Candles burn at Longshan Temple in Taipei, Taiwan in June. (iWN photo)

VIDEO: Ancient Chinese religion in Taiwan

As with any other democracy, religious freedom is guaranteed in Taiwan. Across the Asian nation, you will find churches, mosque, temples and other places of worship. But what might be…

16 Jul 2017 1:43PM

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Shanique Stewart has always dreamt of painting a mural at Victoria Park. (iWN Photo)

After making it regional, Vincy artist realises childhood dream at home

16 Jul 2017 1:24PM

Patrons at Small Island Dream now Big Time Reality earlier this month.

Vincentian uses NY experience to help women feel beautiful

16 Jul 2017 1:09PM

Taiwan's national flag. (Internet photo)

Taiwan shores up ties with its Caribbean allies

16 Jul 2017 12:48PM

A poorly constructed house in Gelée, Les Cayes, Haiti is further damaged by trees that fell during the passage of Hurricane Matthew in October 2016. A senior Caribbean diplomat assigned to the European Union says climate change events are preventing many Caribbean countries from moving up the development ladder. Credit: Kenton X. Chance/IPS

Extreme weather wiping out hard-won GDP gains in hours

14 Jul 2017 9:25AM

Touch sound checks at Evo 4.0 at 8:44 p.m., 44 minutes after the event was scheduled to begin. (iWN photo)

Vincy Mas’ 40th birthday party begins like a poorly organised rural carnival (+videos)

The event that was hailed as the “40th birthday party” for Vincy Mas as a summer festival had a start more akin to a poorly organised rural carnival – one of…

14 Jul 2017 7:11AM

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