Taipei Rapid Transit Corporation (TRTC) announced that the fourth major update for the MRT add-value machine system is now underway. By the end of October, machines across all MRT stations will provide services in four more languages -- Malaysian, Thai, Vietnamese, and Indonesian, in addition to the existing language options of Chinese, English, Japanese, and Korean.
Social Bureau of Taichung City Government held the “Volunteers Recruitment Platform Creativity Events” on October 8th to encourage people to be a part of the volunteer team for the Floral Expo. Some 105 teams of volunteers have signed up that made this recruitment fruitful. More and more people are appealed to join the crew. There were more than 10,000 people registered as Floral Expo Volunteers in “teams” and registration of volunteers by “individuals” was also opened.
Themed “Flowers in Hakka Community”, arts parade is going to be performed in Dongshih. Performers of various arts, including musicians, dancers, acrobatics local performers and school clubs in this mountain town, totaled 12, are invited to join this parade. Collaborating with local Hakka community culture and special regional industry, they endeavor to promote cross-over exchange to allow people to know more the cultural and arts performers and special local industry in Taichung.
The “2017 New Economic Power of Smart City Forum” was held in Taichung. Mayor Lin Chia-Lung of Taichung attended the occasion held on October 5, and shared his experience in the governance of a smart city with the participants in the forum.
Growers and researchers in Tainan cultivate a vibrant orchid seedling sector.
The AIPH (International Association of Horticultural Producers) hosts routine meetings during the two seasons of spring and fall to exchange the horticultural developments in different countries.
During a press conference on October 12, Mayor Ko Wen-je launched an initiative to attract students from India and Malaysia to study and work in Taiwan. The move is aimed at exporting the island’s industries to the South Asian market through ICT education programs.
In the night of October 7, Mayor Ko Wen-je launched the projection mapping show at “Wen-Luo-Ting” neighborhood of Gongguan area to open the second Nuit Blanche Taipei festival. He also joined the crowds in a parade following the ceremony.
Working with I-Link Community Services Association’s Indonesian New Immigrant and Migrant Workers’ Center, Taipei Public Library (TPL) will be organizing free learning courses for Indonesian expats starting October 8.
Taichung City Government, this year, successfully organized the “2017 UNFCCC NFO Forum” for the first time. City Mayor Lin Chia-lung was invited on the 28th to address at a keynote speech entitled “Building a Livable Sustainable City.” Mayor Lin talked about four challenges of Taichung including imbalance of urban development, traffic congestion, climate change risk and environmental pollution.
