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.
Selected works featured in the 23rd Biennale of Sydney will now travel to the collaborating institutions to create a series of unique exhibitions focusing on the local context and resonating with a global conversation. Paiwan artist Aluaiy Kaumaka’s textile sculpture “Semasipu - Remembering Our Intimacies” will be on display at the Adelaide Contemporary Experimental (ACE Gallery) from February 4 to March 18.
Ming Hwa Yuan Arts and Cultural Group, one of the most representative theater troupes in Taiwan, has been invited to perform at the International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFoK) which will take place in India from February 5 to 14. The festival resumes after three years of suspension due to the pandemic. This year, performing arts groups from South Africa, Italy, France, Lebanon, Palestine, the United Kingdom, Denmark, and Taiwan will also be taking part in the festival.
Taiwan has shown that democracy, a political philosophy that originated in the West, can indeed flourish in Mandarin-speaking regions, according to Legislative Yuan President You Si-kun Feb. 1.
Thailand’s annual art and cultural event, Bangkok Design Week (BKKDW), will kick off on Feb. 4, under the theme “Co with Creation.” At the invitation of the Ministry of Culture (MOC), seven artworks sharing the observations and ideas of Taiwanese and Thai designers will be displayed; while the Taiwan Design Research Institute (TDRI) of the Ministry of Economic Affairs (MoEA) will be showcasing works related to the concept of circular design.
Taiwan is rated first in Asia and 10th globally among the 167 countries and territories in the Democracy Index 2022 recently released by London-based Economist Intelligence Unit.
