/ AP, STOCKHOLMSinger-songwriter Bob Dylan yesterday won the 2016 Nobel Prize in Literature, a stunning announcement that for the first time bestowed
‘UNITED FRONT’: Chen Miao-ting and Chen Yi-ting, who received support from Hakka musicians Kou Chou Ching, were charged with vandalism and obstructing
INFLUENTIAL FIGURE: Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je said the upcoming shows will provide the public with an insight into an important era in Taiwanese history
By Diane Baker / Staff reporter, with AFP and CNA, CANNES, FranceThe nation yesterday celebrated film director Hou Hsiao-hsien (侯孝賢) winning the best
北愛爾蘭的政府部門今年舉辦的技術展覽會「CultureTECH」,宣布將無償提供《當個創世神教育版》(MinecraftEdu,暫譯)給該國5萬名學生免費賞玩,引發外界關注。最近由北愛爾蘭的藝術文化相關部門(Department of Culture, Arts and Leisure,DCAL)舉
By Lii Wen / Staff reporterThousands of visitors are expected to climb mountain trails to admire tung tree blossoms after the launch of the Hakka Tung
RETROSPECTIVE: Aside from 42 prints of Chen’s paintings, the touring exhibition will showcase manuscripts, photos and studies from his lifetime
On Aug. 15, 2003, the then-Taipei Cultural Affairs Bureau erected a red signpost at the entrance of Lane 231, Fuxing N Road, declaring the roadway “Cl
Taiwanese pop diva Jody Chiang (江蕙) yesterday apologized to her legions of fans for the ticketing fiasco surrounding her final live performances, and
DAYS NUMBERED: A promoter selling tickets for singer Jody Chiang’s farewell concerts stuck to its rule change, despite protests from would-be buyers o
By Rachel Lin and Jake Chung / Staff reporter, with staff writerThe Ministry of Education (MOE) is mulling a plan to provide a legal basis to institut
By Alison Hsiao / Staff reporterMore than a dozen groups yesterday protested outside the Straits Exchange Foundation’s (SEF) headquarters in Taipei’s
A strip club in New York state cannot claim a tax exemption for the performing arts because lap dances do not promote culture in a community, the stat
Lady Gaga will have to cancel her sold-out show in Indonesia amid concerns her sexy clothes and dance moves undermine Islamic values and will corrupt
The Singapore men’s water polo team at the Asian Games in China is making waves for wearing boldly designed swimming trunks using elements from the na
Australia has pledged 7.8 million US dollars this year to help save more than 100 indigenous languages which are in grave danger of dying out.