In a press release, the agency said that while international students have been able to apply for work permits online since February, the new measure, which takes effect Jan. 1, will give them the choice of using either card-based or electronic permits. Previously, students receive only card-based permits even when they apply for the permits online.
Fifteen-year-old Loke Swe from Myanmar, who was born with the fingers on both hands fused into a fist, underwent successful surgery at Shin Kong Wu Ho-Su Memorial Hospital in Taipei, allowing him to realize his dream of being able to write normally one day, the hospital said Monday.
Taiwan has been ranked the most popular destination for Japanese travelers who wish to spend their New Year's holiday abroad for the fifth consecutive year, a survey of travel agents has found. Other destinations in the top 10 were Hawaii, Thailand, Singapore, Vietnam, Guam, the U.S., Italy, Australia and Indonesia, according to the survey's results, which were released earlier this month.
Taiwan-Vietnam Education Forum wrapped up Dec. 21 in Hanoi, underscoring the commitment of the government to expanding related exchanges and strengthening friendship with the New Southbound Policy target country.
EVA Airways started direct flight services between Taipei and Da Nang in central Vietnam Saturday, becoming the third airline in the past week to eye the travel potential of the coastal tourist destination. There were over 700,000 outbound visits from Taiwan to Vietnam between January and October, up 10 percent from last year, according to Tourism Bureau statistics.
Taiwan's Formosa Dreamers were defeated by the San Miguel Alab Pilipinas of the Philippines in a nail-biting game Sunday that saw the Philippine team turn the tables to clinch victory by a single point.
Internet blogger sensation Nuseir Yassin praised the success and kindness of Taiwanese society in a newly released video Saturday that has been watched over 673,000 times in just a few hours.
Taiwan has won the right to host the 2022 World Indigenous Tourism Summit (WITS), the Council of Indigenous Peoples (CIP) announced Thursday, after signing a memorandum of understanding with the summit's organizers earlier in the day to formalize the deal.
Taiwan’s National Chengchi University has held the first Taiwan-ASEAN Higher Education Forum. Around seventy dignitaries and experts attended the event. In addition to representatives of National Chengchi University, invited guests from four Southeast Asian universities also took part.
