A record number of exhibitors and officials are set to attend the Smart City Summit and Expo March 26-29 in Taipei City, spotlighting Taiwan’s expertise in developing cutting-edge intelligent urban solutions.

Delegates from the Department of the Interior and Local Government (DILG), Philippines visited Taichung City Hall today to gain insight into the operation of Taichung City’s disaster prevention mechanism, and they were impressed with the city hall’s policies on civilian coordination and disaster prevention information pertaining to new residents and foreign spouses. According to Deputy Director General of Fire Bureau of Taichung City Government Yuen-chi Yang, the city hall has exchanged disaster

In its bid to transform Guangfu Village in Wufeng as Taichung’s International Non-Governmental Organization Center (INGO), the city hall has invited domestic and foreign NGOs to set up an office here and create an exchange platform. Rosalia Kiwanis Taiwan officially joined today (7th) and held an unveiling ceremony.

Taipei City Hospital (TCH) and the Faculty of Medicine at Hasanuddin University in Indonesia signed a Memorandum of Understanding on March 4, 2019.

Ranked as one of the world's three major orchid shows, the Taiwan International Orchid Show is not only a major annual event in Tainan which attracts participants from all over the world and continuously creates record-breaking purchase order transaction amounts, but also a great opportunity for Tainan City to show its diplomatic soft power. Every year, Tainan City government invites foreign diplomatic and consular personnel stationed in Taipei to travel to Tainan and take part in the opening ce

Singapore Trade Office in Taipei Trade Representative Simon Wong Wie Kuen, Deputy Trade Representative Jeff Khoo, and Director Shih-hui Lin visited Taichung City government today (19th), and they were welcomed by Deputy Mayor Linghu on behalf of Mayor Shiow-yen Lu. According to Deputy Mayor Linghu, Singapore has garnered international recognition for its success in opinions regarding international affairs, economy, high-technology development, and tourism, therefore it can serve as a role model

At the morning session of the 2019 International Forum for the Development of Trends on Metropolitan Travel and Accommodation on January 17, Taipei Mayor Ko Wen-je pointed out that the occupancy rates of Taipei city tourist hotels are around 70%, and around 60% for general hotels. But in recent years, the internet has given rise to the worldwide sharing economy, including online reservation platforms such as Airbnb. Ever the straight talker, he added that if the hotel occupancy rate stood at 90

To herald in the New Year, Mayor Ko Wen-je attended the 2019 New Year’s Eve Countdown Party at City Hall Plaza on December 31. He joined the crowd during the countdown event and the fireworks show.

The 2018 Taipei-Shanghai Forum took place in Taipei City on December 20. Deputy Mayor Teng Chia-ji greeted the guests from Shanghai on behalf of Mayor Ko Wen-je and citizens of Taipei during his opening address. He noted that this year marks the ninth forum and hopes that Shanghai’s Deputy Mayor Zhou Bo has already experienced the hospitality of locals during his stay. He also expressed his gratitude to Zhou for attending the event in person and brought a large delegation from Shanghai.

Tainan City Government Deputy Secretary-general Lee Hsien-wei led a delegation to Katowice, Poland, to take part in the "Multi-Stakeholders’ Adaptation Action to Respond to Climate Vulnerability", a side event of the UN Climate Change Conference December 2018 (COP 24). During the session, which was organized by Green Club and Université Cadi Ayyad (UCA), Tainan City shared its experience and achievements in promoting smart city policies. In addition, Tainan also presented its experiences in dev