The 50th National Book Fair and the 20th Bangkok International Book Fair were held at the Bang Sue Grand Station from Mar. 26 to Apr. 6. As part of the book fair, the Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Representative Office in Thailand hosted an event titled “Taiwan-Thailand Picture Book Exchange 2022: TTpicbook 2022.”
When news of the illness that would later become known as COVID-19 made the rounds in Taiwan in early 2020, Lee Ping-ing (李秉穎), a pediatrician at National Taiwan University Hospital, was curious how the public would respond. “The reaction was obvious and surprisingly quick. I saw a third of metro riders in Taipei City immediately start wearing masks to protect against the then mysterious disease,” he said.
A growing number of companies in Taiwan are using circular economy design for sustainable environmental, social and governance solutions.
Taiwanese Hsu Le (許樂) won the women’s 100-meter hurdles at the Summer Deaflympics in Brazil on Tuesday, snagging Taiwan’s first gold medal at this year’s games.
“Shadow Dancing,” a follow-up exhibition organized by the Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Thailand, will feature artworks by Taiwanese and Thai artists from March 17 through June 5 as part of an exchange program at The Jim Thompson Art Center.
The 13th edition of the Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF) kicked off on May 6 at the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute (TFAI). For its opening film, the festival held the world premiere screening of director Hung Chun-hsiu’s (洪淳修) latest work “Remember Me(金門留念).”
22 Taiwanese films, shorts and documentaries will come under the spotlight at the annual Singapore Chinese Film Festival (SCFF), which is returning this year from April 29 through May 8. SCFF 2022 will be a mixed format of in-cinema and virtual events with a total of 52 titles from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Malaysia, and Singapore.
Taiwan-based China Airlines and EVA Air were among 25 airlines which received the Resilience Award at the annual Changi Airlines Awards on Wednesday for their continued operations at the Singaporean air hub.
Taiwan offers high quality higher education, including higher education in the vital technical and vocational area, training the skilled professionals needed by modern industries. The pandemic has not yet subsided but this has not dampened Taiwan’s efforts to encourage international students to study in Taiwan.
Taiwan inaugurated the International Education Programme 2.0 for Primary and Secondary Schools with Indian partners with a signing ceremony at Mount Abu Public School in Rohini, New Delhi on March 24, 2022, conducted by the Education Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India. 26 principals in India attended the ceremony in person, while 28 principals from Taiwan joined them online.
