As the sparkling and colorful fireworks blast through the air, creating a beautiful breathtaking atmosphere of 188 seconds, the 508-meter high landmark of Taiwan, Taipei 101, lit up the sky in the first few minutes of 2013, displaying the words “Time for Taiwan” to greet the New Year and to proclaim the official start of the Taiwan Tourism Events calendar. « more »
Downtown Flushing is a vibrant and creative community. As the community evolves and grows, we need your vision and camera to capture essence of the this community. Submit your photos, and see if you can win the cash prize. « more »
When Park Geun-hye last lived in the presidential Blue House more than 30 years ago, she was a young, stand-in first lady, serving after the assassination of her mother and before the killing of her dictator father. « more »
2013 The Golden Globe nominations are just announced this morning by Jessica Alba at the Beverly Hilton hotel this morning. Below is the complete nomination list. Check it out and see whether your favorites are nominated. « more »
JOHNNIE WALKER, the world’s number one Blended Scotch Whisky is proud to announce the grand opening of ‘Johnnie Walker House Beijing’, the world’s largest embassy for luxury Scotch Whisky outside of Scotland. « more »
The World Photography Organisation (WPO) announces the countdown to the close of the 2013 Sony World Photography Awards, one of the world’s leading photographic awards programmes. It is also proud to name Heathrow Express as the official travel partner for the awards and the World Photo London festival in April 2013. « more »
On December 7th, Ambassador Kao of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York (TECO-NY) publicly presented a check to Speaker of the New York State Assembly, the Honorable Sheldon Silver, at the New York State Assembly building in Manhattan. « more »
The New York Mets today announced Cirque du Soleil’s all-new big top production TOTEM will open March 14 at Citi Field for a limited engagement. Tickets are on sale now at cirquedusoleil.com. « more »
The U.S. Senate passed the National Defense Authorization Act for 2013 Wednesday. The act includes legislation proposed by Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand that requires the military to report on their policies to improve anti-hazing training, tracking and response. « more »
