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Malaysian student wins education ministry’s award for outstanding performance

A student from Malaysia, who graduated this year from a vocational program in Taiwan, has received a national award for outstanding performance at school, Taiwan’s Ministry of Education (MOE) announced Friday.

2021 Healthcare+ Expo Taiwan - Connecting to the Precision Health IndustryPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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2021 Healthcare+ Expo Taiwan - Connecting to the Precision Health Industry

The 2021 Healthcare+ Expo Taiwan is held from Dec. 2nd to Dec. 5th in Nangang International Exhibition Center, Hall 1. The Council of Agriculture (COA) of the Executive Yuan participated in the expo by setting up the Taiwan Agricultural Health Pavilion, showcasing 4 major themes that display bio-agriculture technologies related to medical health.

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2021/22 Biennial International Paper Fibre Art

Organized by the National Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute with the cooperation of Chaîne de Papier, France, the 2021/22 Biennial International Paper Fibre Art is being jointly exhibited at the NTCRI’s Craft Hall and Craft Design Hall. Jan Fairbairn Edwards from France and Taiwanese fiber artist Yang Wei-lin (楊偉林) have been invited to serve as the exhibition’s curators under the proposed theme “Transfiguration.”

World talent index ranks Taiwan 3rd in Asia

Taiwan has been ranked third in Asia and No. 16 overall in the IMD 2021 World Talent Ranking, up by four places from last year and the country’s best performance in ten years.

Taiwan, Nepal forge closer cultural ties

A successful bilateral exchange program was established by Taipei City-based Waley Art with NexUs Culture Nepal located in Kathmandu courtesy of wide-ranging support from the Ministry of Culture.

Tsai ranked as world’s 9th most powerful woman by Forbes magazine

Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has been ranked among the 10 most powerful women in the world by Forbes magazine, rising to No. 9 this year from 37th in 2020.

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President Tsai named among most influential women by Financial Times

resident Tsai Ing-wen (蔡英文) has been included on the Financial Times’ Women of the Year list for 2021 published Thursday that also featured United States House Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Hong Kong democracy activist Agnes Chow (周庭).

The CIP Certifies Students from 12 Countries, Marking the Success and End of the Cultivation Program of Young Talents for International Affairs

On Oct. 26, the CIP held the closing ceremony of the“2021 Austronesian Forum: Cultivation Program of Young Talents for International Affairs” (Taiwan Training Class) at the Taipei Garden Hotel. The ceremony, hosted by CIP Minister Icyang Parod, was attended by diplomatic representatives from Palau, Nauru, Tuvalu, Belize, Papua New Guinea, United States, and Hawaii.

Video on Taiwan education wins top prize in Indonesian competition

An Indonesian Ph.D. student was awarded the grand prize and NT$20,000 (US$718) at a ceremony in Taipei on Sunday for winning a short video competition aimed at sharing information about Taiwan with Indonesian citizens.

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International lawmakers lobby for Taiwan Interpol role: MOFA

Amid warnings of excessive authoritarian sway, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA) has called for an end to Taiwan’s exclusion from the transnational crime control body Interpol, citing broad support from international lawmakers.