Work will begin on the first underground museum in Taiwan after the tender for a Taipei Fine Arts Museum (TFAM) expansion project was awarded to Ricky Liu & Associates Architects+Planners on Friday (May 20).

Today (May 24) marked the opening of COMPUTEX 2022, held until May 27 at Taipei Nangang Exhibition Center, Hall 1. Among the distinguished guests in attendance at the opening ceremony to witness the rapid development of new digital technology were President Tsai Ing-Wen, Minister of Economic Affairs Wang Mei-Hua, Chairman of Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) James Huang, and Chairman of Taipei Computer Association Paul Peng.

The Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) on Monday (May 16) announced that it will end the quarantine requirement for close contacts of COVID cases who have received a third dose of the COVID vaccine on Tuesday (May 17).

An immersive exhibition titled “Klimt Experience” featuring over 140 works by the Austrian symbolist painter Gustav Klimt will take place at Songshan Cultural and Creative Park from June 24.

TAITRA (Taiwan External Trade Development Council) announced today that Dr. Lisa Su, Chair and CEO of AMD, is invited back to be the first speaker of the COMPUTEX 2022 CEO Keynote series. This digital keynote will take place on Monday, May 23, at 2:00 PM (UTC+8), with the keynote theme “AMD Advancing the High-Performance Computing Experience.”

Local officials on Monday (April 25) gave the green light to a new plan that will enable contacts of COVID cases to leave home isolation on the third day if they test negative for the virus, and it will take effect on Tuesday (April 26).

The Kaohsiung City Transportation Bureau and Tokyo’s Odakyu Electric Railway Co., Ltd. on Tuesday (April 19) signed a memorandum of understanding to jointly create more innovative mobility as a service (MaaS) options in tourism between Kaohsiung and Tokyo.

The first electric bus manufactured by Foxtron, the subsidiary of Taiwanese electronics maker Foxconn (Hon Hai), began services in Kaohsiung on Wednesday (March 16).

Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing Co. (TSMC) is as critical to Taiwan’s prosperity as democracy, human rights, and bubble tea. Much has been written about the importance of Taiwan’s semiconductor industry as a so-called "silicon shield," which makes the preservation of Taiwan's independence a priority for the many Western countries whose high-tech companies rely on the chips.

Taiwan’s Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) head Chen Chih-chung (陳時中) said on Sunday (April 17) that the steps toward shortening the required COVID-19 quarantine time will not be stopped even if the number of cases continue to increase.