Yesterday (May 18), the Central Epidemic Command Center (CECC) reported that Taiwan has continued to report no new COVID-19 cases, leaving the total number of diagnosed cases at 440. However, more than 4 million cases have been diagnosed globally from 187 countries and regions. As the current international epidemic situation remains severe, the Tourism Bureau of the Ministry of Transportation & Communications has reviewed existing travel restrictions in cooperation with the CECC.
Eight countries friendly to Taiwan have called on the World Health Organization (WHO) to grant observer status to Taiwan at the World Health Assembly (WHA), the WHO's decision-making body, given Taiwan's success in containing COVID-19.
Online registration to submit entries for the 2020 Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC) is now open.
Online registration to submit entries for the 2020 Taiwan International Student Design Competition (TISDC) is now open. TISDC, now in its thirteenth year, is the largest student design competition in the world and the number of international entries has continued to grow. It works hand in hand with 21 international design associations, and the competition attracts notable entries from worldwide design colleges and institutions.
Taiwanese startup carrier StarLux Airlines will resume certain flights to Macau and Malaysia's Penang in June as the COVID-19 coronavirus pandemic slows, the company announced Friday.
The 2020 Taipei International Book Exhibition (TiBE) has been moved online and readers can now experience the grand expo from the comfort of their own homes starting May 15.
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.
