AGP Executive Report
Last update: 2 hours agoAsian Games Countdown: Japan’s Nagoya Aichi Games kick off Saturday with 17,000 athletes and officials, 43 sports, and debut acts like eSports, break dancing, BMX, teqball, and virtual taekwondo—plus a massive accommodation plan that includes a cruise ship. Taiwan Sports Spotlight: Taiwan’s men’s basketball team smashed Qatar 91-69 with 17 threes to reach the quarter-finals, while Taiwan’s shuttlers also grabbed a Vietnam Open men’s doubles title. K-Pop & Screen Buzz: Finecut secured fresh Asia deals for K-pop-led theatrical films—Fifty Fifty’s “After-School Exorcism Club: Girls’ Night,” The Boyz’s “Wi-Fi Love in the Palace,” and NCT’s “Wind Up: The Movie”—with Taiwan among the territories. Music & Culture: CHTHONIC and Finnish artist Mariska released “Näin Määrättiin,” tying extreme metal to shared histories of political prisoners and resilience. Pop Culture/Entertainment: GOT7’s Jinyoung announced his first solo Asia concert tour, starting with Seoul shows in November and expanding to cities including Taipei. Community & Heritage: Taiwan’s Tzu Chi Long Island Education Center hosted “Taste Taiwan, Learn Mandarin,” featuring Taiwanese food and a Ten Drum Art performance to connect overseas youth back to Taiwan.
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