A: The timing of the gay-themed musical “The Wedding Banquet” is so special.
B: Exactly! As Taiwan opened to same-sex marriage on May 24, 2019, the shows mark the fifth anniversary of the opening.
A: Have many LGBT couples have gotten married since the legalization?
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B: More than 25,000 LGBT people had gotten married by last year.
A: Other Asian countries should really learn from Taiwan’s good example.
A: 同志音樂劇《囍宴》演出的時間也很特別。
B: 沒錯,台灣自2019年5月24日起開放同婚,剛好滿5週年!
A: 開放後有很多同志伴侶結婚嗎?
B: 至去年止已有超過2.5萬人登記。
A: 其他亞洲國家真該向台灣學習。
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
A: The Taipei Dome Sogo has started partial operation. B: And it’s officially named the “Far Eastern Garden City.” A: At 36,000 ping, it will be the largest shopping mall in Taipei. B: Which part of the shopping mall is in operation? A: Area D of the four areas, including 14 restaurants. A: 大巨蛋Sogo部分區域開始營運了。 B: 聽說大巨蛋Sogo命名為「遠東Garden City」。 A: 對啊,而且面積達3.6萬坪,是台北市最大購物商場! B: 哪些區域開始營業啦? A: 是四大區域中的D區,其中還包括14家美食餐廳。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
A: Apart from the Taipei Dome Sogo, six other shopping malls are set to open soon. B: Among them, the two in Taipei are set to open by the end of the year. A: I know one of them is the Uni-President Group’s “Dream Plaza,” which will house the world’s largest Starbucks Coffee, measuring over 1,000 ping. B: Yup, and the other is the “Nankang Lalaport.” A: The world’s largest Starbucks Coffee sounds cool. Let’s have coffee there when it opens. A: 除了大巨蛋Sogo,聽說還有6家百貨商場將開幕。 B: 其中2家位在台北市,預計年底前就會開幕。 A: 我知道一家是統一集團的「Dream Plaza」,包括佔地千坪全球最大星巴克! B: 沒錯,另一家則是「南港Lalaport」。 A: 全球最大星巴克聽起來好酷,到時候去喝咖啡吧。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張聖恩)
The US Department of Justice filed a major antitrust lawsuit on May 23 seeking to break up an alleged monopoly in the live music industry between concert promoter Live Nation Entertainment and its subsidiary, bookings website Ticketmaster. The lawsuit, filed in a federal court in New York, claims that Live Nation has abused its dominant market position to raise ticket fees, squeeze out competitors and limit choices for fans, venues and artists. “Live Nation relies on unlawful, anticompetitive conduct to exercise its monopolistic control over the live events industry in the United States at the cost of fans, artists, smaller promoters,
In a thrilling basketball match, LeBron James attempts a shot, but it’s blocked by Stephen Curry, prompting gasps from the crowd. Moments later, Curry dribbles past the Lakers defense and sinks an incredible three-pointer, igniting cheers throughout the arena. The game is filled with heart-pounding moments, leaving fans in awe of the outstanding performances by these basketball superstars. There’s no denying that basketball is an intense and energetic game, but have you ever wondered how it came to be? Basketball was invented in 1891 by James Naismith, a gym teacher at the YMCA Training School in Springfield, Massachusetts, US.