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• London-Taiwan Seminar link
  October ~ December 2003

• Euro 49 stop a night in Taipei  link
  by Taiwan visitors Association, Validity: till 31 Dec. 2003 

• Performance: Drunken Life Dreaming Death  link
  “Drunken Life Dreaming Death” is the fourth performance of Song’s company. It is visually poetic theatre; the semi-biographic aspect in the piece translate to universal themes, The performance is devised using; daily life images; movement; gestural images; and interoersonal conflicts to a soundtrack of international music, unfold like a dream, comic, erotic, and disturbing as its rather bemused hero confronts the inhabitants of the subconscious.
  7:45 pm, 21 November, 2003

• 15 Taiwanese Students Gain Coveted Government Scholarships to Study in the UK  link
  The Ministry of Education in Taiwan has recently announced the list of outstanding young men and women who after passing the competitive national examinations have been awarded government scholarships to study abroad.........

• Taipei Educational and Cultural Grant 2003 link  
  This grant has been established by the Taipei Educational and Cultural Centre (TECC) in order to support projects related to Taiwan that are initiated by UK higher educational or cultural institutions. The main aim of this grant is to promote and strengthen ties between Taiwan and the UK. The closing date for applications is 31^st October 2003. Late applications may be considered subject to funding availability.

• SARS Updated link
  Travel advice for UK passengers travelling to Taiwan.

• A delegation of Professionals from Taiwan  link
  A delegation of professionals have been selected by the Council for Cultural Affairs in Taiwan for their participation within their individual fields. The Council for Cultural Affairs entered into agreement with the ICA (Institute of Contemporary Arts), which has arranged six-week placements.......
  from 27 September until 8 November 2003

• Taiwanese Food Fete & Freshmen Party  link
  Free Admission -- All welcome; organised by TSAUK
  Saturday, 25 October 2003, Haverstock Secondary School

• Malan Singers Workshop  link
  The wonderful Malan Singers of Taitung, a group of performers from Taiwan's Amis tribe, will follow their Saturday concert at Queen Elizabeth Hall with a workshop on Sunday morning at SOAS, University of London. They will demonstrate......................Probable duration: 2 hours. Admission charge: 8 pounds (4 pounds for students). 
  Sunday 12 October, 10.30am, SOAS, University of London

• Performance by The Malan Singers of Taitung  link
  with sponsorship from the Taipei Representative Office in the UK.
  A choir of eight singers, including four couples, will perform some of the most enchanting and original music to be heard on the planet as part of the World Voice series of events at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.
  Saturday 11^th October at 7.45 pm

• Audition for Members, National Symphony Orchestra, Taiwan, R.O.C.   link & application form
  National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) is now seeking for members(1. Bass Trombone, 2. Percussion (with Timpani)). Applicant at the age 18 and up is qualified to apply for the audition (ROC male must fulfill his military service).
  Application Deadline: 15 August 2003

• Exhibition: If Tomorrow Never Comes  link
  IF TOMORROW NEVER COMES focuses on three contemporary artists who make use of familiar objects, images and samples from everyday life to disconcert the viewer, and question the relational quality of meaning. Through their individual practices, and using disparate media they explore the Unheimlich (Unhomely) and they way it penetrates the everyday.  Jenny Lu, for example, uses video to examine suicide in a clinical and emotionally distant manner, while Miranda Lopatkin creates haunting images that combine the domestic with a ghostly human presence..........
  1~17 August 2003, Transition Gallery, London

• London Taiwan Seminar  (June-August 2003) link
  This series of seminars is designed to critically engage with aspects of Western social theory in light of contemporary debates in Taiwanese Studies. They are structured in terms of ten two-hour sessions, with each session devoted to a particular topic. The first hour of each workshop will follow a lecture format, while the second hour will involve a critical reading of a selected text about Taiwan. The workshops will be conducted in English, but we would like to welcome as many nationalities as possible. Although our primary focus is on Taiwan, we also welcome any comparative study with Taiwan. The workshops will take place at the School of Oriental and African Studies, Thornhaugh Street, Russell Square, London WC1H 0XG. The seminars are sponsored by the Taipei Educational and Cultural Centre.

• Exhibition: Elysium - Yao Jui chung  link
  Gods and monsters that inhabit ephemeral, fictitious or utopian realms are featured in Yao Jui Chung’s photographic installations. The artist examines the human plight and explores our need to immerse ourselves in a world of illusion in order to escape the helplessness of real life.........
  Yao Jui Chung is a Taiwanese artist, critic and curator with an international reputation. He represented Taiwan at the Venice Biennale in 1997 and has exhibited extensively in Asia, Australia, Europe and North America.
  28 June~23 August 2003 Aspex Gallery, Portsmouth

• Taiwan SARS Updated link
  Travel advice for UK passengers travelling to Taiwan.

