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Queensland Music Awards winner embraces Taiwanese-Australian identity

For Taiwanese-Australian multi-instrumentalist Matt Hsu, his 70s soul-inspired hip-hop track “Welcome to the Neighbourhood: Taiwan” (就當家裡), which won an award at the 2022 Queensland Music Awards (QMAs) earlier this week, was part of a process of coming to grips with internalized racism from growing up in Australia.

Taiwanese jam maker bags top award at English marmalade competition

A Taiwanese jam maker in Nantou County has won an artisan award for her marmalade at an annual culinary event in England, after competing against more than 3,000 jars of preserves.

Taiwan documentary festival to feature Philippine cinema retrospective

The 2022 Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF) is set to showcase what could be the biggest retrospective of Philippine cinema ever shown outside the Philippines, the organizer said in a statement released Friday.

Taoyuan airport gets extension of international health accreditationPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Taoyuan airport gets extension of international health accreditation

Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport has received health accreditation for another year, under an international program that assists airports in demonstrating that they are prioritizing health and safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic, local airport officials said Tuesday.

Protecting the Planet Heath by Advancing Green Action Work Together for Creating the Sustainable Prosperity in Asia PacificPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Protecting the Planet Heath by Advancing Green Action Work Together for Creating the Sustainable Prosperity in Asia Pacific

Echo the theme of “World Health Day 2022:Our planet, our health”, to protect Earth is to protect human health. Learning how to coexist with envir0onmental ecologic equilibrium and maintain economic development are the sustainability issues that all human beings should face. With the efforts of Health Promotion Administration of Ministry of Health and Welfare, the project is successfully funded by APEC.

Taiwan has best 5G video streaming in Asia-Pacific: report

Taiwan has been ranked first among 10 Asia-Pacific countries for 5G mobile video streaming, in a report released Thursday by the global independent mobile analytics company Opensignal.

Taiwan, Indian institutes sign MOU on science education

Two research centers in Taiwan and India have signed a memorandum of understanding that paves the way for them to work together on science and education projects.

First Taiwanese indigenous artist to present installation art at Biennale of SydneyPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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First Taiwanese indigenous artist to present installation art at Biennale of Sydney

In a collaboration between the Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Sydney and the Biennale of Sydney, Taiwanese indigenous artist Aluaiy Kaumakan (阿儒瓦苡・篙瑪竿) will display her latest large-scale installation art “Semasipu – Remembering Our Intimacies (觸摸:記得我們的關係感)” at the 23rd Biennale of Sydney until June 13.

Taiwan ranked world’s 14th best destination for workations

Taiwan is the 14th best destination for working vacations (workations) around the world and third in the Asia-Pacific, according to a recent list from Sydney-based accommodation metasearch site HotelsCombined.

U.S-led women empowerment program in Taiwan to focus on tech trainingPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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U.S-led women empowerment program in Taiwan to focus on tech training

The Academy for Women Entrepreneurs (AWE), a program initiated and run by the United States government, began accepting applications Tuesday for the 2022 training program in Taiwan, which will be geared toward the technology sector.