On August 28, the International Cooperation Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) and Indonesia’s Hasanuddin University (Unhas) held a results presentation conference in Jakarta to discuss their progress on a joint development venture in sustainable agriculture. The Expanding High-Quality Rice Seed Production in South Sulawesi project improves Indonesia’s rice production by counseling farmers, providing new technology, and supporting domestic seed production. John C. Chen, Ambassador of the Taipei Econo

The 2023 Forum on the Revitalization of Austronesian Languages was held Sept. 12 at National Central Library in Taipei City, spotlighting how the government is raising awareness of the language group, while deepening exchanges with Taiwan’s Indo-Pacific partners.

The National Health Insurance Administration (NHIA) is actively promoting Taiwan's digital health policies and achievements on a global scale. Tomorrow, on the 12th, the NHIA will host the APEC Workshop on Public-Private Collaboration in Support of Pandemic Containment Measures and Beyond in Taiwan. This event will bring together experts from 10 countries and representatives from APEC member economies, both in-person and online.

The Food and Drug Administration of Taiwan (TFDA) hosted Global Harmonization Working Party (GHWP) Technical Committee (TC) joint working group (WG) meeting in its own conference rooms in Taipei, Taiwan on 1-3 August 2023.

A Taiwan-themed lecture, co-organized by the Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia and a Malaysian independent bookstore Monsoon Books (季風帶), was held in Malaysia, featuring prominent figures Taiwan’s cultural sector. Author Chiang Ya-ni (蔣亞妮) participated in the second series of lectures, which took place from Sept. 5 to 7, where she discussed the topic of Taiwanese women and literature.

To promote the regulatory convergence and enhance the efficiency and quality of the registration of the medicinal products among Asia-Pacific region, Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA) is hosting the ‘2023 APEC Good Registration Management (GRM) Center of Excellence (CoE) Workshop’ from September 6th to September 8th. TFDA has invited 20 experts from overseas and local regulatory authorities, the pharmaceutical industries and the academia to provide trainings for trainees.

The Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia, in collaboration with INXO Arts and Culture Foundation, hosted a series of sharing sessions titled “Tea Philo (哲學茶席).” These sessions aim to introduce various aspects of Taiwanese humanities, philosophy, culture, and artistic trends. Director Tsai Ming-Liang (蔡明亮) was invited ti deliver a talk at the Eslite Bookstore in Kuala Lumpur on Sept. 3 to share insights from his journey, including his experiences and practices in the film industry.