Dec
06

China – Taiwanese tear-jerker wins Golden Horse award in China – BBC Entertainment

Taiwanese tear-jerker wins Golden Horse award in China – BBC Entertainment
No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti picked up four of the top awards No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti, a film by Taiwan director Leon Dai, has won best feature at the Golden Horse Film Awards, regarded as China’s Oscars. The real-life drama about a suicidal single father

Opposition scores gains in Taiwan local elections – Daily Herald
Nationalist Party Chairman and Taiwanse President Ma Ying-jeou cheers during a campaign rally, Friday, Dec. 4, in Hsinchu city, northern Taiwan. Taiwan’s pro-independence opposition Democratic Progressive Party is hoping to claw its way back from the

Taiwan’s Ma may slow China policy: analysts – France 24
Supporters of Taiwan’s main opposition Democratic Progressive Party chant slogans opposing the island’s President Ma Ying-jeou during electioneering in the north-east of Taiwan on December 4. Ma may slow down an aggressive push for improved ties with

A list of winners at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards – WTVF
BANCIAO, Taiwan (AP) – A list of winners in the major categories at Taiwan’s Golden Horse Awards, announced Saturday night in Banciao: Best feature film: “No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti” Best director: Leon Dai, “No Puedo Vivir Sin Ti” Best film editing

Opposition scores gains in Taiwanese local elections – CJAD
TAIPEI, Taiwan – Taiwan’s pro-independence opposition put in a strong showing in local elections, clawing its way back to respectability after two crushing defeats. With all votes counted in Saturday’s elections, the opposition Democratic Progressive

Animated Tiger Woods video may be peek at future of un-journalism – Denver Post
Welcome to the world of maybe journalism a best guess at the news as it might have been, rendered as a video game and built on a bed of pure surmise. A computer-generated “news report” of the Tiger Woods SUV crash complete with a robotic

Opposition Scores Gains In Taiwanese Poll – CBS News
(AP) TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) – Taiwan’s pro-independence opposition put in a strong showing in local elections Saturday, clawing its way back to respectability after two crushing defeats. With almost all the votes counted, the opposition Democratic

This week’s news quiz (12-6) – Detroit Free Press
A) Cocktail waitresses. B) Reality show stars. A) A Taiwanese computer-generated version of the incident subscribes to the theory Elin was chasing his SUV with that golf club. B) He was texting somebody. C) He swerved to avoid David Feherty on