• The 2003 Seminar on Taiwan Studies from August 5th to 14th link 
  (1) To promote understanding of the history and culture of Taiwan; to introduce the political, economic, and social situation of the Republic of China. (2) To exchange ideas and experiences of different countries and thus strengthen international friendship and cooperation among youth. (submit application form from 15 May to 30 June 2003)

• Audition for Members, National Symphony Orchestra, Taiwan, R.O.C.   link  
  National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) is now seeking for members. Applicant at the age 18 and up is qualified to apply for the audition (ROC male must fulfill his military service).
  Application Deadline: 14 June 2003

• Taiwan SARS Updated on May 13 link  
  Travel advice for UK passengers travelling to Taiwan.

• Taiwan SARS Updated on 12 April (2003/4/12) link
  Since 10 April, Taiwan CDC has asked each international passenger should be taken temperature on arrival to strengthen the international airports quarantine to prevent more importation of probable SARS cases from abroad. On April 11, a total number of 5 passengers in the CKS international airport and 1 passenger in the Kaohsiung international airport had fever symptom. They were allowed to go home after receiving medical services. ..........and more.......

• 34th World School Children's Art Exhibition Republic of China link
  The purpose of exhibition is to promote mutual understanding and friendship among the younger generation of the world through exchange of children's art works.
  Exhibition 1 Sep. through 1 Oct. 2003  (Deadline: 1May 2003) 

• The 8th Da Dun Fine Art Exhibition of Taichung 2003 link
  The word ‘Da Dun’ is the indigenous name of Taichung . Since 1996, art exhibitions of this nature have taken place in Taichung , a city known for its rich cultural and historical background. The purpose of these exhibitions is to enhance artistic creativity; promote the appreciation of art in life, and broaden an understanding of life among peoples. We welcome entries from all corners of the world. Please follow the instructions and complete the entry form. Send the application package via registered mail with a stamped postage date between 1~21 April 2003.

• The 1st Taiwan International Piano Competition link
  The competition is open to pianists of all nationalities, born after 5 October 1972 and before 25 September 1987.
  deadline: no later than 31 March 2003.

• Audition for Principal of Second Violin, National Symphony Orchestra, Taiwan, R.O.C.   link  
  National Symphony Orchestra (NSO) is now seeking for a Principal of Second Violin. Applicant at the age 18 and up is qualified to apply for the audition (ROC male must fulfill his military service).
  Application Deadline: 14 March 2003

• Performance: The Sound of Ocean by U Theatre  link  
  100 minutes of 100 per cent aural and visual pleasure. The Sound of Ocean is a mesmerising display of rhythm and movement, drawing on ancient Taiwanese arts and contemporary theatre techniques.
  U Theatre was established in 1988, a performance ensemble dedicated to keeping alive the traditional arts of Taiwan.
  3~8 December 2002  Venue: Barbican Theatre

• Exhibition: Hsiao-Mei Lin’s New Paintings  link
  Hsiao-Mei was the first Taiwanese student to graduate from the Royal Academy .  She won the 1996 David Murray Travel Award, and then the Cyrill Sweett award for the most outstanding MA graduate from the Royal Academy , the Slade, and the Royal College of Art. Hsiao-Mei Lin’s subtle and atmospheric oils on gesso have an intriguing sense of mystery that hints at dreamlike worlds and secret places........
  10~30 November 2002  Bohun Gallery

• Taiwanese Food Fair  link
  organised by TSAUK. 16 November 2002 ................. All are welcome. 

• Speech: Dr. Hung-mao Tien link  
  Organised by Asian Studies Centre, St. Antony’s College, University of Oxford .  
  “Implications of the CCP 16^th Party Congress for Relations Across Taiwan Strait ”  
  Tuesday 12^th November 5.00-6.30pm .............. All are welcome

• Speech by Dr. Tien Hungmao
    University of Westminster and the Centre for the Study of Democracy cordially invite you to
  ‘TAIWAN’S DEMOCRATIZATION AND ITS IMPLICATIONS FOR CROSS-STRAITS RELATIONS’
  Please RSVP to Tracey Cresswell by Monday 21st October 2002
  All are welcome............. 29 Oct. 2002

