The Taiwan-Philippines Congressional Association was inaugurated April 18 in Taipei City, paving the way for increased bilateral collaboration and exchanges between the two nations’ lawmaking bodies.
The Taiwan-Philippines Congressional Association was inaugurated April 18 in Taipei City, paving the way for increased bilateral collaboration and exchanges between the two nations’ lawmaking bodies.
During the event, Vice Minister Lee urged students from colleges and universities from around Taiwan to waste no time in signing up for this year’s edition of the MOFA-organized program themed New Taiwan Generation, New Southbound Vision.
Premier Lin Chuan attended the Overseas Community Affairs Council’s (OCAC) 2017 Job Fair for Southeast Asia today, saying Taiwan deeply values people-to-people exchanges with Southeast Asia. He hopes that Southeast Asians who work or study in Taiwan can take those experiences home and expand their ties with Taiwanese businesses there.
The ROC Ministry of Foreign Affairs will be relaxing visa rules for visitors from countries covered by the New Southbound Policy starting June 1.
President Tsai further stated that the New Southbound Policy does not focus exclusively on business, trade, and tourism. Taiwan and the Philippines are close neighbors, so hopefully in the future we will be able to further enhance our interactions on all fronts.
We are also actively promoting the New Southbound Policy to strengthen our linkages with Southeast and South Asian countries, and Australia and New Zealand in the areas of economics and trade, as well as science, technology and culture.
Recipients of Taiwan Fellowship grants awarded by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs gave presentations on topics concerning the implications of the government’s New Southbound Policy March 14 at National Central Library in Taipei City.
Following a briefing by the Ministry of Education (MOE) on a program to cultivate human resources under the New Southbound Policy, Premier Lin Chuan today said the program has produced initial results. He then directed the MOE to continue the good work while keeping pace with the needs and objectives for personnel training and industry development in the countries targeted by New Southbound Policy.
Taiwan must play a constructive role in the Asian region. We will vigorously promote a New Southbound Policy to strengthen cooperation with the countries of the ASEAN region and South Asia, as well as Australia and New Zealand.
