Taiwan will feature as the first-ever guest of honor country at the 58th Festival Off Avignon taking place July 3-21 in southeastern France, the Ministry of Culture said May 16. According to the MOC, the country will showcase its cultural diversity and vitality through activities spanning film screenings, local food tastings, promotions of Taiwan’s publishing […]
By Martin Banks Taiwan’s absence from international organisations has been likened to the search for the Loch Ness Monster. The Taipei Representative Office in Brussels says the search for “Nessie” in the Scottish loch is akin to looking for Taiwan’s involvement in organisations like the UN. The Taiwan embassy has collaborated with the Belgian cartoonist, […]
The second agricultural cooperative dialogue between Taiwan and Lithuania was staged online and in person May 6, underscoring the countries’ commitment to deepening exchange in agricultural trade and technology, according to the Ministry of Agriculture. The event was co-hosted by MOA Deputy Minister Tu Wen-jane in Taipei City and Lithuanian Vice Minister of Agriculture Vytenis […]
Taiwan and the U.S. concluded an in-person negotiating round for the U.S.-Taiwan Initiative on 21st-Century Trade, wrapping up May 3 in Taipei City, highlighting the two sides’ commitment to advancing economic and trade cooperation. According to the Executive Yuan, Yang Jen-ni, deputy trade representative of the Office of Trade Negotiations led the Taiwan delegation in […]
The National Development Council’s application for admission into the Global Cooperation Arrangement for Privacy Enforcement has been approved, highlighting the government’s commitment to protecting the personal data of people in Taiwan. The NDC filed the application on Taiwan’s behalf after coordinating 16 domestic privacy enforcement authorities, among them the Ministries of Economic Affairs, Education, Foreign […]
By Martin Banks The powerful 7.4 magnitude tremor shook the island’s east coast, hitting on Wednesday morning, some 18 kilometers south of Hualien city and at a depth of 34.8 kilometers.
By Martin Banks A top level delegation of MEPs, MPs and other officials is in Taiwan this week in order to “express solidarity” with the nation.
At the invitation of the India Taipei Association, Deputy Foreign Minister Tien Chung-kwang virtually attended the groundbreaking ceremony for three Indian semiconductor plants March 13 from Taipei City. According to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, one of the three facilities is India’s first semiconductor fab, cofounded by Taiwan’s Powerchip Semiconductor Manufacturing Corp. and India’s Tata […]
Baushuan Ger (center), representative of Taipei Economic and Cultural Center in India, displays the MOU on recruiting Indian migrant workers Feb. 16 in New Delhi. (MOFA)
A roundtable seminar on Taiwan’s bid to participate in the Comprehensive and Progressive Agreement for Trans-Pacific Partnership was staged Jan. 31 in Kuala Lumpur, spotlighting support from its Southeast Asian like-minded partner, according to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs. Co-hosted by the Taipei Economic and Cultural Office in Malaysia and the local think tank, Institute […]
