Joy English School is a school franchise with over 450 schools in Taiwan, China, and Japan.
Established by Sam Chen and Peggy Huang in 1981, it is one of the oldest and largest chains of English cram schools on the island of Taiwan. Joy English publishes its own materials to accommodate the needs of kindergarten, elementary, and high school students, as well as students taking the TOEIC.
Joy English has been selected by public and private elementary and junior high schools throughout Taiwan to develop textbooks that are approved by the Ministry of Education.
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Yen Chia-kan, also known as C. K. Yen, was a Kuomintang politician. He succeeded Chiang Kai-shek as President of the Republic of China on 5 April 1975, being sworn in on 6 April 1975, and served out the remainder of Chiang's term until 20 May 1978.
Tunghai University is the oldest private university in Taiwan, established in 1955. It was founded by the United Board for Christian Higher Education in Asia (UBCHEA). It is located in Xitun District, Taichung, Taiwan. According to Times Higher Education's Impact Rankings 2020, the university is rated as the most impactful private university in Taiwan and third in the country.
Yida Huang is a Singaporean singer and songwriter. The real capitalization of his name is Yida Huang, as the previous form of "YiDA" was used as a logo by Sony Music Taiwan. He has since stopped using the "YiDA" name form once his contract with Sony Music Taiwan ended. He has released four major albums with Sony Taiwan. His song "Chou Nan Ren" (Jerk) was the opening theme for the Taiwanese drama Devil Beside You. Another song of his, "Set Me Free", was the theme song for the Chinese version of the movie Stealth. He graduated from the Lee Wei Song School of Music.
Christine Fan, better known by her stage name FanFan or her Chinese name Fan Wei-chi, is a Taiwanese-American singer-songwriter, TV presenter, record producer, actress, author and philanthropist. She sings mostly in Mandarin, but has also recorded in English. A popular singer, she has 3 million followers on Facebook and over 47 million fans on the Chinese portal Sina Weibo. She speaks Mandarin fluently and has some working knowledge of English.
Rene Liu Ruo-ying is a Taiwanese singer-songwriter, actress, director and writer. In the Sinophone world, Liu is widely known by her affectionate nickname "Milk Tea". Her music often focuses on love stories and has built an image around herself as a single woman. She is known for her mature, professional, urbane, single woman persona.
Love Exercise is the first cover album of Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on October 31, 2008, by Gold Typhoon. It contains Tsai's covers of ten classic English songs, and it released simultaneously with her book publication under the same title to teach English learners the method of learning English words and expressions through listening to the ten songs. Tsai collaborated with various producers on the album, including Daniel Bi, Paul Lee, Paula Ma, Adia, Jim Lee, and Peter Lee. The album was scheduled to be released on March 7, 2008, but it was forced to be postponed due to the personnel change in her record label and the withdrawal from the entire Asian market of EMI in the same year.
Jack C.K. Teng, was a Chinese educator, writer, politician, diplomat and Olympic pioneer. He is best known as the Chairman of the Chinese National Olympic Committee during the 1960 Summer Olympics, the first time a Chinese athlete won an Olympic medal.
Janet Hsieh (Chinese: 謝怡芬; pinyin: Xiè Yí Fēn; Wade–Giles: Hsieh4 I2 Fen1; Pe̍h-ōe-jī: siā î hun; January 20, 1980) is a Taiwanese-American television personality, violinist, author, and model based in Taipei, Taiwan. She is the host of the Discovery Travel and Living Channel's long-running series Fun Taiwan. The program is currently in its 13th season and has expanded to include Fun Asia and Fun Taiwan Challenge. She has been nominated four times for the Taiwanese Golden Bell Awards as Best Host of a Travel Program, and once for Best Host of a Variety Program.
