According to reports, Taiwan has sent a team to Japan to attend the 6th Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation (APEAC) Tourism Ministerial Meeting.

The two-day meet, which opened in Nara on Wednesday, is targeted at endorsing tourism exchanges among APEAC member nations.

The delegation group from Taiwan will be headed by transportation minister Mao Chi-kuo and Tourism Bureau Director-General Janice Lai.

According to recent reports, Malaysia is all set to host its first ever bio-fashion show at the MyBiotechnology Carnival 2010 from Saturday to October 2 of this year at the National Science Centre.

The report added that the carnival, organized jointly by the Malaysian Biotechnology Information Centre (MABIC), Malaysian Biotechnology Corporation and the centre, is the first event on biotechnology in Malaysia to help government’s steps to build up the segment.

According to recent reports, Taiwan may have its first ever civil pilot training school by January 2011.

Meanwhile, the information was given by the leading civil aviation official.

Moreover, talking to media, the retired head of the Civil Aeronautics Administration, Billy Chang said that he aims to establish the school in eastern part of the country.

Further, he also added that there have been talks about setting-up of such a flight school in Taiwan for the past 30 years, but the idea has never been come into fruition.

The central government of Taiwan has urged the people of the county to stop burning incense sticks and ritual money in honour of the dead and opt instead for online worshipping to better protect the environment.

Moreover, the announcement was made just ahead of Tomb Sweeping Festival, when ethnic Chinese traditionally tour the graves of their ancestors to burn incense and paper offerings.

The practice not only affects the country’s air pollution but also causes fires, the cabinet-level Environmental Protection Administration warned.

The President of Taiwan, Ma Ying-jeou, has recently inked a children's welfare declaration. The step was taken just ahead of International Children's Day on Sunday.

While talking to media, an interior ministry official said, “The declaration will vow to safeguard children's rights and protection, care for under-privileged children, and establish a more comprehensive childcare system.”

According to latest reports, Taiwan’s leading library has donated nearly 400 books to a library of Columbia University. Moreover, the statement was released by the Taiwan’s representative office in New York.

While talking to reporters, the official said, “Taiwan's National Central Library has made the book donation to Columbia University's C. V. Starr East Asian Library.”

A mobile version of the official website promoting Hong Kong's contribution in Expo 2010 Shanghai China (Shanghai Expo) - www. hkexpo2010. gov. hk - was launched yesterday (April 1).

Moreover, the introduction of the mobile version matches up with the one-month countdown to the opening of Shanghai Expo, which is scheduled to run from May 1 to October 31 of this year.

According to some recent news released by China Securities Journal, the country will expand its high-speed rail network to be the world's largest in the next three years with a total length of 13,000 kilometers.

While talking to media at a national meeting on rail construction, Minister of Railways, Liu Zhijun said, "By the end of 2012, China would have more than 110,000 kilometers of operational railways, including 13,000 kilometers of high-speed rail."

The second World Indigenous Television Broadcasting Conference (WITBC) is all set to open on March 9 at the National Museum of Prehistory in southeastern Taiwan's Taitung Country.

The meeting will be jointly hosted by Taiwan Indigenous Television (TITV) and Public Television Service.

The conference aims to provide a platform to local indigenous broadcasters ti link with indigenous media outlets all over the world, and expressing the country's rich and diversified aboriginal culture and natural beauty.

Taiwan has decided to donate 2 lakh US dollars to the South American nation of Chile. The announcement was made after an 8.8 magnitude quake hit some parts of the country on Saturday morning.

According to news sources, aroun 700 people had lost their lives in the earthquake.