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
Lunar eclipse, Uranus at its brightest, and Draconid meteor shower all on Oct. 8th
Make sure to turn your eyes to the sky on Oct. 8th, to see a total lunar eclipse and a series of other rare astronomical events. The Taipei Astronomical Museum says it will be the first time since 20-11 that a total lunar eclipse will be visible throughout Taiwan. Meanwhile, on that same day, the...Continue reading
Hong Kong Sit-in: Taiwan Responds
The Mainland Affairs Council has expressed its “regret” over clashes in Hong Kong between pro-democracy activists and police Sunday. The clashes took place after police began to disperse protesters gathered outside government headquarters to call for universal suffrage to elect the territories top leader. In a statement issued late yesterday, the council urged the two...Continue reading
Health officials warn of over-reliance on antacids
The Food and Drug Administration says a common misconception has led to an excessive consumption of antacids in Taiwan last year. According to FDA officials, the common misconception that medications can upset the stomach caused patients to consume 1.7 billion antacid tablets last year, and show an over-reliance on the pills. A telephone-based survey conducted...Continue reading
9-year-old boy in Taiwan suffers stroke
Health officials are warning of the dangers of fat-rich diets and lack of exercise following revelations a 9-year-old boy recently suffered a stroke due to a diet of fast food. According to a doctor at the Xiuchuan Hospital in Changhua County, the boy lived largely on a diet of fried chicken and French fries and spent...Continue reading
The 10th Taiwan European Film Festival
Foreign film lovers, the 10th Taiwan European Film Festival (TEFF) will be lighting up silver screens across Taiwan between October 8 and November 9. The film festival will feature recent movies from countries in the European Union such as Germany, the Netherlands, Denmark, Spain and more! There will be up to 450 screenings at 30...Continue reading
American Express says number of wealthy people in Taiwan increasing
Financial services corporation American Express says more than 110,000 people in Taiwan last year, held liquid assets of more than NT$30 million. American Express cited the 2014 World Wealth report compiled by France-based consulting company Capgemini and the Royal Bank of Canada as showing that the number surpassed 110,000 in 2013, pushing up its ranking...Continue reading
National Taiwan University places 76th in 2014/2015 QS World University Rankings
National Taiwan University has moved up six spots to reach 76th in the latest world university rankings released by the British education network QS. NTU remained the only school from Taiwan to be listed among the top 100 in the 2014 to 2015 QS World University Rankings complied by QS. National Tsing Hua University...Continue reading
Taiwan Designs Win at Red Dot Communication Design Awards
A Taiwan design company has won several awards at this year’s Red Dot Communication Design Awards, including a “Best of the Best” title given only to the top designs. “Rice Cake,” the Best of the Best design by Proad Identity, features carps printed on the two sides of a box that holds “niangao” — sticky...Continue reading
Taiwan Talk: Taiwan’s first Literature Award for Migrants wraps up
Listen Episode Description On this episode, we speak to the organizer of the the Literature Award for Migrants, Chang Cheng, about the competition he organized to help gain exposure for the literary abilities of Taiwan’s Southeast Asian population. The award, which wrapped up last month, invited literary submissions in Vietnamese, Thai, Indonesian and Tagalog. During our...Continue reading
Innovating Taiwan: Agricultural Minister Chen Bao-ji
For the fourth episode of Innovating Taiwan, I spoke with the Minister of Agriculture Chen Bao-ji about the state of Taiwan’s agricultural industry as well as the role of innovation in one of the island’s most traditional industries. Listen Continue reading
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