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Smart city expo kicks off in Taipei, physically and online

The 2021 Smart City Summit and Expo (SCSE), an annual international gathering that focuses on smart city developments and solutions, kicked off Tuesday in Taipei featuring both physical and online displays.

Taipei Zoo shares conservation experience with Malaysian officials

Taipei Zoo shared its experience of promoting wildlife conservation on Saturday with members of Malaysia’s representative office in Taiwan, and announced that a Malayan tapir at the zoo has become pregnant.

Taipei, Melbourne Discuss COVID-19 Prevention and Economic Recovery PlansPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Taipei, Melbourne Discuss COVID-19 Prevention and Economic Recovery Plans

In the age of global pandemic, Taipei’s success in containing COVID-19 through strict preventive measures has been recognized around the world. Agencies affiliated with the Melbourne City Government connected with the Department of Economic Development (DOED) for an online conference to discuss topics ranging from pandemic prevention to post-COVID-19 era economic recovery strategies on February 1.

Mayor Sounds the Pistol for 2020 Taipei MarathonPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Mayor Sounds the Pistol for 2020 Taipei Marathon

The 2020 Taipei Marathon kicked off in the morning of December 20. Mayor Ko Wen-je sounded the starting pistol as roughly 28,000 moved forth from the starting line amidst low temperature and a light drizzle.

Taipei, New Taipei to Cohost 2025 World Masters GamesPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Taipei, New Taipei to Cohost 2025 World Masters Games

On December 10, Mayor Ko Wen-je and New Taipei City Mayor Hou Yu-ih attended the signing ceremony at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park to finalize the municipalities’ hosting of the 2025 World Masters Games.

Taipei to feature at 'Open House Worldwide' online festival

Taiwan's capital Taipei will share the city's innovative responses to the COVID-19 pandemic with a global audience when it attends the first-ever 'Open House Worldwide,' a free 48-hour streamed festival that addresses important issues facing built environments, next month.

Taipei and New Taipei to host 2025 World Masters Games

Taipei and New Taipei have won a joint bid to host the 2025 edition of the World Masters Games, beating out Paris, France and Perth, Australia.

Masskara parade brings smiles to Taipei

Hundreds of people wearing colorful costumes and smiling masks of all sizes paraded through the streets of downtown Taipei on Sunday to celebrate one of the Philippine's most joyous festivals. The Taipei Masskara Festival took the form of a parade of some 1,200 people from St. Christopher's Church, along Zhongshan North Road, and Nong'an and Shuangcheng streets, to Qingguang park.

GO SMART Forum: Learning from Each Other in the Fight Against COVID-19Photos - New Southbound Policy
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GO SMART Forum: Learning from Each Other in the Fight Against COVID-19

GO SMART, the global smart city platform chaired by Taipei City, held the technological conversation on epidemic prevention on April 29th, 2020. In this unprecedented and challenging time, governments around the world have sought help to tackle COVID-19 as it spreads across the world, and companies have innovated great solutions or products to help in the fight as well.

Taipei cancels Eid al-Fitr celebrations due to COVID-19

The annual Muslim festival Eid al-Fitr will not be held as scheduled in Taipei this May, in an effort to avoid large gatherings amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, the city government said Thursday. The religious event, also known as the Festival of Breaking the Fast, is usually celebrated by tens of thousands of Muslims in Taiwan each year and was scheduled for May 24 in Taipei.