Radio Taiwan International (RTI, 中央廣播電台) held its ninth annual Mandarin Speech Contest for Foreign Nationals' finale in Taipei yesterday, with Cleisha-Bernise Springer, an exchange student from Saint Lucia, taking away two prizes including overall champion.

Taiwan held an event at the Cannes Film Festival on Saturday to promote the country's films, with the attendance of director Ang Lee one of the highlights of the evening.

The Rotary Club of Taipei 2013 English Speech Contest ended on a high note yesterday, after 40-50 university students nationwide gave speeches in English on community service, global issues, and the millennial generation.

Museums in Taiwan are set to host a series of events May 18 ranging from treasure hunts to sleepovers to celebrate International Museum Day.

Taiwan-born Oscar-winning director Ang Lee arrived in southern France Monday to serve as a member of the Cannes Film Festival's nine-member jury.

“I face my weakness bravely, because vulnerability is the nature of who I am, and it is the foundation of my every success,” Oscar-winning director Ang Lee (李安) said in Taipei yesterday.

Taiwanese actress Ivy Chen and South Korean actor Jo Jung-suk on Saturday touted travel to Taiwan to about 100 fans from the two countries under a Tourism Bureau promotion campaign.

The country's first large-scale exhibition on the heritage of imperial Rome yesterday opened its doors.

Hollywood star Will Smith and his actor son Jaden concluded a four-day visit to Taiwan Sunday and left for South Korea to continue promoting their latest film.

Twenty-four film companies from Taiwan will attend this year's Cannes Film Festival in France to promote Taiwanese films, the Taipei Film Commission said Friday.