At the witness of the organization’s president Tatsuya Watanabe, Mayor Ko Wen-je accepted the certificate from International Fair Trade Towns Steering Committee (IFTTSC) in a press event on December 12. This marked a milestone for Taipei, as it became the first fair trade city in the Chinese world.
Mayor Ko Wen-je attended the opening ceremony for 2017 Taiwan Healthcare Expo at TWTC Nangang Exhibition Hall on December 7.
In mid-December every year, runners take to the streets of Taiwan’s capital for the Taipei Marathon. The race was launched more than 30 years ago as the first event of its kind in the country. Previously supported by ING Life Taiwan and now sponsored by Fubon Life, it has proven a great success, attracting a record high of about 100,000 participants in 2014.
The Taichung World Flora Exposition will be held in 2018. In the same year, 2018, Penghu will also organize “2018 The Most Beautiful Bay Carnival in Penghu, Taiwan.” On the 24th, Mayor Lin Chia-lung took “Love”, the leopard cat sister that had ever visited the offshore island for the first time, to visit Penghu, and signed the LOI (Letter of Intent) with the Magistrate Chen Kuang-fu of Penghu County, to lay a new milestone for regional cooperation.
A documentary on National Taichung Theater received three nominations at the 22nd Asia Television Awards, according to Taichung City Government Nov. 29.
An exhibition showcasing more than 100 innovative concepts and products selected as finalists or honorable mentions in the 2017 Golden Pin Design Awards kicked off Dec. 1 in Taipei City.
Kaohsiung City in southern Taiwan will offer free public transportation services between Dec. 1, 2017, and Feb. 28, 2018, as part of efforts to boost air quality.
Mayor Ko Wen-je attended the “2017 Global Startups Talents @ Taipei” forum to exchanged opinions with 17 new companies accepted into the program. The project was launched by the Department of Economic Development (DEP).
Taichung International Dance, Parade & Festival was held from November 17 to 19 over a period of 3 days at the Taichung City Hall Square on Taiwan Boulevard and Summer Green Park.
Taichung City Government plans to promote International Non-governmental Organization (INGO) in Guangfu Village, Wufeng, hoping to attract large NGOs to establish offices locally and assist domestic NGOs to forge ties with the international community, ultimately turning Taichung into an INGO city.
