''Taiwan Panorama'' () is a

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monthly magazine published in

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. It was founded as ''Sinorama Magazine'' () in 1976 and renamed in 2006. The magazine is published by the

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to promote Taiwanese culture.

History

The magazine was founded as ''Sinorama Magazine'' in January 1976, and was published by the

Government Information Office The Government Information Office, Executive Yuan (GIO; ) was a cabinet-level agency of the Executive Yuan of Taiwan, Taiwan (the Republic of China) in charge of promoting government policies and regulating media in Taiwan, domestic media. Histo ...

. In 2006, it was renamed as ''Taiwan Panorama''. In 2015, the magazine, originally published by the

in Chinese, English and

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, also began to be published in

Vietnamese Vietnamese may refer to: * Something of, from, or related to Vietnam, a country in Southeast Asia * Vietnamese people, or Kinh people, a Southeast Asian ethnic group native to Vietnam ** Overseas Vietnamese, Vietnamese people living outside Vietna ...

, Thai, and

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. The magazine is available in more than 100 countries across the world, offering writing, photographs, and in-depth reports on Taiwan's ongoing political, economic, social, and cultural evolution. In 2018, according to a Foreign Affair Ministry spokesperson, the Southeast Asian edition of Taiwan Panorama magazine has a circulation of 2,000 copies for each language edition per issue, mainly provided to embassies and consulates, public libraries, and immigrant organisations or distributed in government events.{{Cite web , last= , date=2018-01-09 , title=外交部澄清台灣光華雜誌未停刊 , url=https://www.cna.com.tw/news/aipl/201801090231.aspx , access-date=2024-11-09 , website=Central News Agency , language=zh-Hant-TW

References

External links

Official website
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