The Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Company (TSMC) says it will donate 1,000 oxygenators to India after the chipmaker began accepting employee donations. India is currently hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, with around 400,000 daily new cases reported in recent days.
According to SUSS, the festival is Co-organized by SUSS and Singapore Film Society. This year’s Singapore Chinese Film Festival (SCFF2021) will feature 45 films including a specially curated Debut Classics segment, and two “live” online panel discussions. SCFF2021 will feature a mix of physical and online screenings, and English subtitles are provided for almost all of the films.
The Taoyuan New Immigrants Hall launched a photography workshop that started its first course last Saturday (May 1). The photography workshop is launched for new immigrants, children of new immigrants, and migrant workers.
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.
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.
