Taiwan Halal Center

{{Short description|Organization based in Xinyi, Taipei, Taiwan}}

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| formation = 21 April 2017

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| headquarters = Taipei World Trade Center

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The Taiwan Halal Center (THC; {{zh|t=臺灣清真推廣中心|s=台湾清真推广中心|first=t|p=Táiwān Qīngzhēn Tuīguǎng Zhōngxīn}}) is an organization that promotes the Halal industry in Taiwan.

History

The organization was established by Taiwan External Trade Development Council on 21 April 2017 in Taipei.{{cite web|url=https://halalfocus.net/taiwan-halal-center-vanguard-of-the-new-muslim-expansion-plan/|title="Taiwan Halal Center" Vanguard of the New Muslim Expansion Plan|date=21 July 2017|publisher=Halal Focus|access-date=28 May 2018}}{{cite web|first1=Rafidah|last1=Hamit|date=30 March 2019|url=https://thescoop.co/2019/03/30/muslim-in-taiwan-best-places-to-chow-down/|title=Muslim in Taiwan: Best places to chow down|website=The Scoop|access-date=4 April 2019}}{{cite web|url=https://taiwantoday.tw/news.php?unit=2,6,10,15,18&post=114070|title=Taiwan Halal Center to launch in Taipei|date=19 April 2017|publisher=Taiwan Today|access-date=28 May 2018}}{{cite web|url=https://www.taiwantrade.com/news/taiwan-halal-center-launched-in-taipei-1309827.html#|date=22 May 2017|first1=Chi-wei|last1=Chang|title=Taiwan Halal Center launched in Taipei|website=Taiwan Trade|access-date=28 May 2018}}{{cite web|url=http://www.taipeitimes.com/News/biz/archives/2018/04/02/2003690493|title=INTERVIEW: TAITRA chairman shares strategies at Jakarta expo|date=2 April 2018|publisher=Taipei Times|access-date=28 May 2018}}{{cite news|date=18 September 2021|url=https://www.thesundaily.my/business/taitra-launches-the-first-halal-taiwan-week-KM8358297|title=TAITRA launches the first Halal Taiwan Week|work=The Sun Daily|access-date=29 September 2021}} It is part of the New Southbound Policy.{{cite web|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3419869|title=Trade between Taiwan and Malaysia to surpass US$19 billion in 2018|date=2 May 2018|first1=Duncan|last1=DeAeth|publisher=Taiwan News|access-date=28 May 2018}}

Awards

The organization won a Malaysia Tourism Council gold award on 31 October 2018.{{cite news|url=https://www.taiwannews.com.tw/en/news/3567130|date=3 November 2018|title=Taiwan Halal Center wins gold at Malaysia tourism awards|publisher=Taiwan News|access-date=7 November 2018}}

See also

References

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