Six tourist attractions in Taipei, including the National Palace Museum and Taipei 101, have been certified by the Taipei government as Muslim-friendly as the city steps up efforts to make itself more welcoming to Muslim visitors.
Six tourist attractions in Taipei, including the National Palace Museum and Taipei 101, have been certified by the Taipei government as Muslim-friendly as the city steps up efforts to make itself more welcoming to Muslim visitors.
To vigorously develop MICE-related markets, Taipei City Government formed the Taipei Expo Office in March this year (2019) as the one-stop counter for promoting the MICE industry. So far, the office has demonstrated remarkable achievements, and the department will be accepting applications for the first of the MICE subsidies in 2020 from November 1 to 30, 2019.
As the refreshing fall season arrives, it's time to taste Chinese mitten crabs again. This year, the Miaoli County Government has assisted 32 crab farmers in cultivating 15 hectares of crab fields. With the unique water quality and climate together with the aquaculture techniques of green ecology and sparse cultivation, the crab quality is well-received by consumers.
After the Taiwan Expo in Malaysia, Taipei City Government’s Department of Economic Development (DOED) has led a delegation consisting of 14 Taipei-based enterprises to attend Taiwan Expo 2019 in Indonesia; inspired by the theme of Taipei Your Partner, the exhibition pavilion combines exhibitions and online sales to promote outstanding products from Taipei to the local public and businesses.
The theme of the 2019 Taipei Poetry Festival is “The Woodpecker on the Wall”. It showcases the richness and diversification of poetry through performances, lectures, poem film competition, and book exhibition. The festival started on September 21st and runs through October 6th. The organizer invites everyone to enjoy the beauty of poetry. There are poems and singers from Japan, Germany, America, Lithuania, Singapore, and Hong Kong.
According to the mayor, the WHO has designated October 24 every year as World Polio Day. As a matter of fact, Rotary International has formed the Global Polio Eradication Initiative (GPEI) with the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF), World Health Organization (WHO), and Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) in the US in 1988, dedicated to eliminating Polio from the face of the planet.
Heading to Korea to expand business opportunities! Taipei City Government’s collaboration with private industries to promote the smart city through public-private partnership has demonstrated outstanding results and garnered international recognition.
The Kinmen Tourism Department announced earlier this week that four international charter flights will fly from Brunei to Kinmen in November, as part of efforts to promote tourism to Taiwan's outlying county.
The Taichung City Government has used a principle of “Public first, private second; Major ones first, minor ones later,” to promote various coal reduction controls to improve air quality, and has been committed to making Taichung a low-carbon City.
Co-hosted by Taipei Expo Foundation and Association of the Visual Arts in Taiwan (AVAT), the 2019 Taiwan Annual opened at the EXPO Dome of Taipei Expo Park on August 31. The exhibition will be held from August 31 to September 8.
