The 2018 Medical Electronics & Device in Taiwan Forum (MEDiT), is being held on October 11 and 12 in Taipei. This year's event centers on the theme "cross-industry synergy and seizing new business opportunities in smart healthcare." Among those invited speakers are Ozgur Baydarol, R&D Manager at Turkish household appliances maker Arçelik A.Ş.; Yoichiro Hamazaki, General Manager of the IT Healthcare Project at Japan's Teijin Ltd.; and Samuel Ding, former Research Director at Baxter Healthcare. Th (Read More)

A celebration marking the 10th anniversary of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs-organized International Youth Ambassador Exchange Program was staged Oct. 13 at Taipei Guest House. (Read More)

The Republic of China (Taiwan)’s multipronged campaign for UN participation this year have effectively conveyed its 23 million people’s aspiration to take part in the UN system and assist with the implementation of the UN Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). Taiwan’s diplomatic allies once again expressed their steadfast support for Taiwan’s appeals at the 73rd Session of the UN General Assembly and the General Debate that concluded on October 1st. A wide array of events held by the R.O.C. (Tai (Read More)

Premier Lai Ching-te on Thursday said the ongoing trade conflict between the U.S. and China also presented opportunities for Taiwan, and that the government of President Tsai Ing-wen will seek stability, adaptability, and progress, as well as preserve Taiwan’s important role in global supply chains. (Read More)

At the Cabinet’s weekly meeting Thursday, Premier Lai Ching-te was briefed on concluding observations and policy actions stemming from an international panel review of Taiwan’s third national report under CEDAW, or the U.N. Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women. (Read More)

First-phase editing of digital textbooks and materials for learning seven Southeast Asian languages has been completed and the materials put online, the Ministry of Education said in a statement issued Tuesday. (Read More)

The staunch support for Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the U.N. system shown by diplomatic allies during the General Assembly in New York is deeply appreciated by the government and people, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs Oct. 2. (Read More)

Taiwan’s meaningful participation in the U.N. system received staunch support from the nation’s diplomatic allies at the 73rd General Assembly running through Oct. 1 in New York. (Read More)

The Ministry of Foreign Affairs staged its first forum on international gender equality development Sept. 26 in Taipei City to share the latest global strategies and trends with local officials and nongovernmental organizations. (Read More)

At Thursday’s weekly meeting of the Cabinet, Premier Lai Ching-te received a briefing by the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) on the execution and planning of the AI Edge semiconductor “moonshot” project to accelerate the development of artificial intelligence (AI) semiconductor processes as well as the research and development of systems on a chip. (Read More)