The 10th edition of the Tainan International Mango Festival officially kicked off at Tsou Ma Lai Farm on July 2. Singapore Trade Office in Taipei Deputy Trade Representative Philip Ong and officials from the Taipei and Kaohsiung Offices of the Japan-Taiwan Exchange Association were invited by the Tainan City Government to take part in the opening ceremony. The guests then toured local mango processing and exporting facilities.
The fourth World Baseball Softball Confederation Congress wrapped up July 5 in Taipei City, bringing more than 200 representatives from 133 member federations together to discuss key issues of one of the world’s most popular sports.
Tainan’s Shueijiaoshe Historical Dormitory, which was designated as a city historic site in 2004, won the silver award in the Heritage category at the prestigious 2022 FIABCI World Prix d’Excellence Awards, demonstrating the international standard of Taiwan’s heritage and landscape restoration projects.
In response to the climate change crisis, sustainability has become a key goal of industries around the world. A top challenge is how to achieve sustainability while also promoting economic development. The Sun Moon Lake National Scenic Area Administration has been actively working toward these goals over the past three years. The Administration is part of the Tourism Bureau, Ministry of Transportation & Communications.
Taipei has been named Asia’s Best Leisure Destination for a fifth consecutive year by Global Traveler, a monthly United States-based magazine catering to frequent business and luxury travelers.
On March 30, Australian Office In Taipei Representative Jenny Bloomfield, Economic and Policy Section Deputy Director Laura Salt, and colleagues paid a visit to Tainan City Mayor Huang Wei-che. Tainan City Government’s Bureau of Education Director-general Cheng Hsin-hui, Department of Information and International Relations Director-general Su En-en, Economic Development Bureau Deputy Director-general Xiao Fu-Ren, and Simen Experimental Elementary School Principal Lu Cui-Ling were also present.
To celebrate the influential smart cities worldwide, Smart Cities Connect started to hold the annual event of “Smart 50 Awards” in 2018. Taichung City, which joined the 2022 Smart 50 Awards with “Air Quality Sensor IoT”, has a blockbuster result this year! It stood out from almost 200 applicants around the world and received the honor of the “Smart 50 Awards”.
While Smart City Summit and Expo (SCSE) is now the largest smart city tradeshow in the world, one of its biggest spotlights is the Mayors’ Summit, which has been co-organized by Taipei City and Taipei Computer Association since 2014. The platform engages city leaders worldwide in sharing how smart technologies bring about new opportunities and convenience for cities.
The 2022 GO SMART Day organized by GO SMART (Global Organization of Smart Cities), the Taipei City Government’s initiative, was conducted on March 23 in Taipei. This is a three-in-one event with 2022 GO SMART Award Ceremony, GO SMART Assembly and “Contactless Tech in the New Normal” Forum in one day. Taipei City Mayor Ko Wen-je, the chair of GO SMART, welcomed the city and industry members from all over the world via video presentation.
