by Eastern Televisi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
