With Taichung City hosting the World Flora Expo next year, the flora expo mascots Leopard Cat Family and Omi Horse were unveiled this year. Life, the first mascot unveiled, participated in numerous activities recently, charming the public with its adorable looks.
Taiwan’s outlying Penghu County welcomed Sept. 19 competitors from 40 countries and territories for the finals of a beauty pageant designed to promote the archipelago’s tourism resources and the 2018 World Congress of the Most Beautiful Bays in the World Club.
The 44th Asia Pacific Network Information Centre (APNIC) was held in Taichung from September 7-14. Taking place in Taichung for the first time, the event attracted 485 international IT experts from 43 countries to share major trends in the future of network development.
Taichung City will hold the 2018 International Flora Expo and the 2019 East Asia Youth Olyimpics, Mayor Lin noted on the 4th in the city council that the Youth Olympiad was a successful promotion for Taipei internationally, proving to be good city diplomacy, Taichung city will also hold several international events, the mayor hopes to use this opportunity to bring Taichung City to the world.
Taipei City has claimed the Digital Government Award organized by Asian-Oceanian Computing (ASOCIO) for its “pay.taipei” service launched in June this year. Information Technology Commissioner Lee Wei-bin received the honor at the gala dinner of 21th World Congress on Information Technology.
The southern Taiwan city of Kaohsiung is securing its status as a world leader in yacht manufacturing.
It has been the third anniversary of Taichung International Animation Festival. It will be held at Taichung ShowTimes (Taichung Rail Station) from October 13 to October 17. There will be 143 animation films coming from 35 countries or areas to be released in 40 shows.
The 21st World Congress on Information Technology (WCIT 2017) is being held at the World Trade Center Hall 1 between September 10 and 13. Adopting the theme of “Innovative Taipei of Asia,” the Taipei Booth will spotlight achievements in the fields of Smart Housing, Smart Transportation, Smart Medical Service, Smart Education, Financial Technology (EasyCard), and Shezidao Smart Construction, among others.
In order to promote the 2018 International Taichung Flora Exhibition, the city government’s Tourism Bureau held a promotional event on the 23nd in Seoul, specifically inviting re-known chef A-Ching to put on the “2018 International Taichung Flora Expo Cuisine Show”, utilizing local fruits and elements from flowers to present artistic soups, desserts and ice.
The “Taiwan’s Heroes’ Parade” – spotlighting 2017 Summer Universiade medalists from the island – took place in the afternoon of August 31. Upon their arrival at Civic Plaza in front of City Hall at 5:30 PM, the athletes received a warm welcome by Mayor Ko Wen-je amidst rapturous applause from the audience.
