To support in containing the COVID-19 epidemic, the Ministry of Science and Technology Taiwan (MOST) proactively promotes cooperation between the domestic academic research community and foreign academic research institutions to assist in fighting the virus SARS-CoV-2.
Taiwanese and Australian university researchers will work together on developing new drugs with potential efficacy against various viruses, including the SARS-CoV-2 virus that causes the COVID-19 disease, Taiwan's Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) said Thursday.
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport earned the No. 2 spot for airport immigration service globally in the latest industry awards by U.K.-based air travel research group Skytrax. The facility in northern Taiwan moved up two places from its ranking last year in the annual survey examining the experiences of air travelers from more than 100 countries and territories at 550 airports worldwide.
To align with the New Southbound policy, the Ministry of Science and Technology (MOST) has been providing funding for academic institutions in Taiwan and their counterparts in South and Southeast Asian countries to establish “Science and Technology Innovation Centers (STICs).” Since 2017, 12 STICs have been set up in 9 countries.
Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport ranks 18th among the world's 100 best airports, five places down from last year, according to the Skytrax 2020 World Airport Awards released Monday. The airport did best in the category of Best Airport Immigration, in which it ranks second, compared with fourth last year, according to the list, which is based on votes by customers in the world's largest annual airport customer satisfaction survey carried out over a 6-month period.
The “Taiwan model” for fighting COVID-19 can be successfully adopted by democracies around the world, Vice Premier Chen Chi-mai (陳其邁) told United States Deputy Health Secretary Eric Hargan on Friday.
Muslim diners in Taiwan can find halal options to suit every budget.
The excellent study environment in Taiwan has always been one of the major factors that attract the Malaysian students to undertake further study there, and the 2020 Taiwan Higher Education Fairs held in East Malaysia showcased the wide range of programs and courses available in Taiwan’s universities.
Nine of the 129 passengers who returned to Taiwan early Tuesday after being stranded in India and Bangladesh because of the COVID-19 outbreak have been tested for the disease after reporting possible symptoms, immigration officials said. The nine passengers declared in their health declarations that they had mild coughs over the past 14 days, and they were tested for COVID-19 as a precaution.
Some of the 129 passengers who returned to Taiwan on a special chartered flight from India on Tuesday said they had made that choice for safety reasons amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic. The 114 returning Taiwanese citizens, and 15 foreign nationals were placed in quarantine at two locations after they arrived at Taiwan Taoyuan International Airport on a special China Airlines (CAL) flight from Delhi at 2:50 a.m. Tuesday.
