Taiwan Tourism Bureau’s New York office will participate in New York Times Travel Show that is held between February 28th and March 2nd in Jacob K. Javits Convention Center to promote Taiwan tourism. This year the Bureau specially transported sky lanterns from Taiwan to decorate the show booth with the theme of Taiwan Lantern Festival, along with “Time for Celebration – Taiwan Tourism Events” calendar to create a festive and joyful atmosphere. Taiwan show booth will feature six elements of tourist attraction – Time for Romance, Time for LOHAS, Time to Eat, Time to Shop, Time for Marvel, Time for Nature – promoted by “Time for Taiwan” campaign. The Bureau also emphasizes that now is the best time to visit Taiwan by offering special inducements such as weekly promotional events, daily special offers, spotlights all over the island, and heart-warming moments for everybody! « more »

While the Filipino food pancit, lumpia, and balut are slowly breaking into mainstream America, Original Philippine Music (OPM) should not be too far behind—food and music go well together anyway, which was the inspiration for Synergy Productions and Marketing Inc. to stage the concert “An Evening of Original Philippine Music with Cecile Azarcon and Sounds of Manila” at Peter Norton Symphony Space (2537 Broadway and 95th Street) on Sunday, April 27, at 7 p.m. « more »

The International Restaurant & Foodservice Show of New York opens this Sunday, March 2nd at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in New York. Over 16,000 restaurant and foodservice industry professionals will gather to see and sample hundreds of new products, services, and equipment from more than 500 leading vendors, and participate in 40+ educational programs and many special events. The event is sponsored by the New York State Restaurant Association and managed and produced by Urban Expositions. Following are a few of the event highlights: « more »

This spring the Gallery at Japan Society draws from the Brooklyn Museum’s collection of Japanese art to present Points of Departure: Treasures of Japan from the Brooklyn Museum, a survey diverging from the conventional narrative of Japanese art by highlighting the polyglot nature of the Japanese achievement. (On view from March 7 through June 8, 2014.) « more »

The Promise Society officially announced its launch as a non-profit charitable organization dedicated to addressing important health and social issues in the community. The mission of ThePromiseSociety is to engage young professionals in promoting health, education, and improved quality of life for the underserved, while working with dedicated community partners to achieve this goal. « more »

Today ReedPOP, the world’s leading producer of pop culture events including New York Comic Con, is expanding its event offerings and getting back to its roots with the creation of Special Edition: NYC. Held in the birthplace of comics, –New York City, the inaugural event is scheduled to take place on June 14-15 at Javits Center North. « more »

The Museum of Chinese in America is pleased to present a contemporary Chinese ink painting exhibition, Oil & Water: Reinterpreting Ink featuring the work of three notable artists Qiu Deshu, Wei Jia and Zhang Hongtu in the spring. The exhibition will be on view from April 24, 2014 through September 14, 2014. « more »

Japan Week, a public-private partnership that promotes Japanese culture, food, and travel to Japan, announces today that Japanese Restaurant Week 2014 will begin in New York City from February 17 – March 16, 2014 with nearly thirty participating restaurants. The special dishes served will evoke the “100-Year-Old Flavors of Japan” theme, with a focus on the regional cuisines of Japan. « more »

Now in its sixth year, Asia Week New York continues its tradition of unveiling a spectacular trove of superlative Asian works of art – all making their debut at exhibitions which open simultaneously at galleries throughout Manhattan, commencing Friday, March 14 and running through Saturday, March 22, 2014. « more »

A new restoration of GODZILLA: THE JAPANESE ORIGINAL, the monster classic that has spawned six decades of sequels, imitations, and remakes, will debut April 12 at the fifth TCM Classic Film Festival in Hollywood, followed by a national release beginning at New York’s Film Forum, April 18-24. « more »