Always eager to deliver his opinions, but not always in an eloquent manner, TV host Jacky Wu (
The joke was on Wu and prompted him to perfrom three formal apologies to the insulted Muslim community. After eating a slice of humble pie, the paparazzi-hater quickly blamed the media for the debacle. Wu said if the press hadn't made such a fuss over the comment, the whole thing would have blown over. If Wu is as smart as he claims to be, the wisest move for him is probably to keep his poorly judged jests to himself and learn to live in peace with the press.
Taiwan's pride and joy, Lin Chi-ling (
Having gotten cozy with a wealthy corporate man in the past two months, the super-model was left in shock by the dirt dug up by paparazzi about her rumored boyfriend last week. According to the Liberty Times, this very close male friend of hers has been convicted of a white-collar crime and faces a two-year stretch in the clink. The guy in question has divorced the same woman twice and he still maintains "close relations."
Chen was said to have broken into tears after the news dominated the gossip rags, worrying that no man would ever dare to court her again if he had skeletons in his closet.
Hong Kong pop king Leon Lai's (
While the couple spent a cozy night together, the star's angry fans organized an all-night stakeout outside the house, protesting against the affair. But the star, who has arguably already passed the prime of his life, seems unwilling to let his paramour pass him by.
Local it couple Big S and Tsai Tsai (
unusually slow-moving star.
Upset about the media doing too much reading between the lines, Big S' mom said to the paparazzi: "I am also a slow walker. How come you don't report that I am pregnant too?" A point well made.
Producer Hsu Li-kong (徐立功) announced last week his decision to make a sequel of the TV mini-series April Rhapsody (人間四月天), an acclaimed drama about the life of the early 20th century Chinese poet Xu Zhimo (徐志摩). Our king of pop Jay Chou (周杰倫) was among the recommended candidates for the role of Xu Zhimo. However, Hsu discarded the idea, saying Chou was too homely looking for the role. "Chou could play the funny version of the romantic poet if I was to make a comedy," Hsu told the local media.
In the March 9 edition of the Taipei Times a piece by Ninon Godefroy ran with the headine “The quiet, gentle rhythm of Taiwan.” It started with the line “Taiwan is a small, humble place. There is no Eiffel Tower, no pyramids — no singular attraction that draws the world’s attention.” I laughed out loud at that. This was out of no disrespect for the author or the piece, which made some interesting analogies and good points about how both Din Tai Fung’s and Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co’s (TSMC, 台積電) meticulous attention to detail and quality are not quite up to
April 28 to May 4 During the Japanese colonial era, a city’s “first” high school typically served Japanese students, while Taiwanese attended the “second” high school. Only in Taichung was this reversed. That’s because when Taichung First High School opened its doors on May 1, 1915 to serve Taiwanese students who were previously barred from secondary education, it was the only high school in town. Former principal Hideo Azukisawa threatened to quit when the government in 1922 attempted to transfer the “first” designation to a new local high school for Japanese students, leading to this unusual situation. Prior to the Taichung First
Chinese Nationalist Party (KMT) Chairman Eric Chu (朱立倫) hatched a bold plan to charge forward and seize the initiative when he held a protest in front of the Taipei City Prosecutors’ Office. Though risky, because illegal, its success would help tackle at least six problems facing both himself and the KMT. What he did not see coming was Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (將萬安) tripping him up out of the gate. In spite of Chu being the most consequential and successful KMT chairman since the early 2010s — arguably saving the party from financial ruin and restoring its electoral viability —
The Ministry of Education last month proposed a nationwide ban on mobile devices in schools, aiming to curb concerns over student phone addiction. Under the revised regulation, which will take effect in August, teachers and schools will be required to collect mobile devices — including phones, laptops and wearables devices — for safekeeping during school hours, unless they are being used for educational purposes. For Chang Fong-ching (張鳳琴), the ban will have a positive impact. “It’s a good move,” says the professor in the department of
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