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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.

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Taiwan gives US$1.5 million to support APEC economic initiatives

Taiwan has contributed US$1.5 million in funding to support Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEC) economic and technical cooperation initiatives, an APEC release said on Thursday.

Taiwan ranks 6th worldwide in defense integrity index

Taiwan ranked sixth in the 2020 Government Defence Integrity Index released Nov. 16 by the U.K.-based Transparency International Defence and Security Programme, according to the Ministry of National Defense.

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Taiwan Lantern Festival recognized as having one of world’s most spectacular night views

The Taiwan Lantern Festival was named Friday as one of the events with the most spectacular night views in the world, during an international summit held in Nagasaki, Japan.

Filipino basketball league brings festive cheer to migrant community

Music and festivity filled Taoyuan’s Nankan area as a Filipino worker basketball league, one of the first to open since the easing of COVID-19 restrictions in recent months, tipped off with 15 teams and hundreds of players and fans at the opening ceremony.