Taiwan applauds controversial film by local hero Lee
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Moviegoers in director Ang Lee's native Taiwan gave a thumbs-up to his prize-winning "Lust, Caution", appearing unfazed by the controversy surrounding it or the steamy sex scenes.
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Fans of Japan's distinctive style of  full-length animated films gave a standing ovation at this  year's Venice Film Festival to the latest movie from Japan's  famed Studio Ghibli.
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Taiwan criticized the Venice International Film Festival on Tuesday for listing a movie by Oscar-winning Taiwanese director Ang Lee as originating in "Taiwan, China," a label that suggests the self-ruled island is part of mainland China.
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Text of report in English by Taiwanese Central News Agency website  [By Deborah Kuo]  Taipei, Feb.
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When Ma Ying-jeou, the popular mayor of Taipei, visited Hong Kong three years ago, crowds greeted him as if he were a film star and the territory's leaders hosted a red-carpet reception for him. Even the government in Beijing seemed to bless the visit, sending representatives to an event at which he delivered the keynote address.
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Fans of Japan's distinctive style of full-length animated films gave a standing ovation at this year's Venice Film Festival to the latest movie from Japan's famed Studio Ghibli.
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Taiwan celebrated the official opening of the world&#39;s tallest skyscraper today with a colorful opera performance and some of the island&#39;s top personalities taking elevators up to the 89th-floor observation platform.
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Japan plans to allow former Taiwan President Lee Teng-hui to visit for a sightseeing tour, the government said on Thursday, prompting an angry protest from China at a time of already frosty ties.
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Academy Award-winning director Ang Lee grew up in Taiwan and started his career there. Now he wants to give back to its movie industry.
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Ang Lee found himself caught up in political tensions between his native Taiwan and mainland China as he returned to the Venice Film Festival on Thursday.
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A Hong Kong movie took top honors on Saturday at the Taiwan Golden Horse Awards, the most coveted Chinese-language film prize in Chinese cinema.
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Taiwan rolled out the red carpet to welcome Chad's President Idriss Deby, one of a handful of international leaders who have publicly supported the island.
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NEW YORK  - Indie distributor Picture This! Entertainment has acquired North American rights to the Taiwanese gay-themed drama "Eternal Summer."
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Hundreds of Myanmar residents in Singapore gathered Sunday for a unique tribute to victims of last September's crackdown in their homeland -- a screening of the new "Rambo" movie.
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Taiwan&#39;s former president Lee Teng-hui made a pilgrimage to a controversial Japanese war shrine early Thursday to mourn his brother in a visit expected to anger Beijing.
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Ang Lee's new spy thriller, "Lust, Caution," has been withdrawn as Taiwan's entry for the best foreign film category at next year's Oscars.
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Taiwan's nationalists on Sunday celebrated their landslide win in legislative elections, setting their sights on the race to succeed President Chen Shui-bian, who headed in defeat to Guatemala.