A group of 11 dignitaries from Malaysia Led by Deputy Education Minister Datuk Chong Sin Woon and President of the Malaysian Chamber of Commerce and Industry in Taipei James Lau Kong Chiok visited the Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC) on May 8. When receiving the group, OCAC Minister Wu Hsin-hsing expressed the hope that Taiwan and Malaysia can cooperate closely through talent exchange between the two countries and that the New Southbound Policy can be implemented in a way that is mutual

“The program is a wonderful platform for promoting mutual understanding, boosting relations and facilitating friendship between Taiwan and its diplomatic allies and other partner states,” MOFA Deputy Minister Wu Chih-chung said during the ceremony.

Taipei City is the 10th most popular destination in Asia-Pacific as assessed by MasterCard Inc. in its latest annual survey of 171 cities, resorts and towns in 22 countries across the region, underscoring the metropolis’s rising reputation as a world-class tourism hot spot.

Dr. Gary Song-Huann Lin, Representative of ROC (Taiwan) to the Philippines gave a speech on 「The Current Taiwan-Philippines Bilateral Relation and the Prospect of Taiwan’s “New Southbound Policy”」at Asian Center, University of Philippines

Taiwan’s internationally awarded electronic toll collection system was praised as a feasible solution to traffic challenges faced by Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation member economies during the annual meeting of the regional economic forum’s Transportation Working Group late last month in Taipei City.

Taiwan’s Cheng Tsung-lung, artistic director of Cloud Gate 2—the development arm of the nation’s leading modern dance troupe Cloud Gate—became the first Asian choreographer to launch a new show in collaboration with Sydney Dance Company following the world premiere of “Full Moon” May 1 at Roslyn Packer Theater in the Australian city.

Representative Chang, James Chi-ping attends the 26th Anniversary and Annual Sports Day of Chinese Taipei School (Kuala Lumpur)

Representative Chang, James Chi-ping attends 1st Seminar of Tea Philo Salon on 30 April 2017

Led by Principal A Li, a group of principals and teachers from Chinese schools in Myanmar visited the Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC) on April 19 and was received by Minister Wu Hsin-hsing. Wu told them that Taiwan is a free democratic country and has an excellent learning environment.