By Liu Tzu-hsuan / Staff writer, with CNAA 15m stack of inflatable Disney characters floating in a harbor is the centerpiece as the Mickey and Friends Chill in Tainan event began yesterday.
Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che (黃偉哲) on Thursday expressed support for a Ministry of Culture proposal to establish a comic book and animation museum in the city.
The proposal calls for the new museum which was originally planned for Taichung to be built in the Tainan Cultural and Creative Park.
Huang said that he strongly recommended that the ministry choose Tainan for the project, as the city “is rich in historical resources, and has well-developed cultural industries and an abundance of creative talent.”
“Tainan has all the resources in place for the research, training and production of animation and comic illustration,” he
Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che, left, and Taiwanese singer Ring promote local delicacies at a news conference at the Yonghua Civic Center yesterday. The event was part of the run-up to the Tainan Summer Music Festival, which is to take place at the Jiangjun Fishing Harbor on Aug. 27 and 28.
By Jason Pan / Staff reporterThe US established a place at the top of Group B at the Under-12 Baseball World Cup in Tainan yesterday with a 21-6 trouncing of Japan, while Taiwan lost a tight battle against Venezuela.