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Edwin S. Lowe (1910 – February 23, 1986) was a U.S. salesman, toymaker, game entrepreneur and real estate developer whose promotion of a game he renamed Bingo [1] made it popular as a national pastime and fundraising activity for churches and schools.
The Taipei New Year's Eve Party (Chinese: 台北最High新年城; pinyin: táiběi zuì High xīnnián chéng) is a New Year's Eve celebration that takes place in Taipei, Taiwan. [1] Visitors gather at the Taipei City Hall and have a clear view of Taipei 101 , which is surrounded by fireworks at midnight. [ 2 ]
The Liberty Times is a national newspaper published in Taiwan. Founded by Lin Rong-San, it is published by the Liberty Times Group. The newspaper was first published on 17 April 1980, as Liberty Daily, before adopting its current name in 1987. In 1999, they launched their English language version, the Taipei Times.
In addition, there are two major business-focused, financial newspapers: the Commercial Times (工商時報) and Economic Daily News (經濟日報). After competitors Taiwan News ceased print publication in 2010 and The China Post in 2015, Taipei Times (英文台北時報) remains the only major English-language newspaper in Taiwan.
Published by the Liberty Times Group, the Taipei Times launched its first edition on 15 June 1999. [3] It was the third English-language newspaper founded in Taiwan. [4] [1] President Lee Teng-hui attended its launch ceremony. [1] The other two English-language media before the Taipei Times were Taiwan News and The China Post. [5]
KLT-Golden TV International (Chinese: KLT-靖天國際台) is a Chinese general entertainment channel of the Golden TV Group in Taiwan. It mainly broadcasts Astro programming. Programmes
Yang Bing-Yi was born in Yuanping in China's northern Shanxi province in 1927 and immigrated by himself to Taiwan at the age of 20 during the civil war in 1948. [4] [5] He took a job to make oil deliveries. [5] When he was 13 years old, Japan occupied his city during the Second Sino-Japanese War.
Taiwan has a long history of gambling, with widespread activity during the 17th, 18th and 19th century Qing Dynasty era. Locals partook in more than 100 well-known gambling games. [ 2 ] According to historians, the most popular game was the flower match game which became popular to the point of social disruption; [ 2 ]