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EVA Air named world's 4th best international airline: magazine

Taiwan-based EVA Air was rated the world's fourth best international carrier in 2020, one spot up from last year's ranking, according to Travel+ Leisure magazine earlier this week. The airline scored 85.67 out of 100 to win recognition in cabin comfort, in-flight service, customer service and value, according to the New York-based magazine.

Taiwan ranked as second safest country in the world

Taiwan is the second safest country in the world, after Qatar, according to visitors to an online database, who voted on 133 countries/territories globally.
In the Crime Index by Country 2020 Mid-Year survey, Taiwan scored 84.74 out of 100 for safety, the online database Numbeo showed.

Indonesia-Taiwan close to deal on migrant workers: official

The Indonesian government has placed Taiwan and Hong Kong on its priority list of locations to which it will first resume sending migrant workers, an Indonesian government official recently said, nearly four months after Jakarta suspended such authorizations in late March, due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

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Youth program advances Taiwan’s New Southbound Policy cultural exchanges

The Ministry of Culture’s Youth Cultural Gardeners project is helping deepen and expand cultural exchanges between Taiwan and New Southbound Policy target countries.

Taiwan Film Festival in Sydney to go online

The 2020 Taiwan Film Festival in Sydney from July 9-20 is going ahead in an online format due to the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, with 19 Taiwanese movies being showcased during the event, allowing audiences to see first hand the cultural diversity of Taiwan.

Taiwan passport 33rd most powerful in the world: survey

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.

Taoyuan airport among top airports for layovers: survey

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.

Foreign students make video to thank Taiwan's epidemic control workers

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.

CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan mulls denying entry to priority list business travelers

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.

CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan eases border restrictions for returning international students

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).