Japanese Composer Joe Hisaishi to Hold Concert in February
Japanese composer and musical director Joe Hisaishi, best known for composing the scores of many of Hayao Miyazaki’s animations, will hold a concert in Taipei in February. Hisaishi will collaborate with the National Symphony Orchestra in the “Maestro of the Century – Joe Hisaishi” concert at the National Concert Hall on Feb. 25. Promoters say...Continue reading
Nobel Laureate Kailash Satyarthi Visits Taiwan Next Week
Children’s rights activist and Nobel laureate Kailash Satyarthi said he is looking forward to his upcoming trip to Taiwan, where he expects to reunite with many young Taiwan volunteers he has worked with. The Indian charity work leader will be in Taiwan next week for a 5-day visit, his second trip abroad since winning the...Continue reading
The Vagina Monologues Playwright Eve Ensler to Speak in Taiwan
American playwright, performer, feminist and activist Eve Ensler, best known for her play The Vagina Monologues, is visiting Taiwan for the first time to push for an end to violence against women. While in Taiwan, Ensler will be speaking about her experiences mobilizing millions of people to participate in her One Billion Rising global protest...Continue reading
Additional Jody Chiang Farewell Concerts Announced
Jody Chiang’s manager says the singer will hold extra farewell concerts this year in a bid to please fans who have been unable to buy tickets for the 16 already announced shows. The move comes amid concern large numbers of tickets already purchased for the shows have been bought by people seeking to sell them...Continue reading
Yuan Zai To Leave the Nest
The Taipei Zoo announced yesterday that giant panda cub Yuan Zai (圓仔) will be living on its own starting this Wednesday, away from her mother, Yuan Yuan. Yuan Zai has been a beloved must-see attraction for zoo visitors since she was born in the summer of 2013. Many have enjoyed watching the interactions between the...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Innovating Education Through Gaming
Episode Description All over the world educators and entrepreneurs are using the tools of the internet age to update how we educate our students from Khan Academy to Coursera to simple things like flash card apps. On this episode we hear about one of these ideas that popped up right here in Taiwan: PaGamO. It’s...Continue reading
Fans Queue Up for Jody Chiang Farewell Concert Tickets
Tickets for Jody Chiang’s farewell concerts will go on sale today – and diehard fans are already camping out to snatch up their last chance to see the 53-year-old live. Fans began lining up in front of agency Guang Hong Arts’ building Saturday – with more joining the line yesterday. Chiang announced Friday that she...Continue reading
A-mei tickets sell out in 12 minutes
Tickets for A-mei’s upcoming concerts in Taipei next year sold out in less than 15 minutes this past weekend. Tickets for the 10 “Utopia” concerts at Taipei Arena in April went on sale at 10 am Sunday, and all 120,000 tickets had been snatched up 12 minutes later. The high demand caused delays in the online...Continue reading
Taipei beats New York, Paris in online survey as best spot for New Year celebrations
According to the results of a survey by hotel booking site Agoda, Taipei has beaten New York, Paris and London in an online survey as the world’s sixth-best spot to spend this New Year’s Eve. The survey showed Taipei has garnered 7.94 percent of votes from over 7,000 respondents during the online voting, ahead of...Continue reading
Bestselling Fantasy Writer Brandon Sanderson to Visit Taiwan
Bestselling author Brandon Sanderson will visit Taiwan next February to meet with fans at the 2015 Taipei International Book Exhibition. Sanderson’s Taiwan publisher says the American author of the popular Mistborn and The Stormlight Archive series will attend three events on February 14. The author will talk about his work and take questions from 1...Continue reading
“Little Green Man” Gets Plaque for 15th Anniversary
Taipei inaugurated a commemorative plaque Tuesday to mark the 15th anniversary of the “little green man,” the now ubiquitous animated traffic signal that tells pedestrians around Taiwan and in other countries when it is safe to cross the road. The plaque, which explains the origins of the made-in-Taiwan phenomenon in both Chinese and English, was...Continue reading
Smoothie Maker Jamba Juice Coming to Taiwan in 2015 in Summer
Reuters is reporting that US-based Jamba Juice is hoping to open its first outlet in Taiwan. According to the report, the California-based maker of health drinks hopes to open its flagship store in Taipei as early as this summer. Quan Huang Gourmet Company, Jamba’s franchise partner, says Jamba estimates about 90 percent of the recipes...Continue reading
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