M. Lyushun SHEN, the Representative of Taiwan in Brussels, recently left Belgium after being appointed Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs in Taipei. In his farewell message M. Lyushun SHEN pointed out that “Among the “three” in my portfolio, I am proud to say that I have witnessed the relationships between Taiwan and each of them being [...]

In mei van dit jaar ging de Taiwan’s Best Trip campagne van start waarbij reislustigen een 4-daags reisprogramma konden bedenken met als thema creativiteit en duurzaamheid. 50 teams, waaronder het Nederlandse team HoTai, hebben deze reis daadwerkelijk uitgevoerd en hebben al hun ervaringen via persoonlijke blogs met de rest van de wereld kunnen delen. Het [...]

Taipei, Oct. 31 (CNA) The 8th European Higher Education Fair (EHEF) will take place Nov. 7 and 8 at the Taipei World Trade Center Hall 2, according to a recent French Institute in Taipei statement. “The EHEF is the only official European higher education fair in Taiwan, and one of the largest education exhibitions in [...]

Taipei, Oct.28 (CNA) Riding on its success in promoting Taiwan’s creative industry in China at an annual cultural fair in Beijing in the past few years, Taipei will join forces with Shanghai to organize a similar event next year, an official said Wednesday. Taipei Deputy Mayor Lee Yong-ping said in an interview with the Central [...]

Taipei, Oct. 29 (CNA) A leading Israeli symphony orchestra in the city of Raanana on Wednesday night dedicated a special piece of music to a late diplomat of the Republic of China (ROC) in recognition of his courage in helping many Jews to escape the Nazis in Austria during World War II. Raphael Gamzou, the [...]

an Lin CNA Staff Writer More than three decades after his death, Chiang Kai-shek, the man, the legend, the hero or the villain, may have become irrelevant to the majority of young people in a vastly changed Taiwan. But the Taoyuan County government has been working to preserve the memory of the late president by [...]

Kaohsiung, Oct. 29 (CNA) Riding on its success in showing off an innovative temple fair dance at the opening of the Kaohsiung World Games 2009, the government of Taiwan’s southern port city Kaohsiung is now planning to promote the dance at the world-renowned Edinburgh Festival Fringe, the biggest arts festival in the world. The innovative [...]

Taipei, Oct. 28 (CNA) Taiwan’s top academic research institute Academia Sinica will hold a forum next month to discuss in which direction technological innovations and industrial development should go in the future, in order to benefit society. Two of Taiwan’s industry leaders, Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) Chairman Morris Chang and Bruce C.H. Cheng, founder [...]

Taipei, Oct. 27 (CNA) The National Palace Museum (NPM)’s caution in pursuing two bronze statues removed from China some 150 years ago, harshly condemned by local lawmakers, has been praised by the International Council of Museums (ICOM). The NPM reportedly declined to purchase or accept for free Qing dynasty bronze rat and rabbit heads from [...]

The Juancun Museum in Hsinchu County was established to commemorate the widely seen military dependents communities in Taiwan before the 80′s. It recently held an exhibition detailing the history of the qipao, a traditional tightly cut, high-collared Chinese women’s garment, as well as the stories of local women. The exhibit traces the qipao from its [...]