Confronted with an ever-growing pile of old newspapers, Taiwanese fashion designer Colin Lin came up with the idea of using them to make shoes and tote bags for her environmentally friendly footwear company.

The American Institute in Taiwan (AIT) announced Friday that the exhibition "Picturing America" will be shown throughout Taiwan to give local residents an understanding of American history and help them appreciate the depth and breadth of America's cultural landscape.

Chou Shu-yi, an up-and-coming Taiwanese choreographer, has won the top prize in a tightly contested global choreographic competition sponsored by the renowned London dance house Sadler's Wells.

Five Taiwanese films won prizes at the Columbus International Film and Video Festival that concluded Saturday in Columbus, Ohio.

The economic recession is now hitting cultural and art activities hard and show organizers are sparing no effort to fill seats.

Taipei Artist Village (TAV) , a non-government artist community run by the Taipei Culture Foundation, has announced that it will hold a two-day winter open studio event Dec. 5-6, providing an art feast for the public.

A new scientific documentary by the Forestry Bureau reveals the unusual behavior of the Oriental Honey Buzzard, a rare large bird of prey that rips open wasps' nests, battling with the stinging insects just to taste the sweet pupae.

Renowned Israeli pipe-organ musician Roman Krasnovsky will stage two concerts next week in southern Taiwan to raise funds for those who were affected by Typhoon Morakot, which devastated the southern half of the country in August.

Super wattage musical Mama Mia is ready to shine on Taiwan audiences again, from now until Nov. 15 at the Taipei Dome.

Taiwan visual designer Lin Horng-jer has won a “best of the best” prize in the communication design category of the 2009 red dot design awards — the world's largest and most prestigious design competition — Kaohsiung City's Bureau of Cultural Affairs said Monday.