Chiou is proud of the fact that unlike other top Asian orchestras, the players are almost all home-grown.

BBC: Musical destinations: Taipei, Taiwan

Chiou received a Bachelor of Arts in history from Yale University and a Master of Science in Journalism from Medill School of Journalism.

CNN: Anchors & Reporters

Chiou has covered some of the biggest business stories over the last decade and has extensively reported on regional business news around emerging market economies, inflation and currency issues.

CNN: Anchors & Reporters

Among the frontrunners are legislator Parris Chang for foreign minister, DPP U.S. representative Chiou I-jen as head of the National Security Council, and lawmaker Chang Chun-hsiung for secretary-general of the President's Office.

CNN: Deal-Making Time

Prior to joining CNN, Chiou worked as a correspondent for CBS Newspath, was a weekend evening anchor at WBZ TV (CBS) in Boston, Massachusetts and a morning news anchor for KPRC-TV (NBC) in Houston, Texas.

CNN: Anchors & Reporters

Chiou has served as a correspondent live on location across the Asia Pacific region, covering stories including the devastating aftermath of Typhoon Morakot in Taiwan and reporting from the Demilitarized Zone between North and South Korea.

CNN: Anchors & Reporters