National Development Council (NDC) Minister Liu Chin-Ching accepted the Australia New Zealand Chamber of Commerce in Taiwan (ANZCham) 2024 White Paper on behalf of the government on December 4th. ANZCham affirmed the important coordinating role of the NDC with respect to suggestions for doing business in the White Paper and expressed the hope of further enhancing the economic and strategic partnership between Taiwan, Australia, and New Zealand.
More than 7 million foreign nationals have visited Taiwan as of Dec. 3 this year, with the Ministry of Transportation and Communications’ Tourism Administration expecting the upward trend to continue for the rest of the year.
The Ministry of Transportation and Communications’ Maritime and Port Bureau staged a forum on the dual digital and green transition in international shipping Nov. 29 in Taipei City, highlighting the government’s commitment to helping domestic industries align with global practices and address future challenges.
Supported by the Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Sydney, Taiwanese artists Eleng Luluan (安聖惠) and Zhang Xu-zhan (張徐展) are featured at the 11th Asia Pacific Triennial of Contemporary Art (APT11), which was launched by the Queensland Art Gallery and Gallery of Modern Art (QAGOMA) on Nov. 30.
The 2024 Fun Learning in Huayu Camp organized by the Education Division at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Malaysia and supported by the Sarawak Taiwan Graduates’ Association Miri Branch was held on October 21, 2024, first at Merbau National Secondary School, and then at Pujut National Secondary School. More than 120 non-Chinese students participated in the camp activities at these schools and received a Huayu Program Completion Certificate.
The Trade and Labor Committee Meeting under the Agreement between New Zealand and the Separate Customs Territory of Taiwan, Penghu, Kinmen, and Matsu on Economic Cooperation (ANZTEC) was staged Nov. 26 via videoconference from Taipei City and Wellington, the Ministry of Labor said.
The Ministry of Education held a global forum on digital transformation earlier this month in Taipei City that encouraged leadership at senior high schools with digital learning strengths to lead other schools in their regions to boost the overall quality of education.
The Golden Pin Design Award (GPDA/the Award) began active internationalization in 2014 and is now an internationally renowned award. Its 2024 jury board boasted 99 international experts from 13 countries, reviewing a total of 2,339 multidisciplinary design entries from 20 different countries. The Award surged a record entry from amongst the Southeast Asian countries of Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy partners.
The Ministry of Labor and WorldSkills Asia cohosted the 2024 WSA General Assembly Nov. 20-22 in Taipei City, underscoring the government’s dedication to advancing vocational training in the country and the wider region.
The National Human Rights Commission hosted a series of activities in collaboration with nongovernmental organization CRC Watch, Taiwan, to celebrate International Children’s Rights Day and the 35th anniversary of the U.N. Convention on the Rights of the Child (CRC), highlighting government efforts to raise public awareness of related issues.
