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2024-06-07
ISSUE #665
Ongoing
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Sydney, Australia, collaborates with the Biennale of Sydney to present the Taiwan Spotlight Event. The inaugural ceremony took place at the University of New South Wales Galleries on Mar. 7.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia, in collaboration with Eslite Bookstore, will host a series of Taiwanese Literature Seminars in May and June, inviting four renowned authors to Malaysia to engage and exchange with local readers.
The Taipei Cultural Center in New York collaborates with the International Society for the Performing Arts (ISPA) to host the 2025-2027 ISPA Taiwan Fellowship Application, offering two spots for arts professionals based in Taiwan. 
Ministry Updates
update1_yilan visit
On June 1, Culture Minister Li Yuan, along with Huang Pan-shu, the director of the Cultural Affairs Bureau of Yilan County, and Lin Tien-hung, former president of the Greater Erjie Cultural Foundation, visited two important cultural heritage sites in Yilan.
update2_france workshop
The Taiwan-France cultural workshop, co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture (MOC) and the French Office in Taipei, will take place at the Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab (C-Lab) on June 17 and 18. 
update3_pingtung tour
The third leg of the Ministry of Culture's "Cultural Tour: Theaters at Villages" this year will take place in Pingtung County, inviting renowned Ming Hwa Yuan Arts & Cultural Group to stage their classic performance "Legend of White Snake" on June 8. 
Cultural Features
Loïc Hsiao has had a passion for cartoons since childhood, often spending time reading American comic book series, such as Marvel and DC, as well as Taiwanese comics by Li Ching-kuang, Liu Hsing-chin, and Yeh Hung-chia. After graduating from the Fu-Hsin Trade and Arts School, in 1984, he started to publish his own comic series. 
feature1_loic hsiao
Located in Luzhou District in New Taipei City, Luzhou Lee Family Residence, a traditional Chinese family compound, was established in 1895. The Lee Family immigrated from China's Fujian Province to Taiwan's Luzhou area around the 18th century and built their own home in 1857. 
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