Two-hundred-plus years ago, Lukang was one of Taiwan’s major trading ports. Local prosperity led to the rise of rich and influential families, and some important businesspeople got their start in this town. No one foresaw that one day the harbor would be closed by siltation, that large numbers of people would move away, and that even the mansions of the wealthy would go to rack and ruin.
To foster international artistic exchange, Taiwanese and Thai artists collaborated in a three-month online art study program titled “Longtruk (沉思的旅行).” Taiwanese artists are invited to offer one-on-one guidance to emerging artists and inspire them to create liberal and cultural artworks.
On March 12, the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) announced six new confirmed imported cases of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) in Taiwan. Those six new cases arrived in Taiwan from the United States (Case #980), the Philippines (Cases #981, #984, and #985), France (Case #982), and the United Kingdom (Case #983).
The “t.Hub X Techstars Startup Huddle” at t.Hub is now open for registration! Slated for March 29, the event is a collaboration among the Department of Economic Development (DOED), t.Hub, and global accelerator Techstars.
Last Days at Sea is a documentary film produced by Venice Atienza together with Fan Wu. The documentary is produced by the Svemirko Film Productions, which is a company co-founded by Venice Atienza from the Philippines and Fan Wu from Taiwan. The documentary is competing at the 71st Berlinale-Berlin International Film Festival Generation Section.
