Taiwan’s Chang Gung Memorial Hospital, Linkou, and Indonesia’s Bethsaida Hospital inked a memorandum of understanding on advisory services Jan. 17, paving the way for expanded exchanges between the facilities while promoting Taiwan’s leading-edge medical expertise and technologies in line with President Tsai Ing-wen’s New Southbound Policy.
A delegation comprising representatives from National Taiwan University, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology and National Taiwan Normal University concluded a four-day visit to the Philippines Jan. 13, forging stronger ties in higher education between the NTU System schools and the Southeast Asian country in line with the New Southbound Policy.
The Education Bureau of the 5th Dist., of Ho Chi Minh City thanks the contribution of Taipei Economic and Culture Office for promoting the educational exchange.
Taiwan donated 5 million pesos (US$100,100) and food supplies to the Philippines Dec. 14 for post-disaster relief and reconstruction in Cagayan province after the region was struck by a super typhoon in October.
On 28 of November 2016, Australian Foreign Minister Julie Bishop announced that three of Australia’s most talented undergraduate students have won prestigious New Colombo Plan scholarships to live, study and work in Taiwan.
