Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-Je attended the 4th Asian Councils Forum (ACF), 2019 Global Councils Forum (GCF), and Taiwan Local Councils Representatives Community Forum (TCF) annual congress on December 7, which saw the participation of more than 70 delegates from various countries amid a bustling and stirring atmosphere.
Ramsar Regional Center - East Asia (RRC-EA) has collaborated with Wetland Link International (WLI) to welcome over 100 wetland center members from 20 countries and regions to visit Taipei and celebrate the upcoming 20th anniversary of the Guandu Nature Park.
The Hsinchu City Government held the 2019 Hsinchu urban environment and landscape development forum, “Cities for People” on November 20. Experts from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand are invited to share their city planning experiences.
Taipei Performing Arts Center (TPAC) and the Centre National de la Danse (CND) in France worked together to hold the first “Camping Asia” festival in Taipei.
The most frequently visited stations in Taipei City are MRT Taipei Main Station, Zhongshan Station, Ximen Station, Dongmen Station, and Xinbeitou Station. Recently, the In-Station Information Touch Screen “Metro e Touch” has been installed in these stations, providing passengers with station-related information and services.
The world's largest international landscape organization, “International Federation of Landscape Architects (IFLA)”, Asia Pacific Region announced 6 winners of the “IFLA Asia-Pac LA Luminary Awards 2019” on the evening of November 8. Hsinchu City Mayor Lin Chih-chien is the first person to win the award in Taiwan.
The Taipei City Government held the Press Conference for Promoting Gender Equality Index in the Workplace of Taipei City on November 22, 2019 (Friday) at the Cosmos Hotel Taipei.
During his speech, he mentioned that the domestic and overseas esports industry has flourished in recent years, and the audience numbers are also showing signs of increase. This year, the Southeast Asian Games was held in the Philippines in November, and esports has been included as an official sport. Similarly, esports is also an official sport at the 2022 Asian Games Hangzhou.
Taichung City and Auckland, a city in the north of New Zealand’s North Island, have been sister cities for numerous years. Aimee Jephson, who was appointed as the new deputy director of New Zealand Commerce and Industry Office Taipei in February this year, visited Taichung City Government today (November 18).
The Chinese Taipei Korfball Association has successfully applied to host the 2020 IKF (International Korfball Federation) U21 World Korfball Championship and the 12th IKF World Korfball Championship (2023).
