A forum for young science talents from across the Asia-Pacific wrapped up July 16 in Taipei City, with 88 junior high schoolers and educators from home and abroad taking part in the six-day event aimed at fostering cultural exchanges and strengthening students’ problem-solving skills.
Taiwan’s Tseng Chun-hsin is the first junior athlete since 2004 to win the French Open and Wimbledon boys’ singles crowns in the same season following a 6-1, 6-7, 6-4 triumph over Jack Draper of the U.K. at the latter Grand Slam July 15 in London.
Taiwan students won three golds, one silver and two bronzes to place sixth at the 59th International Mathematical Olympiad July 3-14 in Romania, according to the Ministry of Education.
From April 14 to June 3, innovative jewelry creations by 17 Taiwan artisans were displayed at the Museum of Arts and Crafts, Itami in Hyogo prefecture, Japan. Titled the “Taiwan Contemporary Jewelry Exhibition,” the event was co-organized by the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute in the central county of Nantou. The featured items are now on show at NTCRI’s branch in Taipei City through Sept. 9.
The Indo-Pacific and Southeast Asia Youth Seminar on Climate Change got underway July 12 in Taipei City as part of government efforts seeking meaningful participation for Taiwan in the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.
Seven Taiwan films are available free of charge for nonprofit public screenings in Thailand as part of government efforts to strengthen exchanges with the New Southbound Policy country, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand announced July 11.
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Taiwan is set to send a 738-strong team to the 2018 Asian Games in Jakarta, including 588 athletes, the largest contingent the country has ever sent to the event, a spokesperson for the Sports Administration said Thursday.
The Hsinchu Science Park and the Central Taiwan Science Park (CTSP) signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) Tuesday with the government of Karnataka State in India to promote bilateral exchanges in the field of artificial intelligence and robotics.
The Indo-Pacific and Southeast Asia Youth Seminar on Climate Change got underway July 12 in Taipei City as part of government efforts seeking meaningful participation for Taiwan in the U.N. Framework Convention on Climate Change.
