Central Taiwan is set to burst into color as it hosts the environmentally and people friendly Taichung World Flora Exposition.

An international indigenous economy forum will kick off Nov. 9 in eastern Taiwan’s Hualien County, bringing together 150 local and foreign business representatives, experts and officials to discuss the latest development insights, market opportunities and policy approaches.

Two large-scale installations by Taiwan creators featuring the skeletons of a giant and a snake and a long tail boat are among the key attractions at the inaugural Thailand Biennale in Krabi, according to the Ministry of Culture Nov. 5.

Taiwan improved two spots to 13th among 190 economies worldwide and fifth in the Asia-Pacific, according to the Doing Business 2019 report released Oct. 31 by Washington-based World Bank.

The Taiwanese and Italian associations named after Italian epidemiologist Carlo Urbani inked a deal with Vietnamese drug maker Stella on Monday to support medical care programs in Vietnam in commemoration of Urbani, who identified the threat of severe acute respiratory syndrome (SARS).

A three-day festival with shows staged by 37 leading acts from home and abroad, including an indigenous prayer ceremony and a Maori dance, will mark the opening of the 2018 Taichung World Flora Exposition Nov. 3 in the central Taiwan metropolis.

Taiwan Expo 2018 opened Oct. 25 at Kuala Lumpur Convention Center in Malaysia as part of government efforts to strengthen business exchanges with the New Southbound Policy country.

The Ministry of Culture has formulated these guidelines to encourage the publication of translations of Taiwan’s literature, in the territories of South Asia, Southeast Asia and Australasia (hereinafter referred to as the Pivot South nations), as well as to fund exchange trips for publishers and the publication of original titles that deal with the cultures of Taiwan and the Pivot South nations, as well as the topic of cultural exchange between them.

Heat insulation solar glass, an invention by Taiwan scientists that can block thermal radiation and generate power from sunlight, is attracting global attention for its energy efficiency and potential to reduce electricity consumption, the Ministry of Science and Technology said Oct. 17.

Taiwan ranked 13th among 140 economies and fourth in the Asia-Pacific in the latest Global Competitiveness Report published Oct. 16 by Geneva-based World Economic Forum.