The 8th Taiwan Film Festival in Australia was held at Event Cinemas in Sydney from July 24 to 27. Opening with “Daughter’s Daughter (女兒的女兒),” a film presenting a woman’s perspective on various issues, the event attracted nearly 400 viewers and received widespread acclaim.
The Taipei Cultural Center in New York, in collaboration with the New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF), is hosting the Taiwan Uncut screening program from July 12 to 28. At the festival, the NYAFF presented the Best from the East Award to Vivian Sung (宋芸樺), lead actress of the film “The Secret House (無人知曉的家).”
Ministry of Labor Chief Secretary Tzou Tzu-lien took part in the Global Initiative for Safety, Health and Well-being at the Expo2025 and Beyond (GISHW) July 16-19 in Osaka, Japan, highlighting government commitment to preventing workplace violence, the MOL said July 21.
To cultivate overseas cultural teachers and event planning talent, the Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC) is joining with National Taiwan University of Sport (NTUS) this summer to hold the two-week “2025 Taiwanese Culture and Folk Art Teaching Training Program”. The OCAC was represented by Chen Po-Chin, Deputy Director of the Department of Overseas Compatriate Education Affairs, who welcomed the overseas cultural seed teachers to Taiwan at the program’s opening ceremony on July 17.
The Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) in the Philippines is working with Don Mariano Marcos Memorial State University - North La Union Campus to train eight exceptional students in advanced agricultural techniques.
The 2025 Creative Expo Taiwan (CET), titled “Water Scapes,” is set to take place at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park and Nangang Exhibition Center in Taipei from Aug. 2 to 11. The Ministry of Culture (MOC) held a prelaunch press conference to promote the CET on July 16, with Minister of Culture Li Yuan, Deputy Minister Sue Wang, and other distinguished guests in attendance.
Officials and performers gathered July 14 in central Taiwan’s Taichung City at a news conference held by the Tri-mountain National Scenic Area Headquarters to launch promotional efforts for the upcoming World Bird Fair, according to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications’ Tourism Administration.
The National Human Rights Commission of Taiwan (NHRC) yesterday successfully hosted the “2025 Human Rights in Asia: A Multigenerational Dialogue,” reinforcing Taiwan’s role as a vital hub for democratic exchange in the Asia-Pacific. The event brought together over 100 distinguished guests, including representatives from domestic and international think tanks, civil society organizations, and media, for a dynamic dialogue with 45 exceptional young leaders from 16 nations participating in the 2025
Taiwan and Vietnam signed an updated version of an educational cooperation agreement July 11 in Taipei City, marking another milestone in the bilateral relationship.
The Ministry of Labor and the European Union Directorate-General for Employment, Social Affairs and Inclusion hosted the sixth Taiwan-EU Labor Consultation July 14 in Taipei City, underscoring bilateral commitment to cooperation in labor affairs.
