Legislator Hsiao Bi-khim (fifth right) and Syu Jhuan-cheng (second left), director of Eastern Taiwan Joint Services Center under the Executive Yuan, are joined by members of the New Southbound Policy Press Corps II at a dinner banquet organized by the MOFA’s Department of International Information Services April 15 in Hualien County, eastern Taiwan.
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.
