Taiwan’s representative office in Manila released a press release on Tuesday announcing the donation of 200 oxygen concentrators to the Philippines. The news came as the WHO’s representative in the Philippines confirmed community transmission of the Delta variant of COVID-19 in the country.
Taiwan’s team of five high school students shared first place with Australia, winning four gold medals and one silver at the 2021 International Earth Science Olympiad (IESO), which took place online from Aug. 25-30, the Ministry of Education (MOE) said Tuesday.
National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts (NTMoFA), which will launch “Phantasmapolis – 2021 Asian Art Biennial (未至之城－2021亞洲藝術雙年展)” on Oct. 30, announced the full list of participating artists on Aug. 31 in addition to pushing out a promotional video for the exhibition on its YouTube channel.
The Indonesia Economic and Trade Office (IETO) to Taipei is holding a video competition that is aimed at promoting Indonesian products in Taiwan, as part of a wider effort to advance bilateral trade.
As part of Taiwan’s continuous effort in the promotion of using international standards for medical devices and the advancement of regulatory harmonization in the Asia-Pacific region, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) is hosting the ‟2021 APEC Medical Devices Regulatory Science Center of Excellence Workshop” during August 28 to September 11 by online courses.
The 2021 Michelin Guide Taipei and Taichung was unveiled Aug. 25, with one local restaurant receiving the coveted three stars, eight establishments earning two stars and 25 eateries landing one star.
The Taiwan Centers for Disease Control (Taiwan CDC) pointed out today that the outcomes of Taiwan’s use of technology in infectious disease prevention and control have been highly recognized among APEC economies and that Taiwan CDC is hosting the APEC-funded virtual conference titled “Digital Tools for Addressing Infectious Diseases in the Asia-Pacific Region: Challenges and Opportunities” on August 25 and 26, 2021, starting at 9 a.m.
Taiwan is committed to working with other Asia Pacific Economic Cooperation members to ensure a sustainable, resilient and transparent food supply chain through accelerated digitalization in the region, according to the Cabinet-level Council of Agriculture Minister Chen Chi-chung Aug. 19.
Icyang Parod, minister of the Cabinet-level Council of Indigenous Peoples, met with Australian Office Taipei Representative Jenny Bloomfield Aug. 18 in New Taipei City, spotlighting the government’s commitment to fostering ties between the two sides’ indigenous communities.
Four Taiwan-produced short films are set to be screened online Aug. 25-Sept. 2 as part of the 2021 SeaShorts Film Festival organized by Malaysia-based SeaShorts Film Society with support from Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture and Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia.