Wu Qing-feng, also known as Greeny, is a Taiwanese singer-song writer, composer, arranger, and lyricist. Born in Taipei, he is a founding member and the lead vocalist of Oaeen (Sodagreen) and is the major composer and lyricist of the band. Aside from producing the music for the band, he also writes songs for numerous Mandarin singers. Having nominated at the Golden Melody Award, Global Chinese Golden Chart and so on, he has won several music awards, including the 18th Golden Melody Award for Best Composer in 2007 and the 27th Golden Melody Award for Best Lyricist in 2016. Qing-Feng Wu started to go solo in 2018 to perform and release his works. In 2019, he released his debut solo studio album Spaceman, for which he was nominated in several categories at the 31st Golden Melody Award and won the 31st Golden Melody Award for Best Male Mandarin Singer. In 2021, he was, again, nominated for the Best Male Mandarin Singer for his second solo album Folio Vol.1：One and One.
National Dong Hwa University is a national research university located in Hualien, Taiwan. Established in 1994, NDHU is widely considered as a high potential research university and the most prestigious university in Eastern Taiwan by Liberty Times, THE, QS, US News. The university offers a wide range of disciplines, including the sciences, engineering, computer science, environmental studies, law, arts, design, humanities, social sciences, education sciences, marine science, music, and business.
Hsieh Che-ching is a Taiwanese cultural/art history expert, broadcaster and travel writer.
Play is the thirteenth studio album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on November 15, 2014, by Warner Music Taiwan. Tiger Chung, Starr Chen, Andrew Chen, and JJ Lin handled its production with a variety of collaborators including Cheer Chen, Alex Ni, Wyman Wong, and William Wei. It melds dancehall with bubblegum pop, breathtaking love songs with hilariously catty weirdness and euphorically catchy melodies with propulsive rhythms.
Quintessence is a Michelin 3-star Japanese French fusion restaurant in Shinagawa, Japan. It is difficult to reserve a table in the restaurant and has been listed as among the 50 best restaurants in Asia by CNN.
Literary Day is observed annually on May 4 in Taiwan, in honor of the May Fourth Movement. It was first celebrated on this day in 1945, and its establishment was affected by the dispute over whether the Kuomintang or the Communist Party was the legitimate successor to the May Fourth Movement, disagreements about how to interpret the movement, and other cultural struggles.
Youth Day is a holiday celebrated annually on May 4 in the People's Republic of China, in honor of young people age 14 and older. It was established to commemorate the 1919 May Fourth Movement.
Yang Chia-hsien is a contemporary Taiwanese writer, poet, essayist, and literary critic. She is also an assistant professor of Department of Chinese Literature at the National Tsing Hua University. Yang sees Lu Xun, Zhang Ai-ling and Yang Mu as the influences of her writings. Yang is regarded as an iconic poet of the cyber-age. Her works, including The Civilization of Holding One’s Breath and Sea Breeze and Sparks, are described as incorporating classical concepts and modern perceptions. Yang was also the youngest poet to be included in the Comprehensive Anthology of Contemporary Chinese Literature in Taiwan(Vol. 2), and the youngest entrant of the Thirty Years of Elite Taiwan Literature: Thirty New Poets.
Myself World Tour is the sixth live album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on 19 October 2013, by Warner Music Taiwan. Tsai embarked on the Myself World Tour for promotion of her eleventh studio album Myself (2010). The album was recorded at Taipei Arena during the Taipei dates of the tour on December 22–23, 2012. Tsai's pervious record labels Universal, Sony, and Capitol authorized an array of copyrighted tracks being included on the album, and it was the most completed live album of her career to this date.
Panay is a 2015 feature film directed by Taiwanese director Cheng Yu-Chieh and Lekal Sumi Cilangasan. It is inspired by a true story.
Play World Tour is the seventh live album by Taiwanese singer Jolin Tsai. It was released on January 30, 2018, by Warner Music Taiwan on DVD and Blu-ray formats. Tsai embarked on the concert tour of the same name for promotion of her thirteenth studio album, Play (2014). The performances at the Taipei Arena in Taipei, Taiwan during May 22–25, 2015 were documented for video release. The recording was directed by Leo Hsu and post-production supervised by 3 Aqua Entertainment.
Mr. R&Beats is the twelfth studio album by Taiwanese Mandopop artist Will Pan. Originally scheduled for 14 August 2020, the album's release was postponed to 10 September 2020, for undisclosed reasons. Mr. R&Beats is Pan's second album release under Warner Music Taiwan. Most of the album was produced by Jeremy Ji and Pan himself, while other producers included Tha Aristocrats and Mr Danny.