On July 11th, the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MOEA) hosted the “APEC Science and Technology Cooperation Achievements Press Conference” to announce that Taiwan has successfully secured APEC funds for 6 projects according to the APEC’s official announcement. This remarkable achievement has brought our country’s accumulated projects to 47 over the past four years, surpassing the United States in securing the top position among all member economies.

Minister without Portfolio Lo Ping-cheng on Sunday led a delegation to attend the 2023 Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Women and the Economy Forum in Seattle, Washington, with representatives from several government agencies and civic organizations including the Executive Yuan’s Department of Gender Equality, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foundation for Women’s Rights Promotion and Development. The delegation attended the forum’s High Level Policy Dialogue (HLPD) on Women and the Economy.

The 2023 APEC forum in Detroit highlighted trade liberalization and net-zero economy ambitions. Established in 1989, APEC has been instrumental in enhancing economic cooperation, recently focusing on a green economy that aims for sustainability and net-zero carbon emissions by 2050.

Minister of Health and Welfare Hsueh Jui-yuan represented Taiwan during discussions on forging adaptable health systems to respond to challenges in the post-pandemic era at the 13th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation High-Level Meeting on Health and the Economy August 3-6 in Seattle.

A resilient and sustainable cruise industry meeting was staged by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum July 25 in Taipei City, underscoring government commitment to working with like-minded partners to boost sector development in the region.

Taiwan has received notification of funding from the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum for six projects it proposed in the first half of 2023, bring the total number of its APEC-sponsored initiatives to 47 since 2019, the Ministry of Economic Affairs said July 11.

The Youth Capacity-Building Training and Model meeting was staged by the Ministry of Education under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum July 6-7 in Taipei City, underscoring the government’s commitment to fostering next-generation talent and promoting regional development and prosperity.

The Small and Medium Enterprise Administration of the Ministry of Economic Affairs hosted the “APEC Digital Innovation to Facilitate SME’sGreen Transformation Forum” on June 13th and 14th, 2023.

Taiwan stands ready to implement stricter trade and investment standards to join the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership and thus further contribute to Asia-Pacific prosperity, according to Minister without Portfolio John C.C. Deng.

Minister of Transportation and Communications Wang Kwo-tsai attended the 11th Transportation Ministerial Meeting of the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum held May 16 in the U.S. city of Detroit.