EVA Air’s Economy Class rates as the world’s third best in AirlineRatings’ evaluations for 2017 while its Elite premium economy ranks seventh and the airline has earned overall recognition among the top-10 best of the best. EVA earned the website’s top seven-star rating by demonstrating excellence its in-flight product, services and innovation in addition to its safety record and standards. AirlineRatings released its top-10 seats in the sky for first, business, premium economy and economy cabins through a DailyMail.com report in December 2016. Travelers can learn more about EVA seats, flights, services and routes at www.evaair.com . « more »

The China Arts and Entertainment Group (CAEG) will represent nine national performing arts companies, directly affiliated with China’s Ministry of Culture, at the 60th Annual APAP (Association of Performing Arts Presenters) conference this week, January 6 – 10, 2017, in New York City. CAEG will be promoting the work of these companies with the intention of arranging productions at performing arts venues in the United States. CAEG will be located at booth #2307 in Americas Hall II during the conference. « more »

Brooklyn Center for the Performing Arts at Brooklyn College will once again partner with Nai-Ni Chen Dance Company for its fourth annualLunar New Year Celebration on Sunday, January 22, 2017 at 3pm. This all-new family-friendly celebration of Chinese culture commemorates the Year of the Rooster and will feature special guest soloists from the Chinese Music Ensemble of New York. Tickets are $25 for adults and $12.50 for children and can be purchased at BrooklynCenter.org or by calling the box office at 718-951-4500 (Tue-Sat, 1pm-6pm). « more »

The AAFL TV / Film Lab movie The Opposite of a Fairy Tale by Jennifer Betit Yen, screened at HBO in New York City as part of a special holiday event co-hosted by HBO’s Mosaic group and Time Warner’s APEX group. « more »

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in New York and Academic Council on the United Nations System (ACUNS) held a seminar on “Entering into Force: Action Needed to Realize the Priorities of the Paris Agreement” and the reception on Wednesday, November 2nd, 2016. The historic Paris Agreement to address climate change will enter into force on 4 November 2016. « more »

Facing an enormous rent hike and an increasingly competitive retail landscape, Pearl River Mart’s husband-and-wife team Ming Yi Chen and Ching Yeh Chen were forced to close the doors to their iconic Asian emporium in March of this year. The couple regarded the closure as a bittersweet ending to a 45 year journey that began with a small shop in New York City’s Chinatown and concluded with a 30,000 square foot department store in the heart of SoHo. Although the Chens reached out to many interested parties and investors to continue Pearl River in some form, they were unable to find a suitable successor – until they spoke to their daughter-in-law. « more »