Every year, more than 1,000 new recipients of the Taiwan Scholarship and Huayu Enrichment Scholarship from over 80 countries come to Taiwan to pursue degrees or study Mandarin. On November 8, they participated in the 2024 Taiwan Scholarship and Huayu Enrichment Scholarship Recipients Orientation and Welcome Party, held at the Chang Yung-Fa Foundation convention center.
A total of 72 startups will fly the flag for Taiwan at the 2025 Consumer Electronics Show to demonstrate the country’s commitment to fostering innovation, the National Science and Technology Council said at a press event held Dec. 20 at Taiwan Tech Arena in Taipei City.
“Decompression,” the 2024 Asian Art Biennial forum, got underway Dec. 14 in central Taiwan’s Taichung City, bringing together curators, participating artists and researchers from home and abroad to exchange views on a wide range of topics complementing the ninth edition of the art event.
The 2024 Taiwan Digital Wallet International Forum was hosted by the Ministry of Digital Affairs Dec. 11 in Taipei City, highlighting government work to explore opportunities for cross-border collaboration and create a global digital trust ecosystem.
National Development Council (NDC) Minister Liu Chin-Ching accepted the Australia New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (ANZCham) 2024 White Paper on behalf of the government on December 4th. ANZCham affirmed the important coordinating role of the NDC with respect to suggestions for doing business in the White Paper and expressed the hope of further enhancing the economic and strategic partnership between Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand.
More than 7 million foreign nationals have visited Taiwan as of Dec. 3 this year, with the Ministry of Transportation and Communications’ Tourism Administration expecting the upward trend to continue for the rest of the year.
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications’ Maritime and Port Bureau staged a forum on the dual digital and green transition in international shipping Nov. 29 in Taipei City, highlighting the government’s commitment to helping domestic industries align with global practices and address future challenges.
Supported by the Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Sydney, Taiwanese artists Eleng Luluan (安聖惠) and Zhang Xu-zhan (張徐展) are featured at the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT11), which was launched by the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) on Nov. 30.
The 2024 Fun Learning in Huayu Camp organized by the Education Division at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Malaysia and supported by the Sarawak Taiwan Graduates’ Association Miri Branch was held on October 21, 2024, first at Merbau National Secondary School, and then at Pujut National Secondary School. More than 120 non-Chinese students participated in the camp activities at these schools and received a Huayu Program Completion Certificate.
The Trade and Labor Committee Meeting under the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC) was staged Nov. 26 via videoconference from Taipei City and Wellington, the Ministry of Labor said.