• Performance: Dancing into the future2002
  A colourful event presented by Taiwan dancers who are studying in the UK . The performance includes Taiwan Aboriginal Folk Dance, Chinese Folk Dance, Chinese Contemporary Dance and Contemporary Dance.
  All are welcome............. 25 Oct. 2002

• Exhibition: Long way home
  This International Exhibition is generously supported by Visual Arts Department, Goldsmiths College and Taipei Educational and Cultural Centre. Both institutions have been devoted to the development of contemporary visual arts and cross-cultural exchanges since they were established. This is their first attempt to share their enthusiasm with contemporary visual artists from all over the world. The exhibition is mainly organised by artists from Taiwan studying in the U.K. , but it also includes works from artists who come from many other countries.
  All are welcome............. 18~23 Aug. 2002 

• London-Taiwan Workshops
  8 Aug. 2002, Room B211 (Brunei Gallery), 6-8pm .  
  GENDER STUDIES
  Discussion centres on Emily Ahern 'The Power and Pollution of Chinese Women' in Margery Wolf and Roxane Witke (eds) Women in Chinese Society. Stanford University Press. 1975. pp.193-214

• Performance: Yi-Tzy Folk Dance Troupe
  To promote the beauty of traditional dances of Taiwan and to bring joy and happiness to people all over the world with beautiful dances and music is the ultimate goal of the Yi-tzy Folk Dance Troupe. The Yi-Tzy Folk Dance Troupe will be performing in the UK in August at two major festivals.....2~17 August 2002

• The 2002 Seminar on China Studies for International Youth & International Youth Culture and Study Tour to Taiwan  link 
  Time: 5 ~ 16 August 2002;  Application Deadline: 10 July 2002
  Sponsor by Ministry of Education, Republic of China

• Film: What Time Is It There?
  In "What Time Is It There?" Taiwanese director Tsai Ming-liang has created an absurdist comedy about alienation, separation and loss. His is an austere style -- filming in long takes from a single camera angle -- that fits nicely in the art house milieu but nowhere else............. 21 June~31 July 2002

• London-Taiwan Workshops
  1 Aug. 2002, Room B211 (Brunei Gallery), 6-8pm. 
  SUBALTERN STUDIES Discussion centres on Arif Dirlik and Xudong Zhang (eds) Postmodernism and China . Duke University Press. 2000    

• Performance: Beloved Melody 2002
  by Taiwanese Musicians' Society in the UK  (29 June 2002) 

• Exhibition: Discovering the Beauty of Taiwan's Ecology
  by The Hancock Museum; Co-sponsor: Information Division, Taipei Representative Office in the UK
  (1 June to 14 July 2002) 

• London-Taiwan Workshops  
  13 June, Room B211 (Brunei Gallery), 6-8pm. 
  THE IDEA OF POWER   

• London-Taiwan Workshops
  6 June, Room B211 (Brunei Gallery), 6-8pm.
  THE IDEA OF THE TEXT - HERMENEUTICS
  Discussion centres on Steven P. Sangren, Chapter 8 of Chinese Sociologics: An Anthropological Account of the Role of Alienation in Soical Reproduction. Athlone: London School of Economics Monographs on Social Anthropology 72. 2000

• London-Taiwan Workshops 30 May, Room B211 (Brunei Gallery), 6-8pm. 
  THE IDEA OF THE TEXT - STRUCTURALISM   
  Discussion centres on Stephan Feuchtwang 'Domestic and Communal Worship in Taiwan ' in Arthur P. Wolf (ed) Religion and Ritual in Chinese Society. Stanford University Press. 1974. pp 105-130    

• Exhibition: Hsiao-Mei Lin's Works  
  Hsiao-Mei Lin arrived in Britain from Taiwan over ten years ago not knowing a soul or speaking the language. After completing her first degree at the University of Brighton, she then went on to attend the Royal Academy from 1994 to 1997 as a post graduate MA student.............
  28 May ~ 1June at the Gallery in Cork Street, 28 Cork Street, London W1
  5 ~ 15 June at Adam Gallery, 35 Ponsonby Terrace, London SW1
  

• Speech: Dr. Yueh-Sheng Weng (President of Judicial Yuan, Taiwan, ROC) 
  Topic: Constitution Interpretation in the ROC (Taiwan) 29 May 2002
  All Welcome

• Performance: Enchanted Harmony
  The London Hua Yun Choir and the Taiwanese Association Choir Group, both based in the U.K., have collaborated with the Taipei Phoenix Female Chorus from Taiwan to produce the concert. 8 June 2002

• ‘A Good neighbour: Taiwan in the global village’
  ‘Design a website and see Taiwan’ competition (Deadline: 9^thMay 2002)

• The 7th Da Dun Fine Art Exhibition of Taichung 2002
  The word ‘Da Dun’ is the indigenous name of Taichung . Since 1996, art exhibitions of this nature have taken place in Taichung , a city known for its rich cultural and historical background. The purpose of these exhibitions is to enhance artistic creativity; promote the appreciation of art in life, and broaden an understanding of life among peoples. We welcome entries from all corners of the world. Please follow the instructions and complete the entry form. Send the application package via registered mail with a stamped postage date between 27 April ~ 6 May 2002.

