Minister of Digital Affairs Audrey Tang attended the high-level meeting of the Freedom Online Coalition (FOC) held on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on the 20th local time in New York, USA, and met with US Secretary of State Antony Blinken, who is responsible for security and democracy, and Uzra Zeya, Under Secretary of State for Human Rights, Nathaniel C. Fick, Digital Ambassador-at-Large of the Bureau of Cyberspace and Digital Policy, and digital and diplomatic heads of
Thitid Tassanakajohn, head chef at the Michelin-starred “Le Du” in Bangkok, said Monday that he felt at home and safe when taking part in the “Spend A Night @ Taiwan’s Presidential Office Building” program on Sept. 12.
The Women Make Waves International Film Festival from Taiwan is set to debut at the Forum des Images in Paris, celebrating the 30th anniversary of this pioneering Asian women’s film festival and showcasing Taiwan’s diversity. The festival will run from Sept. 19 to Oct. 8, showcasing 30 feature films, documentaries, short films, and a retrospecive film dedicated to the late Director Hu TAI-Ii (胡台麗).
On August 28, the International Cooperation Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) and Indonesia’s Hasanuddin University (Unhas) held a results presentation conference in Jakarta to discuss their progress on a joint development venture in sustainable agriculture. The Expanding High-Quality Rice Seed Production in South Sulawesi project improves Indonesia’s rice production by counseling farmers, providing new technology, and supporting domestic seed production. John C. Chen, Ambassador of the Taipei Econo
The 2023 Forum on the Revitalization of Austronesian Languages was held Sept. 12 at National Central Library in Taipei City, spotlighting how the government is raising awareness of the language group, while deepening exchanges with Taiwan’s Indo-Pacific partners.
The outstanding teams for the 2023 International Hackathon of the Presidential Hackathon have been announced! This year’s International Hackathon received submissions from over 30 countries, a total of 60 projects, which set a new record, said the Ministry of Digital Affairs (moda) today (6th). The final selection includes two outstanding teams: HysonTech, a joint team of Indian and Taiwanese members, with their proposal for an intelligent aquaculture system, and the Thai team Refill City, with
The National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) is actively promoting Taiwan's digital health policies and achievements on a global scale. Tomorrow, on the 12th, the NHIA will host the APEC Workshop on Public-Private Collaboration in Support of Pandemic Containment Measures and Beyond in Taiwan. This event will bring together experts from 10 countries and representatives from APEC member economies, both in-person and online.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia, in collaboration with INXO Arts and Culture Foundation, hosted a series of sharing sessions titled “Tea Philo (哲學茶席).” These sessions aim to introduce various aspects of Taiwanese humanities, philosophy, culture, and artistic trends. Director Tsai Ming-Liang (蔡明亮) was invited ti deliver a talk at the Eslite Bookstore in Kuala Lumpur on Sept. 3 to share insights from his journey, including his experiences and practices in the film industry.
A Taiwan-themed lecture, co-organized by the Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia and a Malaysian independent bookstore Monsoon Books (季風帶), was held in Malaysia, featuring prominent figures Taiwan’s cultural sector. Author Chiang Ya-ni (蔣亞妮) participated in the second series of lectures, which took place from Sept. 5 to 7, where she discussed the topic of Taiwanese women and literature.
To promote the regulatory convergence and enhance the efficiency and quality of the registration of the medicinal products among Asia-Pacific region, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) is hosting the ‘2023 APEC Good Registration Management (GRM) Center of Excellence (CoE) Workshop’ from September 6th to September 8th. TFDA has invited 20 experts from overseas and local regulatory authorities, the pharmaceutical industries and the academia to provide trainings for trainees.
