10 Taiwanese films were selected to screen at the 6th Malaysia International Film Festival, which was held from July 23 to 29. Curated by Kuo Ming-jung (郭敏容), the film festival opened with the Malaysian premiere of “Day Off (本日公休)” by director Fu Tien-yu (傅天余).
Representative figures of Taiwan’s cultural sector are invited to attend and speak at a Taiwan-themed lecture series in Malaysia. Organized by the Cultural Division of the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia and a Malaysian independent bookstore Monsoon Books, the lecture tour aims to develop exchanges between Taiwan and Malaysia.
The Cabinet-level Environmental Protection Administration Comprehensive Planning department participated in the 2023 Global Environmental Education Partnership Advisory Group Meeting in Northern Ireland’s Belfast Aug. 5-11.
Minister of Health and Welfare Hsueh Jui-yuan represented Taiwan during discussions on forging adaptable health systems to respond to challenges in the post-pandemic era at the 13th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation High-Level Meeting on Health and the Economy August 3-6 in Seattle.
Team Taiwan won 10 gold, 17 silver and 19 bronze medals at the delayed 2021 Summer World University Games that wrapped up Aug. 8 in the Chinese city of Chengdu, marking the second-best results on record.
The Chicago International Film Festival (CIFF) has partnered with the Taipei Cultural Center in New York to invite moviegoers to a free screening of the film “Far Away Eyes (幻日手記).” Wang Chun-Hong’s debut was awarded the MicroClimate Prize at the 2019 Festival International de Cinéma Marseille (FIDMarseille) when the film was still in development.
A resilient and sustainable cruise industry meeting was staged by the Ministry of Transportation and Communications under the Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum July 25 in Taipei City, underscoring government commitment to working with like-minded partners to boost sector development in the region.
Citizens from Singapore can enjoy Taiwan’s border entry e-Gate service starting July 27, marking a milestone in bilateral relations and underscoring the commitment of both sides to further expanding people-to-people exchanges.
With support from the Ministry of Culture, the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office (TECO) in Sydney is collaborating with the Biennale of Sydney for the second time to launch a project, inviting Taiwanese artists to exhibit their artworks. The Australian biennial announced its theme titled “Ten Thousand Suns” and the first 39 artists for its 24th edition on July 25. Taiwanese artists Idas Losin and Li Jiun-yang (李俊陽) are among those expected to join the art festival next year.
In order to promote international cooperation for the Bilingual 2030 Policy, the National Development Council, the Ministry of Education, and the Australian Office convened the inaugural “Australia-Taiwan English Language Learning Dialogue” on March 3rd, 2022. In August 2022, the “Australia-Taiwan English Language Learning Partnership Action Plan 2022” was signed.
