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Taiwan’s Content Agency Chief Sue Wang Puts IP Commercialization at Center of Strategy

Sue Wang, chair of the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA), says Taiwan’s content industry should make IP development and commercialization its top priority. “The challenge is not simply whether we can create good content, but...

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‘Lord of the Rings,’ ‘Avatar’ VFX House Weta FX to Invest in Taiwan’s Moonshine Studio Under AI Pact With TAICCA

Weta FX, the New Zealand visual effects company behind “The Lord of the Rings” and “Avatar,” will invest in Taiwanese animation and VFX outfit Moonshine Studio. The investment is part of a partnership with the Taiwan Creative Content...

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Weta FX and TAICCA Partner to Turn Taiwan Into an AI Screen Production Hub for Asia (EXCLUSIVE)

Weta FX, the New Zealand visual effects house behind “The Lord of the Rings” and “Avatar,” is teaming with the Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) on a plan to turn Taiwan into a center for AI-driven screen production in Asia. The...

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AI Filmmaking Platform Core Studio Launches at Taiwan Creative Content Fest With 24 Specialized Agents

Taiwanese technology company imCore Corp. launched Core Studio, an AI filmmaking platform that aims to cover the full production process, from script development and storyboarding to image generation, editing and color grading, at the...

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Chang Chen Urges Emerging Taiwanese Actors to ‘Be Like Water’ at Taiwan Creative Content Fest Golden Horse Showcase

Chang Chen, chair of the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival Executive Committee and last year’s Golden Horse best leading actor winner for “Lucky Lu,” advised six of Taiwan’s rising performers on working across different film sets at a...

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Alien Cat Sent to Conquer Earth Goes Soft for Catnip and Canned Tuna in Taiwan Creative Content Fest Animated Series ‘Operation Maomao’

An alien cat sent to seize Earth’s catnip supply gets sidetracked by a cozy couch and a steady diet of canned tuna in “Operation Maomao,” an animated sci-fi comedy series from Shaogao creator Jonathan Yu that is at the Taiwan Creative...

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Amnesiac Surgeon Confronts His Organ-Trafficking Past in Taiwan Creative Content Fest Series ‘Hannibal Inside’

An amnesiac sashimi chef learns he was once the star surgeon of an organ-trafficking syndicate in “Hannibal Inside,” a crime thriller series from Studio76 adapted from “The Monster Community,” a novel the producers picked up from...

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Foot Fetish Encounter Leaves a Body in the Freezer in Singapore Dark Comedy Taiwan Creative Content Fest Project ‘Build to Order’

A young Singaporean couple who sell pictures of the wife’s feet online end up with a corpse in their freezer in “Build to Order,” the debut feature from director Huang Junxiang, which is at the Taiwan Creative Content Fest (TCCF) in...

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Gay Influencer Famed for Dancing in High Heels Faces Middle Age in Nine-Year Taiwan Creative Content Fest Documentary ‘My Silly Flirty Boys’

A gay influencer in Taiwan who became famous dancing in high heels, and the filmmaker who trained his camera on him for nine years, both stare down middle age in “My Silly Flirty Boys.” The documentary from Taiwan-based Hong Kong...

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Why ‘Suits’ Japan Swapped Drugs for Cash: NBCUniversal, TBS Format Chiefs on Localizing Hits at Taiwan Creative Content Fest

In the pilot of “Suits,” the briefcase that springs open during a job interview is full of marijuana, and it stays that way in the show’s Korean and Mongolian remakes. In Japan, the drugs became money, because drugs can’t be shown on...

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Toei CEO Fumio Yoshimura Talks Global Expansion, GenAI Adoption & Entry Into Games

Fumio Yoshimura, CEO of Japan’s Toei, explained how the studio is working with local partners to globalize its long-established IP, as well as innovating in areas including GenAI and gaming, in a keynote Forum session at Taiwan Creative...

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‘3 Body Problem’ Director Derek Tsang Boards DEA True-Crime Series ‘Group 41’ From Zhang Yimou’s ‘Shadow’ Producer Jonah Greenberg (EXCLUSIVE)

“3 Body Problem” and “Better Days” filmmaker Derek Tsang is attached to direct and executive produce “Group 41,” a true-crime drama series about the first Asian-American squad at the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA). The...

