To facilitate cultural exchanges between the indigenous peoples of Taiwan and New Zealand, the Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in Sydney, with the support of the Ministry of Culture, has embarked on a collaboration with New Zealand to launch an inaugural residency exchange program.
The Embassy of Belize in Taiwan launched a culture and women’s month exhibition in Taipei on Wednesday to celebrate Belizean culture and womanhood in observation of 2023 International Women’s Day.
The 15-day “2023 Taiwan Lantern Festival” ended on the evening of February 19, 2023 (Sunday) with lively performances by the Ju Percussion Group, O-Kai Singers, Chai Found Music Workshop, Taiwan Acrobatic Troupe, Hngyang Na Atayal, Compagnie Des Quidams, Juedai Contemporary Jazz Dance Theater, Ozone, Pink Fun, and Diabolo Dance Theatre.
“Tank Fairy,” a co-production between Taiwan and U.S. filmmakers won the Asia-Pacific Queer Film Festival Award at Queer Screen’s Mardi Gras Film Festival, held in Sydney, Australia, according to the Ministry of Culture Feb. 21.
A delegation from Taiwan took part in the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation’s Policy Partnership on Science, Technology and Innovation Feb. 18-19 in the U.S. city of Palm Springs, California.
A letter of intent was signed by Taiwan, South Korea and the Philippines on forming the Asia Archipelago Cruise Alliance Feb. 17 in Taipei City, spotlighting the government’s efforts to boost marine tourism in the region, according to the Ministry of Transportation and Communications.
ITRI has been named a Top 100 Global Innovator™ 2023. The annual list from Clarivate™ identifies those at the pinnacle of the global innovation landscape by measuring excellence focused on exceptional consistency and scale in innovativeness. Featuring for the seventh time and sixth consecutive year, ITRI has the most wins for this award among the research organizations in Asia.
A symposium on precision health was staged by Taiwan in the northern county of Miaoli Feb. 15, spotlighting the government’s commitment to advancing the development of the precision health industry.
Taipei City will hold the annual general assembly of the International Association of Professional Congress Organizers in February 2025, the Bureau of Foreign Trade under the Ministry of Economic Affairs said Feb. 10.
Independent curator Huang Yu-wen (黃又文) and Hsieh Yu-ting Hsieh (謝宇婷) from the Kaohsiung Museum of Fine Arts (KMFA) have been selected to participate in the four-day “EXPO CHICAGO-2023 Curatorial Exchange” program, the first collaboration between Taipei Cultural Center in New York and EXPO CHICAGO, from April 11 to 15 in Chicago.
