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Taiwanese American contestant wins Miss Asia USA

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese American Tiffany Chang was crowned the 35th Miss Asia USA at the Redondo Beach Performing Arts Center in California on Saturday (Nov. 18). Chang, 20, is a sec...

US commends Taiwan's democratic process ahead of presidential election

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The U.S. is committed to Taiwan's democratic processes and its free and fair elections, American Institute in Taiwan Chair Laura Rosenberger said on Saturday (Nov. 11)...

Taiwanese American model says face modified with AI to look white

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Taiwanese American model is accusing a fashion designer of uploading a runway photo altered with AI to whitewash her appearance. Shereen Wu, a 21-year-old fashion mod...

Sundance Film Festival arrives in Taipei with star-studded cast

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Sundance Film Festival comes to Taiwan on Friday (Aug. 18) for a weekend of programming including feature films, a short film competition, and seminars for aspiring filmma...

Taiwan host Melody's ex-husband sues over NT$100 million in real estate lost in divorce agreement

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The ex-husband of Taiwanese-American actress, singer, and talk show host Liu Kung-hsien (劉恭顯) on Wednesday (July 19) reportedly filed suit against Liu for allegedly forcin...

Taiwan singer Christine Fan cancels concert amid husband Blackie Chen scandal

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese-American singer Christine Fan (范瑋琪) has canceled her concert scheduled for September in Taipei City following the sexual harassment allegations against her husba...

Taiwanese-American actress Melody Liu announces divorce

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese-American actress, singer, and talk show host Liu Kung-hsien (劉恭顯), who goes by the stage name Melody (殷悅), on Friday (July 7) said she had divorced after 17 year...

Wang Leehom's divorce from Taiwanese wife granted by New York court

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A New York court has approved the divorce between Taiwanese-American singer Wang Leehom (王力宏) and his former Taiwanese wife Lee Jinglei (李靚蕾) with Wang ordered to cover Le...

Taiwan's AI godfather, Nvidia CEO draws massive crowds at Computex

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwan’s “godfather of AI” Jensen Huang (黃仁勳) delivered the keynote speech at the technology exhibition Computex on Monday (May 29) announcing a range of...

Taiwan’s Ghost Island Media cooks up food podcast with AIT

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Taiwanese podcasting company Ghost Island Media and the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) held a launch event on Friday (May 26) for a new podcast collaboration focused o...

Cultural Kaleidoscope: Perspectives of a Taiwanese in America

Picture this: Imagine a young Taiwanese individual bidding farewell to their loved ones and embarking on an exciting adventure to the land of dreams and opportunities. This journey represents a kaleid...

List of White Terror victims revised upward to nearly 19,000

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — The number of people executed, wrongfully imprisoned, or persecuted by the state during Taiwan’s nearly 40-year period of martial law will be updated from 8,088 to 1...

Photo of the Day: 9 Taiwan landscapes

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — Photos of the landscapes of nine different locations across Taiwan taken between 2017 and 2020 went viral on social media last week. The photographer, Maxwell Chu, a 27...

Photo of the Day: BBQ chest surgery ad spotted in Taiwan

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — This bizarre advertisement for a chest surgery workshop featuring succulent baby back ribs slathered with sauce has gone viral in Taiwan. On Friday (March 3), Twitter u...

President Tsai Ing-wen reportedly visiting US in August

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) is reportedly set to visit the U.S. in August, according to Sankei Shimbun. The Japanese newspaper cited several Taiwanese officials as say...