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Indonesia, Eswatini exhibit native handicrafts in Taipei
04/23/2021 10:56 PM
Budi Santoso (left), chief of Indonesian Economic and Trade Office toTaipei. CNA photo April 23, 2021
Taipei, April 23 (CNA) Indonesia, Eswatini and some Latin American countries participated in the Giftionery and Culture Creative Exhibit to introduce the country s handicrafts to Taiwan in a bid to promote trade.
The exhibit, organized by the Taipei World Trade Center, opened on Thursday, with the physical part being held at the Taipei World Trade Center Hall 1 until Sunday, and the online part to last until May 21.
Budi Santoso, chief of Indonesian Economic and Trade Office to Taipei (IETO), told CNA during an interview that although Indonesia s rich raw materials for craft products give the country an advantage in the global market, the era for raw materials exportation has ended.
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Staff writer, with CNA
Taiwan’s Indonesian community paid tribute to one of its national heroines who fought for women’s equality, Raden Ajeng Kartini, by organizing cultural activities and a children’s parade in Taipei yesterday.
Hundreds of people, mostly Indonesian and Taiwanese-Indonesian families, packed into the Puppetry Art Center of Taipei to take part in the festivities to honor Kartini, who lived from 1879 to 1904.
She is hailed as a hero for fighting for the right of women and girls to be educated in Indonesia during the Dutch colonial period. Kartini Day is usually celebrated in Indonesia on April 21, her date of birth.
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