The 2nd National Languages Development Convention, launched in July, concluded on Oct. 27. It featured a series of forums co-hosted by the Ministry of Culture (MOC), Ministry of Education, Council of Indigenous Peoples, and Hakka Affairs Council, along with a main conference that brought together experts, researchers, officials, and representatives from non-governmental organizations in Taiwan and abroad.
Since the establishment, Taipei City Department for Youth has actively promoted youth participation in international affairs, encouraging young people to embrace their responsibilities as global citizens. As part of this effort, the department is launching the Youth Overseas Volunteer Program and will hold information sessions on Saturday, October 26 and Saturday, November 9.
The Bangkok Art Biennale 2024 opened on Oct. 24, with support from the Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Thailand and the Thai art gallery Nova Contemporary. Taiwanese artist Cole Lu’s (呂咅彧) work, “The Engineers,” is featured at this year’s biennale.
A delegation from Taiwan’s National Human Rights Commission (NHRC), headed by Vice Chairperson Wang Yu-ling and Commissioners Yeh Ta-hua and Tien Chiu-chin, visited the Philippines in mid-October to engage in human rights discourse.
The fifth edition of the Taiwan Weather Enterprise Forum was held Oct. 17 in Taipei City, bringing experts from home and abroad to discuss the application of artificial intelligence in weather services, enhance climate change resilience and explore cross-border cooperation opportunities.
On Oct. 18, the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA) announced the full list of participating artists for the 2024 Asian Art Biennial, titled “How to Hold Your Breath”. The title, a play on the phrase “don’t hold your breath,” which tells the listener to not to expect change soon, hints at potential hope for the future.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Thailand, as a part of the “Books from Taiwan: Read Taiwan in Thai” event at Book Expo Thailand, invited Taiwanese authors and Thai translators to speak at the expo, sharing their thoughts with readers.
The 2024 R&D 100 Awards saw Taiwan achieve its best record in history, winning 15 awards, making it the top winner in Asia and second globally. The Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI) won eight awards, the Institute for Information Industry (III) received three awards, the Taiwan Textile Research Institute (TTRI) earned three awards, and the Metal Industries Research & Development Centre took home one award.
The closing ceremony of the International Committee for Architecture and Museum Techniques (ICAMT) 50th Annual Conference took place at the National Palace Museum in Taipei on Oct. 10. During the event, ICAMT Chair Nana Meparishvili presented the “ICAMT 50 TAIWAN Collective Discourses,” summarizing key insights gathered over the four-day conference.
The 31st annual meeting of the Extended Commission for the Conservation of Southern Bluefin Tuna opened Oct. 7 in Taipei City, with participants from home and abroad gathering to discuss key issues relating to sustainable development and management of the precious marine resource.
