Top 5 Quick and Clever Halloween Costume Ideas
As with all my other grand and elaborate plans, Halloween prep has gone from an extensive project involving sewing, arts and crafts, and make-up, to….whatever I have laying around the house. If you’ve procrastinated your way onto that same boat, here’s a ranking of the top 5 quick and clever costumes that you can throw...Continue reading
British Trade and Cultural Office launches “Great Taste of Britain”Campaign
The British Trade and Cultural Office today launched the “GREAT Taste of Britain” campaign to both promote and showcase the best of British food and culture in Taiwan. The campaign covers various aspects of the food and drink sector and sees collaboration with many restaurants, companies and businesses. The campaign includes a two-week in-store promotion...Continue reading
Renowned Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa to attend Taipei Poetry Festival
Renowned Japanese poet Shuntaro Tanikawa is set to grace this year’s Taipei Poetry Festival, which will kick off a series of poetry events around the city beginning Oct. 18th. The 82-year-old poet and translator, one of the most widely-read poets in Japan, will give talks and field questions from audience members in addition to attending the...Continue reading
Innovating Taiwan: Arthur Huang and Johann Bodecker of Miniwiz on the green and recyclables industry
For the fifth episode of Innovating Taiwan, I speak with executives from Miniwiz, a Taipei-based company that upcycles consumer and industrial waste for various uses from buildings to consumer products. Miniwiz is perhaps best known on the island for EcoARK, a building made out 1.5 million recycled PET bottles. To discuss the green and recyclables...Continue reading
Elephant Gym Leads Indie Music Award Nominations
Taiwan band Elephant Gym leads the pack with eight nominations for the 5th Golden Indie Music Awards. The Ministry of Culture’s Bureau of Audiovisual and Music Industry Development sats the bass-driven band from Kaohsiung received nominations for best album, best band, best rock single, best jazz single, album with the best style and single with...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Learning the languages of Taiwan
Listen Episode Description On this episode we speak to the founder of Glossika, a Taiwan based company that develops audio study kits for languages from all over the world, and recently has set its sights squarely on the languages of Taiwan. Earlier this year it’s released a kit for studying Taiwanese, and now it’s working...Continue reading
Islets South of Penghu designated Taiwan’s Ninth National Park
The Ministry of the Interior says four islets south of Penghu County will soon be designated as Taiwan’s ninth national park on Saturday. The South Penghu National Park will include Dongi, Sigi, Dongyuping, and Siyuping islets, as well as their surrounding waters. The park will cover a land area of 370 hectares and a sea...Continue reading
Taiwan European Film Festival Opens
The Taiwan European Film Festival opened yesterday with free showing of films around Taiwan, in an effort to promote the European Union’s diverse cultures, arts and languages. The annual festival, now in its 10th year, is screening 17 films from 17 EU countries, including France, Germany, Belgium, and Italy. Over 400 screenings will be held...Continue reading
Yo-yo Ma and Silk Road Ensemble to perform in Taiwan in November
Renowned cellist Yo-Yo Ma and his Silk Road Ensemble will come to Taiwan in November for two concerts, one in Taipei and one in Kaohsiung. The multiple Grammy-winning Ma and his ensemble are scheduled to perform at the National Concert Hall in Taipei on Nov. 6th and at the Jhihde Hall in Kaohsiung the following...Continue reading
National Palace Museum Treasures Unveiled in Kyushu
A ceremony was held Monday to unveil an exhibition of treasures from Taiwan’s National Palace Museum at the Kyushu National Museum in Fukuoka, the second half of an unprecedented display of the museum’s collection in Japan. Premier Jiang Yihua’s wife Li Shuchen attended the ceremony along with Japanese-Taiwanese baseball legend Sadaharu Oh, Fukuoka Prefecture Governor...Continue reading
Wow! Taiwan: Taiwan Hot Spring & Fine-Cuisine Carnival
In 2007, the Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation and Communication launched the “Taiwan Hot Spring Fine-Cuisine Carnival.” This event takes center stage throughout Taiwan at the same time each year, with one of Taiwan’s 17 thermal spring areas chosen as the year’s kick-off location. Tourists can soak up the thermal spring and receive discounts on...Continue reading
Diao Yinan Leads Nominations for Golden Horse Awards
Chinese director Diao Yinan’s thriller “Black Coal, Thin Ice” leads the pack for this year’s Golden Horse Awards, with eight nominations, including best feature film. The film, about a series of murders that are all linked to a mysterious woman played by Taiwan’s Gwei Lunmei, also garnered nominations for best director, best lead actor, best...Continue reading
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