Steven Crook: Taiwan's consummate cultural notetaker

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June 13, 2011January 11, 2015 Trista di Genova 6 Comments aboriginal culture in Taiwan, aboriginal peoples, aboriginal Taiwan, best places to see in Taiwan, Bradt travel guide, Catherine Dai, cross-cultural communication, cultural differences, Dos and Don'ts in Taiwan, Formosan Odyssey, freelance work in Taiwan, John Ross, Kaohsiung, Keeping Up With the War God, publishing, Siraya, Steven Crook, tainan, Taiwan News, Taiwan travel, tourism, Trade and Cultural Promotion Office, Travel in Taiwan, travel stories about Taiwan, writers

By Trista di Genova, The Wild East (Pick up a copy of next month’s ‘Centered on Taipei’ magazine to see this interview in print.) Steven Crook, a Briton who’s been in Taiwan since 1991, is an amazingly versatile freelancer. He’s worked as a government project consultant, copy editor for Taiwan

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Austrian trade rep: ‘Coming back to Taiwan an easy choice’

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October 30, 2010January 15, 2015 Trista di Genova 0 Comment austria, Austrian Trade Delegate, economy, export, import, international relations, Taiwan, tourism, trade and industry

First published as part of Trista di Genova’s “Know Your Trade Rep” series, on the Foreign Community Page of The China Post, Feb. 9, 2009. NB: The current envoy is Dr. Walter Höfle Before coming to Taiwan as Austrian trade delegate in August 2002, Wolfram Moritz had a previous assignment

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ROC, Aussie ties ‘dynamic,’ says rep

November 24, 2008 Trista di Genova ACIO, Alice Cawte, australia, australian commerce and industry office, business, economy, education, international relations, investment, taipei, Taiwan, tourism, travel

Alice Cawte heads up the Australian Commerce and Industry Office (ACIO). She studied History at university before joining the Australian Public Service. She has worked in Beijing and Noumea (New Caledonia) and, of course, Canberra. She first came to Taiwan in 1991 to study Chinese.

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The Secret of Green Island: Spectacular Diving

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August 22, 2007 Trista di Genova 台東, accommodation, 綠島, green island, island getaway, prison museum, scuba diving, snorkeling, Taidong, Taitung, tourism, tours, travel

By Trista di Genova The China Post Guests from all over the world are always pleasantly surprised by the excellent diving at Green Island(綠島),” said Eddie Viljoen by cellphone interview last week. He’s lent a personal touch to very affordable package tours for the past five years, marketing Green Island

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