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.

Hollywood star Will Smith said yesterday at an international news conference in Taipei that he is ready to work with Oscar-winning Taiwanese director Ang Lee.

Taiwan's National Palace Museum (NPM) and its Beijing counterpart will celebrate their anniversaries together next year with a series of exhibitions and events, according to the NPM.

Renowned sculptor Ju Ming's (朱銘) latest exhibition, Living World Series — The Urban Silhouette, opened yesterday at the Farglory Financial Center (遠雄金融中心).