Taiwan’s popular Youth Trekkers Wanted Campaign is back again! We’re inviting all international youth backpackers to get creative and make Taiwan their own with a custom-made Taiwan trek. Let’s be friends! « more »
The 37th session of UNESCO’s World Heritage Committee (WHC) on Friday inscribed the Hill Forts of Rajasthan cultural property in India on the World Heritage List. « more »
The Cultural Landscape of Honghe Hani Rice Terraces, China covers 16,603-hectares in Southern Yunnan. It is marked by spectacular terraces that cascade down the slopes of the towering Ailao Mountains to the banks of the Hong River. « more »
Fujisan, the highest mountain in Japan at 3,776 metres, is one of the country’s most recognisable sights. The snow-capped peak “has inspired artists and poets and been the object of pilgrimage for centuries”, Unesco said. « more »
Raj Dhanda, Co-Head of Global Capital Markets of Morgan Stanley, and Dr. Mehmood Khan, Executive Vice President and Chief Scientific Officer, Global Research and Development of PepsiCo Inc are recipients of the top award at the 12th annual Outstanding 50 Asian Americans in Business Awards Dinner Gala which will be held on June 19 at Cipriani Wall Street in New York. The presenters of the awards will be Ambassador Dnyaneshwar M. Mulay, the Consul General of India and Indra Nooyi, Pepsico’s Chairman and CEO. A special Asian Business Excellence Award will be presented to Thuy Trinh, Chief Operating Officer of Resorts World Casino New York City. « more »
The Midtown International Theatre Festival (MITF)’s fourteenth season will include a slate of full-length plays and musicals, as well as Short Subjects. The Festival will run from July 15 to August 4, 2013, at the June Havoc Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, NYC, 1st floor; the Dorothy Strelsin Theatre, 312 W. 36th Street, NYC, 1st floor; the Main Stage Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, NYC, 4th floor; and the Jewel Box Theater, 312 W. 36th Street, NYC, 4th floor. Tickets are $15 for short plays and $18 for longer plays. Tickets are available at www.midtownfestival.org or by phone at (866) 811-4111. The Festival also offers various group discounts and package passes, good for full-length and short plays. « more »
MAN OF STEEL starring Henry Cavill in the role of Clark Kent/Kal-El under the direction of Zack Snyder will open in 3D and 2D in select theaters and IMAX Friday, June 14. Produced by Christopher Nolan (director of “The Dark Knight” trilogy), the film is one of this summer’s most highly-anticipated releases. « more »
GO GO CURRY Eating Championship challenge consists of passing a qualifying time trial in participating countries before advancing to the Finals round to be held in New York. For the preliminary rounds, participants compete their speed of finishing 2 walk-sized plates (small) of original curry without cabbage. Top 4 from the qualifying round and one Japanese champion coming from Japan will move to the final round and compete quantity eating within 5min 55 seconds. « more »
The New York Japan CineFest (NYJCF) will screen 16 independent films in two days, kicking off with films by US based filmmakers on Friday, June 7, 2013 at 6:30pm at Asia Society, 725 Park Avenue, New York, NY 10021 (70th Street on Park Avenue), co-hosted by Mar Creation, Inc. and Asia Society followed by a reception. « more »
TAIWANESE DANCERS WU-KANG CHEN & WEI-CHIA SU TO PERFORM WITH BALLET TECH: Mr. Chen &Mr. Su Will Premiere Three New Works by Eliot Feld as Part of Ballet Tech’s June 2013 Season at the Joyce Theater « more »
