The super typhoon Rai crashed into the Philippines last year, resulting in at least 400 deaths and hundreds of thousands of homeless people.

With an aim to attract foreign professionals to work in Taiwan, those adult children of theirs can apply for work permits themselves according to the Act for the Recruitment and Employment of Foreign Professionals.

Artificial intelligence (AI) has been strongly promoted in New Taipei City, and a “New Taipei X National Taiwan Normal University X VIA Technologies” government-industry-university collaboration ceremony was held at “New Taipei Municipal Fuhe Junior High School” on January 17.

With the Lunar New Year just around the corner, the NIA Hualien County Service Center held its first New Immigrant Families Lesson in 2022, the new immigrant families were invited to celebrate this holiday together. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic, many new immigrant families haven’t visited their loved ones in their home countries for a long time.

The Tokyo Olympic Games were not the only sporting event postponed due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Athletes can now put a new competition on their schedules for this year.

To arouse students’ interest and motivation in learning Southeast Asian languages, and to provide the best stage for students to show their learning achievements, the New Taipei City Education Bureau (新北市政府教育局) has launched the “Southeast Asian languages competition” in 2016 and has entered its fifth year. The contest is divided into three categories, including group reciting (團體朗讀組), kindergarten song singing (幼兒園歌謠) & parent-child song singing (親子歌謠).

There are many beautiful hiking trails in the forests of Chiayi County and traveling to these places has been an excellent choice for tourists to exercise and get closer to nature. Through the promotion of the spectacular scenery and recreational activities, visitors can experience the beauty of hiking trails in Chiayi County, as well as enjoy the laid-back time walking in nature.

On January 8, Mayor Ko Wen-je arrived at the East district to take part in the New Immigrant Family Day and joined immigrants and citizens for some family fun. He tried out some tea and handmade sweets made by foreign-born immigrants and second-generation immigrants, as well as browsed the handicrafts on display.

The 2021 international youth “NTPC MAGIC” invited major English-speaking countries such as Canada, the United States, the United Kingdom, Australia, etc., to promote bilingual education together. Moreover, students from vocational senior high schools presented projects in English and showcased their achievements.

2021 “High Mountain & Tea City of Chiayi” was held from December 25, 2021 to January 2, 2022, at the Jin Lan Branch of the Farmers' Association located in Zhongpu Township, Chiayi County.