Tang Prize to hold award ceremony Sept. 25

Focus Taiwan
Date: 2016/09/21
By: Christie Chen

Taipei, Sept. 21 (CNA) The winners of the second Tang Prize Awards will be honored at an award ceremony in Taipei on Sept. 25 in recognition of their achievements in diverse fields that complement those honored by the Nobel Prize.

The award ceremony, being held at the National Sun Yat-Sen Memorial Hall in Taipei, will be broadcast live by China Television Company and streamed live on YouTube (https://youtu.be/NR4A1OtHwuw).

A series of events coinciding with the award ceremony will be held starting on Thursday to further highlight the achievements of this year’s laureates.

The Tang Prize Week will consist of lectures from the laureates and their representatives at universities and high schools around Taiwan and also include exhibitions, a banquet and a concert by the Taipei Philharmonic Chorus and the Taipei Symphony Orchestra.     [FULL  STORY]