On July 28th, the fourth leg of the V part of the relay, Chiayi County, was held. Although the relay route from the county government building to the Southern Branch of the National Palace Museum was only three kilometers long, but it was not an easy task. The museum only came into existence after a long and arduous process lasting 11 years, and then finally, officially opened in 2015. It is a national level museum, which is being positioned as an “Asian art and culture museum.”
Da-Guan Dance Theater of New Taipei City-based National Taiwan University of Arts wrapped up July 26 the India leg of its 14-day tour of South and Southeast Asia with a show highlighting the diversity and vibrancy of Taiwan’s performing arts culture at Rani Seethai Hall in Chennai.
This year's biennial WBSC U-12 Baseball World Cup will kick off in Tainan on Friday, with 12 teams from home and abroad competing.
Representative William Lin attended “Taiwan Summer Fruit Festival” launching ceremony on 28 July at Warisan Utamaya Emporium and Supermarket in Jalan Muara, Bandar Seri Begawan.
An 80 plus strong delegation from the Kinmen County Youth Orchestra presented an orchestral rendition of “The Legend of Wind Lion God” to a full house audience at the Victoria Concert Hall on 18 July 2017. Deputy Representative and Mrs. Steven Tai attended the performance on behalf of Representative Francis Kuo-Hsin Liang.
The relay reached Kaohsiung City on July 27. Taipei Universiade Organizing Committee specifically invited Taipei City Deputy Mayor Chia-Chi Teng to lead Zhi-Jian Zhao, who is the torchbearer representing Taipei City and have won a silver medal in the long jump at the 2007 Bangkok Universiade, as he passed the torch to Kaohsiung City’s torchbearer.
The 2017 World Congress on Information Technology, set to take place Sept. 10-13 in Taipei City, will provide a platform for the country’s young entrepreneurs to flex their innovative muscles and network with global industry heavyweights, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs July 25.
Taipei 2017 Universiade will begin on August 19. The torch relay will now follow a LOVE shaped route as it links 22 counties and cities across Taiwan, promoting this major sporting event and spreading the Universiade spirit. The V part of the relay connects all these cities and counties as a heart shape, representing the Love & Peace spirit of the sacred flame. The torch relay reached Hengchun in Pingtung County on July 26. Taipei City’s torch relay team was led by Taipei Universiade Organizing
Taiwan’s export orders reached an all-time high for June of US$40.35 billion, up 13 percent year on year, reflecting ongoing improvement in economic conditions at home and abroad, according to the Ministry of Economic Affairs July 20.
Taiwan Higher Education Fair 2017 Opening ceremony, Representative Chang, James Chi-ping (right four) take photograph with VIP.
