Taiwan's passport has been ranked the 33rd most powerful globally, as it allows visa-free or visa-on-arrival access to 146 destinations around the world, according to a survey released Tuesday by the London-based citizenship and residence advisory firm Henley & Partners.
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport was ranked fourth "best airport for layovers" in the Leisure Lifestyle Award hosted by Global Traveler magazine, the airport management company said Wednesday.
Eight international students on National Tsing Hua University's (NTHU) football team have created a video to thank Taiwan's epidemic prevention workers for their success in fighting the COVID-19 pandemic.
The countries are on a list of 15 countries that Taiwan deems low or low-to-moderate risk, allowing its incoming business travelers to shorten the length of their mandatory 14-day quarantine to only five and seven days after arrival, respectively, if their self-paid COVID-19 test is negative.
Taiwan on Wednesday announced the easing of border restrictions allowing students from 18 countries and regions to return to the nation, whether they are scheduled to graduate this year or not, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE).
Children of new immigrants are deepening ties with Southeast Asia.
Budget airline Scoot resumed flights between Singapore and Taiwan starting Sunday, following a temporary suspension due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The Singaporean carrier, which suspended flights destined for Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on March 22, will operate one flight a week between the two destinations using a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner.
Taiwan’s Ministry of Education has an array of jointly-funded scholarships for students and researchers from Taiwan to undertake PhD programs abroad at a university that is consistently ranked among the top one hundred in the world. Among these prestigious universities are the University of Sydney and the Australian National University.
Taiwan on Wednesday announced a further easing of its border restrictions to allow students from Laos and Cambodia who are due to graduate this year to return to the nation, according to the Ministry of Education (MOE).
Taipei has won the "best leisure destination in Asia" Leisure Lifestyle Award hosted by Global Traveler magazine for the third consecutive year, the Tourism Bureau's Los Angeles Office said Friday. Singapore and Seoul came second and third, followed by Tokyo, Phuket in Thailand, Hong Kong, and Bangkok.
