On July 16, Director Chen Kuang-yi (陳貺怡) of the National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA) and Director Eugene Tan (陳維德) of the National Gallery Singapore signed a memorandum of understanding, formalizing a partnership between the two national art institutions to bolster art curation, management, and research in the Asian region.
The Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia, in collaboration with the Kuala Lumpur Performing Arts Centre (KLPAC) and the George Town Festival (GTF) in Penang, has jointly invited Taiwan’s national Peking opera troupe GuoGuang Opera Company (國光劇團) to premiere “Jingju Magic – Love & Bewilderment (魔幻京劇)” from July 12 to 21 in the two Malaysian cities.
The works of four indigenous artists from Taiwan - Lafin Sawmah, Eleng Luluan, Akac Orat, and Malay Makakazuwan - are being exhibited at the Govett-Brewster Art Gallery in New Zealand in an exhibition titled “Without Centre, Without Limits,” running until Oct. 13.
Domestic and foreign expo participants and buyers flocked to the central and southern regions of Taiwan, where the major production sites of the nation’s agriculture, fishery, and livestock industries are located, for the 8th Asia Agri-Tech Expo & Forum. The event, which opened on June 19 at the Tainan Convention and Exhibition Center, was hosted for the first time in Tainan and had booths set up by around 400 producers and companies from 11 countries.
Minister of Digital Affairs Yennun Huang invited Meta to discuss anti-fraud measures on July 4th. Meta expressed that combating online fraud is a consensus shared by all and pledged full support for the Ministry of Digital Affairs(the MODA) 's anti-fraud initiatives. Meta is committed to fulfilling its obligation to prevent fraud on its online advertising platform, establish a communication channel with the MODA, and prioritize removing high-risk fraudulent accounts and advertisements.
Taiwan has been continuously developing technologies for the investigation and remediation of soil and groundwater contamination, importing advanced ones from environmentally progressive countries, and enhancing and localizing them. This ongoing effort ensures Taiwan’s leading position in the Asian region and enables the sharing of its experiences with other Asia-Pacific countries.
Taiwan remained at Tier 1 for the 15th consecutive year in the U.S. Department of State’s 2024 Trafficking in Persons Report, reflecting global recognition of the government’s efforts to protect human rights, according to the Ministry of the Interior June 25.
Minister Yen-Nun Huang convened a meeting yesterday with representatives from Google and LINE to discuss fraud prevention measures. Both platform providers committed to cooperating with the proposed “Anti-Fraud Crime Prevention Act” currently under review in the Legislative Yuan. They pledged to prioritize handling high-risk fraud cases and will keep close communication with the Ministry of Digital Affairs(MODA).
An international sports events workshop was held June 21 in Taipei City, spotlighting government efforts to foster transformation of competitions and explore methods of integrating them with a city’s image, according to the Ministry of Education.
The Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia, in collaboration with Ilham Gallery, is hosting Taiwanese artist Zhang Xu-zhan’s (張徐展) first overseas solo exhibition, “Zhang Xu Zhan: Jungle Jungle.” Zhang, who was named Deutsche Bank’s Artist of the Year for 2021, is a highly anticipated creator in the international art scene.
