The Executive Yuan's Department of Cyber Security (DCS) announced on Wednesday that the National Information and Communication Security Taskforce (NICST) has launched the Taiwan-led session of the 2019 Cyber Offensive and Defensive Exercise (CODE), a multinational network security event co-hosted with the American Institute in Taiwan, running from November 4 to November 8.
Brent Christensen, director of the American Institute in Taiwan (AIT), said Tuesday that Taiwan's exclusion from the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) is contrary to the spirit of the organization and "defies common sense."
The COA states that in 2018 Taiwan exported 2,840 metric tons of guavas, worth NT$153 million. The five major export markets were Canada (55%), mainland China (22%), Hong Kong (17%), Singapore (5%), and Malaysia (1%).
With numerous important guests in attendance, on October 20 the Council of Agriculture (COA) inaugurated the new “Special Area for Taiwan Agricultural Products” in a supermarket in Singapore. The “Special Area for Taiwan Agricultural Products” is a concrete result of the COA’s active development of sales channels for Taiwan agriproducts in newly rising markets and of its promotion of the “Taiwan Agriproduct Export Platform” policy.
Transportation Minister Lin Chia-lung (林佳龍) reiterated Monday that Taiwan should not be left out of the International Civil Aviation Organization (ICAO) and is working hard to gain membership.
The United States reaffirmed its support for Taiwan developing an effective deterrence and national defense capability as well as its commitment to strengthening and deepening its bilateral relationship with the country, in a report detailing the U.S.'s Indo-Pacific strategy released by the Department of State in Bangkok Monday.
The first-ever international cyber exercises co-hosted by the United States and Taiwan that opened Monday hope to combat the growing number of global cyberattacks, especially those from North Korea and China.
The International Air Safety Summit is organized by the Flight Safety Foundation (FSF), and is one of the major gatherings of aviation professionals in the world, designed for people with responsibility for safety in aviation related design, manufacturing, development, training, maintenance and operations. The 72nd edition of the event will be hosted by the Taipei-based China Aviation Development Foundation (CADF).
The Asia-Pacific Federation for Information Technology in Agriculture 2019 (APFITA 2019) was held in Feng Chia University in Taichung, Taiwan from October 30 to 31, 2019. The event was organized by the Taiwan Agriculture Information Technology Association (TAITA) and was supported by the Council of Agriculture (COA).
An annual Taiwan Study Program for Future Leaders from the Indo-Pacific Region wrapped up Oct. 28 in Taipei City, spotlighting government efforts to develop the next generation of regional talent.
