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CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan to admit 2,238 graduating foreign students after COVID-19 entry ban

More than 2,000 foreign students from 11 countries and areas, who are graduating this year, will be allowed to return to Taiwan soon, after being shut out for more than three months due to border control measures imposed by Taiwan in March at the height of the COVID-19 pandemic.

TFDA holds international virtual meeting on the experience of combating against COVID-19

A virtual meeting on the experience of fighting against COVID-19 will be convened by Taiwan Food and Drug Administration (TFDA), the Ministry of Health and Welfare (MOHW), on 16th June, 2020. The meeting will be hosted by Dr. Shou-Mei Wu, the Director General of TFDA, and bring together the pharmaceutical regulatory authorities from Chile, European Union, Japan, Korea, Malaysia, Philippines, Thailand and the United States.

Experts call for risk assessment before international students return

Careful risk assessment or testing should be implemented before Taiwan reopens its borders to international students amid the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic, public health experts said on Monday.

CORONAVIRUS/Taiwan considering easing ban on international flight transfers

Taiwan's Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) is considering lifting its ban on international air passengers transiting through Taiwan on the condition that they not enter the country and board connecting flights within eight hours of arrival.

CORONAVIRUS/Indian community holds rally to thank Taiwan for safety in COVID-19

Over 150 members of the Indian community held a motorcycle and car rally on Saturday in northern Taiwan to thank the country for its success in containing the COVID-19 new coronavirus and giving the international community a safe environment to live in.

China Airlines increasing international flights in July

China Airlines is planning to increase international flights in July. That’s after suspending flights on many routes in March, due to the pandemic. Beginning in July, China Airlines will also increase flights to cities in Asia, including Tokyo, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur, and Penang. It will also increase flights to cities in the US and Europe, including San Francisco, Los Angeles, Amsterdam and Frankfurt.

The ‘Industry-Academia Collaboration Program for Indonesian 2-year College’ Students’ Professional Skills Further Upgrade Displaying these Skills in Enterprise Internships in August

After one year’s study in the Republic of China (ROC) (Taiwan), the students of the ‘Industry-Academia Collaboration Program for Indonesian 2-year College’ (hereinafter referred to as 2+i Program) are expected to participate in enterprises from August to September 2020, to take off-campus internship courses in order to refine functional competency cultivation and experience the enterprise's workplace culture. For the first time, our nation established the 2+i Program in the form of government-to

To sit, or not to sit: that is the question for Taipei Main Station

"The hall is a good place to meet because it is comfortable and convenient," said the Indonesian caregiver in her 30s, who took the Taipei Metro from Luzhou, New Taipei. Her friend took the airport MRT from Taoyuan.

CORONAVIRUS/OCAC to help overseas Taiwanese groups buy surgical face masks

The Overseas Community Affairs Council (OCAC) said on Monday that it will serve as a platform to allow overseas Taiwanese groups easier access to buy Taiwan-made surgical face masks, after the government announced the lifting of a ban on the export and open market mask sales on June 1.

Yangmingshan National Park certified as world’s first Urban Quiet ParkPhotos - New Southbound Policy
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Yangmingshan National Park certified as world’s first Urban Quiet Park

Taiwan’s Yangmingshan National Park was certified as the world’s first Urban Quiet Park June 5 by Los Angeles-based Quiet Parks International in recognition of World Environment Day.