Taiwan’s Ministry of Culture says that the 2021 Taipei International Book Exhibition will take place online due to fears of COVID-19. This came after Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center asked organizers of large-scale events to consider cancellation.
The Cabinet-level Council of Indigenous Peoples published three Chinese-language translations of books spotlighting Austronesian history and culture Jan. 17 in Taipei City, underscoring government efforts to deepen Taiwan’s ties with its Indo-Pacific partners.
The Indonesian government has postponed a new migrant labor policy that would have meant Taiwanese employers pay more of their employees’ recruitment fees. The policy was meant to come into force today, but the government has delayed it until July 15. It says this is because local governments have not finished planning their budgets.
Kaohsiung and Taipei Cities have been selected to host the Taiwan Lantern Festival in 2022 and 2023, respectively, the Tourism Bureau under the Ministry of Transportation and Communications said Jan. 14.
The Executive Yuan 11th National Science and Technology Conference ended successfully in December 2020. There are many important consensuses of topic in conclusion. In the aspect of “Talent and Value Creation”, the consensus focus on to develop human capital and to cultivate the international talents in key fields. The policy goal is to outline technology vision of Taiwan including innovation, inclusiveness, and sustainability.
Taiwan moved up three spots to sixth globally and retains its position as top in Asia based on data used to compile the most recent U.N. Gender Inequality Index, according to the Executive Yuan's Department of Gender Equality Jan. 5.
The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Malaysia and Han Culture Centre Malaysia (HAN) jointly held the launching ceremony of the “Malaysian and Taiwanese Folklores and Legends of Indigenous Peoples Illustration Books Project” at the event space of GMBB, Kuala Lumpur on Jan. 5.
Taipei Performing Arts Center (TPAC) has been selected by CNN Style, a website that mainly covers design and architecture topics, one of its “most anticipated buildings opening or completing in 2021.”
The government has stopped processing foreign students’ applications to enter the country. That’s as Taiwan prepares to close its borders to most foreign nationals for a month-long period starting Friday due to the spread of a new strain of COVID-19.
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a sudden and dramatic change in teaching patterns along with other pressures, and to provide support and enhance educators’ physical and mental health, the Education Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia and the Federation of Alumni Associations of Taiwan Universities, Malaysia (FAATUM) worked with the Taiwan Alumni Association Of Sabah and the Sabah Education Department to organize a Educators’ Physical and Mental Health Webinar.
