Icyang Parod, minister of the Cabinet-level Council of Indigenous Peoples, and Stephanie Lee of New Zealand gave a joint address in celebration of International Day of the World’s Indigenous Peoples Aug. 9, spotlighting the like-minded partners’ commitment to fostering ties between their respective indigenous communities.
The “Asia Connection: Producers Camp” jointly planned by National Theater and Concert Hall (NTCH), Esplanade-Theatres on the Bay, Museum of Performing Arts, National Theater of Korea and Tokyo Metropolitan Theatre will be launched at the end of August, while holding a 3-week online workshop to cultivate the next generation of Asian-minded producers.
A total of seven productions from Taiwan are set to screen at the upcoming Asian American International Film Festival, according to the Ministry of Culture Aug. 7.
Four track and field Olympians were the only Taiwanese athletes to attend the Tokyo Games’ closing ceremony Sunday, with sprinter Chen Chieh (陳傑) the flag bearer for the national team.
The Food and Drug Administration of Taiwan (TFDA) has been working diligently on facilitating the convergence of medical devices by participating in many global organizations. One of the pivotal contributions to international regulatory harmonization of medical devices is as the Asian Harmonization Working Party/ Global Harmonization Working Party (AHWP/GHWP) WG2 Chair for years.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) is continuing to cooperate with Swiss-based international non-governmental organization, Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh), to implement the Digital Health Innovation for COVID-19 Response in India (Phase 2) project, which officially started on July 16, 2021.
Taiwan won gold in men’s doubles badminton, silvers in women’s singles badminton and men’s artistic gymnastics pommel horse and bronze in men’s individual stroke play golf at the Tokyo Olympics July 31 to Aug. 1, bringing the country’s medal tally to 10 and rank by total to equal 15th with Brazil.
The New York Asian Film Festival (NYAFF)‘s 20th edition, running from August 6 to 22, will feature six Taiwanese films. This festival, with its largest film lineup to date, will screen over 60 films from Taiwan, China, Hong Kong, Japan, and Korea, both virtually and in-person, at Lincoln Center, America.
Taiwan’s Kuo Hsing-chun and Chen Wen-huei won gold and bronze in the women’s 59kg and 64kg weightlifting, respectively, at the Tokyo Games July 27, bringing the country’s medal tally to six and rank by total to equal 12th with Switzerland.
Due to the pandemic and global digitalization, TTA’s global digital transformation strategy has its eyes set on key advanced industries in Europe, US, and Asia markets. It’s recent participation in the world’s biggest mobile industry and tech exhibition – MWC in Spain and Asia’s flagship tech event – Asia Tech in Singapore has brought the highest number of potential business partnerships with corporates from around the world.
