A: The World Expo 2025 is about to open in Osaka. Is Taiwan going to participate in the event too?
B: Sure, the Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA) will launch a Taiwan pavilion named “Tech World.”
A: That sounds cool, and it can showcase our national strength in technology.
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B: The theme is “Connecting the world to create better future lives together.” The pavilion aims to attract over one million visitors.
A: I hope humans can really create better future lives through this year’s fair.
A: 2025年世博會即將開幕,這次台灣也會參加嗎?
B: 當然啦,外貿協會的台灣館將以「Tech World」名義參展!
A: 聽起來蠻酷的,應該是想強調台灣的科技實力。
B: 策展主題則是:「連結世界,共創未來美好生活」,希望能吸引到100萬人次參訪。
A: 希望藉由這次世博會,人類真的能共創美好生活。
(By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張迪)
A: The 2025 World Masters Games will begin on May 17 and run until May 30. B: World Masters Games? A: It’s a quadrennial multi-sport event for people over 30, which will be jointly held by Taipei and New Taipei City. B: Cool, maybe we can go cheer for all the athletes from home and abroad. A: There will be an athletes’ parade in downtown Taipei prior to the opening ceremony on Saturday. Let’s go then. A: 2025雙北世界壯年運動會5月17日開幕,持續至5月30日閉幕。 B: 世壯運? A: 這是四年一度、以30歲以上青壯年為主的運動會,本屆是由台北市和新北市共同舉辦。 B: 好酷喔,我們去幫來自國內外的選手們加油吧! A: 週六在台北市區會有選手遊行,之後是開幕典禮,我們去看吧。 (By Eddy Chang, Taipei Times/台北時報張迪)
A: Where will the 35 sports of the 2025 World Masters Games be held? B: Apart from Taipei and New Taipei City, some games will take place in Yilan County, Taoyuan County, and Hsinchu County and City. A: The news says about 25,000 people, including many celebrities and sports stars, have already registered for the games. B: Even Taipei Mayor Chiang Wan-an, who is 47, registered for softball and squash. New Taipei Mayor Hou You-yi, who is 68, also registered for table tennis. A: And it will be the largest sports event ever in Taiwan’s history. How exciting. A:
Computex, Asia’s biggest electronics conference, kicked off Monday in Taipei, and as in years past drew industry chieftains from Nvidia Corp.’s Jensen Huang and Qualcomm Inc.’s Cristiano Amon to Young Liu of Foxconn, which makes the bulk of the world’s iPhones and Nvidia servers. But while last year’s event was a celebration of the post-ChatGPT AI boom, executives this time are likely grappling with the uncertainty of the Trump administration’s effort to reshape the global trade order — disrupting a decades-old model for tech manufacturing. This year’s exhibition will of course feature the hardware required to bring artificial intelligence to life.
Have you ever wondered who decides what we see in a museum or how one artwork seamlessly connects to the next? Behind every thoughtfully arranged gallery space stands a curator, a skilled professional who combines art and storytelling to craft meaningful experiences. The term “curator” originates from the Latin word cura, meaning “to care.” Curators were originally caretakers of museum collections, but over time, their role has grown to include a broad range of responsibilities that extend far beyond preservation. Today, curators manage, organize and interpret collections in cultural institutions like museums and libraries. They research, acquire and catalogue