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Stephen Chow Told Japan to Stop Aping Kung Fu, Says Boss of Film Fund Behind Kore-eda Hirokazu’s ‘Look Back’

Hong Kong star-director Stephen Chow once told K2 Pictures founder Kii Muneyuki that Japanese filmmakers should stop imitating kung fu and build action films on their own martial arts instead, Kii said Saturday at Taiwan Creative...

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‘Kamen Rider’ Studio Toei Frames Generative AI Rules, Sets First Video Games for 2027

Toei, the Japanese studio giant behind “Kamen Rider” and the Super Sentai series that became “Power Rangers,” has drawn up rules for generative AI and started using AI in its film and video production, president and CEO Yoshimura Fumio...

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‘African Kung-Fu Nazis’ Franchise Lands at Hong Kong’s Cappu Films for International Sales (EXCLUSIVE)

International sales on cult martial arts splatter comedy “African Kung-Fu Nazis,” its sequel and a behind-the-scenes documentary have gone to Hong Kong-based Cappu Films. The deal, struck with filmmaker and producer Sebastian Stein of...

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Taiwan says China harassing shipping with east coast patrol

The China Coast Guard is trying to exert a fictional jurisdiction in the area, seen as a critical supply route in the event of a blockade or conflict. The Philippine Coast Guard said Sunday that Chinese research vessels have been...

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Taiwan to close its office in Papua New Guinea

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Taiwan’s Chunghwa Telecom Unveils 10 Content Investments, From ‘Gunshot’ to ‘Call of Lobster’

Chunghwa Telecom, Taiwan’s largest telecom operator, announced 10 new investments at its “Chunghwa Telecom Content Slate and Partnership Showcase,” spanning film, TV and music projects as well as stakes in two production companies. The...

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Taiwan to activate NSF amid stock rout

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Taiwan Releases 6 Suspects in Probe Into Alleged Election Interference From Chinese Regime

Military police stand in front of the Presidential Palace to mark the island's National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 10, 2018. (Billy H.C. Kwok/Getty Images)

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Taiwan Activates Market-Stabilization Measures to Stem AI Bleeding

Taiwanese authorities joined South Korea in moving to stem the bleeding in local equities caused by the global selloff in artificial intelligence-related stocks.

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Taiwan ranks high on CCW open parliament index

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Taiwan President Warns of Suspected Online Influence Campaign Ahead of Local Elections

Taiwanese President Lai Ching-te delivers a speech during National Day celebrations in Taipei, Taiwan, on Oct. 10, 2025. (Ann Wang/Reuters)

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Taiwan sees continued US arms sale support after midterm election

Taiwan sees continued US arms sale support after midterm election Reuters

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Taiwan Calls Beijing a ‘Big Bully’ Over Chinese Deployments of 100-Plus Vessels in Western Pacific

Taiwanese sailors salute the island's flag on the deck of the Panshih supply ship after taking part in annual drills, at the Tsoying naval base in Kaohsiung, Taiwan, on Jan. 31, 2018. (Mandy Cheng/AFP via Getty Images)

Taipei TimesCenter2 days ago

Taiwan entrepreneurs optimistic about future: HSBC

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Taiwan flags massive PLA naval mobilisation, spike in air sorties

Taiwan expressed concern on Tuesday over more than 100 People’s Liberation Army naval vessels and mainland Chinese coastguard ships sailing across the western Pacific, including the Liaoning strike group conducting drills in the...

Hindustan TimesCenter4 days ago

Taiwan spends billions on sea and aerial drones to deter China; defence push draws global firms

Aerial and sea drones have been widely used in Russia's war in Ukraine and in the Strait of Hormuz with devastating effect.

Business InsiderCenter4 days ago

Taiwan’s AI stock boom is making early-stage startups a harder sell

Taiwan's AI stock boom could be making it harder for young startups to win their first funding checks.

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Taiwan Expands Maritime Monitoring Technology Amid Chinese Pressure

Taiwanese Vice President Hsiao Bi-khim attends an event associated with the 2026 Taiwan Marine Technology and Unmanned Vehicles Exhibition in Tainan, Taiwan, on Nov. 2, 2026. (Courtesy of Wang Yu Ching/Office of the ROC President)