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2013-05-24
ISSUE #1


FINALISTS OF THE 2013 ANGEL'S DRAFT ANNOUNCED

Ten cultural and creative micro-enterprises with investment potential have been selected to enter the final round of a business contest organized by the Ministry of Culture. 


TAIWAN TO BE THE THEME OF FILM FESTIVAL IN SPAIN

Taiwan has been selected as the theme of the 2013 Asian Summer Film Festival, which will take place from July 9 to 14 in the Spanish city of Vic.


TAIWANESE PUPPETS FIND NEW AUDIENCE IN L.A.

Taiwan's renowned puppeteer Liao Wen-ho performed two shows in Los Angeles on Saturday, receiving wide acclaim for his modern twist on the traditional performing art that is colloquially known as "cloth bag opera.”


'TORNADO' WEIBO BLOG NOT LINKED TO LUNG YING-TAI

Taiwan's Culture Minister Lung Ying-tai has denied that she had a microblog account on a Chinese website, after media reported that she used that account to broadcast public issues in China.


FESTIVAL ON GREEN ISLAND CELEBRATES HUMAN RIGHTS

The 2013 Green Island Human Rights Art Festival, which was held at a cultural and memorial park on the outlying Green Island, successfully concluded on May 17.


INTERNATIONAL MUSIC CAMP SEEKS FOREIGN STUDENTS

The International Music Camp is an annual music exchange program organized by the National Center for Traditional Arts. Now in its third year, the Camp is seeking both foreign and Taiwanese participants. The application period ends on May 31, 2013. 


'THE 2013 INDIGENOUS CHILDREN'S NIGHT'

Co-organized by the National Dr. Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall and the TECO Technology Foundation, the 2013 Indigenous Children's Night is scheduled to take place at the memorial hall's auditorium at 7:30 p.m. on May 24. 


'REFLECTIONS ON THE ISLE OF FIRE'

The "Reflections on the Isle of Fire” Human Rights Photo Exhibition, which features historic images and news clippings from Taiwan's martial law period between 1949 and 1987, was unveiled on May 14 at the Huashan 1914 Creative Park.


‘PU XINYU, THE LAST LITERATI PAINTER’

A special exhibition in memory of the deceased painter and calligrapher Pu Xinyu will be held at the National Museum of History in Taipei, the Ministry of Culture said on Monday.


'A WINDOW INTO THE CHARMS OF LITERATURE'

To celebrate its 10th anniversary, the National Museum of Taiwan Literature (NMTL) has organized a poster exhibition that will feature nearly 100 posters from the museum's decade-long history.


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