Lin Yi-hsiung is a politician from Taiwan. He was a major leader of the democratization movement in Taiwan. He graduated from the Department of Law of National Taiwan University. He was first exposed to politics in 1976 while serving as attorney for Kuo Yu-hsin (1908–1985) who sued the ruling KMT party for electoral fraud. Lin was elected a member of Taiwan Provincial Consultative Council in Kuo's old electorate in 1977. He remains a controversial figure by Taiwanese media under martial law.
Lin is the Mandarin romanization of the Chinese surname written 林. It is also used in Korea, Vietnam, Singapore, and the Philippines among the Chinese Filipino community. It is also common among overseas Chinese families, in which it is at times pronounced and spelled as Lim because many Chinese descendants are part of the Southern Min diaspora and speak Min Nan. In Cantonese-speaking regions such as Hong Kong and Macau it is spelled as Lam.
Taiwan Power Company Football Club, often shortened to Taipower or, is a Taiwanese professional football club based in Fongshan District, Kaohsiung City which currently competes in the Taiwan Football Premier League. The club was founded in 1978 and is affiliated with Taiwan Power, the country's national utility company.
The Highschool Football League, founded in 2006 by Chinese Taipei Football Association, is the second-level football (soccer) league in the Republic of China (Taiwan). The competitions are played between senior-high school teams. In 2008, HFL's main sponsor changed to Chinese Taipei School Sport Federation.
National Yilan Senior High School is a Taiwanese senior high school located in Yilan City, Yilan County. The school is famous for the Science achievement in the International Science Olympiad, Soccer and Basketball sports in east Taiwan. This school is a top ranked school in east Taiwan.
Lin Cheng-feng is a Taiwanese baseball player who currently plays for EDA Rhinos of Chinese Professional Baseball League. He currently serves as a long reliever for the Rhinos.
The Chinese Taipei Davis Cup team represents Taiwan in Davis Cup tennis competition and are governed by the Chinese Taipei Tennis Association.
CPBL Home Run Derby is generally held before the day of the CPBL All-Star Game.
The 2008 season of Intercity Football League started from August 23, 2008. Taiwan Power Company F.C. won the league championship.
Lin Hung-yu is a Taiwanese baseball player who plays with the Rakuten Monkeys in the Chinese Professional Baseball League.
Yi-Chuan Lin is a Taiwanese baseball player who plays with the Fubon Guardians in the Chinese Professional Baseball League.
Events in the year 1949 in Taiwan, Republic of China.
Events from the year 1987 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 76 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Ocean Researcher V sunk on the evening of 10 October 2014 off the coast of Penghu, Taiwan.
Events from the year 1985 in Taiwan, Republic of China. This year is numbered Minguo 74 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Events from the year 1988 in Taiwan. This year is numbered Minguo 77 according to the official Republic of China calendar.
Chinese Taipei competed at the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta and Palembang, Indonesia, from 18 August to 2 September 2018. At the last Games in Incheon, the country bagged a total 51 medals, including 10 gold, 18 silver, and 23 bronze. This time, Chinese Taipei is set to send a 738-strong team to compete in 36 of 40 sporting events, including 588 athletes.
Night Market Hero is a 2011 Taiwanese film. The plot focuses on the life of food vendors in Taiwan's night markets. It was performed by Lan Cheng-lung, Ko Chia-yen, and Chu Ke-liang. It won “best film” at The Guam International Film Festival in 2011.
