The virtual reality film “The Man Who Couldn’t Leave (無法離開的人)” by director Singing Chen (陳芯宜) won the Venice Immerse Best Experience in the Venice Immersive Competition section at the 79th Venice International Film Festival on Sep. 10. The VR film tells a story about people who stood their ground and fought against the political repression in Taiwan in the 1950s.
The TAIWANfest Vancouver kicked off with the performance of the Taiwanese Indigenous band Kanatal (which means "island" in the Amis Indigenous language) on Sep. 3. The event ran from Sep.3 to Sep. 5 at the North of the Vancouver Art Gallery, Granville Street, and Annex, presenting culture and entertainment performances, lectures, culinary experiences, and more. To emphasize the links with Indonesia and Malaysia, the Dialogues with Asia series: Indulge in Indonesia & Discover Malaysia of TAIWANfe
Organized by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia and curated by the INXO Arts and Culture Foundation, Tea Philo (哲學茶席) invited Malaysian poet-artist Maniniwei (馬尼尼為) to give a talk virtually on Aug. 27.
Two tourist attractions in Penghu County, “Xiaomen Geology Gallery (小門地質探索館)” and “Hai-Chu Dolphin (嗨鼠地景藝術),” have won MUSE Creative Awards of the 2022 International Awards Associate (IAA), according to a press release issued by the Penghu National Scenic Area Administration (PNSAA) of the Tourism Bureau.
A total of 55 Malaysian students were awarded Taiwan Ministry of Education scholarships this year to undertake an academic degree program or a short-term Mandarin course in Taiwan. The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia held a Ministry of Education Taiwan Scholarship and Huayu Enrichment Scholarship award ceremony and pre-departure orientation for the recipients at Ibis Kuala Lumpur City Centre on July 25, 2022.
Thirty-eight restaurants in Taiwan have earned Michelin stars this year, according to Michelin’s 2022 gourmet food guide on Taiwan released Tuesday that covered Tainan and Kaohsiung for the first time.
Taiwan is committed to implementing the Food Security Roadmap Towards 2030, according to the Cabinet-level Council of Agriculture Aug. 26.
Taiwan sparked interest in its blockchain-based system to combat illegal logging at a recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) meeting of forestry ministers while showing curiosity in South Korea’s forest therapy programs.
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 ‘2022 APEC Good Registration Management (GRM) Regulatory Science Center of Excellence (CoE) Workshop’ from August 29th to September 15th.
As part of Taiwan’s continuous effort in the promotion of using international standards for medical devices and the advancement of regulatory harmonization in the Asia-Pacific region, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) is hosting the ‟2022 TFDA Medical Devices Regulatory Science Center of Excellence (CoE) Workshop” during August 26 to September 11 by online courses and videoconferences.