• SOAS Taiwan Studies Programme
  The New Administration in Taiwan: Future Directions and Opportunities
  (22 May 2002)  by SOAS, University of London

• Speech: Mr. Ming-te Shih
  (30 April 2002)  by St. Antony's College, Oxford University

• Seminars: related news 
  (23-25 May 2002)  by St. Antony's College, Oxford University

• Seminars: related news 
  (7-8 May 2002)  by SOAS

• Seminars: related news
  (15 April 2002)  by Royal United Services Institute for Defence Studies 

• Publication: A Meteor Singing  
  Born in Taiwan and has lived in Britain since 1997, Sean WU is described as one of Taiwan ’s "new generation" poets and artists. Following his Writing the Dancing and Bodily Perspectives, WU's latest publication is A Meteor Singing. This poetry and "poetry installation" collection features around 60 Chinese and English poems written by WU in the last 14 years.

• Performance: Moon Water by Cloud Gate Dance Theatre
  by Sadler's Wells Theatre  (28 May~01 June 2002)

• 33rd World School Children's Art Exhibition Republic of China
  The purpose of exhibition is to promote mutual understanding and friendship among the younger generation of the world through exchange of children's art works.
  Exhibition Aug 1 through Sep. 2002  (Deadline: 1May 2002) 

• Exhibition: Sean Wu's Works in Neo-Metamorphosis  
  The Neo-Metamorphosis Touring exhibition by Dr. Ho Law, Kwong Lee, Rosaline Ma and Sean Wu Shih Hung is a showcase of both local and international Chinese descent artists living in Britain...............(2-27 February 2002 ) 

• London China Seminar on Taiwan (Jan-Mar 2002)
  All are welcome to attend

• Speech by Dr. Ying-Jeou Ma (Mayor of Taipei)
  Held at St. Antony's College, University of Oxford on Tuesday 5^th February 2002
  " Taiwan's approach to cross-strait relations in the 21st century: is a breakthrough impossible? "

• Performance: Dance Works in London by Step out Arts
  Held at Greenwich Dance Agency on Saturday 9^th February 2002

• Art Workshop: Jie Qing 2002 by Step out Arts
  school art workshops and performance From 28 January to 18 February 2002

• Exhibition: The Ballroom Garden by Yu Cheng Chuang
  Held at Firstsite@ the minories art gallery, 74 High Street, Colchester, Essex, CO1 1UE
  From November 2001 to 2 February 2002

• Formosa Ironware Design Competition  
  This international design competition is run by the Taiwan Museum of Art.  Entries are welcome from both individuals and groups of people, either domestic or overseas. Entrants must submit the blueprint of their design between the 1^st May 2002 to the 20^th May 2002 for entry into the first stage of this competition. 

• Bunun Choir (28th November 2001)
  There will be a special performance by the Bunun Aboriginal Arts and Culture Company from Taiwan on Wednesday 28^th November 2001 at 7pm. It will be held at Room V111, School of Oriental and African Studies Building (SOAS), Vernon Square Building, Vernon Square, London, WC1 (nearest tube station is King’s Cross).  The performance is organised by the Music Department of the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS) and is sponsored by the Taipei Representative Office.  
  All are welcome to attend

• Dancing into to the future (2nd November 2001)
  A colorful event presented by Taiwan dancers who are studying in the UK.  Performance programme including Taiwan Aboriginal Folk Dance, Chinese Contemporary Dance, and Chinese Folk Dance.  
  All are welcome to attend

• Beloved Melody
  Performance programme including western classical music and traditional Taiwanese folk music
  All are welcome to attend

• An Announcement for the Music Director Election
  of the National Symphony Orchestra, Taiwan, R.O.C.

• London China Seminar on Taiwan (Jan-Mar 2001)
  All are welcome to attend

• The Art of the Zodiac (8^th-23^rd 2001)
  All are welcome to visit

• London China Seminar on Taiwan (Nov-Dec 2000)
  All are welcome to attend