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Thai Festival in Taipei to feature Muay Thai, food

Taipei Times 15 Mar 2023
An annual Thai Festival organized by the Thailand Trade and Economic Office (TTEO) is to be the biggest in years when it opens in Taipei next month with food and live cultural entertainment flown in from Thailand, the office said on Tuesday ... The entrance to the Thailand Trade and Economic Office in Taipei is pictured on Monday.
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Top 10 places to see cherry blossoms around the world

LA Daily News 13 Mar 2023
Sure, tulips are lovely, and roses sublime ... These beautiful cherry trees are native to Japan, where they’ve inspired festivals and celebrations for centuries ... Here’s the top 10 ... 1 Tokyo, Japan. 2 Kyoto, Japan ... The Jefferson Memorial is wreathed in blossoms during Washington D.C.’s Cherry Blossom Festival ... 5 Taipei, Taiwan.
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Taipei office presents manga exhibition in Japan

Taipei Times 12 Mar 2023
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Japan is holding an exhibition promoting Taiwanese manga ... The works debuted at the Taipei International Comics and Animation Festival that year and were shown nationwide, it said ... The 228 works in the “Manga’s Bond” exhibition were exhibited at last year’s Taipei festival.
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Taipei’s Chiang endorses 30 free YouBike minutes

Taipei Times 11 Mar 2023
Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an (蔣萬安) yesterday said making the YouBike public bicycle rental service free for the first 30 minutes again has always been his plan ... Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an speaks at the NTU Azalea Festival’s opening ceremony at National Taiwan University in Taipei yesterday.
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Decision on mask rules must wait, CECC says

Taipei Times 28 Feb 2023
Staff writer, with CNA. There would be no discussion on whether to completely lift the mask mandate until next month, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) said yesterday ... A woman at Taipei’s Daan Forest Park yesterday takes a photograph of a display for the Taipei Azalea Festival, which begins today and continues throughout the month ... .
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Taiwan News Quick Take

Taipei Times 27 Feb 2023
Staff writer, with CNA. COVID-19. Cases drop below 10,000 ... CULTURE ... The Gongsheng Music Festival is to be held on Ketagalan Boulevard in Taipei this afternoon, featuring music performances, speeches and exhibitions that focus on the 228 Incident and transitional justice ... Access to all of the activities at the festival is free to the public. AGRICULTURE ... .
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Literature festival opens Saturday

Taipei Times 26 Feb 2023
The Taipei Literature Festival is to run from Saturday to June 8, featuring lectures by writers as well as literary trips, literature exhibitions and film screenings ... From left, writer Tseng Wei-lin, Taipei Department of Cultural Affairs Commissioner Tsai Shih-ping, Taipei Mayor ...
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Taipei to offer free tickets for its sightseeing buses

Taipei Times 26 Feb 2023
Taipei is to offer free tickets for its sightseeing buses to eligible tourists in a bid to attract visitors, the Taipei Department of Information and Tourism said on Saturday ... Taipei is next month to host the Taipei Floral Festival, featuring azaleas, the flower of the city, the department said.
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Taipei to offer free sightseeing bus tickets to tourists

Hong Kong Standard 26 Feb 2023
The eligible tourists can ask for the free bus tickets from hotels they stay in or from the Discovery Center of Taipei located in the Taipei City Hall, the department said ... In March, the department said, Taipei will launch the Taipei Floral Festival, introducing azaleas, the flower of the city, to tourists.
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Documentary delves into migrant worker’s shooting

Taipei Times 26 Feb 2023
... (蔡崇隆) said at a charity screening in Taipei of his latest documentary, And Miles to Go Before I Sleep (九槍) ... The documentary, which premiered at the Taipei Golden Horse Film Festival in November last year, features 30 minutes of previously unseen footage from Chen’s bodycam.
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India investing in Taiwan relations

Taipei Times 24 Feb 2023
Some examples include Lekhi’s reciprocal Diwali festival wishes to the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in New Delhi, Taiwan’s de facto embassy, in November 2021 and India’s Ministry of External Affairs spokesperson calling out of China for unilaterally changing the “status ...
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Melencio's fire keeps winning in DS

The Manila Times 23 Feb 2023
She and Bacalso are also set to dance in the 2023 World Grand Prix Open in Taipei, Taiwan on April 9, before throwing their hat on the dance floor of the 2023 Blackpool Dance Festival on May 20 to June 2, 2023 at the Winter Gardens Church Street Blackpool in London.
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Melencio’s passion for dancesports continues

Manila Standard 22 Feb 2023
Melencio and Bacalso are also set to dance in the 2023 World Grand Prix Open in Taipei, Taiwan on April 9, before throwing joining the 2023 Blackpool Dance Festival on May 20 to June 2, 2023 at the Winter Gardens Church Street Blackpool in London ... Dance Festival in Tokyo, Japan.
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Melencio's fire keeps jiving, dancing, winning in dancesports

The Manila Times 22 Feb 2023
She and Bacalso are also set to dance in the 2023 World Grand Prix Open in Taipei, Taiwan on April 9, before throwing their hat on the dance floor of the 2023 Blackpool Dance Festival on May 20 to June 2, 2023 at the Winter Gardens Church Street Blackpool in London.

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