(from chinapost.com.tw) Taiwanese actress Gwei Lun-mei (桂錀媄) was honored with the Best Leading Actress award at the 49th Golden Horse Film Festival, yesterday.
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You Are Invited to Boston Guzheng Ensemble’s 10th Anniversary Concert in Lexington
By Boston Guzheng Ensemble Join us for an enchanted evening of Chinese music! To celebrate of 10th anniversary the Boston Guzheng Ensemble will present a concert with Chinese traditional folk tunes, new composition, and Chinese pop song. The guzheng is a Chinese 21-string zither and the ensemble is the only guzheng ensemble in New England.
BSHC’s Annual Celebration and Fundraiser Raised over $100K
Boston — Boston Senior Home Care (BSHC) hosted its Annual Celebration and Fundraiser on Wednesday, November 7, 2012 at the elegant and historic Fairmont Copley Plaza, Boston. With the holiday season just around the corner, friends and supporters of BSHC enjoyed an evening of fine dining and live music. From left: Michael Maggiacomo (outgoing BSHC Board… Continue reading BSHC’s Annual Celebration and Fundraiser Raised over $100K
New Study Links Lower Fertility Rates to Female Off-farm Employment in China
Cambridge Mass. — Women in China’s workforce have significantly lower fertility rates than those who are not employed. That is one finding in a new Harvard Kennedy School Faculty Working Paper co-authored by HKS Professor Richard Zeckhauser.
Director Niu Chen Zer Wants to Elevate Mandarin Film
TAIPEI, Taiwan (AP) — Golden Horse-nominated director Niu Chen Zer says he gets tremendous joy doing work he loves and he’s found a new way to share it with the world. Director Niu (middle) attending a press conference in Taipei.
“Sodium Energy” Wins 2012 MIT CHIEF Pitch to China Business Plan Contest
By David Li, bostonese.com Cambridge, Mass. — In the afternoon of Nov. 18, 2012, the Winner of 2012 MIT CHIEF Business Plan contest was announce at the MIT China Innovation and Entrepreneurship Forum (CHIEF) at Stata Center in MIT. “Sodium Energy”, a clean energy project by MIT students Kai Xiang Zheng Li, won the first… Continue reading “Sodium Energy” Wins 2012 MIT CHIEF Pitch to China Business Plan Contest
Soprano Yan Lian’s Debut Concert at St. Paul’s Parish Church Draws Rave Reviews
By David Li, bostonese.com Malden, Mass. — Just a little over a year ago, Yan Lian was a student at South China Normal University, and Attila Dobak was studying singing in Italy. They might never have imaged that one day they would share the stage, singing a classic duet together. Famous for its world-class universities… Continue reading Soprano Yan Lian’s Debut Concert at St. Paul’s Parish Church Draws Rave Reviews
BU Student Chung-Wei Yang Struck by a Bus Riding a Bike Died in Hospital
BOSTON, Nov. 16, (AP) — The Boston University student who died when the bicycle he was riding came in contact with an MBTA bus has been identified as an international relations major from Taiwan. Chung-Wei Yang was struck and killed while riding a bike. (Photo from BU Today)
Suffolk University and Primary Source to Hold Talks on Japan and Korea Later This Month
By Ron Suleski, PhD, Professor and Director, Rosenberg Institute for East Asian Studies Boston, Nov. 16, 2012 — We have asked Professor Sara Dillon of the Suffolk Law School to speak to us about the Japanese renegade writer Daizai Osamu (1909 –1948). Social Outcast, Rebellious Critic, the World of Daizai Osamu. He was critical of… Continue reading Suffolk University and Primary Source to Hold Talks on Japan and Korea Later This Month
Fifth Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair Opens
November 8, 2012 – The fifth edition of one of Asia’s largest wine fairs opened today and continues through 10 November at the Hong Kong Convention and Exhibition Centre (HKCEC). Some 950 exhibitors from 36 countries and regions are taking part in the fair, open to trade buyers only for the first two days. On… Continue reading Fifth Hong Kong International Wine & Spirits Fair Opens