Text and photos: Geir Yeh Fotland, formosa1951@gmail.com Norwegian language has two forms of writing: Bokmål and Nynorsk Local elections to the municipal council, the county councils as well as to …
Tekst by Geir Yeh Fotland, formosa1951@gmail.com Illustration by Yilin Tsai. Norwegian heart-shaped waffles are widely available and universally celebrated in Norway and by Norwegian Church Abroad as one of …
Kings of Convenience, formed in 1998 by Eirik Glambek Bøe and Erlend Øye, are touring Asia and Europe this spring and summer. The band released in 2001 their debut album “Quiet Is the New Loud” …
The new National Museum of Norway was opened this month by Queen Sonja, the Prime Minister and the museum’s director Karin Hindsbo. Music played at the opening had elements with …
You and I is a story about being in love with someone, and about being afraid of losing the one you love. Two siblings, a girl and her younger brother, …
+ Jan Arild Snoen (b. 1964) has for many years been a prominent analyst of American politics and society. In 2020 he published the book The Trump Shock. The US …
The first Norwegian missionaries to China went there in 1886. Missionaries wrote stories from their daily life and made China known as a great big country with a long history …
Trygve Bjørkås (89) had his last home in Jørpeland. After years abroad in Asia, his whole family including wife, children and grand children all settled down in the coast village …
The Shih family from Taiwan with five children, 3 girls and twin boys, lived for a time in USA and soon became bilingual. As students they lived a global life. …
Like Kari Grasmos paintings in 1989, the book creates strong emotions and reflection. Lene Ask (b. 1974) is a writer and illustrator. She is a photographer, illustrator, cartoonist and writer for …
Memorial words to Unni-Irene Solvoll by two of her siblings. -Irene was the daughter of the Norwegian missionaries Berly and Arnulf Solvoll, serving in China, Japan, and Taiwan. The name …
The World Health Assembly (WHA) is the decision-making body of World Health Organization (WHO). According to its website; The main functions of the World Health Assembly are to determine the …
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The Norwegian triathlete Gustav Iden won the Ironman 70.3 World Champion in Nice, France, on September 8th. and became known in Taiwan because of his cap. Gustav Iden (23), …
Nidaros Cathedral Men and Boys Choir in Trondheim first appeared in 1030AD and has a history of 989 years, making it Norway’s oldest choir. It continues a nearly 1000 year …
Oslo Open House is this weekend and shows architectur and art free to all, with opportunities to learn, discuss and debate with experts and citizens alike. Oslo Open House 2019 …
Suzann Pettersen playing golf inTaiwan 2011 Sunday September 15th Europe defeated USA in the 2019 Solheim Cup at Gleneagles in Auchterarder , Scotland. It was Europe’s first win since 2013 …
Taiwan has just celebrated its 107th National Day of Republic of China on October 10th. Countries around Asia have been drawn to Taiwan´s example the past 20 years regarding democracy, …
– The combination of high temperature and lack of rainfall has been quite exceptional. Together with 2014, it is the hottest July month we have had, – says climate scientist Reidun Skaland at …
Photo credit Ragnar Time, 2017. Many people in Norway are looking forward to this yearly Summer Sunday event with free admission hosted by Sagene Sommer Concerts and Oslo-Philharmonic Orchestra, this year also …
Kåre Hanken, Taiwan, 2013 The Norwegian administrator and conductor Kåre Hanken (19.11.1943, Ålesund, – 3.6.2018, Oslo), was a prominent figure in the choral world, a key person in the work …
Formosa Singers in Taipei National Concert Hall with conductor Thomas Caplin. Photo credit Formosa Singers. Formosa Singers, founded in 1994 by Julian Ching-Chun Su, has become one of the best …
Photo from Ximending, Taipei, by Tore Hauge. Dalype is an art gallery located since 1995 in an imitation timbered building built in 1990 on the preserved Omholt farm in Sagene …
The founder of Puli Christian Hospital, Bjarne Gislefoss from Konsmo in Southern Norway, is well-known in Taiwan for his diaconal work. He has received many honors, both by presidents and …
The members of the Troika (Norway, the United Kingdom, and the United States) recently traveled to Sudan, Ethiopia, Uganda, South Sudan, and Kenya in support of the efforts of the …
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