Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. on Tuesday urged the United Nations to allow Taiwan to participate in its system on the first day of the General Debate of the U.N. General Assembly's 76th session in New York.
Palau President Surangel Whipps Jr. on Tuesday urged the United Nations to allow Taiwan to participate in its system on the first day of the General Debate of the U.N. General Assembly's 76th session in New York.
As the global pandemic has not yet ended, this year’s international Pacific Neighborhood Consortium Annual Conference and Joint Meetings (PNC 2021) will be held for the first time as an online virtual conference, from September 28 to 30, 2021. PNC 2021 will be hosted by Academia Sinica. The conference theme will be “Sustainable Digital Heritage.” It will feature 3 keynote speeches from world-class experts, and 17 conference presentation sessions.
Organized by the Taiwan Film and Audiovisual Institute, the 13th edition of Taiwan International Documentary Festival (TIDF) will run from 6 to 15 May 2022. Adopting ‘Re-encounter Reality’ as its core philosophy, TIDF showcases documentary films that reflect contemporary culture and challenge boundaries.
A raft of public and private efforts in recent years are bolstering appreciation for the diverse cultures of Southeast Asia among the people of Taiwan while enhancing understanding between the two sides.
The Ministry of Education (MOE), Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MOFA), and Ministry of Science and Technology established the Outstanding Graduate Student Awards for graduating Recipients of Taiwan Scholarships and Huayu Enrichment Scholarships to recognize the on-campus and off-campus achievements and contributions of particularly outstanding students, during their stay in Taiwan.
Taiwan’s team has wrapped up competitions at the Tokyo 2020 Paralympic Games with courage and honor, highlighting the country’s sports excellence, according to the Sports Administration under the Ministry of Education Sept. 5.
A group of Indonesian, Indian, and Taiwanese businesses and organizations in Taiwan have donated 41 oxygen concentrators and 14,000 medical masks to hospitals in Indonesia treating severe COVID-19 patients.
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.
