To promote Taipei’s exceptional MICE attributes and to support the government’s New Southbound Policy, the Department of Information and Tourism (TPEDOIT) once again participated in the Bureau of Foreign Trade of MOEA’s Taiwan’s MICE Promotion Program (Meet Taiwan) promotion delegation this year, visiting 3 countries including Malaysia, Vietnam, and the Philippines to organize promotional campaigns and briefings.
On the evening of June 14, 2019, a panel discussion on the Future of Asian Cities was held at Hilton Singapore, where 150 city representatives, corporations, and youth leaders from 15 countries gathered to discuss shared issues of Asian cities.
Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je attended the opening ceremony of the 2019 Pencak Silat National Championship and Charity Performance in the morning of June 9.
When attending the 2019 Eid al-Fitr Celebration in Taipei and Muslim Festival on June 9, Mayor Ko Wen-je commented that Taiwan’s government has proactively promoted the New Southbound Policy, and there is tremendous Muslim market potential in many Southeast Asian countries such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei.
New Taipei’s free Chinese language program designed for migrant workers to help them assimilate more quickly into society is being held again this year and will start in early July, a New Taipei Labor Affairs Department official said Tuesday.
Tens of thousands of Muslims celebrated Eid al-Fitr, the “festival of the breaking of the fast,” at events in Taipei Sunday that were organized by various city government departments to mark the end of the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Mayor Ko Wen-je visited the Taipei Travel Plaza at Taipei Main Station in the early morning of June 5 to attend the 2019 Indonesian Eid al-Fitr Eid Prayer, where he wished the Muslim community an Eid Mubarak. He also promised everyone that Taipei City will strive to become a more Muslim-friendly metropolis in the future.
A Muslim arts and cultural festival will be staged June 9 at Daan Forest Park in Taipei City to celebrate the Islamic holiday of Eid al-Fitr.
One of Taiwan’s largest Filipino migrant worker hip hop dance crews Saturday called on local dance crews across the country to challenge them in dance battles, in an effort to showcase the two country’s respective street dance styles in the lead up to an annual street dance competition in Taipei next month.
The Taiwan chapter of the Confederation of Ilocano Association, Inc. (CIASI), or Samahang Ilocano, a Filipino organization that aims to help its compatriots in different countries, kicked off its 2019 summer basketball league tournament in Taipei Sunday.
