China's Minister of Culture Cai Wu, who was on a first-ever visit to Taiwan in early September, said cultural exchanges should be immediately stepped up and the two sides should sign a cultural cooperation agreement.

President Ma Ying-jeou says Taiwan has become a donor country as the island has sponsored more than 280,000 children around the world. These children are the equivalent of more than one percent of Taiwan's population. The president himself has sponsored more than 10 children.

The ROC government announced recently it will invest over NT$33 billion (US$1.05 billion) to help develop the cultural and creative industry of Taiwan. The announcement is a sign the government is beginning to take the industry more seriously, something further evidenced when the Cabinet-level Council for Cultural Affairs said it will hold a fair in November to help the nation’s cultural and creative industry break into the mainland Chinese market.

President Ma Ying-jeou attended an event on the morning of September 29 where participants in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Youth Ambassador Exchange Program shared their experiences in the program. Besides promoting cultural diplomacy, the president remarked that these individuals represent Taiwan's soft power, extending friendship and compassion to the nation's allies.

College students in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs' International Youth Ambassador project shared their cultural exchange experiences Sept. 29 at Taipei County’s Fu Jen Catholic University. The MOFA sent 21 student teams from 13 universities to visit the nation’s allies, where they participated in summer camps with local youth for two to three weeks.

President Ma Ying-jeou says Taiwan's youth exchange program should be extended to countries that do not have formal diplomatic ties with Taiwan. The president was speaking on Wednesday at an event where participants of the Taiwan International Youth Ambassadors Exchange Program shared their experiences with the public.

Taipei - The first Golden Dance Award will take place from Oct. 19-21 to promote dancing as part of the nation's soft power, the organizers said Friday.

Taiwan bands Sizhukong and Matzka will perform in Latin America to promote the nation’s image abroad and celebrate the nation’s upcoming centennial, the Government Information Office said Sept. 17.