Ministry launches Malay, Thai websites to showcase Taiwan's culture

Taipei, Jan. 2 (CNA) The Ministry of Culture said Thursday it has launched Malay and Thai versions of its website introducing Taiwan's culture to audiences in Malaysia and Thailand, as part of the government's New Southbound Policy.

In a statement, the ministry said the websites provide an overview of the ministry's core policies and achievements in cultural exchanges with Malaysia and Thailand.

A column on masters and luminaries in contemporary Taiwanese art and culture and the country's artistic venues offers a window into Taiwan's art and culture, the ministry added.

The two new websites join the ministry's array of foreign-language websites in English, Japanese, French, Spanish and Bahasa Indonesia, and are part of the continuing efforts to promote Taiwan's culture to audiences worldwide since 2013, it said.

The New Southbound Policy was launched in 2016 to strengthen economic, cultural, and people-to-people exchanges between Taiwan and ASEAN countries, Australia, New Zealand, and South Asian countries such as India.