To strengthen Taiwan startups’ international reputation, on top of the national startup brand Startup Island TAIWAN, the National Development Council (NDC) launched the NEXT BIG project. Together, the startup communities and industry key opinion leaders jointly nominated nine startups to become NEXT BIG representatives. With NEXT BIG leading the way, Taiwan hopes to see more young people be inspired and Taiwan’s thriving entrepreneurial energy be conveyed to the world.
On August 4, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced that as some people need to obtain a proof of vaccination before traveling abroad, it recommends that people understand related regulations in the country to which they plan to travel and acquire their proof of vaccination according to one of the procedures listed below.
In response to the United States government’s August 4 (US EST) announcement of the sale of 40 M109A6 Paladin Medium Self-Propelled Howitzer Systems and related equipment to Taiwan, Presidential Office Spokesperson Xavier Chang (張惇涵) today (August 5) thanked the US on behalf of the government of Taiwan for fulfilling its commitments under the Taiwan Relations Act and the Six Assurances.
A virtual dialogue on progress toward gender equality was held Aug. 4 by Taiwan and the Czech Republic, underscoring the like-minded partners’ commitment to boosting cooperation and exchanges on gender equity.
Regarding the five new imported cases, they are four men and one woman, aged between 20 to 69 years old. They arrived in Taiwan from Nigeria (Case #15854), South Africa (Case #15855) and the United States (Cases #15858, #15859 and #15860), and arrived between July 21 and August 3.
In response to the COVID-19 pandemic in India, the International Cooperation and Development Fund (TaiwanICDF) is continuing to cooperate with Swiss-based international non-governmental organization, Terre des hommes Foundation (Tdh), to implement the Digital Health Innovation for COVID-19 Response in India (Phase 2) project, which officially started on July 16, 2021.
Regarding the new imported case, Case #15850 is a Japanese female in her teens. She traveled to Taiwan from Japan for studies on August 2. She was tested for COVID-19 at the airport, and infection with COVID-19 was laboratory-confirmed in the case on August 4.
Taiwan won gold in men’s doubles badminton, silvers in women’s singles badminton and men’s artistic gymnastics pommel horse and bronze in men’s individual stroke play golf at the Tokyo Olympics July 31 to Aug. 1, bringing the country’s medal tally to 10 and rank by total to equal 15th with Brazil.
Taiwan shared its experience in promoting women’s economic participation at the recent Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation Women Builders Creating Inclusive Future virtual, according to the Executive Yuan July 28.
