Global Organization of Smart Cities (GO SMART) holds a “General Assembly” every year during the Smart Cities Summit & Expo (SCSE) to facilitate communication among members from around the world. The goals are to unlock opportunities for cities and industries, help smart city workers find suitable partners, and promote international collaboration among smart cities.
The grand opening ceremony of the 2023 Taiwan International Orchid Show was held on Mar. 3. Tainan City Government invited 14 foreign representatives in Taiwan to attend as special guests. Ten correspondents from well-known international media stationed in Taiwan also came to cover the event.
The 2023 Central Taiwan Lantern Festival was held in Central Park at Shuinan for the first time this year. The Taichung City Government invited ambassadors from friendly countries such as Paraguay, Honduras, Saint Kitts, and Nevis, as well as distinguished guests from Thailand, the United States, and Japan to visit. Deputy Mayor Guo-Rong Huang represented the government to receive them.
Taiwan’s eastern Hualien City features in Booking.com’s top 10 most welcoming cities on Earth list for 2023.
India Taipei Association Director General Mr. Gourangalal Das and Deputy Director General Mr. Dhananjay Singh Yadav visited Tainan Mayor Huang Wei-che on Jan. 5. Department of Information and International Relations Director-general Su En-en was also present. The parties talked about potential interaction opportunities between Tainan and India.
The Chiayi County Government formed a group of 35 people with the Tourism Bureau, MOTC and 22 Taiwanese companies to participate in the International Travel Exhibition (ITE HCMC) in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, and fully promote Taiwan's most beautiful mountains, in order to deploy business opportunities of tourism after the opening of the border in advance. Vietnamese travelers are cordially encouraged to relive the sea and plain scenery of Taiwan.
Taiwan’s landmark Taipei 101 will ring in the new year with 16,000 fireworks and a light show to welcome 2023 with an impressive display of color, light and sound.
The Tainan City Government launched the Friendship Box Reading Program to facilitate interactions with other cities and promote the beauty of Tainan. In the past four years, the program has hosted over 170 events with participating cities from Asia, Europe, the Americas, and Oceania. The objective is to promote more interactions between Tainan and the world as the city prepares to commemorate its 400th anniversary.
Tainan City and the City of Gold Coast officially became sister cities in October 1982. To celebrate the 40 years of cherished relationship, Tainan City Mayor Huang Wei-che and City of Gold Coast Mayor Tom Tate each recorded videos to convey their best wishes to the other city. Mayor Huang’s video was featured on Mayor Tate’s Facebook page.
