Focus Taiwan
Date: 05/17/2020
By: Emerson Lim
Taipei, May 17 (CNA) Norwegian expatriates in Taiwan held a parade and a flag-raising ceremony Sunday to celebrate Norway's National Day in what may have been the only parade around the world marking the occasion this year.
More than a dozen Norwegians, some with their families, and about 60 members of the Taiwan Digital Diplomacy Association (TDDA), participated in the 40-minute parade that started in Daan District in Taipei and ended at the Taiwan Contemporary Culture Lab, where the flag-raising ceremony was held.
The activities were jointly organized by Norwegian nationals in Taiwan and the TDDA, a Taiwanese NGO dedicated to public diplomacy.
"Interactions between Norway and Taiwan usually involve business or government issues. We hope today's event will bring the civil societies of the two countries closer," said TDDA Chairwoman Kuo Chia-yo (郭家佑), who began connecting with Norwegians in Taiwan three months ago.
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