The Taiwan Technical Mission (TTM) in Indonesia is breaking new ground through an agricultural training initiative. Since March 2025, the TTM has been providing agricultural training at Karawang Prison to support the Indonesian government’s efforts in boosting local agriculture, while facilitating inmate reintegration in West Java. This initiative marks the first time in nearly five decades of local experience that the TTM has entered a correctional facility to deliver vocational training.
As the 2025 World Masters Games (WMG 2025) draws near, New Taipei City is actively preparing for the event and also participating in the Rainbow Cities Network (RCN) Photo Exhibition to showcase our efforts and achievements in promoting sports equality and diversity.
The Han Chinese were originally a continental farming people, but a few centuries ago pioneers among them ventured across the “Black Ditch” of the Taiwan Strait to live on a mountainous island surrounded by ocean, with fast-flowing rivers that were prone to flooding. All across Taiwan, a unique water culture developed with water-related rituals that survive to the present day.
On April 30, Cheloy Garafil, Chairperson and Resident Representative of the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO), paid an official visit to New Taipei City Mayor Hou Yu-ih. The two exchanged views on topics including economic and trade development, labor issues, and Taiwan–Philippines relations.
Premier Cho Jung-tai said at a meeting of the Cabinet-level Gender Equality Committee April 30 that the government is deeply invested in promoting gender equality in the workplace to build a diverse, friendly and just society in Taiwan.
The Ministry of Agriculture held an event related to Australian agricultural experience, April 29 in the southern county of Pingtung, highlighting government commitment to promoting a collaborative relationship that prioritizes local producers’ needs and increases the experience of domestic personnel to compete in international markets.
The 2025 Taiwan International Geothermal Conference, hosted by the Ministry of Economic Affairs, is taking place from April 24-25 in Taipei. Now in its third edition, the conference brings together leading geothermal experts, government representatives, and industry leaders from the United States, New Zealand, Canada, the Philippines, and other countries to explore cutting-edge technologies and the future development of geothermal energy.
