The Cabinet-level Council of Indigenous Peoples staged a webinar titled “Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions: The Role of Indigenous People in Implementing Sustainable Development Goal 16” April 21 as part of government efforts spotlighting the ways Taiwan Can Help realize the U.N. Agenda 2030.
An international research team comprised of researchers from Taiwan and Malaysia has developed a platform where drugs with the potential to inhibit infection by the virus that causes COVID-19 can be identified from massive data banks of known medicines in about 20 minutes.
104 Job Search website (104人力銀行) launch a “2021 Job-matching Program for Students from Diplomatic Allies d Emerging Markets” program in partnership with the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA, 外貿協會).
The Council of Agriculture (COA) and the Asian Productivity Organization cooperated for the fifth consecutive year and on April 28 held the “5th APO International Conference on Biofertilizers and Biopesticides” (ICBB) at the Howard Civil Service International House in Taipei. Delegates from a total of 15 APO member states attended.
On April 27, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) hosted its first ever International Partners Southern Taiwan S&T Tour, led by Minister Tsung-Tsong Wu and participated by about 100 attendees including official envoys in Taiwan from 26 countries and representatives of eight chambers of commerce. The tour visited several prominent institutions in Tainan Shalun Smart Green Energy Science City and Southern Taiwan Science Park.
A Taiwan Scholarship recipient from Brunei recently reflected on his time in Taiwan, saying he came away impressed by Taiwan’s openness and adaptation to globalization and found those helpful after he returned home.
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport moved up two spots to become the world’s fourth busiest international air cargo hub in 2020, according to Montreal-based Airports Council International.
State-backed Industrial Technology Research Institute won gold in the AI applications category at U.S.-based Edison Awards April 22 for its development of a smart warehouse solution, spotlighting Taiwan’s R&D prowess.
On March 27, 2021 the Education Division at the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Vietnam held an online Study in Taiwan Seminar at the University of Languages and International Studies - Vietnam National University (VNU-ULIS). The seminar began with a short pre-recorded video of welcome and encouraging remarks for the students made by Dr. Nicole Yen-Yi Lee, Director General of the Department of International and Cross-strait Education of the Ministry of Education in Taiwan. This was follow
The 2021 Henley Passport Index is a ranking of all the world’s passports according to the number of destinations. And 2021 Henley Passport Index is now out.
